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1 Carbon footprint for building productsECO2 data for materials and products with the focus on wooden building products VISIONS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCHHIGHLIGHTS115 VTT TECHNOLOGY 115 Carbon footprint forbuilding productsECO2 data for materials and products withthe focus on wooden building productsAntti Ruuska (ed.)ISBN 978-951-38-8042-2 (URL: )VTT Technology 115 ISSN-L 2242-1211 ISSN 2242-122X (Online)Copyright VTT 2013 JULKAISIJA UTGIVARE PUBLISHERVTTPL 1000 (Tekniikantie 4 A, Espoo)02044 VTTPuh. 020 722 111, faksi 020 722 7001 VTTPB 1000 (Teknikv gen 4 A, Esbo)FI-2044 VTTTfn +358 20 722 111, telefax +358 20 722 7001 VTT Technical Research Centre of Box 1000 (Tekniikantie 4 A, Espoo)FI-02044 VTT, FinlandTel. +358 20 722 111, fax +358 20 722 70013 Carbon footprint for building productsECO2 data for materials and products with the focus on wooden building productsAntti Ruuska (ed.)

2 Espoo 2013. VTT Technology 115. 126 p. + app. 2 report presents a collection of Carbon footprint data for building products . Theinformation has been collected in the European ECO2 research project. The mainobjectives of the project were to define principles for Carbon footprint assessment,and to assess greenhouse gas impacts of wooden building products and purpose of this report is to present the Carbon footprint data of selectedbuilding products . This report focuses on wooden building products . It containsboth country-level data from Europe, as well as European-level data. However,since one of the objectives of the ECO2 research project is to assess the green-house gas impacts of whole buildings, also other building products are included inthe information collected in this report is based on either on publicly availableinformation on greenhouse gases of building materials, or on information collectedwithin ECO2 project work package 3.

3 All information is given in a similar format insuch a way that it covers the stages A1, A2 and A3 in accordance with EN 15804(see Section ).In order to assess the environmental impacts of whole buildings, an easy-to-use calculation tool was also created. The Carbon footprint data presented in thisreport serves as the background data for the calculation tool. All the greenhousegas data presented in this report is built-in into the calculation tool. This allowsboth ease of assessments and transparency of footprint , wood product, building product4 PrefaceThis report presents a collection of Carbon footprint data for building products . Theinformation has been collected in the European ECO2 research project. The mainobjectives of the project were to define principles for Carbon footprint assessment,and to assess greenhouse gas impacts of wooden building products and purpose of this report is to present the Carbon footprint data of selectedbuilding products .

4 This report focuses on wooden building products . It containsboth country-level data from Europe, as well as European-level data. However,since one of the objectives of the ECO2 research project is to assess the green-house gas impacts of whole buildings, also other building products are included inthe information collected in this report is based on either on publicly availableinformation on greenhouse gases of building materials, or on information collectedwithin ECO2 project work package 3. All information is given in a similar format insuch a way that it covers the stages A1, A2 and A3 in accordance with EN 15804(see Section ).In order to assess the environmental impacts of whole buildings, an easy-to-use calculation tool was also created. The Carbon footprint data presented in thisreport serves as the background data for the calculation tool.

5 All the greenhousegas data presented in this report is built-in into the calculation tool. This allowsboth ease of assessments and transparency of report is edited by Antti Ruuska. Introduction and background sections arewritten by Tarja H kkinen and the chapter on biogenic Carbon is prepared by Per-Erik Eriksson ja Diego Fernando Pe aloza. The Italian data was provided byFrancesco Pittau, the Swedish data by Diego Fernando Pe aloza and the Finnishdata by Sirje .. 3 Preface .. of the work .. ECO2-approach to biogenic Carbon emissions andsequestered Carbon .. of individual material data of the sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. importance CF as a sustainable building indicator .. standards .. footprints of the products .. footprints of all the products .. (porous) Finland.

6 Of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. (Raw) Europe .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. (Melamine Faced) of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Plasterboard Europe .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Density Fibreboard (raw) Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Density Fibreboard (raw) Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Density Fibreboard (raw) Sweden .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Density Fibreboard (Melamine Faced) Germany .. of the product.

7 Sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Strand Board, OSB (Raw) Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. (Standard Birch) Finland .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. (Standard Conifer) Finland .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Sweden .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Flooring of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Parquet Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Parquet Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product.

8 , Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. , Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Italy .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. footprint of the dry product .. footprint of the product with 12% moisture content .. , Dried (coniferous) Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. , Dried (deciduous) Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. , Dried Finland .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. footprint of the dry product .. footprint with 10,7% moisture content .. , Fresh of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product.

9 , Fresh Finland .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. footprint of dry timber .. footprint with 35,5% moisture content .. , Glued laminated Sweden .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. , Planed Germany .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. , Shipping dry Finland .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. footprint for dry wood .. footprint with 18% moisture content .. , Shipping dry Sweden .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Wool of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. (EPS) Europe .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage.

10 footprint of the product .. (Rigid Foam) Europe .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. fibre insulation Finland .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Concrete Block, P2 04 and P4 05 (Europe) .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. Concrete Block, P4 05, Reinforced (Europe).. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. (Extrusion profile) Europe .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. (Sheet) Europe .. of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product .. tiles of the product .. sources, assumptions and coverage .. footprint of the product.