Owner: BB fiberbeton A/S

No.: MD-21008-EN
Issued: 08-03-2021
Valid to: 08-03-2026

EPD
3rd PARTY VERIFIED

VERIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION | ISO 14025 & EN 15804

 Issued: Valid to:
Owner of declaration 08-03-2021 08-03-2026
BB fiberbeton A/S
Hjørnegårdsvej 10 Basis of calculation
This EPD is developed in accordance with ISO 14025
Ll. Skensved
and EN 15804+A1.
VAT no. 72251113
Comparability
EPDs of construction products may not be comparable
Programme operator if they do not comply with the requirements in EN
Danish Technological Institute 15804. EPD data may not be comparable if the
datasets used are not developed in accordance with
www.dti.dk EN 15804 and if the background systems are not
based on the same database.

Validity
Programme This EPD has been verified in accordance with ISO
EPD Danmark 14025 and is valid for 5 years from the date of issue.
www.epddanmark.dk
Use
The intended use of an EPD is to communicate
scientifically based environmental information for
construction products, for the purpose of assessing
Declared products the environmental performance of buildings.
Glassfibre reinforced concrete elements
EPD type
☐Cradle-to-gate
☒Cradle-to-gate with options
☐Cradle-to-grave
Production site
Hjørnegårdsvej 10, Ll. Skensved, Denmark
CEN standard EN 15804 serves as the core PCR

Independent verification of the declaration and

data, according to EN ISO 14025
Products use
The concrete elements are used for facades ☐ internal ☒ external

Third party verifier:

Declared unit
1 kg of glassfibre reinforced concrete facade elements

Ninkie Bendtsen

Henrik Fred Larsen

EPD Danmark

Life cycle stages and modules (MND = module not declared)

Construction Beyond the system

Product Use End of life
process boundary
Waste processing

Re-use, recovery
De-construction
Refurbishment
Manufacturing

and recycling
Raw material

Replacement
Maintenance

Operational

Operational
Installation

energy use

demolition
water use
Transport

Transport

Transport

potential
Disposal
process
supply

Repair
Use

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D

X X X X X X X X X X X X MND MND MND MND MND

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Product information

Product description The main product components are shown in the table below. Values are
shown in ranges for confidentiality reasons.

Material Weight-% of declared product

Cement 40-45
Aggregate 40-45
Acrylic co-polymer emulsion <5.5
Glassfibre <5.5
Other <5

Representativity This declaration, including data collection and the modeled foreground
system, represents the production of glassfibre reinforced concrete
facade elements from the production site located in Lille Skensved.
Product specific data are based on average values collected for the
period 2019. Background data are based on supplier specific EPD’s and
secondary datasets from the GaBi databases, and are less than 10 years
old. Generally, the used background datasets are of high quality, and
the majority of the datasets are only a couple of years old.

Dangerous substances The concrete elements do not contain substances listed in the ”Candidate
List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorisation”

(http://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table)

Essential characteristics The glassfibre reinforced concrete (GRC) elements are produced in
(CE) accordance with the standard EN 1169, which is not a harmonised
standard. Furthermore, the GRC elements are produced in accordance
with the specification for GRC from the International Glassfibre
Reinforced Concrete Association (GRCA). A declaration of conformity is
available for all declared product variations.

Further technical information can be obtained by contacting the

manufacturer or on the manufacturers website:

www.bbfiberbeton.dk

Reference Service Life No RSL is declared. This EPD does not include the use stage.
(RSL)

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LCA background
Declared unit The LCI and LCIA results in this EPD relates to 1 kg concrete elements.
The elements have a thickness of 12 mm.

Name Value Unit

Declared unit 1 kg
Density 1950 kg/m3

PCR This EPD is developed according to the core rules for the product category
of construction products in EN 15804 and the PCR EN 16757:2017.

Flow diagram

Transportation occurs throughout the life cycle, but is only shown in A4.

System boundaries This EPD is based on a cradle-to-gate with options LCA, in which 100 %
(weight) has been accounted for.

The general rules for the exclusion of inputs and outputs follows the
requirements in EN 15804, where the total of neglected input flows per
module shall be a maximum of 5 % of energy usage and mass and 1 % of
energy usage and mass for unit processes.

Product stage (A1-A3) includes:

A1 – Extraction and processing of raw materials

A2 – Transport to the production site
A3 – Manufacturing processes

The product stage comprises the acquisition of all raw materials, products
and energy, pre-processing of components, transport to the production

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site, packaging and waste processing up to the ”end-of-waste” state or
final disposal.

Manufacturing processes include concrete mixing, casting and curing,

product customisation and storage.

Construction process stage (A4-A5) includes:

A4 – Transport to the building site:

Construction wood transport to building site

Type of transport Capacity Distance Diesel
and payload utilized incl. (km) consumption
capacity return (%) (l/tonkm)
Truck (22t) 61 50 1.8E-2

A5 – Installation process, includes both cast-in parts and mounting

brackets for installation. Other mounting systems are available, which
would lead to different scenarios in the A5 module.

Use stage (B1-B7) includes:

Once the products are installed on the buildings, there is no consumption

of materials during use, no maintenance, cleaning or repair/replacements
needed for the normal use of BB fiberbeton A/S facade elements, which
are strong and durable. Therefore, the only environmental impacts related
to the use stage is the carbonation process. The CO2 uptake by carbonation
is included in module B1 and is based on the use of the concrete elements
in an outdoor environment with exposure to rain.

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LCA results
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS PER KG
Parameter Unit A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2-B7

GWP [kg CO2-eq.] 7,81E-01 5,40E-03 5,85E-02 3,65E-03 2,25E-01 -1,60E-01 0,00E+00
ODP [kg CFC11-eq.] 1,51E-08 8,35E-19 1,75E-10 5,96E-19 2,57E-15 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
AP [kg SO2-eq.] 1,82E-03 4,84E-05 1,10E-04 8,30E-06 1,32E-03 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
EP [kg PO43--eq.] 2,18E-04 6,53E-06 3,57E-05 1,96E-06 6,47E-05 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
POCP [kg ethene-eq.] 1,12E-04 -1,10E-06 6,12E-06 -2,87E-06 6,68E-05 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
ADPE [kg Sb-eq.] 6,38E-07 3,34E-10 3,02E-08 2,67E-10 9,47E-06 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
ADPF [MJ] 8,99E+00 7,15E-02 7,95E-01 4,95E-02 2,70E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
GWP = Global warming potential; ODP = Ozone depletion potential; AP = Acidification potential of soil and water; EP = Eutrophication potential; POCP =
Caption Photochemical ozone creation potential; ADPE = Abiotic depletion potential for non fossil resources; ADPF = Abiotic depletion potential for fossil
resources

RESOURCE USE PER KG

Parameter Unit A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2-B7

PERE [MJ] 8,01E-01 3,17E-03 9,24E-01 2,79E-03 6,13E-01 0,00E+00 0,00E+00

PERM [MJ] 1,09E+00 0,00E+00 6,29E-02 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
PERT [MJ] 1,89E+00 3,17E-03 9,87E-01 2,79E-03 6,13E-01 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
PENRE [MJ] 7,34E+00 7,17E-02 8,79E-01 4,96E-02 2,92E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
PENRM [MJ] 1,98E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
PENRT [MJ] 9,31E+00 7,17E-02 8,96E-01 4,96E-02 2,92E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
SM [kg] 1,10E-02 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
RSF [MJ] 7,56E-02 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
NRSF [MJ] 4,27E-03 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
3
FW [m ] 6,54E-03 3,71E-06 9,56E-04 3,23E-06 1,39E-03 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
PERE = Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERM = Use of renewable
primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERT = Total use of renewable primary energy resources; PENRE = Use of non renewable
Caption primary energy excluding non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRM = Use of non renewable primary energy
resources used as raw materials; PENRT = Total use of non renewable primary energy resources; SM = Use of secondary material; RSF =
Use of renewable secondary fuels; NRSF = Use of non renewable secondary fuels; FW = Use of net fresh water

WASTE CATEGORIES AND OUTPUT FLOWS PER KG

Parameter Unit A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2-B7

HWD [kg] 4,66E-05 2,59E-09 3,11E-09 2,31E-09 6,96E-09 0,00E+00 0,00E+00

NHWD [kg] 1,10E-02 1,02E-05 2,80E-03 7,59E-06 3,06E-02 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
RWD [kg] 2,84E-03 8,67E-08 3,39E-05 6,14E-08 8,77E-05 0,00E+00 0,00E+00

CRU [kg] 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00

MFR [kg] 6,07E-04 0,00E+00 3,69E-01 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
MER [kg] 2,80E-04 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
EEE [MJ] 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
EET [MJ] 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
HWD = Hazardous waste disposed; NHWD = Non hazardous waste disposed; RWD = Radioactive waste disposed; CRU = Components for
Caption
re-use; MFR = Materials for recycling; MER = Materials for energy recovery; EEE = Exported electrical energy; EET = Exported thermal energy

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Additional information
Technical information on Transport to the building site (A4)
scenarios Parameter Value Unit
Diesel 9E-4 L
Transport distance 50 Km
Capacity utilisation (including empty runs) 0.61 %
Gross density of products transported 1950 kg/m3
Capacity utilisation volume factor 1 -

Installation of the product in the building (A5)

Parameter Value Unit
Ancillary materials (steel fittings) 0.066 kg
Water use 0 m3
Other resource use 0 kg
Energy type and consumption 0 kWh
Waste materials 0 kg
Output materials 0 kg
Direct emissions to air, soil or water 0 kg

Use (B1-B7)
Parameter Value Unit
B1 -0.16 Kg CO2-eq

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Indoor air The EPD does not give information on release of dangerous substances
to indoor air because the horizontal standards on measurement of
release of regulated dangerous substances from construction products
using harmonised test methods according to the provisions of the
respective technical committees for European product standards are not
available.

Soil and water The EPD does not give information on release of dangerous substances
to soil and water because the horizontal standards on measurement of
release of regulated dangerous substances from construction products
using harmonised test methods according to the provisions of the
respective technical committees for European product standards are not
available.

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References
Publisher

http://www.epddanmark.dk

Programme operator Danish Technological Institute

Buildings & Environment
Gregersensvej
DK-2630 Taastrup
http://www.teknologisk.dk

LCA-practitioner

FORCE Technology
Applied Environmental Assessment
Park Allé 345
DK-2605 Brøndby
www.forcetechnology.com

LCA software /background data GaBi ts database version 9.5.2.49 incl.

databases

3rd party verifier Ninkie Bendtsen

NIRAS
Sortemosevej 19
3450 Allerød
www.NIRAS.dk

General programme instructions

Version 2.0
www.epddanmark.dk

EN 15804
DS/EN 15804 + A1:2013 - ”Sustainability of construction works – Environmental
product declarations – Core rules for the product category of construction products”

EN 15942
DS/EN 15942:2011 – ” Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations –
Communication format business-to-business”

EN 16757
DS/EN 16757:2017 – “Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations –
Product Category Rules for concrete and concrete elements”

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ISO 14025
DS/EN ISO 14025:2010 – ” Environmental labels and declarations – Type III environmental declarations
– Principles and procedures”

ISO 14040
DS/EN ISO 14040:2008 – ” Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and
framework”

ISO 14044
DS/EN ISO 14044:2008 – ” Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Requirements and
guidelines”

EN 1169
DS/EN 1169:1999 – “ Precast concrete products – General rules for factory production control of glass-
fibre reinforced cement”

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