What is PD CEN/TR 17005 - Sustainability of construction works about?
PD CEN/TR 17005 focuses on the sustainability of construction works.
PD CEN/TR 17005 has been developed by CEN/TC 350/WG 1 and WG 3 to provide a clear and structured view on the relevance, robustness and applicability of a predefined set of additional impact categories and related indicators for the assessment of the environmental performance of construction works, construction products and building materials.
PD CEN/TR 17005 describes the evaluation criteria that are used to determine, for these impact categories, the suitability of indicators and calculation method(s) for inclusion in the standards EN 15978 and EN 15804 (or other CEN/TC 350 standards as appropriate) in terms of their:
- Relevance to the environment, construction works, construction products, and EU policy
- Scientific robustness and certainty
- Applicability of the impact assessment method(s)
Who is PD CEN/TR 17005 - Sustainability of construction works for?
PD CEN/TR 17005 on the sustainability of construction works is useful for:
- Architects 
- Real estate developers 
- Civil engineers
- Environmental regulatory authorities
- Construction industries
- LCA software developers and experts
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 17005 - Sustainability of construction works?
LCA, the modelling is typically made at the global level, resulting in global characterization factors. Inherent to the modelling, are the (current) environmental impact, assessment models.
PD CEN/TR 17005 has been developed to provide guidance to the working groups of CEN/TC 350 on the extension of the impact categories in EN 15804 and EN 15978.
By using PD CEN/TR 17005, you can examine:
- Human toxicity and ecotoxicity
- Particulate matter
- Land use
- Biodiversity
- Water scarcity
- Ionizing radiation
