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| Use advice for data set | Scope: This specific EPD document refers to woven glass fibre wall covering produced by Vitrulan Textile Glass GmbH. The production data was recorded in 2021. The production plant is located in Marktschorgast, Germany. System boundary: Type of EPD according to EN 15804: "cradle to gate with options, modules C1–C4, and module D". The following modules are declared: A1–A3, C, D and additional modules: A4 + A5. The following life cycle stages are considered: Production - Modules A1-A3 The product stage includes: Raw material supply (A1): glass yarns and coating based on starch besides polymeric materials and inorganic additives. Transport to the manufacturer (A2) Manufacturing (A3), including provision of all materials, products and energy, as well as waste processing up to the end-of-waste state. Construction Stage - Modules A4- A5 The construction process stage includes: Transport to the construction site (A4) Treatment of packaging material (A5) credits for potential avoided burdens due to energy substitution of electricity and thermal energy generation are declared in module D. Installation losses are also included in this module. End-of-Life Stage - Modules C1-C4 Mechanical dismantling is considered (C1) Transport to EoL (C2) Disposal (C4) - landfill of the glass fibre wall covering Benefits and Loads beyond product system boundary No credits were accounted from the EoL scenario(C4) in module D. The credits in D are solely accounting for the avoided burdens calculated by the inversion of electricity grid mix and thermal energy from natural gas during packaging treatment (A5). | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | Woven glass fibre wall coverings are used indoors on ceilings and walls in the following steps. More details are to be found in the technical data sheets. PREPARATION: Substrates should be dry, clean, smooth and stable. Pretreat absorbent substrates with a suitable primer. Do not apply with room and surface temperatures below +8 °C. Use the same serial numbers when applying to adjacent areas. One drop = wall height plus 5–10 cm. APPLYING ADHESIVE: (a) Without Aqua Technology, apply sufficient latex adhesive with a paint roller or airless spray gun evenly to the wall over a width of 1–2 sheets. Observe the adhesive manufacturers application notes. This also applies for applications with a wall-papering device. (b) With Aqua Technology the wall covering comes with a water-activatable adhesive which is already applied to the wall coverings backing. This adhesive can be easily activated by water using the Aqua-Quick device. At normal room temperature/climate (18 °C, 60 %) the drying time is 12–24 hours. When applicating under extreme climatic conditions, the duration can change significantly. AVOIDING TEXTURAL DIFFERENCES: Never paste the wall covering upside down or inside out. Some products have a handy mark on the back of the wall covering which serves as a guide. These marks are spaced at approximately 1 m intervals from one length to the next. Butt-joining: Make sure that the edges butt up smoothly where one length joins another. Important: Make sure that the thread path in the weave of each subsequent length lines up with the previous one at eye level. With straight match: We weave an alignment guide into wallcoverings with large-format repeated patterns to make it easier to align them: a yellow thread which is visible on both sides of the covering. When applying each consecutive length, simply make sure that the yellow thread is perfectly aligned with the yellow thread in the previous length. PRESSING ON AND TRIMMING: Use a (hard plastic) wallpaper spatula and press down firmly across the entire length, smoothing out any air bubbles. Carefully press (the) overlapping fabric into the corners and cut with a sharp knife. PAINTING: Apply the paint evenly, once the wall covering has completely dried. Follow the paint manufacturers instructions. The need for further coatings depends on the paint quality, degree of gloss, shade, expected stress, lighting situation and desired surface appearance. With raised fibres: Slight sanding between coatings is possible. | ||
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| General comment on data set | Woven glass fibre wall covering, manufactured by Vitrulan Textile Glass GmbH, is made of glass yarns and used for both, functional and decorative purposes. It is generally distinguished from wall paperings based on a paper substrate by a high-quality special glass woven fabric which is used as the substrate material. The glass fibre wall covering is a structured, patterned or practically smooth fabric comprising glass yarns arranged vertically and horizontally. Generally, it is glued on walls and ceilings and painted afterwards. It may include white pigments to reduce processing time on the construction site. It is particularly easy to handle: it does not shrink or stretch, is easy to cut and produces perfect seams. It reinforces walls, covers cracks, and prevents new cracks from forming. During application, the wall or ceiling is pasted and then the strip of wall covering is hung on the prepared paste bed, or, alternatively, the wall covering comes with a water-activatable adhesive which is already applied to the wall coverings backing – this adhesive can be easily activated by water using the Aqua-Quick device specially developed for this purpose. Vitrulans Aqua Technology facilitates work and reduces processing times for the user. Since woven glass fibre wall coverings are designed to reinforce walls and ceilings, they are bonded to the buildings structure. This means that they are disposed of as construction waste. Waste arising from installation can generally be disposed of as household waste since glass fibre wall coverings are not classed as special waste. Our woven glass fibre wall covering is OEKO-TEX-certified and completely non-hazardous to health. Sustainable interior design and premium product quality are hallmarks of all our textile glass fibre wall coverings. | ||
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| Technology description including background system | Woven glass fibre wall covering, manufactured by Vitrulan Textile Glass GmbH, contains ca. 0.116 kg/m2 glass yarns and ca. 0.029 kg/m2 coating based on starch, polymeric materials and inorganic additives. It is produced in three main phases: Glass fibre manufacture: The basic components of a glass batch are silica sand, limestone, kaolin, and boric acid. These components are fused at approx. 1250˚C. The molten glass flows by gravity through the nozzles of a bushing plate made of platinum alloy to form filaments. A surface coating called a 'size' is applied to the individual filaments before they are gathered into a strand. The size largely determines the processing characteristics of the glass fibre material. The glass filaments are directed across a picking roll which combines the individual filaments as glass fibre strands before winding them on a bobbin. These spools are then subjected to a drying process. The textile glass yarns are partially textured to give the fabric's structure more volume. Warp beam manufacture and weaving fabrics: It involves attaching the textile glass yarns to fibre creels and combining as warp beams. In the weaving area, gripper needle and air-jet weaving looms generate textile glass fabric from the weft and warp materials. This is referred to as manufacturing fabric from glass yarns which are manufactured on weaving looms by means of crossing two thread systems. Coating and dispatch: In the coating area, these textile glass fabrics are attributed a finishing treatment that completely coats the fabrics. The finish is normally applied using a special technique in which both sides of the unprocessed fabrics are impregnated and then dried. The finish determines essential product characteristics such as stability, warp thread bonding, cutting capability, flexibility, feel, and surface roughness. Basically, the finish primes the surface optimally for subsequent application and painting. The finish for our pre-pigmented glass fabrics contains high quality white pigments – this makes painting works on the construction site highly economically and significantly reduces labor and material costs. In the packing area, the dried and coated fabrics are wound and shortened in line with customer specifications. In the packaging area, the picked rolls are packaged individually before being sent for dispatch. Technical data: Main characteristics of our woven glass fibre wall covering are: Superb reaction to fire: B-s1, d0 according to DIN EN 13501-1 Wall reinforcing and crack bridging Impact and perforation resistant Abrasion and scrub resistant (depending on the coating) Resistant to disinfectants and cleaning agents (depending on the coating) Non-toxic and food-safe: OEKO-TEX-certified Water vapour permeable Suitable for allergy sufferers In addition to the many technical benefits, our woven glass fibre wall coverings provide almost limitless scope for creativity when it comes to interior design Declared unit: The declared unit refers to 1 m2 of woven glass fibre wall covering with an area weight of 0.145 kg/m. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-01-09T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | 00d981f2-2494-4bb1-bfe3-91b57fc141e4 |
| Data set version | 00.02.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-VIT-20230430-CBC1-EN |
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