0% found this document useful (0 votes)
15 views14 pages

Data

The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for AAC White Block, manufactured by National Industries Company, complies with ISO standards and is valid from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2029. The EPD provides comprehensive information on the product's lifecycle, including raw material sourcing, manufacturing, and environmental impacts, verified by a third party. The AAC White Block is recognized for its thermal insulation properties and is produced in Kuwait, contributing to the local construction industry.

Uploaded by

Saber Sassas
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0% found this document useful (0 votes)
15 views14 pages

Data

The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for AAC White Block, manufactured by National Industries Company, complies with ISO standards and is valid from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2029. The EPD provides comprehensive information on the product's lifecycle, including raw material sourcing, manufacturing, and environmental impacts, verified by a third party. The AAC White Block is recognized for its thermal insulation properties and is produced in Kuwait, contributing to the local construction industry.

Uploaded by

Saber Sassas
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 14

Environmental

Product
Declaration
AAC White Block
In accordance with ISO 14025:2006 and EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/
AC:2021, manufactured by National Industries Company.

Programme: The International EPD® System

Programme Operator: EPD International AB

S-P Code: S-P-13878

Publication Date: 2024-07-01

Validity Date: 2029-06-30

Geographical Scope: Kuwait

An EPD should provide current information and may be updated if


conditions change. The stated validity is therefore subject to the continued
registration and publication at www.environdec.com.
Programme Information
CEN standard EN 15804 serves as the core Product Category Third-party verification
Rules (PCR)
Independent third-party verification of the declaration and
Product Category Rules (PCR): data, according to ISO 14025:2006, via:

EPD verification by individual verifier


PCR 2019:14 Construction products, version 1.3.3, Construction
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021 Sustainability of Construction Third party verifier: Kripanshi Gupta, Intertek Assuris
Works
Approved by: The International EPD® System
UN CPC Code: 3755
"Prefabricated structural components for building or civil Procedure for follow-up of data during EPD validity involves
engineering, of cement, concrete or artificial stone" third party verifier:

PCR review was conducted by: The Technical Committee of Yes x No


the International EPD® System. Review chair: Claudia A. Peña,
LCA practitioners
University of Concepción, Chile
Yıldıray Yılmaz, MSc & Hüdai Kara, PhD.
Metsims Sustainability Consulting
EPDs within the same product category but registered in different
EPD programmes may not be comparable. For two EPDs to be National Industries Company has the sole ownership,
comparable, they must be based on the same PCR (including liability, and responsibility for this EPD.
the same version number) or be based on fully-aligned PCRs or The International EPD® System
versions of PCRs; cover products with identical functions, technical
performances and use (e.g. identical declared/functional units); EPD International AB
have equivalent system boundaries and descriptions of data; Box 210 60 SE-100 31
apply equivalent data quality requirements, methods of data Stockholm, Sweden
collection, and allocation methods; apply identical cut-off rules www.environdec.com
and impact assessment methods (including the same version of
CLC EPD MENA
characterisation factors); have equivalent content declarations;
epd.mena@environdec.com
and be valid at the time of comparison.

2 • EPD Information
How to read this EPD?
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is an ISO Type III The table presented in this part has columns for each stage in
Environmental Declaration based on ISO 14025 standard. An EPD the life cycle. The considered stages are marked ‘X’ whereas
transparently reports the environmental performance of products the ones that are not considered are labeled as ‘NR’. Not all
or services from a lifecycle perspective. The preparation of an EPD EPDs consider the full life cycle assessment for a product’s
includes different stages, from acquiring raw materials to the end entire life stages. The ‘System Boundary’ page is also the place
of life of the final product/service. EPDs are based on international where one can find detailed information about the stages and
standards and consider the entire value chain. Additionally, EPD is the assumptions made.
a third-party verified document. This EPD includes several sections
described below. 4. LCA Results

1. General and Program Information The results of the Life Cycle Assessment analysis are presented
in table format. The first column in each table indicates the
The first part of an EPD has information about the name of the name of the impact category and their measurement units
manufacturer and product/service and other general information are presented in the second column. These tables show an
such as the validity and expiration dates of the document, the name amount at each life cycle stage to see the impact of different
of the program operator, geographical scope, etc. The second indicators on different stages. Each impact can be understood
page states the standards followed and gives information about as what is released through the production of the declared
the program operator, third-party verifier, etc. The followed Product unit of the material—in this case, 1 m3 (480 kg) AAC White
Category Rule (PCR) is indicated on the second page. Block. The benefits of reuse/recycling of the declared product
is reflected in this section.
2. Company and Product/Service Information
The first impact in the table is global warming potential
Information about the company and the investigated product is (GWP), which shows how much CO2 is released at each stage.
given in this section. It summarizes the characteristics of the product Other impacts include eutrophication potential, acidification
provided by the manufacturer. It also includes information about the potential, ozone layer depletion, land use related impacts, etc.
product such as product composition and packaging. The second table provides results for resource use and the
third table is about the waste produced during the production.
3. LCA Information The fourth and final table shows the results for the GWP-GHG
indicator, which is almost equivalent to the GWP-Total indicator
LCA information is one of the most important parts of the EPD as mentioned previously. The only difference is that this indicator
it describes the declared unit, time representativeness of the study, excludes the biogenic carbon content by following a certain
database(s) and LCA software, along with system boundaries. methodology.

3
About National Industries Company
National Industries Company (NIC) is the leading and one of the most prestigious companies specialized in the manufacture and marketing
of building materials and infrastructure products in the State of Kuwait. The company was established in 1960 and is a subsidiary of
National Industries group (NIG) which has a portfolio of many industrial and financial companies in the Middle East, Europe
and North America.

NIC owns 16 factories and two rock quarries. Its work force consist of 1800 employees in various fields of specialization. The Company
achieved a tremendous success in keeping abreast with the urbanization and building movement in the local and regional markets by
timely expanding its industrial base in pursuant to a product diversification strategy, being the only domestic company that produces such
products as Sandlime, Limestone, Large Diameter Concrete Pipes, High Density Poly Ethylene pipes and Ceramics.

Vision Mission

That the Company becomes a unique model reference in the


To develop NIC into the largest industrial conglomeration at the
quality and diversity of its building materials products at the
local and GCC levels, with a high and advanced technology, a
local and regional levels; that it maintains its pioneering spirit
high overall quality, supported by a local technical experience
and genuine determination to excel, to anticipate its customers
and excellent skills, offering diversified products and multiple
ambitions across all its services, satisfy its shareholders and
alternatives at competitive prices.
contribute to the welfare and development of its society.

4 • About Company
About AAC White Block
Products of White Blocks have become the ideal choice for construction in Kuwait and the
neighboring countries since it has started production in 1983. The properties of this product
may be characterized in its high insulation quality, easiness and speed in the construction
works and cost effectiveness. The product is subjected to regularly tested standards such as
DIN 4102, DIN 4165, ASTM-C-518.

Light Insulation Blocks features makes it the most suitable choice for construction. Which are
as follows:

Thermal Insulation

Insulation plays an important role in minimizing the costs of heating or air conditioning and
it can help in extending the life span of the air conditioning system without the need for
other insulation materials, knowing that the thermal insulation is inversely proportional to the
density; i.e., whenever the density decreases, the thermal insulation increases. However, if the
density becomes more than 500 kg/m3, the effective thermal insulation does not happen as
per the standards of the Ministry of Electricity and Water.

Density: 480 kg/m3 Thermal Insulation: 0.91 Btu/ft2.hr.f0

High Endurance

Undoubtedly, light insulation block is considered to be a very strong material which matches most of the required engineering specifications.
It undergoes many continuous control tests to ensure it can withstand the utmost pressure forces so that it can be used with both load
bearing walls and non-load bearing walls.

Load Bearing: 30 - 40 kg/cm2

5 • About Product
About AAC White Block
The product investigated in this EPD is National Industries Company's AAC white block product produced at company's production
location at West Industrial Region in Kuwait. AAC blocks are made of materials such as portland cement, sand, lime, gypsum etc. The
product and packaging compositions are shown in table below along with production flow diagram.

*Product Weight Post-consumer material weight Biogenic material


Composition (%) -% kg C/declared unit

Sand 32 - 34 0 0

Water 31 - 33 0 0

Lime 17 - 19 0 0

Portland Cement 14 - 16 0 0

Gypsum 0.5 - 1.5 0 0

Powder <0.1 0 0
*Wet product composition.

Biogenic material,
Post-consumer material weight
Packaging Composition Weight, kg kg C / declared
-%
unit

PET straps 0.161 0 0

EUR-Pallet 0.282 0 0.110

6 • About Product
System Boundary
A1 - Raw Material

This life cycle module comprises all relevant processes required for the provision of the raw materials and precursors. Main materials used
in the product are portland cement, sand, lime, gypsum, etc. Environmental impacts of these materialsare considered in this stage.

A2 - Raw Material Transport

This stage includes all the relevant transport processes of the raw materials and precursors to the production site. Highway transport is the
dominant mean of transport at this stage along with sea transportation. Transport routes and distances are supplier-specific and provided
by the manufacturer.

A3 - Manufacturing
This life cycle module A3 includes the manufacturing of the declared product at the production site. Including processes are shown in the
below production diagram. The following production steps are included: proportioning the raw materials with their quantities, making the
slurry mixture and pouring the mixture to mix ingredients with the addition of aluminium powder, casting the mold then de-molding and
wire cutting. After wire curing, the product goes high-pressure steam curing. Then, it becomes ready for sale.

7 • System Boundaries
System Boundary
A4 - Transport
This stage describes the delivery of final product to the intended markets and customers. Highway transportation is involved at this stage.
The transport routes and distances are supplier-specific and provided by the manufacturer.

A5 - Installation
This life cycle module describes the installation of the product in the building. During the installation of AAC white blocks at site, glue
mortar is used. According to the manufacturer, there is around 13 kg cement mortar use per 1 m3 of AAC block application. The impact
of mortar use and end-of-life impacts of packaging materials are considered at this stage.

B1 - Use
Due to the CaO content of the cement and lime used in the product, AAC blocks absord CO2 during their lifetime. Theoretical CO2
uptake by carbonation process is calculated by considering the CaO content within cement and lime with reference to the Hartmut B.
Walther (2018).

C1 - Deconstruction/Demolition
It is assumed that 0.07 MJ energy is needed for the deconstruction/demolition of 1 kg of final product. This is from the JRC technical report
called “Model for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings” prepared by Dos Santos Gervasio, H. and Dimova, S. in 2018 published by
the publication’s office of the European Union. According to this assumption, 33.6 MJ, (0.07 MJ * 480 kg) of electricity energy is needed
for the deconstruction/ demolition of the product.

C2 - Waste Transport
Due to the lack of information about the transportation of the discarded product to waste processing area, 100 km distance via Euro5
motor is assumed.

C3 - Waste Processsing
This module is considered as zero since this life cycle module does not require any material or energy flows.

C4 - Disposal
Based on the current sector practices in the region, it is assumed that 100% of the AAC white block is landfilled at the end-of-life stage.
Thus, this stage is modelled accordingly.

D - Reuse, recovery or recycling potential


Since 100% of the AAC white block is assumed to be landfilled, there is no future benefit or potential attributed to this stage.

8 • System Boundaries
LCA Information
Declared Unit
1 m³ autoclaved aerated concrete white block manufactured by National Industries Company.

Conversion factor:
Dry density of 1 m³ of AAC white block considered in this study is 480 kg. Thus a mass conversion factor of 0.002 should be used.

System Boundary
Cradle to gate with options, modules C1–C4, module D and with optional modules (A4, A5 & B1).

Cut-Off Rules
1% cut-off is applied. Data for elementary flows to and from the product system contributing to a minimum of 99% of the declared
environmental impacts have been included.

REACH Regulation
No substances included in the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorization under the REACH regulations are
present in this product either above the threshold for registration with the European Chemicals Agency or above 0.1% (wt/wt).

Background Data
For all LCA modelling and calculation, Ecoinvent database (v3.9.1) and SimaPro (v9.5) LCA software were used. Characterization factors
of EN 15804 reference package based on EF 3.1 are utilized. Impact of infrastructure and capital goods are excluded from the analysis.

Period Under Review


The data used for LCA study concerns the year 2023.

Source of Electricity
The electricity data modelled for the production processes is taken from Ecoinvent 3.9.1 dataset that represents medium voltage electricity
production in Kuwait. The chosen dataset has GWP-GHG impact of 0.802 kg CO2 eq. / kWh.

Allocations
Energy consumption and raw material transportation were weighted according to 2023 production figures. In addition, hazardous and
non-hazardous waste amounts were also allocated from the total waste generation in 2023.

Assumptions
Upstream and downstream road transportation are assumed to be carried out with Euro5 motor vehicles with a size class of 16-32 metric
tonnes where distances acquired through Google Maps. In addition, 100 km distance for the waste transport at C2 stage is assumed.

9 • LCA Information
LCA Information

Construction Benefits
Product End of Life
Process Use Stage and
Stage Stage
Stage Loads

Deconstruction / Demolition

energy recovery potentials


Future reuse, recycling or
Construction Installation

Operational Energy Use

Operational Water Use


Raw Material Supply

Waste Processing
Refurbishment
Manufacturing

Replacement
Maintenance
Transport

Transport

Transport

Disposal
Repair
Use
Module A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D

Modules
X X X X X X ND ND ND ND ND ND X X X X X
Declared

Geography GLO GLO KW KW KW KW - - - - - - KW KW KW KW KW

Specific
*95.4% - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Data Used

Variation -
0% - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Products

Variation -
0% - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sites

(X = Module included, ND = Not declared, GLO = Global, KW = Kuwait)


*Transportation and manufacturing-related activities are considered as specific data according to PCR 2019:14 v.1.3.3. In addition, impact of cement use is also
considered as specific data since a valid EPD published under IES has been used for environmental impacts of cement.

10 • LCA Information
The estimated impact results are only relative statements, which do not indicate the endpoints of the impact categories, exceeding threshold values, safety margins and/or risks. The
results of this EPD should not be used without the consideration of Module C.
Core environmental impact
Unit A1-A3 A4 A5 B1 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
indicators (Mandatory)
GWP - Fossil kg CO2 eq. 1.90E+02 9.23E+00 3.19E+00 -6.66E+01 7.48E+00 9.23E+00 0.00E+00 4.58E+00 0.00E+00
GWP - Biogenic kg CO2 eq. -3.90E-01 2.64E-03 4.80E-01 0.00E+00 1.08E-03 2.64E-03 0.00E+00 2.50E-03 0.00E+00
GWP - Luluc kg CO2 eq. 3.52E-02 4.75E-03 1.56E-03 0.00E+00 4.41E-04 4.75E-03 0.00E+00 3.26E-03 0.00E+00
GWP - Total kg CO2 eq. 1.90E+02 9.24E+00 3.67E+00 -6.66E+01 7.48E+00 9.24E+00 0.00E+00 4.59E+00 0.00E+00
ODP kg CFC-11 eq. 1.11E-05 1.38E-07 1.42E-08 0.00E+00 1.54E-07 1.38E-07 0.00E+00 1.42E-07 0.00E+00
AP mol H+ eq. 8.94E-01 3.27E-02 1.20E-02 0.00E+00 3.61E-02 3.27E-02 0.00E+00 3.16E-02 0.00E+00
EP - Freshwater kg P eq. 1.20E-02 8.72E-05 5.57E-05 0.00E+00 1.27E-05 8.72E-05 0.00E+00 1.01E-04 0.00E+00
EP - Marine kg N eq. 1.27E-01 1.06E-02 3.11E-03 0.00E+00 5.75E-03 1.06E-02 0.00E+00 1.07E-02 0.00E+00
EP - Terrestrial mol N eq. 1.39E+00 1.14E-01 3.45E-02 0.00E+00 6.19E-02 1.14E-01 0.00E+00 1.15E-01 0.00E+00
POCP kg NMVOC 4.40E-01 4.39E-02 9.89E-03 0.00E+00 2.60E-02 4.39E-02 0.00E+00 4.39E-02 0.00E+00
*ADPE kg Sb eq. 1.13E-04 2.95E-05 7.61E-06 0.00E+00 8.48E-06 2.95E-05 0.00E+00 7.60E-06 0.00E+00
*ADPF MJ 1.55E+03 1.30E+02 2.00E+01 0.00E+00 1.03E+02 1.30E+02 0.00E+00 1.26E+02 0.00E+00
*WDP m depriv.
3
2.81E+01 5.75E-01 6.91E-01 0.00E+00 3.89E-01 5.75E-01 0.00E+00 5.99E+00 0.00E+00
Additional environmental impact
indicators (Mandatory)

**GWP-GHG kg CO2 eq. 1.89E+02 9.25E+00 3.26E+00 -6.66E+01 7.49E+00 9.25E+00 0.00E+00 4.60E+00 0.00E+00

Additional environmental impact


indicators (Optional)
PM disease inc. 8.65E-06 7.31E-07 1.34E-07 0.00E+00 2.75E-07 7.31E-07 0.00E+00 6.11E-07 0.00E+00
***IR kBq U-235 eq. 3.19E+00 4.59E-02 2.59E-02 0.00E+00 7.17E-03 4.59E-02 0.00E+00 3.48E-02 0.00E+00
ETP-FW CTUe 1.82E+03 7.24E+01 8.99E+00 0.00E+00 2.57E+01 7.24E+01 0.00E+00 8.53E+01 0.00E+00
*HTP - C CTUh 2.38E-07 4.17E-09 1.02E-09 0.00E+00 1.79E-09 4.17E-09 0.00E+00 1.19E-07 0.00E+00
*HTP - NC CTUh 8.23E-07 9.32E-08 2.33E-08 0.00E+00 2.24E-08 9.32E-08 0.00E+00 4.15E-06 0.00E+00
*SQP Pt 5.20E+02 7.74E+01 2.64E+01 0.00E+00 3.91E+00 7.74E+01 0.00E+00 4.56E+02 0.00E+00
GWP-total: Climate change, GWP-fossil: Climate change- fossil, GWP-biogenic: Climate change - biogenic, GWP-luluc: Climate change - land use and transformation, ODP:
Ozone layer depletion, AP: Acidification terrestrial and freshwater, EP-freshwater: Eutrophication freshwater, EP-marine: Eutrophication marine, EP-terrestrial: Eutrophication
Acronyms terrestrial, POCP: Photochemical oxidation, ADPE: Abiotic depletion - elements, ADPF: Abiotic depletion - fossil resources, WDP: Water scarcity, PM: Respiratory inorganics
- particulate matter, IR: Ionising radiation, ETP-FW: Ecotoxicity freshwater, HTP-c: Cancer human health effects, HTP-nc: Non-cancer human health effects, SQP: Land use
related impacts, soil quality.
A1: Raw Material Supply, A2: Transport, A3: Manufacturing, A4: Transport, A5: Installation, B1: Use, C1: Demolition, C2: Waste Transport, C3: Waste Processing, C4:
Legend Disposal, D: Future reuse, recycling or energy recovery potentials,
11 • LCA Results
Indicators describing resource use
Unit A1-A3 A4 A5 B1 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
(Mandatory)
PERE MJ 1.37E+01 1.65E+00 6.77E+00 0.00E+00 1.74E-01 1.65E+00 0.00E+00 1.26E+00 0.00E+00
PERM MJ 3.78E+00 0.00E+00 -3.78E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
PERT MJ 1.75E+01 1.65E+00 2.99E+00 0.00E+00 1.74E-01 1.65E+00 0.00E+00 1.26E+00 0.00E+00
PENRE MJ 6.11E+02 1.30E+02 4.30E+01 0.00E+00 7.51E+01 1.30E+02 0.00E+00 1.26E+02 0.00E+00
PENRM MJ 2.30E+01 0.00E+00 -2.30E+01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
PENRT MJ 6.34E+02 1.30E+02 2.00E+01 0.00E+00 7.51E+01 1.30E+02 0.00E+00 1.26E+02 0.00E+00
SM kg 8.40E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
RSF MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
NRSF MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
FW m 3
1.84E+00 2.21E-02 4.95E-02 0.00E+00 1.36E-02 2.21E-02 0.00E+00 1.44E-01 0.00E+00
PERE: Use of renewable primary energy excluding resources used as raw materials, PERM: Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials,
PERT: Total use of renewable primary energy, PENRE: Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding resources used as raw materials, PENRM: Use of non-
Acronyms renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials, PENRT: Total use of non-renewable primary energy, SM: Secondary material, RSF: Renewable
secondary fuels, NRSF: Non-renewable secondary fuels, FW: Net use of fresh water.
Environmental information describ-
Unit
ing waste categories (Mandatory)
HWD kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
NHWD kg 4.96E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.80E+02 0.00E+00
RWD kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Environmental information describing
Unit
output flow (Mandatory)
CRU kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
MFR kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
MER kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
EE (Electric) MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
EE (Thermal) MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
HWD: Hazardous waste disposed, NHWD: Non-hazardous waste disposed, RWD: Radioactive waste disposed, CRU: Components for reuse, MFR: Material for
Acronmys recycling, MER: Materials for energy recovery, EE (Electrical): Exported energy electrical, EE (Thermal): Exported energy thermal.
The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experienced with the
*Disclamer 1 indicator.
GWP-GHG = Global Warming Potential total excl. biogenic carbon following IPCC AR5 methodology.
**Disclamer 2 The indicator includes all greenhouse gases included in GWP-total but excludes biogenic carbon dioxide uptake and emissions and biogenic carbon stored in the
product. The GWP-GHG indicator is identical to GWP-total except that the characterisation factor (CF) for biogenic CO2 is set to zero.
This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects
***Disclamer 3 due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the
soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.

12 • LCA Results
References
ISO 9001:2015/ Quality Management Systems

ISO 50001:2018/ Energy Management Systems

GPI/ General Programme Instructions of the International EPD® System. Version 4.0.

ISO 14020:2000/ Environmental Labels and Declarations — General principles

EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental Product Declarations — Core rules for the product
category of construction products

ISO 14025/ DIN EN ISO 14025:2009-11: Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations — Principles and
procedures

ISO 14040/44/ DIN EN ISO 14040:2006-10, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO14040:2006)
and Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044:2006)

PCR for Construction Products and Construction Services/ Prepared by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Swedish environmental
Protection Agency, SP Trä, Swedish Wood Preservation Institute, Swedisol, SCDA, Svenskt Limträ AB, SSAB, The International EPD System,
2019:14 Version 1.3.3.

The International EPD® System/ The International EPD® System is a programme for type III environmental declarations, maintaining a
system to verify and register EPD®s as well as keeping a library of EPD®s and PCRs in accordance with ISO 14025. www.environdec.com

Ecoinvent / Ecoinvent Centre, www.ecoinvent.org

SimaPro/ SimaPro LCA Software, Pré Consultants, the Netherlands, www.pre-sustainability.com

www.nicbm.com/en

13
Contact Information

The International EPD® System


www.environdec.com EPD International AB Box 210 60
SE-100 31 Stockholm, Sweden
Programme & Programme operator
www.environdec.com
info@environdec.com

National Industries Company


E-mail: sales@nicbm.com
Shuwaikh Industrial, Kuwait

Telefone: +965 24642000


Owner of the declaration

www.nicbm.com/en

Metsims Sustainability Consulting SEEDS Company

4 Clear Water Place Oxford OX2 7NL, UK Fahad Al Salem Street Al Watiya Tower, Floor 8,
LCA practitioner & EPD Design
0 800 722 0185 Offie 4. Qibla, Kuwait City / Kuwait

www.metsims.com Tel: +96556676499


info@metims.com www.seedsco.co
info@seedsco.co

14

You might also like