Roadmap for Healthy Buildings – 1st step: Harmonisation of Health Criteria for Construction Products

A harmonised documentation of emission test results of construction products is needed for the declarations of performance under the EU Construction Products Regulation. In the discussions regarding the level of information details to be provided it has been difficult to find consensus due to the conflicting interests of the various parties concerned. In the view of the German authorities a high level of protection for human health is the main aspect to be addressed by the documentation requirements. This report presents a summary of the main arguments exchanged during a parliamentarian lunch briefing in Brussels on the 19th of October 2017 on this issue.