life cycle assessment of recycled insulating foam

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e nineteenth century in most developed countries, a growing concern among the scientic

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s t k trs r t stp up trs r sust r.

t, SUnby believes that offering alternative solutions to substitute inefcient and

olluting technologies to industries could deliver demultiplied benets to the soc iety as a

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resource-efcient material solutions.

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Ut Stts.

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nite availability and increase therll sustlt tr prts

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ru rtl tprt.

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ru t lpt rlts- sluts, rg srt

tqus rsr stus,lug rtl sssst,

rkt stus, t.

Sustlt s k lu t SUnbys st ur lu s r

delivering thermally efcient panels

prg t srt trsg rtrz

rt tprt.

csrg t prt r

t ug ustr strss--s gll rtl pts,

SUnbys pruts r tugt t

the potential of bringing signicant

benets in terms of, for example,grus gss rut r z

r pt.

hr, sus t ltts

uut qultt ssss-

t ur pruts, SUnby tks

stp tt rt strt

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s s t put-g

prsss t

turg ts trs.

i ts rspt, ts ut t -pt srpt

material and energy ows i

t Prut, dstrut

dsps SUnbys r

sutg purt (PUR

PT-200 ps.

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r t upstr Suppl c

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t, r t rs, rqusts r ustrs trs st rutzt suts trt grr trs brsrk a/S t p SUnbyapS 2011.

Unby apSs p tt uss lpg sluts r ustrs t prutaste overow problems on one hand, while designing special alternative materials froms prut surpuss r ps tt s t ru tr rt tprt

nd increase their resource-efciency on the other hand.

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SUNBY ApS

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Ofce: +45 9632 3500

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Web: www.sunby.dk

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Sgpr t Sls drtr drk, Pul-erk s r xpr t

strs.i 1999, Pu-erk u brsrk, s g prtr r

s tp rtts trprurs prg pruts r sult,

uss.

Romain SacchiR&d mgrwt rt grg kgru r arg Urst, R

spz t ert asssst tqus, su s l c ass ert Prut drt.

at, R p strg trst r ert mg

ssus rgrg rprt rspslts s--s t rt, t st tr

prut tqus.

f, R s r gr Prut lgsts g

Mikkel Andersenwrkg br mrRsps r sttg t strtg rt SUnby rt t

rs t r prg g strtg prt gu

ps SUnby.Rsps r pg xutg usss p r rg r

ut rt t tr rs t r t t ut r SU

become a protable growing business in 2013.

Peter Olesenlgsts Ss mgrf lgsts gr t brsrk ug suts, Ptr s

gr cut Gzt r arg Urst.

With a strong international prole, Peter manages the value chain of our opekg brsrk t ts supprs ustrs, g u t ur sr

rg suts prs r .

We believe that a greener industry is possible

if environmentally-preferable solutions are

adopted and resources consumption is

duced. In this regard, we offer our customers

ternative materials and energy conservation

techniques to enhance their resource-

efciency.

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justg pruts, pg, uturg prttps, tstg utt


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sultrrrg rtll-trtl pts t sult strut l-ut

he benets drawn from energy conservation over time.

, t urg purps ts lca stu s t pr t rt

prs t t qut--ut sutg pst suts.

he rst oil crisi s in 1973 resulted in the apparition,

tprt ts, tp

strut, kg ts us trl sul-

trs. yt, ts ptt pss su

strts urg t ug strut tt ts

s s t s rgrus.

tus gr t prt g sult,

otably in the building sector, where up to 30-40% of t lsss r l t pttll

rug g sult, r ttg 1 kg

oq. t utur rg sultg sluts

u s up t 48 kg coq. r t ug

ervice time (50 years) ().

, prprl sult tts, russ

her constructions may lead to tremendous benets

trs srt rg, p

ss us, s put,...

Diverse solutions for insulation exist nowadays: spray

foams, concrete forms, rigid foam panels, berglass

batts, natural ber and aerogels.

Ts stu ss t us rg pst s,

r t st prrr sutg

suts us tr g tr utt(compared to natural ber and other natural-based

pts) llg t kp t ll tkss l, tr

rl pr (pr t rgls) tr l

density (compared to rock wool and glass ber).

Trr, t s l tt rg plst s, su

as SUNBYs PT-200, belong to a specic market

sgt r rrl t jt prs t

e.g. -s tur trs, rgs, gss-

s trs.

Today, rigid foam panels are most often found:

tt t t gru gst u-

t s,

gst ut s xps rt t tuts rt ts s, Uv tg

s usu rqur,

gst xtrr s t t r t

ut,

ur t r g,

t t trr s urg strut r s

pre-cut mats or panels cut to t inside the walls,

r t r u s t g

sut pt s sp s .

T 1 sts s t st rkt

pst sutg s.

o urs, tur sutg s s xst, su

s rk xp grs. Ts s

s rl surs trl, r

t rt rsptu. hr,

g pr k prs eu

strut trts, t t st s

sutg suts t rprs

ts stu.

yt, prrrg rtll-trtl p

insulate a construction may cancel-out the b

r r rg srt sp

rgrs t pttl lg gts, su s

cfcs sss urg uttg, stt

sr t.

SUnbys PT-200 s pr t gr Pv

T prg PT-200 t g

s t rprstt ll plst s

pts, ut t gs t rr t

mental benets that are drawn from using re

rg PUR ps r (rg) Pvc

atug t ut, t s qu

PUR srs rug sr r

prrs t Pvc , s t pr

prss s t plrzt

ssu r ru r st s

isutg sTable 1

Material Density Description Thermal cond

PUR (Purt) 30-200 kgm-3 c us s sl plts s spr.

m us t s.

0,027 W/mK

PiR (Psurt) 30-300 kgm-3 Plst pru ur t t tlsts

and propellants with isocyanides. Used in oors

and at roofs, but also in cavity walls.

0,023 - 0,026 W

Pvc (P cr) 763 kgm-3 Us r sgs ulg ut ls t lls. 0,0399 W/mK

ePS (exp Plstr) 430 kgm-3 Pru susps plrzt str. 0,038 W/mK

() m h. mzr, J d. mutt, d a. m. Russ, Grgr a. K. esss rut r rg tr

use in buildings. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 15(2), 2011

30-40% of the heat

sss r t

ptt trug

g sut


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prst ut rprts t rsuts trug ts prt l c asssst

ne of SUNBY s most innovative products: the rigidUR PT-200 pl. T rss su tt

t pr SUnbys s-krs, ustrs,

uppliers and the more general public with:

the identication of environmental hotspots in the

lu t rus rg PUR pl

utur,

t supprt gu utur prut sg

grg tts,

t p kg st pprprt rt rt trs r uturtrg surs t t p,

t prt t rt prrs

SUnbys PT-200, prs t srstr sutg p.

h, ts ut t uts t stur t xus t tr us ut r

rsps t ustrs r trspr t

uturg prsss, sst r-t urs t supp ssr t t

xt t stu urtr t Supp c.

Ts stu ll qut rtrz t r-t ur t rzt qut

reference ows that satisfy a same functional unit.

1m of thermally insulated vertical and weather-exposed surface (window frame), reaching a

thermal transmittance as low as U = 0, 8W/mK,with a service time of 50 years, in Denmark.

T qut--ut trs trrespective reference ows are studied in this LifeCycle Assessment, to full the funcitonal unit.

G Sps ut ts t g r urst rt t xtr

-splst u ut t rtl ur sst t t u-

ur SUnbys r PUR sutg ps.

The reference ows are base don their respectivetr utt us, s T 2.1. 1m, 95mm thick 47,5 kg PT-200 board2. 1m, 49,8mm thick 38 kg PVC foam board

In accordance with these specications, the Scope ts stu st s Cradle-to-Graveanalysis.

it psss t r stgs prut , su s t rg ptur trsr-t, t r trs xt, ut st pkgg ptzg prts trs tr ssr -us prsssr t r (ug t tr g t truk), t t us t prut s sutg p ts sps, s s fgur 1.

R t rt t t prutsst r PT-200 gtr t SUnbys

Supp c r t r 2010 up t 2012.

fr t Pvc , sr st t s us,p R hsr s eurpPs-

ts stus t eit 2.2

ts. T t r s srts

during the years 2005-2007, from 26 European plastics

uturg sts, srg rg prut

Pvc susps. atug ts tst rs

rg Pvc, t Pvc , t s sr t

r urt pprxt. T rr r r

Table 2

Material Den sity Thermal conductivity

PT-200 500-550 kgm-3 0,027 W/mK

Pvc (2) 763 kgm-3 0,0399 W/mK

(2) mtw, or trs r Pvc, f Gr, 2012

ts ss s t r 2012.

T ssupt tt tgs prtg t

r t prut Pvc r sr t 2012s

Use phase of 50 years for the two products is se

st trtt tgs r us.

a xts ss t SUnbys Supp c

ts rt prtrs s rr u

s t sstt, rss-k

pss, k up t pr trs.

t r t t sst t

rt -st surts, surs str supp s. SUnby ts rt

(trsprt ps, rt supprs st

t tts) rrs t t prr t r.

T us t eit .2.2 ts s

tz, prr t s ssg rgr

PT-200, ut s r t Pvc prut sst

Ts rk s rs mrt bstrup,

grut rt ss r ar

st, urrt sttg t pst Tg as

T trst-r pt tr prt r

t tsk rtg t p ts t trt iSo 14040 srs strs.

Ts rt pt r t rk

into verifying that:

t ts us t rr ut t l c

t r sstt t t iSo 14040 sr

t strs,

t ts us t rr ut t l cment are scientically and technically valid

t t us r pprprt rs

rt t t g t stu,

the interpretations reect the limitations idet g t stu,

t stu rprt s trsprt s

T rt r rprt stts tt ts stu t p rg t t rqurts t

iSo 14040 rs srs, trs t

atug, t stu s t t t g r

ment:

t t t r ts stu

trst p prsss r t P

ustr.

a t stu

Sp t stu Tpr prut sst

urs

dt t t

Pr-r

Reference ows


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Us

dsps

Trtt

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Figure 1 Simplied view of a Cradle-to-Grave product system.

itr asThis study reveals 3 116 and 3 040 industrial processes interacting with the enviro

t t PT-200 Pvc prut ssts urs, rspt.

iustr surpus

Prurt

Prut

Pvc PT-200


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Global WarmingGrus gs (co,

ch, no, ...) IPPC GWP 100a kg of CO2 eq.irs t ert

rt ugt

Tx s ptqut sps

Tx s gst

g t ut rrt

erg tst

ar g xps

xg trt

susts

l r g xps t utrp

g, rs utrpt-

susts r rs tr

Rs susts g

t trut z u

t strtspr

Prss gtt t

t pt rt

z t trppsr

Human Toxicityar, bz, mt-

, P, ... UseTOX CTUh

Acidifcation NOx, SO2, HCl, NH3, ... EDIP03 m uES

Ozone DepletionHalon 1301, CFC-10,

cfc-114, hcfc-22, ... EDIP03 kg of CFC-11 eq.

Eco Toxicitybz, cu,fr, ... UseTOX CTUe

Energy Demandfss-us, ss,

ur, , ...Cumulative Energy

Demand MJ

Eutrophication NOx, NH3, ... EDIP03 kg of N- eq., m UES

Smog Formationnox, nmvoc, vh4,

et, ... EDIP03 m/ppm/h, person/ppm/h

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0,018

0,015

PT-200 GenericPVCfoam

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itrprtt

38,07

125,05


6,67E-10

3,24E-08


0,84

3,5


mU

ES

680

2192,8


MJ

erg d

Acidication

On a total emissions basis, PT-200 scores clearly lower: -87

kg prs t Pvc . Grus gs sss r

t PT-200 r st sst t t rt prsst t dsps ps, t prut sts t

rg rqur r t trsprt t t Prut st t t Us t.

o gs sss ss, Pvc sss r rtr-

z strg co . a -pt lss sstt ts s u t t Pvc przt susp-sion process, which accounts for 57% of all greenhouse gas

sss. T trl st trtt t prut -eration also accounts for a signicant share of the emissions.

T rt t PUR -uts t t Prurt

ps, s s t -grt trt t t dsps

phase, save a total of 162,6 kg of CO

q. r PT-200.

i rgrs t esst Txt, t PT- 200 prut sstperforms poorly in regards to impacts inicted to Aquatic species,pr t t Pvc , us g sss

P, rgtg t prut sts tr ss -gg qutt P rs t Pvc

prut sst, urg t trtt srg

us tr.

PT-200 relies signicantly on fossil fuels, no

l t- url gs, r t prut us urg t Prut ps, ttlsquantity of 56,98kWh/functional unit. The

sts, psg-s rtg tprturs rg xptur

But, compared to the PVC foam referencPT-200 has a signicantly lower energy dem

rg sr ur pr s s t

t prut ssts t sr ult Pvc uturg t t trzt prss s 481mJ ut ttl mJ. S rg t

r , gt s s u t t -g trt t prut ssts.

T PT-200 prut sst srs ttr t Pvc emissions contributing to Acidication are represente

trg xs rgtg t pru- t sls sss rsultg r t ust t PT

urg rt. Ts sss r ps

sss rsultg r t -grt

T Pvc pts r stl rprst t trg xs ut ls sulpur xs. wtut u

t tps sss rgt t przt

Pvc.

PT-200 scores signicantly lower than PVC foam in terms ofhu crg n-crg rt.

n-crg u pts r st stg r

Carbon Disulde and Tetrachloroethene emissions from the

uturg st (ts uts) t r-t prss. i rgrs t hu crg rt,

Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin emissions occupy a signicantsr, stl u t t ust lgt t spsl

of ashes and slags from the incineration process in landlls.

T Pvc srs prtur g hu cr-

g rt us ts sss crt rgtg t przt prss t Pvc. or

, PT-200 srs r trs tx

pus sss.

510,4

1635,6

314,3

594,8

15,850,9

-54,0 -38,0-89,0

-51-200,0

0,0

200,0

400,0

600,0

800,0

1000,0

1200,0

1400,0

1600,0

1800,0

PT-200 PVCfoam

MJ

Foss il fuel Nuclear Hydropower Wind, solar , geo B iomass

G wrg

hu Txt

esst Txt


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492,7


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itrprtt

16

20


0,015

0,035

PT-200 GenericPVC

person/ppm/h

1,26E-06

7,40E-07


2,14

4,6

PT-200 GenericPVC

mU

ES

eutrpt (trr.)

T PT-200 prut sst prrs ttr rgrs t eutrpt pts Trrstr mr rtst t Pvc prut sst. Ts s u t r sss trg xs t t s (2,11 UeS gst 4,47

r t Pvc ), t rg sr t sss r t Pvc ttrut t t Pvc przt prss

rprsts 80% t pts Trrstr rts.

i mr trs rts, t PT-200 prut sst rlss slgtl lr sss trg xs trtst t Pvc prut sst. hr, t s t t tt t rt prss s r t prss rsps

for most emissions 31,76 g of N-eq. while the heaviest process in that regard in the PVC foam product system onlyreleases 15,02 g of N-eq. the polymerization of PVC.

The PT-200 reference ow scores lower both in terms of Photochemical Ozone Formation impacts on vegetation and humans,

with 216m of unprotected land and 0,0153 persons exposed to dangerous ozone concentration per square meter, against492,7m and 0,0353 persons for the PVC foam board.

Slrl t s tr pt tgrs lr stu, st t ptg sss st r t prut tpsts t przt Pvc susps, r t PT-200 t Pvc rspt.

bss ts, t us gtt r st pt t rt prss s s t ust

u tr trsprt prts t PT-200 prut sst. i t Pvc prut sst, t st rgts ttrsprt prts t ust r r trt prut. Ts s pr u t t t tt gr

qutts r ur t Pvc prut sst u t gr rg .

Substances-wise, the same emissions are identied in both product systems. Nitrogen oxides emissions are about twice as

u t Pvc prut sst. mt sss r gr t PT-200 prut sst nmvoc sssr t s st ptg susts t Pvc s ts gr pr t t PT-200 prutsst t s rkg tr, t PT-200 prut sst.

T Pvc srs lr t 7,410-7kg cfc-11q.,against 1,6110-6 r PT-200.

w t prut ssts rs z-ptgsubstances, such as Halon 1301, the PVC foam product

sst gs t pst t sg tlsss hl 1211, tks t t prssg,stg strut turl gs, r t PT-200

prut sst s t g sss cfc-114 prs t zr ut.

mst z-pltg susts, t prut ssts,

are linked to the handling and rening of uranium, crude oil tur gs r trt prut.

1 trll sult rtl txps sur ( r), rthermal transmittance as low as U = 0,8W/mwith a service time of 50 years, in Denma

eutrpt (r.)

Sg frt (u)Sg frt (g.)

oz dpt


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cluss

Pvc r s r g slut r sultg,

ts ut tr prprts. nrtss, rtl pt, ts prrs

suss. i,

strg sss co urg t prztprss t rt t prut t ts

--,

strg sss clrt urg t pl-rzt t rs ks t rltl usr-

r ts ts rgrs t u rt,pttll trutg t t lpt ut

ut s r (rg) sss,t ggrp ts prut s t

squs kg t Pvc prut

sst r u rg ss us (st, r , r gs), t ustr

prsss r g rg,prtt rss trg xs trug t

soil compartments impact signicantly land areas, rsg t ss t tg trt-s

utrts, g t uprtt r,

xpsur t r tg utrts s

x, 4,47.

sr, ts s sss trg

xs, lg t t lss prtt sss

sulpur xs, trug ustrl prsss

prpr t t plrzt rs grl,have lead to expose an Ecosystem area of 3,5m

beyond acceptable concentration of acidication-

g susts.

but ss ts -lst ssus, t rks t Pvc r s ts pt

r sr rsurs, t ru . i

tspr r t ustr s t upts grt r t us ss-us, t

utur us Pvc r sut s tg ppst

usust p.

T ltrt rl slut ss t prst lr

tr prrs.

St, t ss prt r trstg r-mental benets.

atug r uus ustr surp uss,

the PT-200 product system still relies signicantly

on the combustion of hydrocarbon- based fuels:

t trsprt PUR -uts, t strut t

nished board and its own combustion at disposal,

to a non-negligible 38,07 kg of COq. Ts s st

grt prt pr t t Pvc panels 125,05 kg. The difference in terms of Global

wrg Ptt s rrk.

The PT-200 product system benets largely from

t rt PUR -uts tr us

s prr pt t p. it s gprrs trs grus gs rlss,

ru tx l pus sprg t sl r prtts, r u rg tprt

and in minimized impacts in terms of acidication,

nrtss, ts prrs trs pts t

aqut essts pts qut trug

oz pt t t

t r us t prut sst.

but s grl tr, t PT-200 sult utprrs lrgl

ts Pvc utrprt zg t us -r

surs rg, trr, t squt sssof compounds responsible for human morbidity, acidication

trs trs.but st prtt, t PT-200 tr prs t

qult utput trs sult l llg ru

use of inputs: (virgin) materials and energy.

h, ptt r rt prsrt r rt

tg. Prrrg rt-r pruts,

su s PT-200, t r p trs r

environmental benets.

Table 3 shows the environmental benets o

qut Pvc p u

us trs.

Compared to the PVC foam, Table 3 shows

the PT-200 option would deliver great imp in terms of greenhouse gas (-69,5%), with an almost disappearance of emiss

hu rt (-99,9 -99,7% r r

sss, rspt),

by halving impacts on vegetation and hutroposphere formation of ozone (-56 and -57%

T PT-200 prut sst ss

rgrs pts aqut ssts t l trs prtts, r

t Pvc prrs, t pts

18,9 290%, rspt.

f, ust rr t rt r

Pvc pt t przt

r usu rsur gg sr.

T PT-200 pt s rs t p

urt rs, ut rtr gr

fr sustt prspt, ts trs prr, s t s k t ru

przt p ru .

ecause an increase in insulation and energy-efciency in buildings has the

otential of signicantly curving human systems impacts on the environment,

s prtt t k xt trt t s t pru su suts,

order to avoid a situation where remedying to the energy-efciency problem

rgs ut t rt ssus.

Pvc r

SUnbys PT-200

Environmental benets

Table 3

Impact PT-200 ... instead of PVC foam % variation

G wrg 38,07 kg of CO q. -87 -69,5%

e tx t 0, 01 8 cTU +0,003 +20%

hu Txt 6,6710 -10 cTU -7,910-8 -99,9%

erg d 680 MJ -1 512,8 -69%

Acidication 0,84 UeS -2,66 -76%

eutrpt (trr.) 2,14 UeS -2,46 -53,5%

eutrpt (r.) 16 g N-eq. -4 -20%

oz dpt 1,6210-6 kg cfc-11 q. +8,810-7 +18,9%

Sg fr. (g.) 216 m/ppm/h -277 -56%

Sg fr. (u.) 0,015 person/ppm/h -0,02 -57%

It is our denition of material and energy-efcient insulating solutions

r rsg sust ustr.


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P-k t

his Case Study presents a simplied model to assess

rg sgs r r sutg 1 sur

pp prs t rr rt nrtr eurp.

he model assumptions are the following:t ulg lpp s lt northern Europe,

t rr ulg lpp s s rt

,

t sr t t ug s 50 years,t rr tprtur, r htg

dgr ds r r, 17c, s sr

rtr eurp,t trl utt PT-200 s t rs

r t.

t hvac tg rt t ug pp

qus t t ss rt, s s t kp st

s tprtur.

he following model parameters are set:t tr rsst u (Rwall) t rr

rt s st s

his results from a thermal conductivity () for concrete

() = 1 [w/K] tkss m = 282 [].

t tr rsst u (RPT-200) t PT-200

s st s t tkss t (m)

tr utt u (), su s

3. the annual Heating Degree Days (HDD), with the unit

grs Kl [K], s t rlt tprturt rr rt tprtur ug,

previously dened as 17C. The weather station ofalrg, t nrt Jutl, dr k, ts

average HDD, from March 2012 to February 2013, set as

The heat ux reduction due to the addition of the

PT-200 foam on the concrete wall is dened as

rprsts t rs tr trst-

t aftert ppt t PT-200

t rr rt sur 1,g t rg tg sr rtr

eurp.

Trr,

G t ssupt tt t hvac sst

pst r t t ss g tt t s

energy efciency proper to northern Europe of 0,64(1)

- meaning, 1 input of energy delivers 0,64 output ofusu t t ug - t s trr pss t

qut t u rg s tks t rugt t ss.

i,

T grus sss s t

supt rg t hvac sst t

pst r t t ss stt.

cpr t t rt ur ss-

t t t cr-t-Gr t PT-200, t s pss t tr t Global Warming

pay-back time of the foam: the point in time where

t sss rqur t utur t r-ut t sss s trug su-

t.

T 4 prsts t rg spt drk, us

r tg purps trug hvac ssts(2).

Table 4

E lec tr ic it y N at . g as F ue l o il C oa l Dist. heat Biomass

23% 16% 14% 0% 40% 7%

Fuel type split in Denmark. Source: Kemna R. et al., 2007

T strt tg ss surs t

sst t rt ur ts stu,

since:

1. t prr ut rt (r

rgts t strt tg) s st rut

( t tg),

2. r t ss, t g sss gr-us gs urg ts ust r sr

ts r uptk urg t grt.

a stu mzr t .(3)

s us t t pprxt t COeq. per energy unit of

delivered fuelin Denmark, based on the scientically

r bust m. T stts r s

in Table 5.

Table 5

GhG sss co2-q. [g/mJ]

El ectrici ty Nat. g as Fuel oi l Co al

d rk 2 18 ,0 11 64,96 83,035 101,998

CO2-eq. emissions in Denmark. Source: Mazor et al., 2011

T ss tr, EF, s s t rg sp drk, g tr rspt coeq.

trs.

h,

Trr, t u grus gs sss

saved through the application of 95mm of PT-200over 1m of concrete wall is believed to be around:

Over 50 years of service time:

csrg t G wrg Ptt t

PT-200 foam, (1m, 95mm thick, reaching U= 0,8WmK), of 38 kg of COq., t p-k t tr

of greenhouse emissions is:

brugt k t per m of PT-200ss, t gr

house emissions saved during 50 years is:

Ts gs service-time-emissions-saved-to-foam

emissions ratio of:

Hence, every kilogram of COeq. emitted the

lifecycle of the PT-200 foam will later on help

avoiding 338 kg of COeq. during its service tim

Although existing, the benets drawm from a well insulated enveloppe are not

always obvious and difcult to quantify. The following case study tries to roughly

ssss t rg sgs t sut 1 rt

Northern Europe, using the PT-200 reference ow of the LCA study.

Environmental benets, in regards to greenhouse gas emissions are derived and

prst.

assupts

Prtrs

cuts

ert p-k t

(1)based on an study on boilers efciency for heating

in northern Europe. Source: Kemna, R.; van Elburg, Mvan Holsteijn, R.; Preparatory Study on Eco-design

Task 3 Report (Draft nal) Consumer Behaviour aInfrastructure; prepared for European Commission DG

vhK dt, nl, 2007.(2) s t s stu (K R. t ., 2007)(3) m. mzr, J. mutt, d. Russ, G. K. 2

c GhG esss Rut r Rg Tr

Us bugs. Jur iustr eg, 2011.


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1minsulatedsurface(windowframe),U=0,8W/mK,

serv

icetimeof50years,in

Denmark.

stur-rsstt

rg

38 kg CO eq.

will save 338 times as much greenhoussss

prss k

g prss strg

r r tr-ustrl llrt

0,076 W/mK

rts tuss ts r

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