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Data set: Ecotherm® double glazed window (00.03.000)

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Full name Ecotherm® double glazed window

Location IE

Reference year 2021

Valid until 2026

Reference flow(s) Ecotherm® double glazed window - 1.0 * 1.0 (Area)

Type EPD

Parameterized? no

LCIA results included? yes

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General comment Data flows have been modeled as realistically as possible. Data quality assessment is based on the principle that the primary data used for processes occurring at the production site is selected in the first instance. Where this is not available, other reference data is selected from appropriate sources. The dataset is representative for the production processes used in 2020. The process descriptions and quantities in this study are reproducible in accordance to the reference standards that have been used. The references of all sources, both primary and public sources and literature, have been documented in the LCA report. The ‘polluter pays’ and ‘modularity’ principles have been followed. The cut-off criteria of section 6.3.5 of EN 15804 have been followed. Allocation of electricity types and amounts to the various manufacturing processes has been provided by Munster Joinery; allocation of impacts to the products is based on the product composition mass. The measurement of environmental impacts uses the CML 2 baseline method In addition, to facilitate the reproducibility of this LCA, a full set of data records has been generated which can be accessed via the EcoChain tool. This data portfolio contains a summary of all the data used in this LCA, and correspondingly, in the Munster Joinery Ecochain account. Indicator values for the glass are from the glass manufacturer’s EPDs [10], which were developed using the GaBi database. As this EPD is based on Ecoinvent database, there can be a lack of consistency between GaBi and Ecoinvent indicators such as toxicities, ozone depletion and hazardous waste disposal, although there is good agreement on global warming potential.

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Completeness of product model No statement

Reviews Independent external review by Chris Foster, EuGeos Limited

License and access conditions Copyright yes License type Free of charge for all users and uses

Owner of data set Munster Joinery

Technical purpose This EPD is carried out for the Munster Joinery Ecotherm double glazed windows. The raw materials for the Ecotherm windows comprise: glass, argon, uPVC and aluminium profiles, warm edge spacer, foam filler and associated hardware (hinges, handles, recievers and gears). The windows are manufactured in accordance with I.S. EN 14351-1:2006 +A1:2010 Windows and doors - Product standard, performance characteristics. The three main production processes at Munster Joinery are (a) the cutting and assembly in the factory of the double and triple glazing sheets (b) cutting and forming of profiles (wood and aluminium) and extrusion and forming of uPVC for uPVC profiles and (c) the assembly of these, with insulation, spacers, and fixings in the final window assembly. The glazing starts with the cutting of the glass to the required specifications. The glass sheets are bonded into double or triple glass sheets by sealing the layers to a warm edge spacer and filling the space between the layers with argon gas. For uPVC profile frames, the construction of the frame starts with the uPVC extrusion process. Relevant profiles are filled with an insulating foam. Profiles are then cut to the desired specific length. For the aluminium and wood profiles, these profile sections are cut to size/shape and jointed together. Profiles are welded or jointed together, creating the window frames. In the final window assembly the glazing is placed in the window and the hinges, locks, receivers and gears are attached.

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Data set version 00.03.000

Time stamp (last saved) 2021-10-15T16:59:47

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Other versions 00.03.001

Compliance systems EN 15804 (Overall compliance: Fully compliant) ISO 14025 (Overall compliance: Fully compliant) ISO 21930 (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)

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