Process information
| Key Data Set Information | |
| Location | GB |
| Geographical representativeness description | Ireland |
| Reference year | 2022 |
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| Use advice for data set | This LCA covers the Product (A1 - A3), Construction Process (A4 - A5), end of Life (C1 - C4), and benefits and loads beyond the system boundary (D) |
| Technical purpose of product or process | This EPD is for baseTherm's bound EPS ballasting floor insulation material. The raw materials for the bound EPS ballasting floor insulation are Portland cement, expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads, water and admixtures. The raw materials are mixed on-site before being pumped into place on the floor of the structure. The bound EPS ballasting provides a firm insulating floor surface. It is manufactured in accordance with I.S. EN 16025-1:2013, "Thermal and/or sound insulating products in building construction. Bound EPS ballasting requirements for factory premixed EPS dry plaster". The intended use of the bound EPS ballasting is in domestic and commercial construction as a bound EPS ballasting floor insulation, providing the dual functions of insulation and a solid floor bearing surface. General technical specifications and performance characteristics are given below: Particle size group of EPS N: = 6mm Apparent density of fresh mortar ± 10%: ± 178 kg/m³ Thermal Conductivity ? 90/90: 0.041 W/mK Bound EPS Density ± 10%: ± 85 kg/m³ Reaction to Fire: Class A2 Compressive Strength s10: 0 CS (10)100 Compressibility: = 2mm Creep: CC(2/2/10)3.5, CC(2/2/10)6.5, CC(2/2/10)6.5 Water Vapour Diffusion Resistance: 5 to 20 Water absorption by short term partial immersion: = 2.6 kg/m² Dynamic Stiffness: 127 MN/m³ baseTherm® Characteristics to I.S. EN 16025-1:2013 The bound EPS density is the mass of the dried mortar, after installation and hardening/drying. This density is to be used to convert the volume of the installed BEPS to a mass (kg) value. [The apparent density is the mass density of the fresh (wet) mortar mix during installation]. The bound EPS ballasting is made by mixing the ingredients on site in a specially designed mixing truck, and then pumped into place on the floor of the building. |
| General comment on data set | The dataset is representative for the production processes used in 2021, in Ireland. The data Quality Level, according to Table E.1 of EN 15804 +A2, Annex E, is as follows: Geographical representativeness: Very Good. Technical representativeness: Very Good. Time representativeness: Very Good. Allocation of energy and electricity types and amounts to the various manufacturing processes has been provided by the manufacturers along with production waste. Allocation of impacts to the products is based on the product composition mass. Flows related to human activities such as employee transport are excluded. The construction of capital assets such as buildings, manufacture of machines and transportation systems are also excluded since the related flows are assumed to be negligible compared to the manufacture of the building material when compared to these systems over a full lifetime of operation. The cut-off criteria of section 6.3.6 of EN15804:2012+A2:2019 have been followed, where 99% of the total energy and materials are included, and the total neglected input flows for the modules reported on in the LCA are less than 5% of the energy usage and mass. |
| Copyright | Yes |
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| Data set valid until | 2027 |
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| Technology description including background system | Further technical details can be found at: https://basetherm.com/downloads/ |
Modelling and validation
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| Compliance |
Compliance system name
EN 15804+A2
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Approval of overall compliance
Fully compliant |
Nomenclature compliance
Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
| Compliance |
Compliance system name
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Approval of overall compliance
Fully compliant |
Nomenclature compliance
Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
| Compliance |
Compliance system name
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Approval of overall compliance
Fully compliant |
Nomenclature compliance
Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
Administrative information
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2023-06-13T17:24:27 |
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| UUID | 5c722cac-b82a-4818-a339-513edea43c1b |
| Date of last revision | 2023-06-13T15:23:01.007743Z |
| Data set version | 00.03.000 |
| Registration authority |
EPD Ireland
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| Registration number | EPDIE-22-93 |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
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Environmental indicators
Indicators of life cycle