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| Reference year | 2024 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: Product line noracare® Thermoplastic elastomere floor coverings continuously produced in sheets in various colours and designs. This declaration is an Environmental Product Declaration according to ISO 14025 describing the specific environmental performance of the mentioned construction products produced in Weinheim/Bergstrae Germany. System boundary: Type of EPD: from cradle to gate with options. The analysis of the product life cycle includes the following stages: Production stage A1-A3: Consideration of production of the basic materials and the manufacturing of the floor covering incl. packaging material (input of waste paper forpaper/cardboard production). Transport A4: Assumption for the transport of the products to the construction site. Installation A5: Production and transport of the off-cut material, burden free output of off-cuts due to respective take-back program, disposal of the packaging (incineration of PE film). The pretreatment of the underground surface (prime coat, levelling compound, adhesive) is not considered. This treatment depends on the building and the application and need to be specified for the particular case. Use stage B2: Scenario for maintenance/cleaning according to the manufacturers recommendation (see 4.) End-of-Life stage C1, C2, C3: Scenario for the incineration of the floor covering incl. removal from the building and transport to the waste incineration plant (gained energy is declared in D as avoided environmental burden). Module C4 is declared 0 because the EOL scenario does not include landfilling. Benefits for the next product system D: Extraction for electrical and thermal energy from the waste incineration process of the product, the off-cuts and the packaging material. Contributions of waste flows are considered in the modules where they occur. For the environmental impact, the use of green electricity was calculated taking into account the residual electricity mix for the remaining electricity. The proportion of the total electricity requirement covered by green electricity is 100%. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | noracare® can be used in various application areas as in Healthcare, Education, Industry, Public Buildings or Shops and Stores. For use and application the respective national provisions apply. Floor coverings are classified according to DIN EN ISO 10874. Floor coverings for high performance in domestic and professional use: | ||
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| General comment on data set | In this Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), resilient thermoplastic elastomer floor coverings of the product line noracare® with different designs are modelled. Specific characteristics of the noracare® coverings are: covering structure: multi-layered no addition of PVC, chlorine-containing polymers and phthalate plasticizers very low emissions for good indoor air quality no welding required easy and hygienic maintenance highest resistance to surface and hand disinfectants according to the VAH and RKI lists high resistance to chemicals high stain resistance, even against medical media | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | The production stages are weighing, mixing, and granulating. The granulates are continously molded into sheets. The surface is refined and the backside is sanded. The sheets are wound into rolls. The mass per unit area is 3.5 kg/m². nora systems GmbH purchases the total electrical energy for production and administration at the site Weinheim from renewable energy sources. Respective evidence is available at IBU. Thermal energy is generated centrally and in heating boilers from natural gas. Our quality and energy management is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 50001. Technical data: Excerpt of technical data sheets: (available at www.nora.com) Declared unit: The reference unit is 1 m of floor covering. The values of module A1-A3 refer to 1 m produced. This EPD represents a product declaration, i.e. the production and disposal of off-cuts during installation stage are assigned to module A5. The combined modules A1- A3, A4 and A5 refer to a reference unit of 1 m installed. The material for subfloor preparation and adhesive bonding, needed during installation, is not considered. Information on the complete floor structure can be found in Environmental Product Declarations based to the IBU-PCR Dispersion adhesives and primers for floor coverings and Mineral factory-made mortar. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-12-05T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | 3ad40aeb-46fc-40c5-b2f0-6cca1f75f0c3 |
| Data set version | 00.01.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-NOR-20240469-IBA1-DE |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
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