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| Reference year | 2017 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: This EPD is an association EPD. The weighted average from the manufacturers' specifications submitted by twelve member companies from 22 sites in seven countries was used as the data basis for the manufacture of plastic profiles. The recorded production volume represents a share of approximately 70% of the production of all system houses affiliated with the QKE and EPPA associations and therefore nearly 60% of European production. The scope covers different configurations of both profile reinforcement and surface treatment. Window constructions using glazing blocks as well as bonded glazing systems are included. This EPD thus covers all designs for PVC-U windows that conform to the stated requirements. The following companies were involved in the collection of data: Systemhouses aluplast GmbH, D – Karlsruhe Deceuninck nv, B – Hooglede-Gits GEALAN Fenster-Systeme GmbH, D – Oberkotzau Internorm Bauelemente GmbH, A – Traun hapa AG, D – Herrieden L.B. Profile GmbH, D – Herbstein profine GmbH, D – Pirmasens Rehau AG + Co., D – Erlangen Salamander Industrie-Produkte GmbH, D – Türkheim Schüco Polymer Technologies KG – Weißenfels Stöckel GmbH, D – Vechtel VEKA AG, D – Sendenhorst Window manufacturers: BE Bauelemente GmbH, D – Leopoldshöhe-Greste Internorm Bauelemente GmbH, A – Traun Stöckel GmbH, D – Vechtel TMP Fenster + Türen GmbH, D – Bad Langensalza WERU GmbH, D – Rudersberg Wirus Fenster GmbH & Co. KG, D – Rietberg This document is translated from the German Environmental Product Declaration into English. It is based on the German original version EPD-QKE20130313-IBG1-DE. The verifier has no influence on the quality of the translation. System boundary: The entire life cycle of the product "from cradle to grave" is considered. Manufacture The aggregate view in the form of modules A1-A3 is used for manufacturing. This includes the supply of raw materials, the manufacture of the steel reinforcement, flat glass, fittings and PVC-U profile, all transportation to the window manufacturer, the energy requirements for constructing the windows and any production waste generated. In particular, consumption for the heating and illumination of production rooms and their adjacent premises is also included. Capital goods (machinery, buildings etc.) are not considered. Transportation from the manufacturer’s gate to the construction site is taken into account in module A4. All processes relating to the installation of the window in the building are considered in module A5. Usage The transmission heat losses occurring during the usage phase are taken into account in module B1. The measures described in 2.13 for replacing window components are taken into account in module B4. Disposal All processes relating to the removal, dismantling or demolition of the window from the building, including an initial sorting on the construction site, are accounted for in module C1. Redistribution transportation from the construction site for the recovery of heat, recycling of materials and disposal in landfill are considered in module C2. Module C3 considers waste treatment, including sorting for recycling. Landfilling and thermal recycling fall under module C4. Credit Finally, module D shows the potential for re-use, recovery and recycling derived from modules C3 and C4. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | Windows are used in the outer shell of buildings for lighting, ventilation and protection from the elements. | ||
| Classification number | 7.8.04 | ||
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| General comment on data set | The declared product is a single-sash tilt & turn window with the dimensions 1.23 x 1.48 m and insulated triple-glazing. The windows consist of PVC frame profles with a transparent glass filling. A variety of materials are used to reinforce the frame profiles: profiles made from steel or aluminium, polyurethane foam or glass fibre extruded into the PVC-U material. The surface of the frame can vary in design: laminated with PVC foil, coated with PMMA (polymethyl metha acrylate) or painted. These can produce white or coloured, textured or smooth surfaces. The seals are made from plasticised PVC, EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomers) or TPE (thermoplastic elastomers), the fittings from steel. For the window a reference service life of 40 years is assumed. The respective useful lives of the components - glazing, seals and fittings - is shorter, however, which means that these will need replacing during the reference service life of the window unit. These planned replacements of individual components are also included in the declared unit. This EPD does not relate to a specific product from one manufacturer, but confirms the average environmental quality for all PVC-U windows from member companies of the EPPA und QKE associations. Further specific data can be found in the relevant manufacturer's product description. Placing on the market within EU/EFTA (with the exception of Switzerland) is subject to the /Construction Products Regulation/ (EU) No. 305/2011. The products must have a declaration of performance compliant with the harmonized product standard /EN14351-1/ and the CE marking. Usage is governed by the relevant national rules. | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2023 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | Plastic windows are made from a variety of individual components: each window consists of a PVC-U frame with seals, the glazing, the fittings and, where required, the reinforcement. PVC-U profiles for window frames are manufactured in an extrusion process from a mixture of PVC powder and additives. These protect the PVC from damage during processing and give the profile the necessary properties (impact resistance, colour, weathering stabiblity etc.). The PVC powder used to manufacutre the frames is a widely used bulk plastic and is obtained through polymerisation. Due to its chemical structure, PVC contains a high proportion of the halogen chlorine. The majority of window frames are made from white rigid PVC profiles. Some frames are manufactured from profiles that are also laminated with PVC film, coated with PMMA or painted. Seals are generally attached to the window profiles in a coextrusion process and consist of plasticised PVC, but also EPDM or TPE are used. The window profiles are delivered in standard lengths to the window manufacturers, where they are sawn to the length actually required for the particular window. Where necessary, steel reinforcement is inserted and screwed in. The profiles are then welded, the fittings attached and the pane and glass retaining strips fitted. the window can now be supplied and fitted. The steel for manufacturing fittings is largely optained from iron ores in a blast furnace process by means of reduction with coke. The basic raw material for manufacturing the glazing is quartz sand to which various fluxing agents and oxidants (Soda ash, sodium sulphate, potash etc.) have been added. In a further proceeding step, the molten raw glass is floated on molten tin, from which a flat strip of glass can be continuously produced (float glass process). Quality monitoring The member companies of QKE e.V. are subject to external quality monitoring within the framework of voluntary self-regulation. Plastic window systems that bear the RAL quality mark according to /RAL-GZ 716/ are listed on the website at gkfp.de. Technical data: The data of the declaration of performance according to the harmonized product standard /EN 14351-1/ has to be applied to each window unit placed on the market respectively. The basis for the calculation is the following technical data: Declared unit: The declared unit is a window 1.23 x 1.48 m (reference window in accordance with /EN 14351-1/) with a mass of 71.9 kg.The frame portion FF in relation of the overall area is 33 %. Planned replacements of the glazing, fittings and seals during a service life from 40 years are included. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2017-04-27T14:10:20.06 |
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| UUID | 8e85c15c-7229-4d90-b83a-3fcc0a8e4461 |
| Data set version | 00.07.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-QKE-20170001-IBG1-DE |
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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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