a6654e85-c766-4df4-b63c-ff13cd5a6066Aluminum specialty product- CISCA (A1-A3 & A5)technology mixproduction mix, at producerAverage panel weight to area ratio ranges from 1.4 to 13 kg/m2Aluminium specialty product, Aluminum ceiling panel, Aluminum column cover, Aluminum wall panelSystemsConstructionThis dataset contains the results for modules A1-A3 and A5 of the EPD for CISCA Aluminum specialty products for sale in North America. Aluminum specialty products include ceiling and wall systems, extruded trims, brake-formed shpaes, column covers, and their suspension carriers, or runners and attachments. This study does NOT include the manufacturing of ceiling grid. Packaging is considered and A5 only includes the impacts of packaging disposal as the installation is assumed to be by hand.399This declaration covers an industry average of aluminum specialty products, sold and installed in North America by CISCA members. Industry average EPD based upon the following CISCA members: Accent Ceilings & Walls, Armstrong World Industries, Gordon Inc., Hunter Douglas, Lindner, Rockfon, Steel Ceilings, Inc., and USGThis declaration covers an industry average of aluminum specialty products, sold and installed in North America by CISCA members. These specialty products include ceiling and wall systems, extruded trims, brake-formed shapes, column covers, and their suspension carriers, or runners and attachments.
Aluminum specialty products are manufactured from metal coil or sheet, and are perforated and bent as needed for the customer’s specifications. Depending on the application, the aluminum may be coated or laminated with additional materials. For the purposes of this declaration, aluminum specialty product manufacturing also includes the suspension carriers, or runners and attachments. This study does not include the manufacturing of ceiling grid, regardless of product use or panel material type.
There are two basic processes used by CISCA members for manufacturing metal specialty products, coil-coating and post-painting. The major difference is whether the metal coil is coated before the product is manufactured, or whether the product is painted after it is shaped. The two processes are depicted in the block diagram below.
As shown in the block diagram, manufacturers typically receive the metal for their products in the form of master coil or pre-slit master coil. In the case of coil-coating, as depicted on the left of Figure 1, the coil is sent directly to a third party for coil coating or is coated by the metal specialty product manufacturer. The coated coil is then cut to size and depending on the product, perforated and a non-woven, acoustic insulation fused to the back. Encapsulated fiberglass pads or recycled cotton pads may also be used instead of non-woven fabric. Then the metal panel may be roll-formed, bent, or shaped in other ways to match the product or customer specifications. Finally, the product is packaged for shipping.
The post-paint manufacturing process has many of the same steps as the coil-coating process. The major difference is that the metal is coated after it is formed into a product rather than before.
Packaging materials are considered as part of this declaration. The specific packaging materials depend on the manufacturer, but in general cardboard, wooden crates, steel banding, plastic banding, and plastic film were included based upon the industry-weighted average usage. The packaging materials are conservatively assumed to be disposed of and the impacts of this disposal are the only impacts reported in the Installation into the building module (A5).
This declaration does not cover the use, end-of-life disposal, or re-use of aluminum specialty products (B, C1-C4, & D). However, aluminum specialty products are mostly metal and can be recycled once they reach the end of their useful lifetime.Cold Rolled AluminumTypical standards to which metal specialty products conform are listed below:
ASCE 7-10: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate
ASTM C423: Standard Test Method for Sound Absorption and Sound Absorption Coefficients by the Reverberation Room Method
ASTM C635: Standard Specification for the Manufacture, Performance, and Testing of Metal Suspension Systems for Acoustical Tile and Lay-in Panel Ceilings
ASTM C636: Standard Practice for Installation of Metal Ceiling Suspension Systems for Acoustical Tile and Lay-In Panels
ASTM D1002: Standard Test Method for Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal)
ASTM E1264: Standard Classification for Acoustical Ceiling Products
ASTM E1477: Standard Test Method for Luminous Reflectance Factor of Acoustical Materials by Use of Integrating-Sphere Reflectometers
ASTM E488: Standard Test Methods for Strength of Anchors in Concrete Elements
ASTM E580: Standard Practice for Installation of Ceiling Suspension Systems for Acoustical Tile and Lay-in Panels in Areas Subject to Earthquake Ground Motions
ASTM E84: Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
CISCA Metal Ceilings Technical Guidelines
Ranges for construction data are provided below. Other standards are either not applicable (e.g. those for radiant ceilings) or targeted at the European market. Additional details for specific products are available directly from the participating manufacturers.
Noise reduction coefficient (ASTM C423) - 0.65 to 0.95
Average weight- 1.4 to 13 kg/m2CISCA_process.JPGLCI resultAttributionalNoneAllocation - market valueAllocation - net calorific valueAllocation - exergetic contentAllocation - massGaBi Modelling PrinciplesProcesses or activities that contribute no more than 1% of the total mass and 1% of the total energy, as well as less than 5% of total mass and energy usage per module, may be omitted under PCR cut-off criteria.
Low volume coatings, including wood-laminate materials were considered for inclusion in this study, but were determined to be below the cut-off criteria. Capital equipment production and maintenance were excluded under the assumption that the impacts associated with these aspects are small enough to fall below cut-off criteria when scaled down to the declared unit. Production of packaging for inbound raw materials to CISCA member companies was also excluded; however, disposal of this packaging is included in waste reported by some manufacturers. Inbound transportation for many process materials (including packaging) is not included, except for inbound transportation of the metal, which represents the bulk of the product mass.NoneFor details please see the "Gabi Databases Modelling Principles"NoneUL EPD- Aluminum Specialty ProductsRequirements on the EPD for Metal Ceilings, Version 1, 201495.0Not applicableThe inventory information is based upon manfacturing data from calendar years 2013 and 2014NoneA1-A3: The environmental profile includes expenses for the life cycle stages cradle-to-gate (module A1-A3). The production of the packaging has been taken into account within the modules A1-A3 and the disposal of the packaging is taken into account in A5.No statementCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Freshwater Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (FAETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Human Toxicity Potential (HTP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Marine Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (MAETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Terrestric Ecotoxicity Potential (TETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Abiotic Depletion (ADP elements)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years), excl biogenic carbonCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Abiotic Depletion (ADP fossil)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Eutrophication Potential (EP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Photochem. Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Acidification Potential (AP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Ozone Layer Depletion Potential (ODP, steady state)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), incl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), excl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), Land Use Change only, no norm/weightThe LCI method applied is in compliance with ISO 14040 and 14044. The documentation includes all relevant information in view of the data quality and scope of teh application of the respective LCI result / data set. The dataset represents the state-of-the-art in view of the referenced functional unit.thinkstepQA by Dr. Christoph KofflerExternal review of LCA report and EPD by Dr. Thomas Gloria for UL EnvironmentDr. Thomas GloriaULCISCAthinkstep2018-02-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.1thinkstepNo official approval by producer or operator2018-02-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedCISCAtrueOtherThe EPD owner has agreed to add LCI information corresponding to the EPD to the GaBi databases. The data set can be used free of charge by anybody to perform LCA studies with GaBi software and databases. Any use of the LCI data outside of the GaBi software and databases should not be considered before having received any written permission from thinkstep.
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