The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is the basis for the harmonization of construction product standards and the European Technical Assessment (ETA)17 for special products without a standard. It defines the essential characteristics of construction products, which must be integrated into a Declaration of Performance (DoP)18 by construction product manufacturers. In addition, there are systems for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP systems). In the current revision of the CPR, the essential characteristics of construction products have been expanded to include environmental impact indicators and primary energy requirements. They are based on the EPD standard EN 15804. To make the data easy to provide and use, a system for the digital exchange of all product information is being developed at the same time.
The CPR has brought about the harmonization of test standards for construction products and thus established a common technical language for the performance description of these products. With the growing volume of data for the improvement of buildings, it is now an important driver in the field of machine-readable language and data exchange.
It is currently assumed that the CPR will be published in the EU Official Journal in summer 2024 and is expected to come into force in 2026. It will be implemented by product category.
17 bbl.admin.ch: European Technical Assessment
18 europe.eu: Declaration of Performance and CE marking
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