EPD: Environmental Product Declaration
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EPD: Environmental Product Declaration - 1

DIBU EPD Environmental Product Declaration according to ISO 14025 Pittsburgh Corning Europe NV Deutsches Institut Bauen und Umwelt www.bau-umwelt.com

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EPD: Environmental Product Declaration - 2

Short version Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Program operator Deutsches Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. www.bau-umwelt.com Pittsburgh Corning Europe NV Albertkade, 1 B-3980 Tessenderlo Declaration Code FOAMGLAS® slabs and pre-cut shapes This declaration is an Environmental Product Declaration according to ISO 14025. It describes the environmental performance of construction products and aims at fostering sustainable construction with respect to health and environment. Construction Product In this verified declaration all relevant environmental data is made transparent. It is based...

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Short version Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) FOAMGLAS slabs and pre-cut shapes are insulation elements produced predominantly from recycled glass, ® i.e. from sand, dolomite, and lime, without any addition of binders. The following FOAMGLAS products are declared: W+F (100 kg/m³) , T4+ (115 kg/ m³ density), T4 (120 kg/m³), S3 (130 kg/m³) and Type F (165 kg/m³) as well as Perinsul (165 kg/m³) and Perinsul SL (200 kg/m³) Product description FOAMGLAS -slabs are applied in buildings, construction works, technical insulation, as well as for building equipment. FOAMGLAS -slabs with...

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DIBU- DIBU Environmental Declaration according to ISO 14025 FOAMGLAS® Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Declaration code: DIBU-PCE-11107-E This document is valid for FOAMGLAS®-boards and -elements. The LCA data was collected on site at Tessenderlo / Belgium. Product definition Product definition FOAMGLAS® slabs and pre-cut shapes are produced without any addition of binders from recycled glass (predominantly windshields), i.e. from sand, dolomite, and lime. The insulation elements consist of cellular glass with closed cell...

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DIBU- DIBU Environmental Declaration according to ISO 14025 FOAMGLAS® Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Declaration code: DIBU-PCE-11107-E Product characteristics at delivery FOAMGLAS®-Products at the state of delivery Light products Technical characteristics Thermal conductivity λD (based on λ10 – measurements and λ90/90-calculation) Tensile strength perpendicular to faces – TR -(EN 1607) ≤ 0,5 (length & width) ≤ 1,0 (thickness) Water absorption long & short term Thermal expansion coefficient Resistance to water vapour µ...

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DIBU- DIBU Environmental Declaration according to ISO 14025 FOAMGLAS® Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Declaration code: DIBU-PCE-11107-E ≤ 0,5 (length & width) ≤ 1,0 (thickness) Water absorption long & short term Thermal expansion coefficient Resistance to water vapour µ (EN12524) Specific heat The technical characteristics were measured according to the requirements of EN 13167: 2001/AC: 2005. other EPDs Fire safety Reaction to fire – class A1 ‘no contribution to fire’, according EN 13501-1:2007 and EC decision 96/603/EC....

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DIBU- DIBU Environmental Declaration according to ISO 14025 FOAMGLAS® Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Declaration code: DIBU-PCE-11107-E Sodium carbonate Ferrous - Manganese oxide Availability of resources According to current knowledge, the basic materials from which FOAMGLAS® is produced are not considered as scarce resources. To begin with, the raw materials are weighed, ground up, mixed and melted in an electrode furnace at 1250°C. Application of energy via electrodes allows for a homogeneous molten mass. When the molten...

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Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Weigh batching (Recycling glass Solid glass (recycling material) Mqlten glass Plate glass Control room Heat exchanger Energy recovery Gallulatlng furnace BBO'C Annealing furnace Trim {polish ing/cutting/squaring) The complete electricity demand is met by certified green energy from Norwegian and Swiss Hydropower plants. The certificate is controlled by the Renewable Energy Certificate Systems (RECS) and TUV SUD (s. chapter 8). The following energy carriers and amounts are inputs to the product...

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DIBU- DIBU Environmental Declaration according to ISO 14025 FOAMGLAS® Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Declaration code: DIBU-PCE-11107-E For Pittsburgh Corning Europe a new production site, applying new technologies will be available in 2008 in the Czech Republic. The foaming process changes from discontinuous foaming of FOAMGLAS® slabs in separate troughs to continuous foaming. This process will be more efficient with respect to resource input and energy use and accordingly less emission output. The improved data can be...

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DIBU- DIBU Environmental Declaration according to ISO 14025 FOAMGLAS® Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Declaration code: DIBU-PCE-11107-E No release of substances as installed, (see chapter 1) Environmental and Environment: According to current knowledge no negative impacts can be expected on water, soil Health related imor air during intended use of FOAMGLAS®. pacts Health: According to recent German emission testing for indoor air quality, FOAMGLAS® is considered an insulation material for which no VOC or carcinogenic emissions...

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DIBU- DIBU Environmental Declaration according to ISO 14025 FOAMGLAS® Product group: Mineral Insulation Products Owner of the declaration: Pittsburgh Corning Europe Declaration code: DIBU-PCE-11107-E System boundaries Production of basic components (pre-products) Energy provision The system boundaries include the production stage from raw material extraction to the packaged product at the gate (cradle to gate) In detail this includes: • Cut-off rule Transports and packing of basic components (pre-products) • FOAMGLAS®- production (energy, waste, emissions) Due to the manifold applications...

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