In this article, we describe in details the concrete model (also known as FEBE).
Description of the model
Pilario’s LCA concrete (FEBE) model serves as an essential tool for addressing environmental challenges related to concrete predefined products. It is specifically designed for members of the Belgian Federation of Concrete, enabling them to evaluate and improve their concrete solutions effectively from one of the 54 available templates.
Life stages
The concrete model has been made with the aim of generating EPDs that fulfil the requirements of the EN15804+A2 standard: it follows the same modular approach and allows to subdivide
the stages according to each module mentioned in the standard as presented in the figure below.
A much detailed information of the stages (with some particularities depending on the country) can be found in the Methodological report (FEBE model).