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Process Data set: Altherm ICF 300mm block (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location IE
Geographical representativeness description Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom
Reference year 2026
Name
Altherm ICF 300mm block
Use advice for data set This LCA covers the Product (A1, A2 and A3), Construction (A4, A5) End of Life (C1 to C4) and Benefits/loads beyond the system boundary (D) Stages, as indicated above. This is termed: "Cradle to gate with options, modules C1 to C4, and module D". A schematic of Product stage (A1 - A3) is presented in the flow diagram below.
Technical purpose of product or process This EPD is for the Altherm ICF block system for house building. The installed system comprises two insulating EPS panels (75mm thick) connected by high strength polypropylene webs. These webs maintain a core thickness between the EPS panels of 150mm, where the concrete is poured. They are pre-assembled at the Altherm production site in Swords, Co. Dublin. The internal hollow core of 150mm is filled on-site with readymixed concrete. The Altherm 300mm ICF EPS products are used in the construction of ground floor level and basements in housing construction. Altherm Insulating Concrete Formwork Systems are manufactured in compliance with the Irish Building Regulations 1997–2024 for structure, fire, sound, moisture, durability, and conservation of fuel and energy when used as specified, and is certified under NSAI Agrément Certificate 20/0415.
General comment on data set Data quality: Time Representativeness: In this LCA the data relating to the usages, emissions and materials, and the data relating to the bespoke background processes for environmental impacts vary between up to 6 years and less than 2 years apart. The Ecoinvent database version 3.11 has been used. Time representativeness is considered to be Good. Geographical Representativeness: Data is from the area under study (Europe), where all the raw materials come from western Europe. The Geographical Representativeness is thus assumed to be Very Good. Technical Representativeness: Data is obtained directly from the processes and products under study in this LCA. The processes use electricity and diesel. The electricity record is for electricity generated by a mix of renewables and fossil fuel resources. The main raw material is EPS beads, and as noted in Time Representativeness for some of the raw materials there is more than 3 years differential between reference production year and time period for which the data are representative. Technical Representativeness is considered to be Good. Allocation: The measurement of environmental impacts in this EPD uses the LCIA methodologies recommended for PEF 3.1. In this EPD, the waste processes are allocated in the relevant module. In the case of the use of secondary materials or energy recovered from secondary fuels, the system boundary between the system under study and the previous system (providing the secondary materials) is set where outputs of the previous system, e.g. materials, products, building elements or energy, reach the end-of-waste state. The modularity and the polluter payer principles have been followed. Cut-off criteria: All relevant inputs and outputs - like emissions, energy and materials - have been taken into account in this LCA, and in accordance with EN15804+A2:2019. The study covers at least 95% of the materials and energy per module and at least 99% of the total use of materials and energy of each unit process. Long term emissions have been excluded from the study.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2031
Time representativeness description "2026-01-05" - "2031-01-04"
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system Thermal Conductivity (50mm): 0.030 W/mK. [IS EN 12667] Compressive Strength (10% def.): 129 kPa. [IS EN 826:2013] Bending Strength: 329.65 kPa. [IS EN 12089:2013] EPS Density: ≥24 kg/m³. [IS EN 1602:2013] Reaction to Fire: Euroclass E. [IS EN 13501-1]

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)
Input
  • 0.7767
  • 0.4721
  • 0
  • 0.7767
  • 0
  • 0.05489
  • -34.93
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)
Input
  • 0.7767
  • 0.4721
  • 0
  • 0.7767
  • 0
  • 0.05489
  • -34.93
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 52.53
  • 9.022
  • 0
  • 52.53
  • 0
  • 2.427
  • -129.1
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0.9448
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)
Input
  • 52.53
  • 9.967
  • 0
  • 52.53
  • 0
  • 2.427
  • -129.1
Use of secondary material (SM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of net fresh water (FW)
Input
  • 0.006634
  • 0.06587
  • 0
  • 0.006634
  • 0
  • 0.003441
  • -0.02105
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 0.0003143
  • 0.0001392
  • 0
  • 0.0003143
  • 0
  • 0.00002339
  • -0.0005135
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 2.455
  • 0.03507
  • 0
  • 2.455
  • 0
  • 0.2402
  • -0.5087
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0.00001625
  • 0.00001307
  • 0
  • 0.00001625
  • 0
  • 6.796E-7
  • -0.00004131
Components for re-use (CRU)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for recycling (MFR)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported thermal energy (EET)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 49.41
  • 9.652
  • 0
  • 49.41
  • 0
  • 2.23
  • -118.8
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.00001137
  • 9.013E-7
  • 0
  • 0.00001137
  • 0
  • 4.874E-7
  • -0.0000794
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.007605
  • 0.001877
  • 0
  • 0.007605
  • 0
  • 0.003064
  • -0.04896
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 7.573E-8
  • 7.659E-8
  • 0
  • 7.573E-8
  • 0
  • 6.293E-9
  • -4.192E-7
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.00002826
  • 0.00000911
  • 0
  • 0.00002826
  • 0
  • 0.00000309
  • -0.0002003
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.001872
  • 0.0005568
  • 0
  • 0.001872
  • 0
  • 0.001459
  • -0.005848
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.01949
  • 0.00606
  • 0
  • 0.01949
  • 0
  • 0.01573
  • -0.06664
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • 0.003187
  • 0.004927
  • 0
  • 0.003187
  • 0
  • 0.0005888
  • -0.1405
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 3.479
  • 0.7408
  • 0
  • 3.479
  • 0
  • 24.04
  • -8.543
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.001718
  • 0.0004848
  • 0
  • 0.001718
  • 0
  • 0.00006882
  • -0.009388
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 3.484
  • 0.7462
  • 0
  • 3.484
  • 0
  • 24.04
  • -8.693
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 0.01181
  • 0.00476
  • 0
  • 0.01181
  • 0
  • 0.00392
  • -0.02246
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 0.2046
  • 0.06896
  • 0
  • 0.2046
  • 0
  • 0.07982
  • -1.16

IndicatorUnit Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
1This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
2The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experiences with the indicator.
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 24.43
  • 5.037
  • 0
  • 24.43
  • 0
  • 60.26
  • -14.08
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 1.586E-9
  • 1.5E-10
  • 0
  • 1.586E-9
  • 0
  • 1.185E-9
  • -1.851E-9
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 3.507E-8
  • 6.489E-9
  • 0
  • 3.507E-8
  • 0
  • 4.5E-8
  • -8.391E-8
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 0.02504
  • 0.03926
  • 0
  • 0.02504
  • 0
  • 0.001044
  • -0.08501
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 29.87
  • 0.7584
  • 0
  • 29.87
  • 0
  • 0.6367
  • -21.37
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 2.582E-7
  • 2.736E-8
  • 0
  • 2.582E-7
  • 0
  • 1.552E-8
  • -2.199E-7