EPD Environmental Product Declaration

WHAT IS AN EPD?An EPD assesses the environmental impacts of a product through its entire life cycle, taking into consideration the manufacturing, transportation, assembly, use and disposal of the product. Essentially, it’s a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

SO WHY HAVE AN EPD IF WE ALREADY HAVE LCA’S?A Life Cycle Assessment can be produced by a manufacturer, who may be making favourable assumptions such as the longevity of a product that can impact or skew the results. However, an EPD is issued by an independent Programme Operator, following a set of Product Category Rules (PCR), ensuring the products are assessed in a consistent and unbiased manner. This process is controlled by ISO and EN standards.

WEATHERTEX ACHIEVING MAXIMUM RESULTS FOR WALL CLADDING AND PANELS!Weathertex went through a rigorous EPD evaluation from GreenTag Global Pty Ltd for their natural range and primed flat panels/weatherboards. The EPDs were prepared in accordance with ISO 14025. An independent evaluation was done on the LCA, environmental and health impact over the life of the products as well as ecotoxicity, complying with the requirements set by the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star rating tools.

WHAT IS GLOBAL GREENTAG?GreenTag Global Pty Ltd is a third party, multi-criteria, concensus based and externally verified Type 1 ecolabelling program. One of the largest product sustainability system in Australia and around the world. GreenTag Global Pty Ltd is the only Certification Mark in the sector approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the US Patents and Trademarks Office and green building rating tools, across the globe.

Extraction Processing

RawMaterials

Resources

Life Cycle Analysis

Waste

Energy Water

Water

LandAir

Design Manufacture Distibution Use Repair Disposal

RESULTS OF ASSESSMENTNATURAL RANGE - UNPRIMED PANELS/WEATHERBOARDS

Product description:

1. Details of This Declaration

Program Operator GreenTag Global Pty Ltd hereafter called Global GreenTag noted at www.globalgreentag.com

Reference PCR Compliant with PCR WC: 2015 v1.0

Time Made in 2013, sold from 2014 for 20 years use

Geography Made in Australia. Uses are assumed as for Australasia.

Application Commercial and residential building exteriors

Declared unit Weathertex Exterior Panels kg/m²

Functional unit Product manufacture, 60 years use and disposition

Ecolabel Global GreenTagCertTM LCARate Platinum PLUSGreenRate Level A

2. Product Characterisation

Definition Natural Flat Sheets and Weatherboards by Weathertex, used for external cladding in commercial/residential applications

Standard AS 4266.3 and 4266.4 Reconstituted wood-based panels

Table 2 shows the product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Exo-Indicator 99 results for 20 years of use.

Table 2 Potential Impact Results

Evaluation Category Unit Result

Product mass kg/m2 9.66

EcoIndicator 99 ecopoint 0.45

Embodied Water kI 15.5

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Emissions kg CO2e3 -4.72

Gross Energy and Feedstock MJ 253

Renewable Primary Energy MJ 140

Ecosystem Quality Damages PDF*m2*yr 5.1E-05

Human Health Damages DALY 6.5E-04

Ozone Depletion kg R11e 1.9E-11

Acidification kg SO2e 0.25

Eutrophication kg SO43-

e 6.9E-03

Fossil Fuel Depletion MJsurplus 6.90

Mineral Resource MJsurplus 4.9E-03

Table 3 lists product Global GreenTag Sustainability Assessment Criteria (SAC) scores prior to weighing and then used to determine the GreenTag EcoPOINT4. Lower scores show greater environmental and social outcome benefits with fewer impacts and damages for sustainability. SAC scores are normalised against products that perform the same function and results with:

• 1.0 = worst case business as usual (BAU)• 0.0 = neutral no imporovement and• -1.0 = net positive benefit

Table 3 Normalised GreenTag EcoPOINT & SAC Scores

Category Potential Results (-1 to +1)

Building Synergy 0.75

Health & Ecotoxicity 0.00

Biodiversity 0.12

LCA Score 0.05

Greenhouse Emission -0.15

Social Responsibilty 0.40

GreenTag EcoPOINT 0.14

EDP Number WEACT-001-A-2016Date issue 12 February 2016Validity 12 February 2019

RESULTS OF ASSESSMENTNATURAL RANGE - UNPRIMED PANELS/WEATHERBOARDS

9. Life Cycle Assessment Method

LCA Author The Evah Institute as desribed at www.evah.com.au

Study Period Factory data was collected from 2012 to 2014

Scope Cradle to grave

LCA Method Compliant with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 Standards

LCIA method EcoIndicator 99 Life Cycle Impact (LCIA) Assessment

System Boundaries The LCA covers all operations in the system boundary depicted in Figure 2. It includes water, waste and emissions for all intermediates used to make and pack product as well as after sale delivery. Some background operations are not shown but all known operations were tracked to the cradle and included.

Phases The study covered all known stages and phases including resource aquisition, fuel use, power generation, scrap recovery, manufacture, packing, freight, installation, use, disposal plus dispatch for resue, recycling, landfill and recovery.

Processes All known processes are included for water, fuel & energy use, resource acquisition, power generation, manufacture, transport, installation and landfill. All waster and emissions for depicted product intermediates and supply chain operations shown in Figure 3 are included.

Scenarios Use, cleaning, maintenance plus disposition and re-use were scenario-based using Facility Management Association denoted and published typical operations.

Assumptions Use it to typical Australian Facility Management professional practice.

For full EPD assessment results click here.

RESULTS OF ASSESSMENTPRIMED FLAT PANELS/WEATHERBOARDS

Product description:

1. Details of This Declaration

Program Operator GreenTag Global Pty Ltd hereafter called Global GreenTag noted at www.globalgreentag.com

Reference PCR Compliant with PCR WC: 2015 v1.0

Time Made in 2013, sold from 2014 for 20 years use

Geography Made in Australia. Uses are assumed as for Australasia.

Application Commercial and residential building exteriors

Declared unit Exterior Panels ® kg/m²

Functional unit Product manufacture use and disposition over 60 years

Ecolabel Global GreenTagCertTM LCARate Gold PLUSGreenRate Level A

2. Product Characterisation

Definition Primed Flat Sheets and Weatherboards by Weathertex, used for in commercial/residential applications for external cladding

Standard AS 4266.3 and AS 4266.4 Reconstituted wood-based panels

Table 2 shows the product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Exo-Indicator 99 results for 20 years of use.

Table 2 Potential Impact Results

Evaluation Category Unit Result

Product mass kg/m2 10.68

EcoIndicator 99 ecopoint 0.56

Embodied Water kI 32.8

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Emissions kg CO2e3 -4.44

Gross Energy and Feedstock MJ 294

Renewable Primary Energy MJ 155

Ecosystem Quality Damages PDF*m2*yr 6.2E-05

Human Health Damages DALY 8.0E-04

Ozone Depletion kg R11e 1.8E-10

Acidification kg SO2e 0.30

Eutrophication kg SO43-

e 8.2E-03

Fossil Fuel Depletion MJsurplus 8.4

Mineral Resource MJsurplus 0.13

Table 3 lists product Global GreenTag Sustainability Assessment Criteria (SAC) scores prior to weighing and then used to determine the GreenTag EcoPOINT4. Lower scores show greater environmental and social outcome benefits with fewer impacts and damages for sustainability. SAC scores are normalised against products that perform the same function and results with:

• 1.0 = worst case business as usual (BAU)• 0.0 = neutral no imporovement and• -1.0 = net positive benefit

Table 3 Normalised GreenTag EcoPOINT & SAC Scores

Category Potential Results (-1 to +1)

Building Synergy 1.00

Health & Ecotoxicity 0.00

Biodiversity 0.12

LCA Score 0.06

Greenhouse Emission -0.15

Social Responsibilty 0.40

GreenTag EcoPOINT 0.16

EDP Number WEACT-001-B-2016Date issue 12 February 2016Validity 12 February 2019

RESULTS OF ASSESSMENTPRIMED FLAT PANELS/WEATHERBOARDS

9. Life Cycle Assessment Method

LCA Author The Evah Institute as desribed at www.evah.com.au

Study Period Factory data was collected from 2012 to 2014

Scope Cradle to grave

LCA Method Compliant with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 Standards

LCIA method EcoIndicator 99 Life Cycle Impact (LCIA) Assessment

System Boundaries The LCA covers all operations in the system boundary depicted in Figure 2. It includes water, waste and emissions for all intermediates used to make and pack product as well as after sale delivery. Some background operations are not shown but all known operations were tracked to the cradle and included.

Phases The study covered all known stages and phases including resource aquisition, fuel use, power generation, scrap recovery, manufacture, packing, freight, installation, use, disposal plus dispatch for resue, recycling, landfill and recovery.

Processes All known processes are included for water, fuel & energy use, resource acquisition, power generation, manufacture, transport, installation and landfill. All waster and emissions for depicted product intermediates and supply chain operations shown in Figure 3 are included.

Scenarios Use, cleaning, maintenance plus disposition and re-use were scenario-based using Facility Management Association denoted and published typical operations.

Assumptions Use it to typical Australian Facility Management professional practice.

For full EPD assessment results click here.

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Last updated: November 2016