(EPD): EcoTouch® Unfaced Insulation
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1.2. This life cycle assessment was independently verified in accordance with ISO 14044 and the reference PCR by Thomas P Gloria Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING Eco Touch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 Product Definition and Information Product Description EcoTouch PINK FIBERGLAS Insulation with PureFiber Technology is flexible insulation and is made in R values from 11 to 38 for United States markets For the Canadian market the R Values are from 12 to 40 The unfaced insulation is manufactured in thicknesses from 31 2 to 12 The functional unit of the product as defined by the PCR is 1 square meter of insulation material with a thickness that gives an average thermal resistance RSI i 1 m2K W and with a building service life of 60 years The results of this declaration represent an average performance for a number of products and manufacturing plant locations Manufacturing Locations Owens Corning North American Insulation Manufacturing Locations can be found across the United States and Canada Fuera Bush N Y 12067 Edmonton Alberta Canada T6S1A1 Fairburn GA 30123 Kansas City KS 66115 Santa Clara CA 95050 Scarborough Ontairo Canada M1V1Z5 Waxahachie TX 75165 a Manufacturing location was not included in LCA for unfaced insulation b The Waxahachie plant was converted in May 2011 and uses the same process and bill of
3. _ _ wm we wm we X a ies Raw Materials Bottle amp Plate Production Cullet Production Transport of Raw Materials inbound Manufacturing of Insulation Transport of Disposal of Manufacturing Waste Manufacturing Waste Transport to Distribution Centers Retail Transport to Installation Site Installation Use amp Maintenance House Deconstruction Transportation of Disposal Recycle Re use Ky Recovered Materials Recovered Materials sf 4 o o o ee ee Assumptions Assumptions are critical in conducting a life cycle assessment For this cradle to grave life cycle a major assumption is for the installation use and maintenance phase Installing unfaced fiberglass batt is performed by hand They are unrolled or unwrapped cut to appropriate size and friction fit into a wall cavity between the studs This activity requires no other external utility source such as electrically or other fuel Once the batt is installed the interior wall is finished and the batt is completely encased and protected During the sixty year life of the home as defined in the study the batt would require no other utility source to operate passive device Finally unless some type of serious damage occurred to the wall of a home the maintenance on a fiberglass batt would not be required In conclusion for this study a use maintenance phase had zero impact value for the life cycle The major benefit of insulation is that it saves energy over the life of the
4. CFC 11 eq 1 70E 08 1 25E 08 4 18E 09 1 06E 10 7 92E 11 1 36E 10 1 57E 12 2 37E 13 The functional unit for the study is in metric units of R 1 which is equivalent to R 5 68 in U S Customary Units which is the value one would find stated on the label of an insulation package as sold in North America In order to determine the burden for the desired R value of product sold the scaling factor for the appropriate R value as listed in the chart below should used to multiply the impact category value as listed for the functional unit in Table 3 above Scaling Factors for Determining Impact Category Values for Commercial R Values in North America Factor to Multiply Impact Product Canada only Customary R Value per m2 of RSI1 dimensionless Product United States Customary R Factor to Multiply Impact per m2 of RSI1 dimensionless Environment 1 ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 Example Environmental Burden for R13 Fiberglass Insulation Based on Functional Unit RSl 1 Results In the table below the results of the study s functional unit are multiplied by 3 07 to obtain the impact category values for fiberglass insulation rated at R 13 Values for R 13 Cust Non hazardous Waste and Water Consumption Table 4 Non hazardous Waste and Water Usage per Functional Unit of Material 1 Sq Meter Raw Materials Fiberglass End of Li
5. ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION ECOTOUCH UNFACED INSULATION Awe Vid x ew N ASA EA FAAN N X X N Ts Owens Corning EcoTouch Insulation with PureFiber Technology enhances comfort energy savings and sustainability in new and existing structures G D FAAA AAA n dR AVAARI S PROPINK Feral The best choice for comfort and enen aa ouch gt ee eco INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING Owens Corning and its family of companies are a leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials glass fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems Founded in 1938 Owens Corning has earned its reputation as a market leading innovator of glass fiber technology by consistently providing new solutions that deliver a strong combination of quality and value to its customers across the world Building Materials products primarily roofing and insulation are focused on making new and existing homes and buildings energy efficient comfortable and attractive Owens Corning is committed to balancing economic growth with social progress and sustainable solutions to its building materials and composites customers around the world This Environmental Product Declaration is a component of our stated goal to provide life cycle information on all core products www owenscorning com CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION Th
6. ISO 14025 Examples Basis e A two story 2400 square foot home located in Chicago Illinois and insulated with batt amp roll insulation to meet the 2006 International Energy conservation Code The methodology used for the energy analysis is ASHRAE Standard 90 2 e A two story 2400 square foot home located in Phoenix Arizona Illinois and insulated with batt amp roll insulation to meet the 2006 International Energy conservation Code The methodology used for the energy analysis is ASHRAE Standard 90 2 Table 5 Energy Saved in Homes for First Year and 60 Year Life a Payback Total Life Cycle MJ for Total MJ Energy Saved for BOMI SENE Time MJ Saved over the Home Location Insulation Products used an Insulated Home vs Weel MEJ ECW Days for 60 Year Use Phase minus Total LC in Home Non Insulated Home Energy of building MJ Saved Chicago Illinois 18 128 260 693 242 565 1 56E 07 16 475 145 204 128 729 8 70E 06 The energy saved for a properly insulated home over a non insulated home has a 25 4 day payback for a home in Chicago and a 41 4 day payback for a home in Arizona for the life cycle energy burden associated with the manufacturing of EcoTouch Insulation Based on the USEPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalent Calculator the 60 year energy savings for Chicago i e the energy savings due to the fiberglass insulation is equivalent to the annual savings of greenhouse gases from 10 automobiles for each of the 60 years For Arizona the
7. ackaging operation of finished goods for the production of fiberglass batts and rolls e F G Distribution Transportation Ton Miles for shipment of finished goods from Owens Corning facilities to the distribution retail centers and other customers e End of Life the transportation of decommissioned fiberglass materials and landfill burden Table3 Life cycle Impact Category Values for the Functional Unit of One Square Meter RSI 1 R EOT Unit Total Batch Binder Packaging Pcie Plant F G End of p Sa Materials Materials Materials Transport Operations Distribution Life Global warming kg CO2 eq 6 18E 01 1 13E 01 3 54E 02 1 08E 02 1 41E 02 4 03E 01 3 60E 02 5 42E 03 Acidification 2 37E 01 2 46E 02 1 11 02 4 38E 03 6 04E 03 1 77E 01 1 20E 02 1 80E 03 Eutrophication kg Neq 3 82E 04 6 50E 05 2 53E 04 3 90E 06 5 90E 06 4 11E 05 1 14E 05 1 72E 06 Waste to Landfill 3 98E 01 1 90E 02 3 34 03 2 23E 04 5 74E 06 1 19E 02 0 00E 00 3 63E 01 Metered Water 4 76E 00 1 86E 00 1 11 00 6 91 01 4 67E 03 1 09E 00 0 00E 00 0 00E 00 Energy MJ Eq 9 92E 00 1 81 00 9 56E 01 3 65E 01 1 76E 01 6 10E 00 4 45E 01 6 71E 02 How to Calculate Environmental Impact Values for R Values other than the Functional Unit Respiratory effects kg PM2 5 eq 1 46E 02 1 55E 03 4 97E 05 2 45E 05 3 96E 05 1 28E 02 9 50E 05 1 43E 05 Smog kg 03 eq 3 81E 02 5 96E 03 1 90E 03 1 05E 03 2 95E 03 1 95E 02 5 86E 03 8 83E 04 Ozone depletion kg
8. e color PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning 2012 Owens Corning All Rights Reserved ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 This declaration is an environmental product declaration in accordance with ISO 14025 that describes the environmental characteristics of the aforementioned product It promotes the development of sustainable products This is a certified declaration and all relevant environmental information is disclosed 23s e PRODUCT DECLARATION ROGRAM OPERATOR UL Environment DECLARATION HOLDER DECLARATION NUMBER 12CA25418 103 1 DECLARED PRODUCT a Insulation Manufactured by Owens Corning in the United States REFERENCE PCR PCR Building Envelope Thermal Insulation ULE 2011 DATE OF ISSUE October 29 2012 PERIOD OF VALIDITY Product definition and information about building physics Information about basic material and the material s origin Description of the product s manufacture CONTENTS OF THE DECLARATION Indication of product processing Information about the in use conditions Life cycle assessment results Testing results and verifications The PCR review was conducted by PCR was approved by Panel _ __ 333 Pfingsten Road Northbrook IL 60062 epd ul com This declaration was independently verified in accordance with ISO 14025 by Underwriters Laboratories O INTERNAL X EXTERNAL ituen Loretta Tam
9. energy saving due to the fiberglass insulation is equivalent to the annual savings of greenhouse gases from 5 automobiles for each of the 60 years For building energy savings in other areas of North America please call 1 800 GET PINK References e Product Category Rules for Preparing an Environmental Product Declaration EPD for Product Groups Building Envelope Thermal Insulation Version 1 0 dated September 23 2011 e EN ISO 14025 2006 Environmental labels and declarations Type III environmental declarations Principles and procedures e EN ISO 14040 ISO 14040 2006 Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework e EN ISO ISO 14044 2006 Environmental management life cycle assessment Requirements and Guidelines e ASTM Standard Specification C665 12 Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Blanket Thermal Insulation for Light Frame Construction and Manufactured Housing e ASTM Standard Specification C518 10 Standard Test Method for Steady State Thermal Transmission properties of means of Heat Flow Meter Apparatus e ASHRAE Standard 90 2 2007 Energy Efficient Design Low Rise Residential Buildings e lIECC 2006 International Energy Conservation Code Environment UL Pub No 10018097 B THE PINK PANTHER amp 1964 2013 Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc All Rights Reserved The color PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning 2013 Owens Corning All Rights Reserved
10. erial or where the insulation does not fit the depth of the cavity Cathedral ceiling products are intended to be friction fit between rafters Cathedral ceiling insulation when installed per manufacturer s instructions is designed to provide a minimum of 1 ventilation passageway between the roof deck and insulation For metal studs EcoTouch Insulation can be friction fit in place until the interior finish is applied Insulation should fill the cavity and the wall should eventually be closed on both sides EcoTouch Insulation can be applied between furring strips hat channels or Z shaped furring in areas where a finished surface will be installed Contact furring strip manufacturer for appropriate fastening system Environment UL ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 Material Content Unfaced EcoTouch Insulation consists of two major components the fiberglass and the binder system The fiberglass is made from various inorganic minerals which are referred to as batch chemicals The binder system consists of renewable and non renewable organic chemicals Quantity aoe Transportation Transportation _ A Rail Truck 10 800 Glass Batch 25 75 i i Glass Batch 8 25 10 250 Global Ship Rail Truck 350 6200 Material Non Renewable North America Bio Based Polycarboxlic Acid i 250 2300 400 2300 Binder 500 2200 N Vegetable O
11. except for the impact category of smog potential With a 25 increase in finished good transportation ton miles there is a 2 increase in the smog potential value Use Stage As stated in the Assumptions Section above for this study the environmental impacts are negligible for the study End of Life For end of life it was assumed that all materials removed from the decommissioning of a building were taken to a local construction waste landfill using 100 miles as the average distance to landfill At this time there are no formal end of life recycling programs for fiberglass insulation There are some documented cases where removed fiberglass was re used in Habitat for Humanity HFH projects and re sold in HFH stores Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 Life Cycle Assessment Product The LCA Results are documented separately for the following stages e Batch Materials mining and manufacturing of batch minerals as used in glass batch e Binder materials extraction and manufacturing of chemicals as used in binder process e Cradle to gate manufacturing of packaging materials e Raw Material Transportation Transport distances for batch binder and packaging materials to each respective Owens Corning facility e Plant Operations energy and environmental flows associated with the conversion of batch and binder materials and the p
12. fe Production Production Non Hazardous Waste kg Square Meter 0 0225 0 0119 0 363 Water Consumption Gal Square Meter 0 965 146 0 Optional Environmental Information Indoor Environmental e EcoTouch Insulation has achieved GREENGUARD Children amp Schools Certification and is verified to be formaldehyde free Other Environmental e Product Recycle content for all North American Facilities as certified by SCS Scientific Certification System is 65 minimum overall and 41 from post consumer e Product Recycle content for Canadian only Facilities as certified by SCS Scientific Certification System is 73 minimum overall and 64 from post consumer e UL Environment EcoLogoCM CCD 016 has listed product as a sustainable certified product e Unfaced EcoTouch Insulation has been certified under the USDA Bio preferred label program with a Bio content label of 98 e Product qualifies to use the Seal amp Insulate with ENERGY STAR program label Building Use Stage Benefits Insulation is a passive device that requires no extra utilities to operate over its useful life Insulation of a building is responsible for reducing the energy burden associated with heating and cooling of a building The example below provides the net energy savings energy saved minus life cycle energy of fiberglass Environment UL ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation According to
13. home See section on Additional Environmental Benefits for energy savings for homes due to insulation of walls ceilings floors and foundations All data reported is a North American weighted averaged for five of the six North American Owens Corning plants that produced 71 unfaced residential batts rolls for the year 2011 Cut Off Criteria The cut off criteria for the study are as follows e Mass lf a flow is less than 2 of the cumulative mass of the model it may be excluded providing it environmental relevance is not a concern e Energy If a flow is less than 1 of the cumulative energy of the model it may be excluded providing its environmental relevance is not a concern e Environmental Relevance Materials of omission that may have a relevant contribution will be justified if applicable by a sensitivity analysis Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING Eco Touch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 e The sum of the excluded material flows must not exceed 5 of mass energy or environmental relevance Transportation Each participating plant supplied the transportation distances for the shipment of all raw materials to their respective facility by the data input questionnaires as used in the study Owens Corning s Corporate Transportation Analyst provided the finished good shipments to distributors retail stores and other customers Period under C
14. il 250 2700 Pink Colorant 0 1 0 2 350 2800 Table 1 Material Content of Unfaced Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Process To atmosphere through abatement plantand stack Furnace Forehearth Fiberizing POSS Take off machines oe CH O handling sh Y N l l ie Binder ns O Z Collection e OAA A O Sos ollection chamber Curingoven Cooling Facing Edge Band Chopper table Unit trimmers saw Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 Environmental Product Declaration Use of Material and Energy Resources Table 1 Total Primary Energy Total Primary Energy Non renewable fossil Non renewable nuclear Renewable biomass Renewable wind solar geothermal Renewable water MJ Eq Table 2 Total Primary Energy Detail by Source Type Non Renewable Primary Eneray Source Fossil Ol Natural Gas Coal Uranium MJ Eq Non Renewable Energy by Source Renewable Energy by Source 7 2 E Fossil Oil m Hydropower E Natural Gas E Wind Power E Coal m Solar Power m Biomass m Uranium Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING Eco Touch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 Use of Material and Energy Resources As shown by the pie chart the fiberglass manufacturing process is energy intensive but since insulat
15. ion is a passive device the use phase consumes zero primary energy and in fact actually saves energy in a building E Batch Materials E Binder Materials m Packaging Materials 9 6 E R M Transport E Fiberglass Manufacturing 3 7 m F G Distribution 1 8 Muse E End of Life Life Cycle Assessment Product System and Modeling of Life Cycle E a T T E N Functional Unit The functional unit of the product as defined by the PCR is 1 square meter of insulation material with a thickness that gives an average thermal resistance RSI 1 m2K W and with a building service life of 60 years Life Cycle Stages Assessed The EcoTouch Insulation study for the manufacturing of unfaced fiberglass batts and rolls was a cradle to grave analysis which included the following Raw material production including extraction of primary raw materials raw material manufacturing raw materials for packaging recycle cullet collection and processing All raw material packaging material and recycle cullet material to manufacturing locations Fiberglass manufacturing Packaging of Finished Goods Finished Good Transportation to from Manufacturing Facilities to Distribution centers and Retailers End of Life Decommissioned material transportation to Waste Landfill and Landfill Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING Eco Touch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 System Boundaries
16. materials as the plants covered in the study Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation According to ISO 14025 Application and Uses EcoTouch Insulation can be used in a wide range of exterior wall floor roofing and ceiling applications for residential and commercial installations EcoTouch Insulation is provided with a wide range of R values and thicknesses with excellent thermal control The R30C and R38C for use in the USA and R28 and R31 as used in Canada provide excellent thermal performance in limited space of cathedral ceilings EcoTouch Insulation enhances interior noise control by improving Sound Transmission Class STC of walls and floor ceiling assemblies Installation n 2 a _ J yA EcoTouch Insulation is easy to handle and install Sized for installation in either wood or metal frame construction Unfaced EcoTouch Insulation is friction fit into place Trimming and fabrication can be done with a utility knife and can be cut to fit into odd shaped cavities and small spaces With less dust than other fiberglass insulation products EcoTouch Insulation has excellent stiffness and recovery characteristics EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation can be friction fit between studs after the cover material has been installed on one side of the cavity Use wire or metal straps to hold insulation in place in applications without a cover mat
17. onsideration All Owens Corning primary data for the facilities used in the study were from the fiscal year of 2011 Secondary Background Data The LCA modeling was created using SimaPro 7 3 2 software for life cycle engineering as developed by PRe Consultants Secondary data was obtained using the SimaPro database for the raw materials and processes Data Quality Data quality factors of temporal geographical and technology are very important in analyzing the primary information for the study The five Owens Corning facilities chosen for this study represents the current technology in use geographically cover the United States and Canada and the data is from the year 2011 The secondary data used from the SimaPro database was the most appropriate and current data available When production data was not available for a specific material in use available LCI data on similar materials were analyzed to determine the best surrogate Allocation Allocation where applicable was carried out by mass except in transportation where the product is volume limited and not mass limited Sensitivity analysis should be initiated if a deviation of 20 is foreseen Since fiberglass products are volume limited for finished goods transportation a sensitivity analysis was performed for this study The finished goods transportation ton miles was changed by 25 for the sensitivity analysis All of the environmental impact categories changed by less than 1
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