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The METALS FOR BUILDINGS General Assembly took place on 5 Feb 2021. This was the occasion to thank Patrick Le Pense for its 8 years of successful and dedicated presidency and to welcome Alain Dufour from Alvance Aluminium group as new President and Olivier Vassart from ArcelorMittal as new Vice-President.

The METALS FOR BUILDINGS alliance contributes to the development of complementary PCR to EN 15804 for steel and aluminium structures which has been recently activated under CENTC135 "Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures". This PCR, based on the amended EN15804+A2, will be also usable for other metal building products which are not covered by any c-PCR document. This new c-PCR should be published as EN standard in 2021.

At the occasion of the next General Assembly taking place on 13 Feb at the EUROFER premises,  METALS FOR BUILDINGS  is organising a workshop which will give the floor to three external speakers who will present their views and activities related to building sustainability:  

Thomas SCHINKO, Architect at « Vasconi Architectes » will present “Life Cycle Architecture – design of steel-intensive bio-climatic and sustainable buildings“

Fabrizio VARRIALE, Global Research Assistant, RICS, will speak about “Key metrics and instruments for a Sustainable B&C sector in Europe”

Alberto Parenti, Senior Expert at European Commission, will highlight the views of DG GROW regarding “Sustainable construction in the context of the Green Deal”

Please contact info@metalsforbuildings.eu for more info on this event.

The amended standard EN15804 was officially released on 30 Oct. This standard provides core product category rules (PCR) for Type III environmental declarations for any construction product and construction service. It describes which stages of the product's life cycle are considered in the EPD. It is now mandatory to cover the end of life stage and to report the additional benefits and burdens resulting from EoL reuse or recycling. This good evolution will help to get higher market acceptance of the environmental credentials of metal building products at end of life and to position them as sustainable solutions for building applications.

Two metal experts contributed to the CEN WS which took place in Brussels on 29 Oct: Bernard Gilmont, Director Engineered Products, European Aluminium, joined the morning panel discussion on CROSS-SECTORIAL NEEDS FOR MATERIALS IN CIRCULAR VALUE-CHAINS while Nick Avery, Life-Cycle Assessment Manager, Eurofer, contributed to the afternoon panel debate on CROSS-SECTORIAL SOLUTIONS & STANDARDIZATION PRIORITIES. It has been the occasion to stress the contribution of metals to the circular economy and the importance to connect life cycle assessment and circularity in order to secure a sound strategy considering in particular the environmental benefits associated with recycling. More info at the following link