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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONin accordance with ISO 14025, ISO 21930 and EN 15804Owner of the declaration: UPB ASProgram operator: The Norwegian EPD FoundationPublisher: The Norwegian EPD FoundationDeclaration number: NEPD-397-280-EN

Issue date: 25.01.2016Valid to: 25.01.2021

Hollow core slabs

www.epd-norge.no

UPB AS

NEPD-397-280-EN Hollow core slabs, UPB AS

http://www.epd-norge.no/

General information

Product: Owner of the declaration:

UPB AS Contact person: Liene KlavaPhone: +371 63489333e-mail: epd@upb.lv

Program operator: Manufacturer:

Dzelzbetons MB

Phone: +47 23088292 Phone: +371 634 89391e-mail: post@epd-norge.no e-mail: dzelzsbetonsmb@mbbetons.lv

Declaration number: Place of production:

ECO Platform reference number: Management system:

-

Organisation no:

CEN Standard EN 15804 serves as core PCR

Issue date:

Valid to:

Declared unit: Year of study:

Declared unit with option:

Functional unit: The EPD has been worked out by:

Helene Sedal, PhD

Verification:

Approved

Postboks 5250 Majorstuen, 0303 Oslo

The owner of the declaration shall be liable for the underlying information and evidence. EPD Norway shall not be liable with respect to manufacturerinformation, life cycle assessment data and evidences.

This declaration is based on Product Category Rules:

external

Hollow core slabs

EPD-Norge

25.01.2016

25.01.2021

Comparability:

NEPD-397-280-EN

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

LV42103000187

(Independent verifier approved by EPD Norway)

Cukura iela 34, Liepaja, LV-3414, Latvia

internal

1 tonne Hollow core slabs with a specific reference service life (RSL) of 60 years.

Christofer Skaar, PhD

NPCR 020 Precast concrete Products (28.03.2012).

Statement of liability:

1 tonne Hollow core slabs

EPD of construction products may not be comparable if they do not comply with EN 15804 and are seen in a building context.

The CEN Norm EN 15804 serves as the core PCR. Independent verification of the declaration and data, according to ISO14025:2010

Third party verifier:

Two factories in Latvia; Dzelezbetons MB, Liepaja and Daugavpils Dzelzsbetons, Daugavpils.

2015

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ProductTechnical data:

Market:

Product specification:

Product specification per tonne product is given below. Reference service life, product:

Materials 60 yearsSand Stones Reference service life, building:Cement 60 yearsWaterReinforcement detailsAdditivesSum

LCA: Calculation rulesDeclared unit: System boundary:

Figure 1 Flow diagram

Data quality: Cut-off criteria:

Allocation:

Averaging of data:

Hollow core slabs (HCS) are used for building construction and are produced with extrusion method. The slabs are being reinforced with steel wires with the diameter of 9.3 and 12.5 mm. Seven different thicknesses of HCSs are produced - ranging from 200 mm to 500 mm. Standard witdh is 1200 mm.

56175,6

28

484170

2,8

26,126148,4

HCS are produced in accordance with the standards EN 13369 and EN 1168. Compressive strength C40/50.

Product description:

kg

All major raw materials and all the essential energy is included. The production process for raw materials and energy flows that are included with very small amounts (

LCA: Scenarios and additional technical information

Transport from production place to user (A4)

Truck l/tkmFerry l/tkm

A5 includes energy use in building machines.

Assembly (A5)

Auxiliary End of life (C1, C2 and C4)Water consumptionElectricity consumption Hazardous waste disposedOther energy carriers Collected as mixed construction wasteMaterial loss ReuseOutput materials from waste treatment RecyclingDust in the air Energy recovery

To landfill

The transportation in C2 is from the site to recycling or landfill. It is assumed that waste processing happends at the site.

Transport to recycling and disposal (C2)

Truck l/tkm

LCA: ResultsResults for 1 tonne Hollow core slab

System boundaries (X=included, MND= module not declared, MNR=module not relevant)

Environmental impact

1,93E-023,09E-03

6,78E+00 2,53E+001,22E-061,17E-05

6,89E-02 4,40E-040

00

1,92E-012,59E-02

Use stageBeyond the

system boundaries

4,54E-02APEPADPM

kg PO43--eqv

kg Sb-eqv1,73E+03

2,21E-06

5,11E-02

2,01E-069,20E+01

1,09E-016,00E-04

7,50E-011,08E-02

GWP Global warming potential; ODP Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer; POCP Formation potential of tropospheric photochemical oxidants; AP Acidification potential of land and water; EP Eutrophication potential; ADPM Abiotic depletion potential for non fossil resources; ADPE Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources

9,63E-034,02E-066,75E+01

C3

ADPE00

0 MJ

kg SO2 -eqv

0

04,05E+018,21E-06

1,04E+02

GWP

xx

A1

Tran

spor

t

B1

Ref

urbi

shm

ent

MNR

Ope

ratio

nal e

nerg

y us

e

A4

Man

ufac

turin

g

x

Rep

lace

men

t

B5

Rep

air

Raw

mat

eria

ls

Asse

mbl

y

01,75E-03

Unit

x

2,47E+02

x xx x

B1-B5

kg CFC11-eqvODPPOCP 1,36E-03kg C2H4 -eqv

Product stage

kg CO2 -eqv

1,22E-03

0 6,03E+00

7,45E-031,08E-06

Parameter

x

A5 B2

x

B4

x

B7

A4

Use

C1B6A3A2

End of life stage

Ope

ratio

nal w

ater

use

Mai

nten

ance

D

Dis

posa

l

Reu

se-R

ecov

ery-

Rec

yclin

g-po

tent

ial

000

C4

x

Was

te p

roce

ssin

g

C3 C4C2

C2

4,64E-07

MND

Tran

spor

t

x x

De-

cons

truct

ion

dem

oliti

on

2,72E+006,94E-078,91E-04

Type Capacity utilisation (incl. return) % Type of vehicle Distance km Fuel/Energy consumption

Value (l/t)

0,014

1,04E-02

0

0,85

Unit Value

Type Capacity utilisation (incl. return) %

MNR

Assemby stage

B3

A1-A3 C1A5

Tran

spor

t

3,28E+016,13E-06

6,66E-055,38E+02

kg

kgm3

kWh kgMJ 72 kg

37 Freight lorry, 16-32t, Euro 4 15 0,031 0,47

kg 252

283Transoceanic ship71 %5,02

The slabs are demolished and separated at site. Steel is recycled. Concrete is either deposited (25,9 %) or used in roadfillings etc. (74,1 %).

Unit Value

58 % Freight lorry >32t, Euro 4 352

The following information describe the scenarios in the different modules of the EPD.

The transport distance from the production site to consumer is an average distance based on factory location and typical customer location for this product.

Type of vehicle Distance km Fuel/Energy consumption

Value (l/t)

kg kg 748kg kg

kg

0,003

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Resource use

End of life - Waste

End of life - Output flow

9,0 E-03 = 9,0*10-3 = 0,009

INAkg INA INA3,40E+01

kg

INAMJ

INAMR 7,48E+02 INA

Parameter

CR

INA INA3,13E+00INAINA

C4

4,84E-054,30E+01 2,53E+023,49E-03 3,99E-04

HW Hazardous waste disposed; NHW Non hazardous waste disposed; RW Radioactive waste disposed

2,92E-04NHWRW

0

kg 6,45E-03 03,53E+01

3,71E-051,09E-014,11E-05 0

INA7,39E-03

0 INA

INA

INAINAINA

INA

CR Components for reuse; MR Materials for recycling; MER Materials for energy recovery; EEE Exported electric energy; ETE Exported thermal energy

INA

INA

Reading example:

Unit A1-A3 A4 A5 B1-B5 C1 C2 C3

6,96E+010,00E+006,96E+01

INA

Unit

INA

A1-A3

m3

4,11E+010,00E+00

5,49E+020,00E+00

A5

1,86E+03

RPEE Renewable primary energy resources used as energy carrier; RPEM Renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; TPE Total use of renewable primary energy resources; NRPE Non renewable primary energy resources used as energy carrier; NRPM Non renewable primary energy resources used as materials; TRPE Total use of non renewable primary energy resources; SM Use of secondary materials; RSF Use of renewable secondary fuels; NRSF Use of non renewable secondary fuels; W Use of net fresh water

4,11E+015,49E+02INA

0INA

0

0 06,06E+00

C4

4,77E-01

6,10E-04 01,79E+00

INA

0

INAINAINA

02,62E-04

9,97E-02

INA

INAINAINA

1,82E+000,00E+001,82E+00

000

0,00E+004,77E-01

2,68E+02

0

0Unit

MJ5,34E-01

7,90E+000,00E+005,34E-01

00

A5

RPEE

MJ

MJ0,00E+00

Parameter C4

7,90E+00C3B1-B5

0

NRPE

0,00E+002,68E+021,85E+03

C1 C2A4A1-A3

0

TRPE

7,06E-0200

INA 0 INAINA

0

MJINA0

NRPM

RPEMTPE

MJMJ

4,82E-01

RSFINA

HW

2,80E+01

kg

1,11E-01

kgMJ

A4

MJ

C2

2,29E-05

WNRSF

01,04E+020,00E+00

0,00E+004,82E-019,29E+010,00E+00

1,33E-02

INA9,29E+01

INAINAINA

INA1,48E-02

1,04E+02

Parameter

5,76E-03

INASM

2,15E+00

C3

MEREEE

INA

B1-B5

6,87E-04

kgkg

INA INA INAMJ

INAINAINA

INA

INAINA

C1

ETE INAINA

INA = Indicator not assessed. Indicators are assumed to be zero or close to zero, but as there could be some impact not accounted for in the background system, indicators are marked with INA.

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Additional Norwegian requirements

Greenhous gas emission from the use of electricity in the manufacturing phase

Dangerous substances

Indoor environment

The product has not been tested for emissions to indoor environment.

Carbon footprint

Carbon footprint has not been worked out for the product.

Bibliography

NPCR 0200, 2012 Precast Concrete products, EPD, Norway

Sedal, H, 2015 LCA report for UPB AS, Precast concrete products, Rambøll, Report No. 1-2015

Program operator Phone: +47 23 08 82 92The Norwegian EPD FoundationPostbox 5250 Majorstuen, 0303 Oslo e-mail: post@epd-norge.noNorway web www.epd-norge.noPublisher Phone: +47 23 08 82 92The Norwegian EPD FoundationPost Box 5250 Majorstuen, 0303 Oslo e-mail: post@epd-norge.noNorway web www.epd-norge.noOwner of the declaration Phone: +371 634 89 290UPB ASDzintaru iela 19, Liepāja, LV-3401 e-mail: upb@upb.lv Latvia web www.upb.lvAuthor of the Life Cycle Assessment Phone:RambøllPostboks 9420 Sluppen, 7493 Trondheim e-mail: firmapost@ramboll.noNorway web www.ramboll.no

The electricity mix for Latvia are calculated based on available statistics from Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia for 2014. The energy sources used are Hydropower (27 %), Natural gas (40 %), Wind power (1%), Import (electricity from Russia) (32 %).

Data source Amount

http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/statistikas-temas/energy-key-indicators-30736.html (Accessed

31.08.15)

EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declaration - Core rules for the product category of construction products

ISO 21930:2007 Sustainability in building construction - Environmental declaration of building products

Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, 2015

The product contains no substances given by the REACH Candidate list or the Norwegian priority list (both checked 02.11.15).

The product contain dangerous substances, more then 0,1% by weight, given by the REACH Candidate List or the Norwegian Priority list, see table.The product contains no substances given by the REACH Candidate list or the Norwegian priority list. The product is classified as hazardous waste (Avfallsforskiften, Annex III), see table.

ISO 14025:2010 Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations - Principles and procedures

ISO 14044:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines

+47 73 84 10 00

Econinvent v3 0,487 CO2-eqv/kWhUnit

The product contains substances given by the REACH Candidate list or the Norwegian priority list that are less than 0,1 % by weight.

INA = Indicator not assessed. Indicators are assumed to be zero or close to zero, but as there could be some impact not accounted for in the background system, indicators are marked with INA.

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