Using the EN-15804EPD

John RelouWatford, February 27 th 2014

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n Short introduction on the company

n What is the sustainability strategy of ROCKPANEL?

n How do we use EPD’s in this strategy?

Agenda

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ROCKWOOL International A/S

n The first stone wool production started in 1937

n The ROCKWOOL Group is the world’s leading supplier of innovative products and systems based on stone wool

n Expected net sales in 2013 of DKK 15,000 million

n More than 10,400 employees work for ROCKWOOL

n Sales points and factories in more than 40 countries

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ROCKWOOL Group

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ROCKWOOL locations worldwide

FactorySales office, administration, etc.

X Planned factory

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ROCKPANEL Group

n Decorative board material made from basalt

n Ventilated facade claddingn Perfect balance between

aesthetics and life time costsn Contemporary architecture

n Sustainable in its nature

n HQ and production in Roermond(NL)

n Sales in 14 countries in Europe

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Building envelope strategy

n ROCKWOOL,ROCKFON and ROCKPANEL offer solutions for the building envelope thatn protect buildings from their

environment n protect the environment from

the impact of buildings.

n CREATE AND PROTECT is atthe heart of our use of EPD‘s:n we use the EPD‘s to create better

buildingsn By this we create a profitable

business

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Sustainability pillars

Best sustainability position in our segment

Sustainability charter Certification Recycling Continuous

improvement

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CSR and sustainability

Create

• Producing sustainable products

Verify and Proof

• Certification (Environmental Profiles, EPD’s)

• Start CSR program

Act and improve

• Acting as a sustainable company

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EPD’s

External• Databases• Architects• Developers• Building owners

Internal• CSR• Product Development• Purchase and sourcing• Production

Telling and selling

Continuous improvement

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CalculationDatabasesEPD

EN 15804

BREBREEAM

LEEDINIES

NMD

BREEAM

GPR

Greencalc…?

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EPD: Create better buildings

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EPD: Create profitable business

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Input data•Process•Sourcing•Materials•Transport

LCA and EPD•Impact•Relevance

Dashboards•Dashboards Production•Dashboard Management

Create profitable business

Reduce cost

Reduce environ-mental impact

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Examples

n Investment in production capacity24 Mio Euron Energy efficiency:

n Build 1 new line in with double capacity instead of operating two lines

n Insulation new hall on higher level than required by legislation

n Heating of the storage location by using residual heat from compressor room

n Material efficiency:n Reduction of material use in the

manufacturing processn Flexibility in dimensions finished products:

n Reduction cutting waste on building site: environmental impact AND economical impact by being more competitive

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Conclusion and Next steps

n EN 15804 EPD’s great tools to grow our business, both internal as external

n Further European harmonization needed:n Harmonization access to databases

in different countriesn Harmonization databases as such,

one database all over Europe

n Implementation CSR in Roermond

n We started the journey towards a sustainable future.