EPD Standards & PCR

According to DIN EN ISO 14025, product category rules are the combination of specific rules, requirements, or guidelines used to create an Environmental Product Declaration for one or more product categories. In the IBU’s EPD programme, the PCR is divided into two parts: A and B. PCR Part A contains the uniform life cycle assessment calculation rules for all building products, as well as the requirements for the background report. Part B regulates the specific requirements of each product subgro

The main basic documents are:

• EN 15804 +A2
• General Terms and Conditions
• General Programme Instructions
• PCR Part A (as a basis for calculation and the background report, available on the EPD online platform)
• PCR Part B (basis for EPD content and at the same time an EPD template in the EPD online platform)
• Current decisions of the Advisory Board

and the IBU Statutes,

You can view the basic PCR document for all product groups, PCR Part A, if you are registered on the IBU EPD Platform (epd-online.com) and have been authorised to edit documents. You will find PCR Part A under the “EPD Information” tab or as an attachment to the EPDs you have created.

All current PCR Part B documents are also stored on the EPD platform and can be downloaded. You c

If there is no suitable PCR Part B for your product at IBU yet, please contact the IBU office. We will develop the PCR together with you and. The PCR process is free of charge. Only expertise and time are to be contributed.

DIN EN ISO 14025 (often shortened to ISO 14025) “Environmental Trademarks and Declarations – Type III Environmental Declarations – Principles and Procedures” is the basis for environmental trademarks in compliance with Type III. ISO 14025 regulates, among other things, how Type III Environmental Declarations and Type III Environmental Declaration Programmes are created and in particular, specifies the application of the DIN EN ISO 14040 series of standards for their creation. This enables compar

DIN EN 15804 (often shortened to EN 15804) “Building Sustainability – Environmental Product Declarations – Basic Rules for the Product Category of Building Products” ensures that all EPDs for building products, building services, and building processes are derived, verified, and represented in a uniform manner. It stipulates the fundamental product category rules (PCR). According to EN 15804, EPDs in the building industry will form the basis for the description and evaluation of buildings. They