What is PEMD Diagnosis? (PEMD Diagnosis in Construction)

6th November 2023|

Waste from the Building Construction Products and Materials sector

2/3 of the waste generated per inhabitant in France comes from construction waste, it represents 46Mt/year. It is to reduce these flows and their impact on the environment as well as better valorize these materials that the REP Building Construction Products and Materials sector was set up within the framework of the AGEC law.

Several challenges in this sector must therefore be met with the main objectives:

• Better sorting on construction sites

• Recycle more

• Reincorporate as many materials as possible into the production chain

What is PEMD diagnosis?

Decree No. 2021-872 of June 30, 2021 and the implementing order of March 26, 2023 provide the terms of application to meet these objectives. Thus, since July 1, 2023, project owners have been required to carry out a diagnosis relating to the management of products, equipment, materials and waste from buildings. The Products-Equipment-Materials-Waste (Produits-Equipements-Matériaux-Déchets (PEMD) in French) diagnosis is an inventory of all materials leaving the site which aims to encourage the reuse, or, failing that, recycling of these products in order to limit waste production. It must provide the nature, quantity and location. It must provide the nature, quantity and location:

• Materials, construction products and equipment constituting buildings as well as their function;

• Waste potentially generated by these products, materials and equipment

• Residual waste from the use and occupation of buildings

This diagnosis must also provide:

• An estimate of the state of conservation of these products;

• Indications on the possibilities of reuse on the site of the operation, on another site or through reuse channels, in particular local channels;

• An estimate of the nature and quantity of the products, which can be reused;

• In the absence of reuse, information on waste management and recovery sectors,

For which construction sites is PEMD mandatory?

This obligation applies to the following demolition or significant renovation operations of buildings:

o Those whose cumulative floor area of all the buildings concerned is greater than 1,000 m²;

o Those concerning at least one building having hosted an agricultural, industrial or commercial activity and having been the site of use, storage, manufacture or distribution of one or more substances classified as dangerous

How can TÜV SÜD support you in my PEMD diagnostic obligations?

We have over 40 years of experience in the field of testing and certification of construction materials and products, and we hold a range of national and international approvals and accreditations, making us one of the leading bodies most respected certification bodies in the world.

Our experts have been trained in PEMD diagnosis and its requirements in order to best assist you in the diagnosis and disposal of your construction site waste.

This obligation will allow you to bring your construction sites into a circular economy logic. You will thus be able to recycle your waste and limit your needs for raw materials.

For more information, do not hesitate to contact us and consult our page dedicated to our construction materials services.

About the author

Anne-Sophie Quinquis

Chemical and environmental engineer

TÜV SÜD France