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Process Data set: Aluminium Louvered Systems (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location IE
Geographical representativeness description Ireland
Reference year 2024
Name
Aluminium Louvered Systems
Use advice for data set Cradle to gate with options, modules C1–C4, and module D
Technical purpose of product or process This EPD is for one tonne of installed QEF aluminium louvered systems. The louvered systems are manufactured from bespoke extruded aluminium profiles, which are initially cut to prcise lengths, and then powder coated and assembled in to 1.1 x 1.1 m2 panels, for installation on building facades. The QEF aluminium louvered systems are used as facades on buildings. The Representative Product of this EPD is 1,000 kg of powder coated aluminium profiles assembled in a louvered system, with a mean aluminium element thickness of 1.8 5mm, and powder coating thickness of 70 micron on both faces. This Representative Product is based on production at QEF where 90% of aluminium material used is 1.8 mm thick, and 5% each is 3.0 mm and 1.6 mm thick. The aluminium is extruded aluminium alloy 6063 T6. The powder coating is polyester. The manufactured systems are tested, and comply to, EN 13030:2001 Ventilation for buildings. Terminals. Performance testing of louvres subjected to simulated rain. The manufacturing process comprises receiving lengths of extruded aluminium profiles from the supplier. Upon receipt of the profiles they are cut for assembly as a louvered system. Before final assembly, the cut profiles are powder coated. After powder coating they are assembled into the final louvered systems for installation on the building facade. The assembled louvres are loaded onto a lorry at the manufacturing plant site, where they are supported by and tied to rigid frames, for onward delivery to the customers. There is no packaging used in the supply of these products to the market. The panles are installed manually on to the building facades. Unused aluminium off-cuts are sent off-site for recycling
General comment on data set The dataset is representative for the production processes used in 2023. The data Quality Level, according to Table E.1 of EN 15804 +A2, Annex E, is as follows: • Time Representativeness is considered to be good • Geographical Representativeness is considered to be very good • Technical Representativeness is considered to be very good Allocation of energies, electricity types and amounts to the various manufacturing processes has been provided by QEF, along with production waste; allocation of impacts to the products is based on the product mass The cut-off criteria of section 6.3.6 of EN15804 +A2 have been followed.
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 2029
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system Ecochain version 4.3.0 Ecoinvent version 3.8

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)
Input
  • 4.351E+4
  • 5.035
  • 540.6
  • 4.941
  • 1335
  • 0
  • 1.824
  • 215.6
  • 0
  • -4.709E+4
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)
Input
  • 4.351E+4
  • 5.035
  • 540.6
  • 4.941
  • 1335
  • 0
  • 1.824
  • 215.6
  • 0
  • -4.709E+4
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 1.652E+5
  • 373.9
  • 5293
  • 367
  • 5142
  • 0
  • 135.4
  • 2136
  • 0
  • -1.258E+5
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)
Input
  • 1.652E+5
  • 373.9
  • 5293
  • 367
  • 5142
  • 0
  • 135.4
  • 2136
  • 0
  • -1.258E+5
Use of secondary material (SM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)
Input
  • 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
Use of net fresh water (FW)
Input
  • 242.5
  • 0.03987
  • 1.136
  • 0.03912
  • 7.142
  • 0
  • 0.01444
  • 5.311
  • 0
  • -312.1
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 0.08901
  • 0.0009194
  • 0.2615
  • 0.0009023
  • 0.002971
  • 0
  • 0.000333
  • 1.575
  • 0
  • -0.07223
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 3335
  • 18.43
  • 33.04
  • 18.09
  • 135
  • 0
  • 6.676
  • 33.15
  • 0
  • -2283
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0.5198
  • 0.00238
  • 0.01019
  • 0.002336
  • 0.01583
  • 0
  • 0.000862
  • 0.006371
  • 0
  • -0.7794
Components for re-use (CRU)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for recycling (MFR)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)
Output
  • 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
Exported thermal energy (EET)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 1.551E+5
  • 352.2
  • 4826
  • 345.7
  • 4826
  • 0
  • 127.6
  • 1979
  • 0
  • -1.186E+5
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.02538
  • 0.00008236
  • 0.004419
  • 0.00008083
  • 0.001807
  • 0
  • 0.00002983
  • 0.02121
  • 0
  • -0.01698
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 94.65
  • 0.06597
  • 0.6572
  • 0.06474
  • 2.867
  • 0
  • 0.02389
  • 0.9094
  • 0
  • -46.22
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.0008471
  • 0.000005383
  • 0.00003753
  • 0.000005283
  • 0.00002565
  • 0
  • 0.00000195
  • 0.00001426
  • 0
  • -0.0008498
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.5043
  • 0.0001657
  • 0.002621
  • 0.0001626
  • 0.01591
  • 0
  • 0.00006
  • 0.006323
  • 0
  • -0.4046
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 12.36
  • 0.01311
  • 0.1475
  • 0.01287
  • 0.3902
  • 0
  • 0.004748
  • 0.1599
  • 0
  • -5.131
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 137.7
  • 0.1461
  • 1.649
  • 0.1434
  • 4.348
  • 0
  • 0.05293
  • 1.867
  • 0
  • -57.73
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • 31.33
  • 0.02118
  • 1.904
  • 0.02078
  • 2.296
  • 0
  • 0.00767
  • 3.907
  • 0
  • -47.35
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 1.326E+4
  • 23.23
  • 304.5
  • 22.8
  • 417.7
  • 0
  • 8.414
  • 181.7
  • 0
  • -8037
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 163.3
  • 0.00929
  • 0.2519
  • 0.009117
  • 4.662
  • 0
  • 0.003365
  • 0.2429
  • 0
  • -181.2
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 1.345E+4
  • 23.26
  • 306.6
  • 22.83
  • 424.6
  • 0
  • 8.425
  • 185.9
  • 0
  • -8266
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.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 43.76
  • 0.05617
  • 0.495
  • 0.05512
  • 1.372
  • 0
  • 0.02034
  • 0.5127
  • 0
  • -21.37
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 2857
  • 1.072
  • 45
  • 1.052
  • 91.13
  • 0
  • 0.3883
  • 203.5
  • 0
  • 309.7

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 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
  • 3.133E+5
  • 276.4
  • 2825
  • 271.3
  • 1.052E+4
  • 0
  • 100.1
  • 9863
  • 0
  • -1.337E+5
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 0.00002698
  • 8.89E-9
  • 1.047E-7
  • 8.724E-9
  • 0.000001699
  • 0
  • 3.22E-9
  • 2.796E-7
  • 0
  • -0.00002324
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0.0004241
  • 2.794E-7
  • 0.000002554
  • 2.742E-7
  • 0.00001294
  • 0
  • 1.012E-7
  • 0.00000811
  • 0
  • -0.0003153
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 534.4
  • 1.529
  • 7.872
  • 1.501
  • 16.43
  • 0
  • 0.5539
  • 7.159
  • 0
  • -818.9
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 2.172E+4
  • 245.5
  • 714.6
  • 240.9
  • 856
  • 0
  • 88.92
  • 1255
  • 0
  • -8.08E+3
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0.001032
  • 0.000001866
  • 0.000004937
  • 0.000001832
  • 0.00003249
  • 0
  • 6.76E-7
  • 0.000008086
  • 0
  • -0.0005906