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Process Data set: 150mm thick Single Load Bearing Prestressed Wall Panels (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location IE
Geographical representativeness description The wall panels are sold to customers on the island of Ireland and GB.
Reference year 2025
Name
150mm thick Single Load Bearing Prestressed Wall Panels
Use advice for data set This LCA covers the Product (A1, A2 and A3), Transport to site (A4), Construction Process (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 these stages is presented in the flow diagram below.
Technical purpose of product or process The 150mmm thick single load bearing concrete wall panels are manufactured in full compliance with ISO 9001 and are designed for speed of installation, strength, durability and versatility. Large areas can be enclosed with a durable and high quality product without losing an attractive finish. Using precast concrete provides the ideal system for resilient structures allowing for easy maintenance. Further information at: https://www.moore-concrete.com/agriculture/prestressed-wall-panels/ The wall panels are manufactured in accordance with BS EN 14992, BS EN 13369 and comply with I.S. EN 206 :2013 -Concrete Specification, Performance, Production and Conformity.
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 are less than 3 years apart, and also the Ecoinvent database version 3.9.1. The datasets for the constituents that have the largest environmental impact (being cements) are from EPDs published in 2023 and 2024, which are based on cement production data from 2021 and 2022 respectively. Time Representativeness is considered to be Very good. Geographical Representativeness: The processes used in the production of the concrete products are geographically representative, insofar as the production location (Ireland) lies within the region for which the relevant cement EPDs and Ecoinvent (version 3.9.1) environmental records have been selected. The dataset is up-to-date and representative for the current technology used in the processes of manufacturing the concrete products. Geographical Representativeness is considered to be Very good. Technical Representativeness: Processes and energies used in the process have been modelled exactly as described by Moore Concrete Ltd, and are based directly on the production data supplied by Moore Concrete, in relation to processes, fuels used and emissions, and without any significant need for improvement. Technical Representativeness is considered to be Very 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 2030
Time representativeness description "2025-03-20" - "2030-03-19"
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system The main material constituents of the wall panels are: CEM I cement, GGBS, fine and coarse aggregates, powdered limestone, prestressed strand (recycled content of 80%), admixtures and water. The production process involves first batching the fresh concrete. This concrete is then placed in the precast product mould which already contains the steel reinforcement. Once placed in the mould, the concrete is allowed cure until suitable strength has been gained. The product is demoulded and dispatched after a minimum of 7 days from casting. The mean density of the units is 2504 kg/m3.

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
  • 207.3
  • 0.1712
  • 122.6
  • 15.53
  • 0.3301
  • 1.126
  • 4.425
  • 0
  • 0
  • -18.86
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
  • 207.3
  • 0.1712
  • 122.6
  • 15.53
  • 0.3301
  • 1.126
  • 4.425
  • 0
  • 0
  • -18.86
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 2952
  • 14.68
  • 12.91
  • 1.05E+3
  • 2.98
  • 210.4
  • 328.1
  • 0
  • 0
  • -510.7
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
  • 2952
  • 14.68
  • 12.91
  • 1.05E+3
  • 2.98
  • 210.4
  • 328.1
  • 0
  • 0
  • -510.7
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
  • 1.713
  • 0.001528
  • 0.004031
  • 0.1326
  • 0.001719
  • 0.01391
  • 0.03306
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.2489
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 0.003594
  • 0.00008095
  • 0.00005735
  • 0.006285
  • 0.000003732
  • 0.001332
  • 0.0008096
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.004325
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 24.45
  • 0.4534
  • 0.3751
  • 49.08
  • 0.02527
  • 0.2831
  • 15.03
  • 0
  • 0
  • -8.26
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0.004357
  • 0.000003406
  • 0.00001546
  • 0.0003248
  • 0.000004376
  • 0.00002168
  • 0.002106
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.0008278
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
  • 1795
  • 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)
  • 2813
  • 13.81
  • 12.14
  • 988
  • 2.839
  • 197.9
  • 309.1
  • 0
  • 0
  • -484.4
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.003397
  • 0.0000024
  • 0.00002012
  • 0.0002274
  • 0.000003419
  • 0.000005275
  • 0.0005643
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.0002153
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 2.23
  • 0.01343
  • 0.02136
  • 0.1521
  • 0.002265
  • 0.1401
  • 0.05872
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.2135
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.00001256
  • 1.97E-8
  • 1.25E-8
  • 0.000001514
  • 1.259E-8
  • 2.403E-7
  • 0.00000465
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.000002292
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.005525
  • 0.000006537
  • 0.00008624
  • 0.0005651
  • 0.000005618
  • 0.00005457
  • 0.0001633
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.00229
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.4706
  • 0.003392
  • 0.009011
  • 0.03743
  • 0.000483
  • 0.06484
  • 0.01162
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.04206
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 5.572
  • 0.03732
  • 0.101
  • 0.3898
  • 0.00571
  • 0.7057
  • 0.13
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.4605
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -0.2249
  • 0.0005829
  • 0.8998
  • 0.07078
  • 0.0006755
  • 0.004037
  • 0.01099
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.1784
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 502.9
  • 1.052
  • 1.045
  • 71.37
  • 0.505
  • 15.48
  • 20.44
  • 0
  • 0
  • -49.58
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.05461
  • 0.0005933
  • 0.005048
  • 0.03462
  • 0.00006025
  • 0.00171
  • 0.007276
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.01348
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 502.7
  • 1.053
  • 1.949
  • 71.47
  • 0.5057
  • 15.48
  • 20.46
  • 0
  • 0
  • -49.41
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 1.398
  • 0.01122
  • 0.02553
  • 0.236
  • 0.001435
  • 0.209
  • 0.04981
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.2464
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 67.76
  • 0.04731
  • 0.1357
  • 4.081
  • 0.06794
  • 0.4306
  • 0.8747
  • 0
  • 0
  • -8.726

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
  • 5937
  • 12.96
  • 154
  • 962.9
  • 6.104
  • 169.1
  • 249
  • 0
  • 0
  • -1505
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 1.062E-7
  • 4.51E-10
  • 1.953E-9
  • 3.183E-8
  • 1.09E-10
  • 4.639E-9
  • 6.931E-9
  • 0
  • 0
  • -2.54E-7
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0.000002381
  • 1.035E-8
  • 9.136E-8
  • 8.931E-7
  • 2.483E-9
  • 1.02E-7
  • 2.623E-7
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.00000172
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 3.695
  • 0.00545
  • 0.02442
  • 0.5007
  • 0.003725
  • 0.04046
  • 1.351
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.7512
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 1362
  • 5.766
  • 546.2
  • 600.6
  • 1.914
  • 13.52
  • 216.3
  • 0
  • 0
  • -129
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0.00001597
  • 5.801E-8
  • 7.477E-7
  • 0.000005162
  • 1.678E-8
  • 0.000003904
  • 0.000001299
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.000004221