Resumen de Assessment of eco-toxicity and human health related aspects of construction materials in EDPs and PEFs
Modern buildings face various and interdependent challenges in terms of innovation,design, energy and resource efficiency, sustainable materials and construction,durability and potential for waste recovery and recycling. Construction materials playan important role in the assessment of building’s sustainability and their significanceis recognized by the intensive development and use of the methodology for environmentalproduct declarations (EPDs). In addition to that, the European commissionpublished guidance and category rules on product environmental footprint assessment(PEFs) that also address environmental and toxicological issues.This paper discusses the health-related indicators in EPDs and PEFs and their applicationto some construction materials. An overview is done on the nature of the indicatorsand the approaches for their assessment and applicability in EPDs and PEFs.While EPDs of construction products are prepared based on a well-developed methodologyand specific standard (EN 15804) that act as core product category rules(PCR) for all types of products, PEF guidelines treat each product separately and theirscope is quite limited in terms of construction materials. This study outlines both thecommon features of both approaches for assessment eco-toxicity and human healthimpacts and provides a discussion on their relevant fields of application, including onconstruction and demolition waste (CDW) management.
