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Process Data set: Elite Tile (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location IE
Geographical representativeness description Ireland
Reference year 2023
Name
Elite Tile
Use advice for data set This LCA covers the Product (A1 - A3), Construction Process (A4 - A5), Use (B1 - B7), end of Life (C1 - C4), and benefits and loads beyond the system boundary (D).
Technical purpose of product or process This EPD is for Breedon Roof Tiles precast concrete roof tiles. The results presented in this EPD are the results for the four types of precast concrete roof tiles manufactured by Breedon in 2021. The raw materials for the tiles are cements, aggregates, admixtures, pigments and paints. In addition, consumables are also modelled and cover: mould oil, mould trays and packaging (wood pallets, shrinkrwap and plastic banding). The roof tiles are manufactured in accordance with the following standard: E.N. 490: 2005 Concrete Roofing Tiles & Fittings. The concrete roof tiles are manufactured from fine and coarse sands, cement, water, pigments and admixtures. Paint is also applied to the tiles after curing. The mix ingredients are mixed and placed into a hopper that feeds the mix in to aluminium moulds. The moulds are then placed in an oven to cure the mix. After curing, some tiles are sprayed with paint. Once cured and dried the tiles are stacked for banding in bundles, which are then placed on wooden pallets, where they are shrink-wrapped. The tiles are then ready for dispatch to the market.
General comment on data set 2021, in the country of production, Northern 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
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 1.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 1.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2028
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system Full details on the concrete roof tile products can be found at: https://www.breedonrooftiles.co.uk/downloads/

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Maintenance
B2
 Repair
B3
 Replacement
B4
 Refurbishment
B5
 Operational energy use
B6
 Operational water use
B7
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)
Input
  • 0.6608
  • 0.001129
  • 0.03431
  • 0
  • 0.04268
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.3493
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)
Input
  • 0.3705
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)
Input
  • 1.031
  • 0.001129
  • 0.03431
  • 0
  • 0.04268
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.3493
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 0.729
  • 0.1117
  • 0.309
  • 0
  • 0.206
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.604
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)
Input
  • 0.0188
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)
Input
  • 0.7478
  • 0.1117
  • 0.309
  • 0
  • 0.206
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.604
Use of secondary material (SM)
Input
  • 0.1781
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.008905
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.08905
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of net fresh water (FW)
Input
  • 0.001531
  • 0.0000172
  • 0.00002007
  • 0.00005283
  • 0.0001703
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000006603
  • 2.102E-7
  • 0
  • -0.0008257
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 0.000001573
  • 6.699E-8
  • 0.000001756
  • 0.000001294
  • 3.154E-7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.617E-7
  • 1.112E-8
  • 0
  • -0.000001746
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 0.01749
  • 0.004998
  • 0.0003619
  • 0.02402
  • 0.002106
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.003003
  • 0.000004835
  • 0
  • -0.01151
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0.000002558
  • 7.106E-7
  • 3.845E-7
  • 0.000003365
  • 4.323E-7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 4.206E-7
  • 2.835E-8
  • 0
  • -0.000001936
Components for re-use (CRU)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.5175
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for recycling (MFR)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.5
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported thermal energy (EET)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Maintenance
B2
 Repair
B3
 Replacement
B4
 Refurbishment
B5
 Operational energy use
B6
 Operational water use
B7
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 0.7005
  • 0.1052
  • 0.2805
  • 0.494
  • 0.1972
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.06175
  • 0.004083
  • 0
  • -0.5616
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.000002585
  • 2.071E-8
  • 7.599E-7
  • 9.017E-7
  • 3.549E-7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.127E-7
  • 4.55E-10
  • 0
  • -0.000001694
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.0006029
  • 0.000021
  • 0.00004592
  • 0.00009384
  • 0.00007836
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00001173
  • 0.000003103
  • 0
  • -0.0003657
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 6.033E-9
  • 1.581E-9
  • 2.337E-9
  • 7.431E-9
  • 9.39E-10
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 9.29E-10
  • 6.4E-11
  • 0
  • -5.217E-9
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.000001925
  • 1.04E-7
  • 5.145E-8
  • 2.609E-7
  • 3.93E-7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3.262E-8
  • 1.08E-9
  • 0
  • -0.000001063
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.00013
  • 0.000003928
  • 0.00001755
  • 0.00001858
  • 0.00001731
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000002322
  • 0.00000137
  • 0
  • -0.00008624
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.00151
  • 0.00004485
  • 0.0001902
  • 0.0002078
  • 0.0001867
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00002597
  • 0.00001503
  • 0
  • -0.001019
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -0.04214
  • 0.00000209
  • 0.0002051
  • 0.00001756
  • 0.001192
  • -0.0407
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000002196
  • 8.252E-8
  • 0
  • 0.02096
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 0.19
  • 0.006887
  • 0.01782
  • 0.03267
  • 0.02395
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.004084
  • 0.0002967
  • 0
  • -0.1089
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.00009572
  • 0.000002058
  • 0.000001177
  • 0.00001163
  • 0.00001298
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000001453
  • 2.338E-8
  • 0
  • -0.0000501
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 0.148
  • 0.00689
  • 0.01803
  • 0.0327
  • 0.02516
  • -0.0407
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.004087
  • 0.0002968
  • 0
  • -0.08797
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 0.000406
  • 0.0000167
  • 0.00005486
  • 0.0000796
  • 0.00005505
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00000995
  • 0.000004133
  • 0
  • -0.0002705
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 0.06065
  • 0.0008028
  • 0.0006296
  • 0.001398
  • 0.006056
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0001747
  • 0.000005469
  • 0
  • -0.03278

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Maintenance
B2
 Repair
B3
 Replacement
B4
 Refurbishment
B5
 Operational energy use
B6
 Operational water use
B7
 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
  • 1.901
  • 0.07447
  • 0.07697
  • 0.3979
  • 0.4425
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.04973
  • 0.002461
  • 0
  • -2.216
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 0.00002883
  • 2E-12
  • 3E-12
  • 1.1E-11
  • 0.000001442
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1E-12
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.00001442
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 1.123E-9
  • 8.3E-11
  • 7.5E-11
  • 4.19E-10
  • 3.54E-10
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 5.2E-11
  • 2E-12
  • 0
  • -6.68E-10
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 0.0022
  • 0.0004495
  • 0.0002507
  • 0.002159
  • 0.0005409
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0002699
  • 0.0000175
  • 0
  • -0.001524
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 4.37
  • 0.07147
  • 0.01592
  • 0.3456
  • 0.2558
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0432
  • 0.0005225
  • 0
  • -2.286
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 4.828E-9
  • 4.38E-10
  • 8.55E-10
  • 2.076E-9
  • 8.35E-10
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.6E-10
  • 8.2E-11
  • 0
  • -3.498E-9