CENTC 442 - PWI for a digital DoP of construction products - Aitor Aragon (UNE) - 2024.pdf

European standard for a digital declaration of performance for construction products, compatible with BIM, based on the Smart CE concept.
This presentation was used to activate a project in the European Committee for BIM, CEN/TC 442.

1. PWI proposal on the digital declaration
of performance of construction products
Regulatory and standardisation context
Aitor Aragón Basabe
Responsible for BIM and sustainability in construction
CEN/TC 442 webinar – 2024-05-07

2. The Construction products Regulation (CPR) defines the harmonised
conditions for the marketing construction products:
▪Single Market: free movement of goods in the EU
▪Defines seven basic requirements: mechanical resistance and stability; safety
in case of fire; hygiene, health and the environment; safety and accessibility in
use; protection against noise; energy economy and heat retention; sustainable
use of natural resources
▪Common technical language to assess the performance based on
harmonised standards
Regulation (EU) 305/2011 on construction products

3. •Harmonised European standards (hEN) provide a technical basis to
assess the performance of construction products, creating a common
languageused by all actors in the construction value chain
•Supporting testing standards cover the assessment of performance
characteristics such as compressive strength, resistance and reaction to fire,
release of dangerous substances, etc.
•hEN enable manufacturers to draw up the Declaration
of Performance and affix the CE marking
•The CPRdoes not include (today) criteria for the
digitalizationof the performance characteristics
Harmonised standards for construction

4. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 157/2014 defines the conditions for
making the declaration of performance available on a website:
▪The content of the DoP can’t be alteredafter it has been made available on the website
▪The DoP shall be continuously availableto the recipients of construction product, free of
charge and for a minimum period of 10 years after the last product was placed on the market
▪Every single product (or batch of the same product) shall be linked to a given declaration of
performance by means of the unique identification code of the product-type
… but it is generaly delivered in a (non-structured) pdf format
“Digital” DoP in the current CPR

5. •March 2022: draft from the Commission
for public consultation
•… comments from stakeholders, EP
committees, etc.
•July 2023: proposals from the Parliament
•February 2024: Approval of the Council
•April 2024: Approval of the Parliament
(last draft)
•Publication before the end of 2024
The new CPR

6. 1. The manufacturer shall supply by electronic
means a copy of the declaration of performance
(DoP) and conformity ( DoC) of each product which is
made available on the market unless the declaration is
included in a product passport.
Supply of the declaration of performance and conformity (A16)

7. 2. (…) a manufacturer may make the declaration of performance
and conformity referred to in Article 13(1) available on a website,
provided thatit complies with all ofthe following conditions:
(a) it shall ensure that the content of the DoP and the DoCis made
available in an unamendable electronic format ;
(b) it shall provide the declaration of performance and conformity in a
human and machine -readable format;
(f) it shall provide a link between the product and the DoP and the DoC
related to it through the unique identification code of the product type.
Supply of the declaration of performance and conformity (A16)

8. 1. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts (…) to
supplement this Regulation by setting up a construction
digital product passport system .
2. The construction digital product passport system shall:
(a) be compatible with, interoperable with and based upon the
product passport established by Regulation (EU) on ecodesignfor
sustainable products, without compromising interoperability
with Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Construction digital productpassport system (A75)

9. (…) An important prerequisite for
machine-readable declarations is a
standardisedIT format, which is
required for each harmonised
technical specification
Machine readable format (W(39))

10. ▪The construction digital product passport system will
be alignedto the DPP defined in the ESPRfor unique
identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials, etc.
▪A new role is defined: the DPP service provider. It
might include a certification scheme
Alignment with data ESPR
… according to the ESPR,
unless different rules are
defined in Delegated acts

11. •The proposed EPSR defines a digital
product passport (DPP) with a registry for
physical products
•The DPP can be defined at model (product
type in the CPR), batch or item level
•The information in the DPP shall be based
on open standards, developed with an
inter-operable format, machine-readable,
structured, searchable, and transferable
The Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR)

12. ▪CEN/CENELEC approved in
September 2023 a new TC for DPP
▪Two meetings: December 18
th
and
March 19
th
▪It covers topics like:
▪Framework, principles and terminology
▪Interoperability
▪Processes, responsibilities and policies
▪IT services
▪Data, data identification and data vector
▪Security
European Committee for DPP

13. Several BIM standards are listed in
Annex II:
▪EN ISO 23386 Methodology to describe,
author and maintain properties in
interconnected data dictionaries
▪EN ISO 12006-3 Framework for object-
oriented information in BIM
▪EN 17549-2 Exchange of data templates
and data sheets for construction objects
based on EN ISO 16739 1
Standardization Request for DPP

14. EU policies and CEN/TC 442 standards

15. Smart CE concept: a
proposal from industry
XML
format
for the
DoP

16. Kick off
meeting
December 2017
Last
meeting
May 2018
Approval
June 2018
Publication
July 2018

18. Normalización
Española
Start of the project
Approval for public
consultation
Public consultation in
the Official Journal
Publication by UNE
March 2020
May 2020
June 2020
September
2020

19. Normalización
Española
From CWA 17316
to UNE 41316

20. ▪The Declaration of Performance can only
include the performance characteristics
in the Mandate / Annex ZA
▪However, other information can be
declared “separated”
Additional information
Annex C Format for information not included in the DoP
C.1 General
C.2 Performance characteristic not included in the DoP
C.3 Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
C.4 Files
Not included
in the CWA
Not included
in the CWA

21. Normalización
Española
EPDs

22. Normalización
Española
<Declarations>
<DeclarationOfPerformance>
<!--DoP Information (Smart CE)-->
</DeclarationOfPerformance>
<AdditionalInformation>
<!--Additional performance characteristics->
<EPD>
<!--Basic EPD data, with a link to the data structured according to ISO 22057->
</EPD>
<Files>
<!--Link to drawing, technical instructions, etc.-->
</Files>
</AdditionalInformation>
</Declarations>
Structure of UNE 41316

23. •Defines the data template to transfer
Environmental LCA-based information
(from EPDs) to BIM
•Annex D defines the Smart CE format
for the data template
•Some improvements have been
identified (for a potential Standardisation
Request)
EPD data template

24. Smart CE product standards
Standard for precast concrete under development

25. Reliable data in the value chain
The manufacturer send the file
to the customer
Construction companies or public
bodies can make a query
ID of the DoP
Quality control checks the data
and stores the result of the
validation
Query
Reception
of materials
on-site
The file and the result of
the validation is stored

26. Other purposes
Market surveillance
Files from
public
works
According to national
regulations?
Automatic translation to EU languages →
promote the Single Market

27. Reliable communication of product performance
information in the BIM value chain: Smart CE marking.
Spanish Journal of BIM. Aitor Aragón. December 2020
Smart CE marking information.
Construction Products Europe (CPE)
Links…
Smart CE, a cornerstone for the DPP of construction products.
Aitor Aragón. July 2023

28. Feasibility study for a EU database

29. •Largest applied research
center in Spain
•Notified body for the CPR,
EOTA member and testing
of construction products
•Project contracting,
participation and leadership
under the EC’ Horizon
Europe
•Privately-owned
international business with
more than 120 employees
•Headquartered in Oslo;
offices in UK, France,
Belgium and Bulgaria
•Contributor to ISO,
CEN/CENELEC or
buildingSMART.
The consortium: Tecnalia, Cobuilder and UNE
•Private non-profit
association
•Spanish standardisation
body
•Member of CEN/CELENEC,
ETSI, ISO, IEC or COPANT
•Participation in EU research
programmes such as
Horizon Europe

30. Organisation of the workTEAM
EXPERTS
TASK E LEADERS
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Project Manager
TECNALIA
Miguel Ángel Antón
Technical Manager
COBUILDER
Lars Fredenlund
Stakeholder rel. Manager
UNE
Aitor Aragón
Task 1 Leader
COBUILDER
Espen Schulze
Task 2 Leader
COBUILDER
Frederic Grand
Task 3 Leader
TECNALIA
Amaia Castelruiz
Task 4 Leader
UNE
Aitor Aragón
Task 5 Leader
TECNALIA
Amaia Castelruiz
Team experts
COBUILDER
Team experts
TECNALIA
Team experts
UNE
Task 1.
Requirements
Task 2. Architecture
Task 3. Solution
assessment
Task 4. Stakeholder
management
Task 5. Final summary and
conclusions

31. ▪Pros and cons for several database or digital system options
▪Advisory board with industrial associations: CPE, FIEC, SBS and EBC
▪18 months (to be finalized in March 2025)
▪The study will not decide anything, the goal is to provide relevant
information for an informed decision by the Commission
The study

32. An harmonised digital format for construction products
based on EN standards will help the implementation of
the CPR and the DPP concept
Industry is the cornerstone of the standardisation
system and developments such as Smart CE should
be considered in any future development
CEN/TC 442 should start the standardisation of a
digital format for the DoP and the DoC →
proposal for a PWI and a new working group

33. Aitor Aragón Basabe
[email protected]
@ayt0r
/aitor
THANKS
for your
attention