| Tags | Dieser Datensatz ist Bestandteil der ÖKOBAUDAT. |
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| Location | RER | ||
| Reference year | 2019 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: The companies contributing to the data collection produce about 85% of the extruded polystyrene foam boards produced with halogen-free blowing agent sold by the members of the EXIBA association in Europe. The data have been provided by 20 factories out of 6 companies (Austrotherm, BASF, Fibran, Jackon Insulation, Ravago Building Solutions and Ursa) for the year 2017. System boundary: Type of EPD: cradle-to-gate (A1 - A3) – with options The following modules are considered in the Life Cycle Assessment: • Raw material supply (A1), • Transport to the manufacturer (A2), • Manufacturing (A3), • Transport to the construction site (A4) • Transport to EoL (C2), • Disposal (C) with two 100 % scenarios (thermal treatment (sc. 1: C3) and landfill and (sc. 2: C4) • Reuse, recovery or recycling potential (D) - beyond system boundary. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | The variety of the performance properties of XPS thermal insulation foams make them suitable for use in a large number of applications such as: perimeter insulation, inverted insulation for terrace roofs, insulation of pitched roofs, floor insulation including insulation of highly loaded industrial floors, insulation of thermal bridges for exterior walls, ETICS, insulation of cavity walls, agricultural building ceiling insulation, prefabricated elements e.g. building sandwich panels, insulation for building equipment and industrial installations (pipe sections, …) as well as a structural element for civil engineering. | ||
| Classification number | 2.3.01 | ||
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| General comment on data set | Extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) is a thermoplastic insulation foam produced according to /EN 13164/ Building insulation, /EN 14307/ Equipment insulation, /EN 14934/ Civil engineering and available in board shape with a density range from 20 to 50 kg/m3. The boards can be delivered in various compressive strength values from 150 to 700 kPa. To meet the need of various applications the boards are produced with different surfaces: with the extrusion skin, planed, grooved or with thermal embossing. XPS boards are supplied with different edge treatments such as butt edge, ship lap and tongue and groove. The EPD is related to unfaced XPS products only; Heat lamination of several XPS layers is included. Additional product treatment is not considered. The declared product reflects the European average of the association members. | ||
| Copyright | Yes | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2024 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | XPS is produced by a continuous extrusion process using electricity as the main power source: polystyrene granules are melted in an extruder and a blowing agent is injected into the extruder under high pressure. The drop in pressure at the exit die causes the polystyrene to foam into a board with homogeneous and closed cell structure. Then the boards’ edges are trimmed, and the product is cut to dimensions. The smooth foam skin resulting from the extrusion process remains on the boards or is removed mechanically for particular board types to achieve better adhesive strength in combination with e.g. concrete, mortar, or construction adhesives. Some boards receive special surface patterns or grooves. Most of XPS foams off-grade material or scrap from production is ground and extruded in a separate line, the resulting recycle is then used in the production process of XPS. A large number of the manufacturing plants are certified according to /ISO 9001/. Technical data: Acoustic properties are not relevant for XPS. For fire performance these products except in Scandinavia achieve the fire classification Euroclass E according to /EN 13501-1/. Declared unit: The declared unit is 1 m² with a thickness of 100 mm, e.g. 0.1 m³. The declared product reflects the European average of the association members weighted for market share. Corresponding conversion factors are listed in the table below. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2019-12-03T18:06:37.544 |
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| UUID | dbde6a17-26eb-4312-ac6d-8accbe6a10ab |
| Data set version | 00.01.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-EXI-20190112-IBE1-EN |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
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