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Process Data set: PIR insulation board - 100mm FR/MG (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location IE
Geographical representativeness description UK
Reference year 2021
Name
PIR insulation board - 100mm FR/MG
Technical purpose of product or process This EPD is for the (Polyisocyanurate) PIR insulation boards: CT/PIR, FR/ALU, FR/BGM, FR/MG, Thin-R, of thickness 100mm, the R values quoted are minimum values and the EPD is calculated on this basis. The PIR board typically comprise of primary raw materials MDI, polyol, flame retardant, pentane, with the addition of minor amounts of admixtures. Depending on intended use, the board facing elements comprise various combinations of the following materials: paper, foil, hard plastic, mineral glass, bitumen fibre. The primary raw materials are mixed with various catalysts & additives and placed between two layers of facing elements. The insulation products are manufactured in accordance with BS EN 13165:2012+A2:2016 Thermal insulation products for buildings. These insulation products are used in cavity walls, steel and timber-frame walls, soffit, floor, pitched and flat roof insulation applications. The main raw materials are mixed with various catalysts and additives before being metered onto a moving conveyor. The chemical mix then starts to rise, due to the effects of the blowing agent, to produce the foam. The foam continues to rise until it contacts the top layer of facer material as it enters the oven, where it is then cured under heat to produce the rigid, thermoset foam board. The board exits the lamination oven and then reaches a cross-cut saw which cuts the board into smaller mother-boards. Each mother-board then is transported to a separate area to cure. There is a minor amount of additional cutting to produce speciality boards such as rebated or tongue & groove edges. Finished boards are stored in the warehouse before despatch to customers. Off cuts from the cutting and trimming are compressed on-site and sent to landfill.
General comment on data set The dataset is representative for the production processes used in 2019. The data Quality Level, according to Table E.1 of EN 15804 +A2, Annex E, is 'very good'. Allocation of electricity types and amounts to the various manufacturing processes has been provided by Unilin Insulation Ireland Ltd , along with production waste and direct emissions; allocation of impacts to the products is based on the product composition 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): 0.13 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2026
Technological representativeness

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
  • 19.15
  • 0.06839
  • 0.8454
  • 0.01538
  • 1.304
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.01353
  • 0.0252
  • 0.0321
  • -9.491
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)
Input
  • 0
  • 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
  • 19.15
  • 0.06839
  • 0.8454
  • 0.01538
  • 1.304
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.01353
  • 0.0252
  • 0.0321
  • -9.491
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 200.8
  • 4.538
  • 6.58
  • 1.141
  • 19.54
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.004
  • 1.556
  • 0.9387
  • -56.91
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)
Input
  • 88.29
  • 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
  • 289
  • 4.538
  • 6.58
  • 1.141
  • 19.54
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.004
  • 1.556
  • 0.9387
  • -56.91
Use of secondary material (SM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 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
  • 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
  • 22.08
  • 0.0005234
  • 0.001598
  • 0.0001149
  • 1.435
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0001011
  • 0.004838
  • 0.0008485
  • -0.01008
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 0.00005441
  • 0.000009505
  • 2.57E-7
  • 0.000002814
  • 0.000004244
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000002476
  • 0.000002717
  • 0.000001174
  • -0.00004409
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 7.694
  • 0.1687
  • 0.2284
  • 0.05225
  • 0.5273
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.04598
  • 0.05063
  • 2.9
  • -0.1413
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0.002825
  • 0.00002888
  • 4.012E-7
  • 0.000007318
  • 0.0001857
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00000644
  • 0.000002477
  • 0.000004803
  • -0.0004372
Components for re-use (CRU)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 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
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 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)
  • 284.4
  • 4.275
  • 6.135
  • 1.074
  • 19.19
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.9455
  • 1.42
  • 0.8832
  • -53.95
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.00009178
  • 0.000006295
  • 0.000002376
  • 0.000001961
  • 0.00000658
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000001726
  • 0.000001247
  • 3.697E-7
  • -0.00001568
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.02214
  • 0.002133
  • 0.001135
  • 0.0002041
  • 0.001657
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0001796
  • 0.002243
  • 0.0003628
  • -0.008786
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 4.13E-7
  • 6.322E-8
  • 1.887E-8
  • 1.616E-8
  • 3.26E-8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.422E-8
  • 1.434E-8
  • 9.995E-9
  • -2.625E-7
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.0001683
  • 0.000002797
  • 0.0000021
  • 5.675E-7
  • 0.00001127
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 4.994E-7
  • 9.276E-7
  • 0.000001228
  • -0.00005924
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.008409
  • 0.0004194
  • 0.0004636
  • 0.00004041
  • 0.000605
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00003556
  • 0.001243
  • 0.002982
  • -0.00165
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.04787
  • 0.004713
  • 0.002053
  • 0.000452
  • 0.003563
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0003977
  • 0.01189
  • 0.001282
  • -0.01942
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -0.4791
  • 0.0001813
  • 0.2034
  • 0.0000382
  • -0.01791
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00003362
  • 0.0006387
  • 0.000396
  • -0.001555
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 11.77
  • 0.286
  • 0.3134
  • 0.07106
  • 0.806
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.06253
  • 2.594
  • 0.307
  • -2.337
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.2362
  • 0.0001119
  • 0.00003005
  • 0.00002529
  • 0.01537
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00002226
  • 0.00002134
  • 0.00004052
  • -0.00274
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 11.53
  • 0.2862
  • 0.5168
  • 0.07112
  • 0.8035
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.06258
  • 2.595
  • 0.3071
  • -2.342
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)
  • 0.03121
  • 0.001414
  • 0.01442
  • 0.0001731
  • 0.003062
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0001524
  • 0.002827
  • 0.1405
  • -0.005124
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 4.606
  • 0.01656
  • 0.0509
  • 0.00304
  • 0.3039
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.002675
  • 0.159
  • 0.033
  • -0.09703

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
  • 80.64
  • 3.334
  • 3.762
  • 0.8654
  • 5.726
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.7615
  • 6.739
  • 5.779
  • -34.05
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 5.896E-8
  • 9.6E-11
  • 7.1E-11
  • 2.4E-11
  • 3.844E-9
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.1E-11
  • 2.34E-10
  • 2.5E-11
  • -7.53E-10
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0.000001008
  • 3.34E-9
  • 2.51E-9
  • 9.12E-10
  • 6.59E-8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 8.02E-10
  • 9.064E-9
  • 8.61E-10
  • -2.52E-8
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 3.768
  • 0.01879
  • 0.01997
  • 0.004696
  • 0.2476
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.004132
  • 0.001819
  • 0.003538
  • -0.8525
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 168.7
  • 2.538
  • 0.5292
  • 0.7517
  • 11.18
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.6615
  • 0.3036
  • 1.712
  • -29.56
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 2.558E-7
  • 1.622E-8
  • 2.691E-9
  • 4.515E-9
  • 1.797E-8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3.974E-9
  • 7.75E-9
  • 5.583E-9
  • -3.445E-8