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| Location | RER | ||
| Reference year | 2024 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: This average EPD covers the most relevant chrome plated shower sets based on criteria like sales volume, long-term relevance and price point. System boundary: This representative EPD follows the EPD type "cradle to gate - with options". The following life cycle modules are declared: Modules A1-A3: The product stage begins with considering the production of the necessary raw materials and energies, including all corresponding upstream chains and the actual procurement transports. Furthermore, the entire manufacturing phase was mapped, including the treatment of production waste until the end-of- waste status (EoW) was reached. Green electricity from hydropower is used for the manufacturing processes in Germany. Green electricity from hydropower and wind power (50% each) is used for the French production site. US electricity mix is used for the US production site. Module A4: All distribution transports to the customers were considered. Module A5: This module covers the installation process with the corresponding packaging waste generated that needs to be disposed. Modules B1 & B3-B5: These modules were considered, but evaluated as not relevant for the products and considered as zero. Module B2: Maintenance expenses are declared in this module and consist of weekly cleaning expenses for this product. Module B6: This module considers the energy input required to bring water to a certain temperature for the use of a gas low temperature boiler (scenario B6/1) and for the use of an electric instantaneous water heater (scenario B6/2). Module B7: This module considers the water consumption that can be expected depending on the function of the product family. Modules C1-C4: The modules include the environmental impacts for dismantling of the products and the treatment of the waste fractions until the end-of-waste status (EoW) is reached, including the associated transports at the end of the product life cycle. Module D: Identification of the benefits and costs of the product outside the system boundary. For waste, paper and plastics, these consist of energy credits from thermal utilization (A3, A5 and C3) in the form of the average European electricity mix or thermal energy from natural gas. Recycling of paper, plastic and metal scrap results in credits of the respective raw materials for the primary material portion of the input. The loads of the waste incineration and recycling processes are assigned to the respective modules (A3, A5 and C3) and not to module D. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | Shower sets are a combination of a hand shower, a shower hose and a shower bar. The shower bar enables the shower head to be fixed at any height. They are used in bathrooms for showering or in bathtubs. | ||
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| General comment on data set | Shower sets essentially comprise of hand shower, shower hose plus shower bar. A hand shower consists of a housing made of plastic materials or metal and a jet disc as well as several assembly parts of various materials. A shower hose is a plastic hose with metal connectors, made of brass or stainless steel. The shower bar surface is usually chrome-plated by means of various galvanic process stages. | ||
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| Copyright | Yes | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | Shower sets essentially comprise of hand shower, shower hose plus shower bar. A hand shower consists of a housing made of plastic materials or metal and a jet disc as well as several assembly parts of various materials. A shower hose is a plastic hose with metal connectors, made of brass or stainless steel. The shower bar surface is usually chrome-plated by means of various galvanic process stages. Declared unit: The results of this EPD are valid for the following functional unit: Provide sanitary function for one (1) average shower set unit used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for a 20-year life, following the manufacturer's operating instructions. An average conditioned shower set is considered the baseline flow. Weighted averaging based on production tonnages in 2022/23 is chosen as basis for creating the environmental profile. 26 different shower sets were considered. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-12-03T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | 7b6c7d5d-cf5d-4c4b-a191-88afc7b47bbd |
| Data set version | 00.04.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-HAN-20240195-ICC1-EN |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
Environmental indicators
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