life cycle assessment of recycled insulating foam
TRANSCRIPT
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
1/13
L C A P T - 2 0 0 |
PT-20
R e c y c l e d r i g i d P U R f o
PRePaRed by ms. Romain Sacchi
SurGrus gs esst Txt hu Txt erg d
Acidication eutrpt oz dpt Sg frt
L i f e C yCLe A s s e s sment
CrAdLe - to -GrAve
2012
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
2/13
* iPcc, 2007 urt sssst rprt ** itrtl erg ag, 2012
L C A P T - 2
80 %rs GhG sss s 1970 *
19,4% t ttl GhG sss r rtl
rt t ustr prts *
28 % t r rg srs ustr
purpss, 81% t s ss-s **
ollowinG a RaPid pr tr ustr pt s
e nineteenth century in most developed countries, a growing concern among the scientic
ut s xprss rgrs t -sustl supt rsurs
t squt put tg ur qut.
ur p, g ustrs r rsps s s ggtg pr t t sut
s t k trs r t stp up trs r sust r.
t, SUnby believes that offering alternative solutions to substitute inefcient and
olluting technologies to industries could deliver demultiplied benets to the soc iety as a
.
aut SUnbyfoUnded in 2011, SUnby prts rgll s sultg grg
spls l lgl tprt pst sult trls. h
r tt SUnby rss rg gr sluts r rt u
rtts. Strg srl rs xpr srg t ulg
ustr strs, SUnby s p t t prg t ustr
resource-efcient material solutions.
Indeed, growing demand from industrials facing waste overow and material sc
prs SUnby t p t trs t utstg
rt prrs.
SUnby s ts qurtrs s
nrrsu, rtr Jutl, s
2011. Composed of 4 highly-qualiedgrs ss, SUnby
g t gr trt
prole, operating in Scandinavia andeurp, t gs nr,
f, t Ut Kg fr. atll, SUnby prts
rg-s prjts c t
Ut Stts.
SUnby lps ltrt trls
rg srt tqus tenhance industrial resource-efciency.
SUnbys sluts s t ltg t
ustrs xpsur t erts rsurs
nite availability and increase therll sustlt tr prts
trug ru trl supt
ru rtl tprt.
Trr, SUnby tts r
ru t lpt rlts- sluts, rg srt
tqus rsr stus,lug rtl sssst,
rkt stus, t.
Sustlt s k lu t SUnbys st ur lu s r
delivering thermally efcient panels
prg t srt trsg rtrz
rt tprt.
csrg t prt r
t ug ustr strss--s gll rtl pts,
SUnbys pruts r tugt t
the potential of bringing signicant
benets in terms of, for example,grus gss rut r z
r pt.
hr, sus t ltts
uut qultt ssss-
t ur pruts, SUnby tks
stp tt rt strt
ssssg qutg ttr rg rqur
s s t put-g
prsss t
turg ts trs.
i ts rspt, ts ut t -pt srpt
material and energy ows i
t Prut, dstrut
dsps SUnbys r
sutg purt (PUR
PT-200 ps.
it s t rsut trug
r t upstr Suppl c
t t st trtt
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
3/13
| S U N B Y L C A P T - 2
Pu-erk ars,
cr fur
Rom an oRGaniSaTion pt, SUnby apS gs t brsrk a/S, put p prtg s 1999, nrrsu, drk. brsrk a/S s rgll grg p, tt prs -sur ug suts r rtts.
t, r t rs, rqusts r ustrs trs st rutzt suts trt grr trs brsrk a/S t p SUnbyapS 2011.
Unby apSs p tt uss lpg sluts r ustrs t prutaste overow problems on one hand, while designing special alternative materials froms prut surpuss r ps tt s t ru tr rt tprt
nd increase their resource-efciency on the other hand.
r, SUnby reuse technologys t pt suts-s, s t s struts-gr trls r grr prurt rg tqus sut trs r rg srt.
SUNBY ApS
vrjrgj 409400 nrrsu
drk
Ofce: +45 9632 3500
Fax: +45 9632 3501
Web: www.sunby.dk
T
Paul-Erik Andersencr fur
fr ut kgru us trt tr pr
gt, tt t hurg busss Sl, Pul-erk s strg international prole in terms of professional achievements. From Division Man
Sgpr t Sls drtr drk, Pul-erk s r xpr t
strs.i 1999, Pu-erk u brsrk, s g prtr r
s tp rtts trprurs prg pruts r sult,
uss.
Romain SacchiR&d mgrwt rt grg kgru r arg Urst, R
spz t ert asssst tqus, su s l c ass ert Prut drt.
at, R p strg trst r ert mg
ssus rgrg rprt rspslts s--s t rt, t st tr
prut tqus.
f, R s r gr Prut lgsts g
Mikkel Andersenwrkg br mrRsps r sttg t strtg rt SUnby rt t
rs t r prg g strtg prt gu
ps SUnby.Rsps r pg xutg usss p r rg r
ut rt t tr rs t r t t ut r SU
become a protable growing business in 2013.
Peter Olesenlgsts Ss mgrf lgsts gr t brsrk ug suts, Ptr s
gr cut Gzt r arg Urst.
With a strong international prole, Peter manages the value chain of our opekg brsrk t ts supprs ustrs, g u t ur sr
rg suts prs r .
We believe that a greener industry is possible
if environmentally-preferable solutions are
adopted and resources consumption is
duced. In this regard, we offer our customers
ternative materials and energy conservation
techniques to enhance their resource-
efciency.
w us st ut rsurs gug ustrs, pg
justg pruts, pg, uturg prttps, tstg utt
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
4/13
| S U N B Y L C A P T - 2
sultrrrg rtll-trtl pts t sult strut l-ut
he benets drawn from energy conservation over time.
, t urg purps ts lca stu s t pr t rt
prs t t qut--ut sutg pst suts.
he rst oil crisi s in 1973 resulted in the apparition,
tprt ts, tp
strut, kg ts us trl sul-
trs. yt, ts ptt pss su
strts urg t ug strut tt ts
s s t s rgrus.
tus gr t prt g sult,
otably in the building sector, where up to 30-40% of t lsss r l t pttll
rug g sult, r ttg 1 kg
oq. t utur rg sultg sluts
u s up t 48 kg coq. r t ug
ervice time (50 years) ().
, prprl sult tts, russ
her constructions may lead to tremendous benets
trs srt rg, p
ss us, s put,...
Diverse solutions for insulation exist nowadays: spray
foams, concrete forms, rigid foam panels, berglass
batts, natural ber and aerogels.
Ts stu ss t us rg pst s,
r t st prrr sutg
suts us tr g tr utt(compared to natural ber and other natural-based
pts) llg t kp t ll tkss l, tr
rl pr (pr t rgls) tr l
density (compared to rock wool and glass ber).
Trr, t s l tt rg plst s, su
as SUNBYs PT-200, belong to a specic market
sgt r rrl t jt prs t
e.g. -s tur trs, rgs, gss-
s trs.
Today, rigid foam panels are most often found:
tt t t gru gst u-
t s,
gst ut s xps rt t tuts rt ts s, Uv tg
s usu rqur,
gst xtrr s t t r t
ut,
ur t r g,
t t trr s urg strut r s
pre-cut mats or panels cut to t inside the walls,
r t r u s t g
sut pt s sp s .
T 1 sts s t st rkt
pst sutg s.
o urs, tur sutg s s xst, su
s rk xp grs. Ts s
s rl surs trl, r
t rt rsptu. hr,
g pr k prs eu
strut trts, t t st s
sutg suts t rprs
ts stu.
yt, prrrg rtll-trtl p
insulate a construction may cancel-out the b
r r rg srt sp
rgrs t pttl lg gts, su s
cfcs sss urg uttg, stt
sr t.
SUnbys PT-200 s pr t gr Pv
T prg PT-200 t g
s t rprstt ll plst s
pts, ut t gs t rr t
mental benets that are drawn from using re
rg PUR ps r (rg) Pvc
atug t ut, t s qu
PUR srs rug sr r
prrs t Pvc , s t pr
prss s t plrzt
ssu r ru r st s
isutg sTable 1
Material Density Description Thermal cond
PUR (Purt) 30-200 kgm-3 c us s sl plts s spr.
m us t s.
0,027 W/mK
PiR (Psurt) 30-300 kgm-3 Plst pru ur t t tlsts
and propellants with isocyanides. Used in oors
and at roofs, but also in cavity walls.
0,023 - 0,026 W
Pvc (P cr) 763 kgm-3 Us r sgs ulg ut ls t lls. 0,0399 W/mK
ePS (exp Plstr) 430 kgm-3 Pru susps plrzt str. 0,038 W/mK
() m h. mzr, J d. mutt, d a. m. Russ, Grgr a. K. esss rut r rg tr
use in buildings. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 15(2), 2011
30-40% of the heat
sss r t
ptt trug
g sut
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
5/13
| S U N B Y L C A P T - 2
prst ut rprts t rsuts trug ts prt l c asssst
ne of SUNBY s most innovative products: the rigidUR PT-200 pl. T rss su tt
t pr SUnbys s-krs, ustrs,
uppliers and the more general public with:
the identication of environmental hotspots in the
lu t rus rg PUR pl
utur,
t supprt gu utur prut sg
grg tts,
t p kg st pprprt rt rt trs r uturtrg surs t t p,
t prt t rt prrs
SUnbys PT-200, prs t srstr sutg p.
h, ts ut t uts t stur t xus t tr us ut r
rsps t ustrs r trspr t
uturg prsss, sst r-t urs t supp ssr t t
xt t stu urtr t Supp c.
Ts stu ll qut rtrz t r-t ur t rzt qut
reference ows that satisfy a same functional unit.
1m of thermally insulated vertical and weather-exposed surface (window frame), reaching a
thermal transmittance as low as U = 0, 8W/mK,with a service time of 50 years, in Denmark.
T qut--ut trs trrespective reference ows are studied in this LifeCycle Assessment, to full the funcitonal unit.
G Sps ut ts t g r urst rt t xtr
-splst u ut t rtl ur sst t t u-
ur SUnbys r PUR sutg ps.
The reference ows are base don their respectivetr utt us, s T 2.1. 1m, 95mm thick 47,5 kg PT-200 board2. 1m, 49,8mm thick 38 kg PVC foam board
In accordance with these specications, the Scope ts stu st s Cradle-to-Graveanalysis.
it psss t r stgs prut , su s t rg ptur trsr-t, t r trs xt, ut st pkgg ptzg prts trs tr ssr -us prsssr t r (ug t tr g t truk), t t us t prut s sutg p ts sps, s s fgur 1.
R t rt t t prutsst r PT-200 gtr t SUnbys
Supp c r t r 2010 up t 2012.
fr t Pvc , sr st t s us,p R hsr s eurpPs-
ts stus t eit 2.2
ts. T t r s srts
during the years 2005-2007, from 26 European plastics
uturg sts, srg rg prut
Pvc susps. atug ts tst rs
rg Pvc, t Pvc , t s sr t
r urt pprxt. T rr r r
Table 2
Material Den sity Thermal conductivity
PT-200 500-550 kgm-3 0,027 W/mK
Pvc (2) 763 kgm-3 0,0399 W/mK
(2) mtw, or trs r Pvc, f Gr, 2012
ts ss s t r 2012.
T ssupt tt tgs prtg t
r t prut Pvc r sr t 2012s
Use phase of 50 years for the two products is se
st trtt tgs r us.
a xts ss t SUnbys Supp c
ts rt prtrs s rr u
s t sstt, rss-k
pss, k up t pr trs.
t r t t sst t
rt -st surts, surs str supp s. SUnby ts rt
(trsprt ps, rt supprs st
t tts) rrs t t prr t r.
T us t eit .2.2 ts s
tz, prr t s ssg rgr
PT-200, ut s r t Pvc prut sst
Ts rk s rs mrt bstrup,
grut rt ss r ar
st, urrt sttg t pst Tg as
T trst-r pt tr prt r
t tsk rtg t p ts t trt iSo 14040 srs strs.
Ts rt pt r t rk
into verifying that:
t ts us t rr ut t l c
t r sstt t t iSo 14040 sr
t strs,
t ts us t rr ut t l cment are scienti- cally and technically valid
t t us r pprprt rs
rt t t g t stu,
the interpretations reect the limitations idet g t stu,
t stu rprt s trsprt s
T rt r rprt stts tt ts stu t p rg t t rqurts t
iSo 14040 rs srs, trs t
atug, t stu s t t t g r
ment:
t t t r ts stu
trst p prsss r t P
ustr.
a t stu
Sp t stu Tpr prut sst
urs
dt t t
Pr-r
Reference ows
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
6/13
dstrut
Us
dsps
Trtt
0 | S U N B Y L C A P T - 2 0
Figure 1 Simplied view of a Cradle-to-Grave product system.
itr asThis study reveals 3 116 and 3 040 industrial processes interacting with the enviro
t t PT-200 Pvc prut ssts urs, rspt.
iustr surpus
Prurt
Prut
Pvc PT-200
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
7/13
Global WarmingGrus gs (co,
ch, no, ...) IPPC GWP 100a kg of CO2 eq.irs t ert
rt ugt
Tx s ptqut sps
Tx s gst
g t ut rrt
erg tst
ar g xps
xg trt
susts
l r g xps t utrp
g, rs utrpt-
susts r rs tr
Rs susts g
t trut z u
t strtspr
Prss gtt t
t pt rt
z t trppsr
Human Toxicityar, bz, mt-
, P, ... UseTOX CTUh
Acidifcation NOx, SO2, HCl, NH3, ... EDIP03 m uES
Ozone DepletionHalon 1301, CFC-10,
cfc-114, hcfc-22, ... EDIP03 kg of CFC-11 eq.
Eco Toxicitybz, cu,fr, ... UseTOX CTUe
Energy Demandfss-us, ss,
ur, , ...Cumulative Energy
Demand MJ
Eutrophication NOx, NH3, ... EDIP03 kg of N- eq., m UES
Smog Formationnox, nmvoc, vh4,
et, ... EDIP03 m/ppm/h, person/ppm/h
2 | S U N B Y L C A P T - 2 0
ipt assss
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
8/13
0,018
0,015
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
4 | S U N B Y L C A P T - 2 0
itrprtt
38,07
125,05
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
6,67E-10
3,24E-08
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
0,84
3,5
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
mU
ES
680
2192,8
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
MJ
erg d
Acidication
On a total emissions basis, PT-200 scores clearly lower: -87
kg prs t Pvc . Grus gs sss r
t PT-200 r st sst t t rt prsst t dsps ps, t prut sts t
rg rqur r t trsprt t t Prut st t t Us t.
o gs sss ss, Pvc sss r rtr-
z strg co . a -pt lss sstt ts s u t t Pvc przt susp-sion process, which accounts for 57% of all greenhouse gas
sss. T trl st trtt t prut -eration also accounts for a signicant share of the emissions.
T rt t PUR -uts t t Prurt
ps, s s t -grt trt t t dsps
phase, save a total of 162,6 kg of CO
q. r PT-200.
i rgrs t esst Txt, t PT- 200 prut sstperforms poorly in regards to impacts inicted to Aquatic species,pr t t Pvc , us g sss
P, rgtg t prut sts tr ss -gg qutt P rs t Pvc
prut sst, urg t trtt srg
us tr.
PT-200 relies signicantly on fossil fuels, no
l t- url gs, r t prut us urg t Prut ps, ttlsquantity of 56,98kWh/functional unit. The
sts, psg-s rtg tprturs rg xptur
But, compared to the PVC foam referencPT-200 has a signicantly lower energy dem
rg sr ur pr s s t
t prut ssts t sr ult Pvc uturg t t trzt prss s 481mJ ut ttl mJ. S rg t
r , gt s s u t t -g trt t prut ssts.
T PT-200 prut sst srs ttr t Pvc emissions contributing to Acidication are represente
trg xs rgtg t pru- t sls sss rsultg r t ust t PT
urg rt. Ts sss r ps
sss rsultg r t -grt
T Pvc pts r stl rprst t trg xs ut ls sulpur xs. wtut u
t tps sss rgt t przt
Pvc.
PT-200 scores signicantly lower than PVC foam in terms ofhu crg n-crg rt.
n-crg u pts r st stg r
Carbon Disulde and Tetrachloroethene emissions from the
uturg st (ts uts) t r-t prss. i rgrs t hu crg rt,
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin emissions occupy a signicantsr, stl u t t ust lgt t spsl
of ashes and slags from the incineration process in landlls.
T Pvc srs prtur g hu cr-
g rt us ts sss crt rgtg t przt prss t Pvc. or
, PT-200 srs r trs tx
pus sss.
510,4
1635,6
314,3
594,8
15,850,9
-54,0 -38,0-89,0
-51-200,0
0,0
200,0
400,0
600,0
800,0
1000,0
1200,0
1400,0
1600,0
1800,0
PT-200 PVCfoam
MJ
Foss il fuel Nuclear Hydropower Wind, solar , geo B iomass
G wrg
hu Txt
esst Txt
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
9/13
215,8
492,7
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
6 | S U N B Y L C A P T - 2 0
itrprtt
16
20
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
0,015
0,035
PT-200 GenericPVC
person/ppm/h
1,26E-06
7,40E-07
PT-200 GenericPVCfoam
2,14
4,6
PT-200 GenericPVC
mU
ES
eutrpt (trr.)
T PT-200 prut sst prrs ttr rgrs t eutrpt pts Trrstr mr rtst t Pvc prut sst. Ts s u t r sss trg xs t t s (2,11 UeS gst 4,47
r t Pvc ), t rg sr t sss r t Pvc ttrut t t Pvc przt prss
rprsts 80% t pts Trrstr rts.
i mr trs rts, t PT-200 prut sst rlss slgtl lr sss trg xs trtst t Pvc prut sst. hr, t s t t tt t rt prss s r t prss rsps
for most emissions 31,76 g of N-eq. while the heaviest process in that regard in the PVC foam product system onlyreleases 15,02 g of N-eq. the polymerization of PVC.
The PT-200 reference ow scores lower both in terms of Photochemical Ozone Formation impacts on vegetation and humans,
with 216m of unprotected land and 0,0153 persons exposed to dangerous ozone concentration per square meter, against492,7m and 0,0353 persons for the PVC foam board.
Slrl t s tr pt tgrs lr stu, st t ptg sss st r t prut tpsts t przt Pvc susps, r t PT-200 t Pvc rspt.
bss ts, t us gtt r st pt t rt prss s s t ust
u tr trsprt prts t PT-200 prut sst. i t Pvc prut sst, t st rgts ttrsprt prts t ust r r trt prut. Ts s pr u t t t tt gr
qutts r ur t Pvc prut sst u t gr rg .
Substances-wise, the same emissions are identied in both product systems. Nitrogen oxides emissions are about twice as
u t Pvc prut sst. mt sss r gr t PT-200 prut sst nmvoc sssr t s st ptg susts t Pvc s ts gr pr t t PT-200 prutsst t s rkg tr, t PT-200 prut sst.
T Pvc srs lr t 7,410-7kg cfc-11q.,against 1,6110-6 r PT-200.
w t prut ssts rs z-ptgsubstances, such as Halon 1301, the PVC foam product
sst gs t pst t sg tlsss hl 1211, tks t t prssg,stg strut turl gs, r t PT-200
prut sst s t g sss cfc-114 prs t zr ut.
mst z-pltg susts, t prut ssts,
are linked to the handling and rening of uranium, crude oil tur gs r trt prut.
1 trll sult rtl txps sur ( r), rthermal transmittance as low as U = 0,8W/mwith a service time of 50 years, in Denma
eutrpt (r.)
Sg frt (u)Sg frt (g.)
oz dpt
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
10/13
8 | S U N B Y L C A P T - 2 0
cluss
Pvc r s r g slut r sultg,
ts ut tr prprts. nrtss, rtl pt, ts prrs
suss. i,
strg sss co urg t prztprss t rt t prut t ts
--,
strg sss clrt urg t pl-rzt t rs ks t rltl usr-
r ts ts rgrs t u rt,pttll trutg t t lpt ut
ut s r (rg) sss,t ggrp ts prut s t
squs kg t Pvc prut
sst r u rg ss us (st, r , r gs), t ustr
prsss r g rg,prtt rss trg xs trug t
soil compartments impact signicantly land areas, rsg t ss t tg trt-s
utrts, g t uprtt r,
xp- sur t r tg utrts s
x, 4,47.
sr, ts s sss trg
xs, lg t t lss prtt sss
sulpur xs, trug ustrl prsss
prpr t t plrzt rs grl,have lead to expose an Ecosystem area of 3,5m
beyond acceptable concentration of acidication-
g susts.
but ss ts -lst ssus, t rks t Pvc r s ts pt
r sr rsurs, t ru . i
tspr r t ustr s t upts grt r t us ss-us, t
utur us Pvc r sut s tg ppst
usust p.
T ltrt rl slut ss t prst lr
tr prrs.
St, t ss prt r trstg r-mental benets.
atug r uus ustr surp uss,
the PT-200 product system still relies signicantly
on the combustion of hydrocarbon- based fuels:
t trsprt PUR -uts, t strut t
nished board and its own combustion at disposal,
to a non-negligible 38,07 kg of COq. Ts s st
grt prt pr t t Pvc panels 125,05 kg. The difference in terms of Global
wrg Ptt s rrk.
The PT-200 product system benets largely from
t rt PUR -uts tr us
s prr pt t p. it s gprrs trs grus gs rlss,
ru tx l pus sprg t sl r prtts, r u rg tprt
and in minimized impacts in terms of acidication,
nrtss, ts prrs trs pts t
aqut essts pts qut trug
oz pt t t
t r us t prut sst.
but s grl tr, t PT-200 sult utprrs lrgl
ts Pvc utrprt zg t us -r
surs rg, trr, t squt sssof compounds responsible for human morbidity, acidication
trs trs.but st prtt, t PT-200 tr prs t
qult utput trs sult l llg ru
use of inputs: (virgin) materials and energy.
h, ptt r rt prsrt r rt
tg. Prrrg rt-r pruts,
su s PT-200, t r p trs r
environmental benets.
Table 3 shows the environmental benets o
qut Pvc p u
us trs.
Compared to the PVC foam, Table 3 shows
the PT-200 option would deliver great imp in terms of greenhouse gas (-69,5%), with an almost disappearance of emiss
hu rt (-99,9 -99,7% r r
sss, rspt),
by halving impacts on vegetation and hutroposphere formation of ozone (-56 and -57%
T PT-200 prut sst ss
rgrs pts aqut ssts t l trs prtts, r
t Pvc prrs, t pts
18,9 290%, rspt.
f, ust rr t rt r
Pvc pt t przt
r usu rsur gg sr.
T PT-200 pt s rs t p
urt rs, ut rtr gr
fr sustt prspt, ts trs prr, s t s k t ru
przt p ru .
ecause an increase in insulation and energy-efciency in buildings has the
otential of signicantly curving human systems impacts on the environment,
s prtt t k xt trt t s t pru su suts,
order to avoid a situation where remedying to the energy-efciency problem
rgs ut t rt ssus.
Pvc r
SUnbys PT-200
Environmental benets
Table 3
Impact PT-200 ... instead of PVC foam % variation
G wrg 38,07 kg of CO q. -87 -69,5%
e tx t 0, 01 8 cTU +0,003 +20%
hu Txt 6,6710 -10 cTU -7,910-8 -99,9%
erg d 680 MJ -1 512,8 -69%
Acidication 0,84 UeS -2,66 -76%
eutrpt (trr.) 2,14 UeS -2,46 -53,5%
eutrpt (r.) 16 g N-eq. -4 -20%
oz dpt 1,6210-6 kg cfc-11 q. +8,810-7 +18,9%
Sg fr. (g.) 216 m/ppm/h -277 -56%
Sg fr. (u.) 0,015 person/ppm/h -0,02 -57%
It is our denition of material and energy-efcient insulating solutions
r rsg sust ustr.
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
11/13
0 | S U N B Y L C A P T - 2 0
P-k t
his Case Study presents a simplied model to assess
rg sgs r r sutg 1 sur
pp prs t rr rt nrtr eurp.
he model assumptions are the following:t ulg lpp s lt northern Europe,
t rr ulg lpp s s rt
,
t sr t t ug s 50 years,t rr tprtur, r htg
dgr ds r r, 17c, s sr
rtr eurp,t trl utt PT-200 s t rs
r t.
t hvac tg rt t ug pp
qus t t ss rt, s s t kp st
s tprtur.
he following model parameters are set:t tr rsst u (Rwall) t rr
rt s st s
his results from a thermal conductivity () for concrete
() = 1 [w/K] tkss m = 282 [].
t tr rsst u (RPT-200) t PT-200
s st s t tkss t (m)
tr utt u (), su s
3. the annual Heating Degree Days (HDD), with the unit
grs Kl [K], s t rlt tprturt rr rt tprtur ug,
previously dened as 17C. The weather station ofalrg, t nrt Jutl, dr k, ts
average HDD, from March 2012 to February 2013, set as
The heat ux reduction due to the addition of the
PT-200 foam on the concrete wall is dened as
rprsts t rs tr trst-
t aftert ppt t PT-200
t rr rt sur 1,g t rg tg sr rtr
eurp.
Trr,
G t ssupt tt t hvac sst
pst r t t ss g tt t s
energy efciency proper to northern Europe of 0,64(1)
- meaning, 1 input of energy delivers 0,64 output ofusu t t ug - t s trr pss t
qut t u rg s tks t rugt t ss.
i,
T grus sss s t
supt rg t hvac sst t
pst r t t ss stt.
cpr t t rt ur ss-
t t t cr-t-Gr t PT-200, t s pss t tr t Global Warming
pay-back time of the foam: the point in time where
t sss rqur t utur t r-ut t sss s trug su-
t.
T 4 prsts t rg spt drk, us
r tg purps trug hvac ssts(2).
Table 4
E lec tr ic it y N at . g as F ue l o il C oa l Dist. heat Biomass
23% 16% 14% 0% 40% 7%
Fuel type split in Denmark. Source: Kemna R. et al., 2007
T strt tg ss surs t
sst t rt ur ts stu,
since:
1. t prr ut rt (r
rgts t strt tg) s st rut
( t tg),
2. r t ss, t g sss gr-us gs urg ts ust r sr
ts r uptk urg t grt.
a stu mzr t .(3)
s us t t pprxt t COeq. per energy unit of
delivered fuelin Denmark, based on the scientically
r bust m. T stts r s
in Table 5.
Table 5
GhG sss co2-q. [g/mJ]
El ectrici ty Nat. g as Fuel oi l Co al
d rk 2 18 ,0 11 64,96 83,035 101,998
CO2-eq. emissions in Denmark. Source: Mazor et al., 2011
T ss tr, EF, s s t rg sp drk, g tr rspt coeq.
trs.
h,
Trr, t u grus gs sss
saved through the application of 95mm of PT-200over 1m of concrete wall is believed to be around:
Over 50 years of service time:
csrg t G wrg Ptt t
PT-200 foam, (1m, 95mm thick, reaching U= 0,8WmK), of 38 kg of COq., t p-k t tr
of greenhouse emissions is:
brugt k t per m of PT-200ss, t gr
house emissions saved during 50 years is:
Ts gs service-time-emissions-saved-to-foam
emissions ratio of:
Hence, every kilogram of COeq. emitted the
lifecycle of the PT-200 foam will later on help
avoiding 338 kg of COeq. during its service tim
Although existing, the benets drawm from a well insulated enveloppe are not
always obvious and difcult to quantify. The following case study tries to roughly
ssss t rg sgs t sut 1 rt
Northern Europe, using the PT-200 reference ow of the LCA study.
Environmental benets, in regards to greenhouse gas emissions are derived and
prst.
assupts
Prtrs
cuts
ert p-k t
(1)based on an study on boilers efciency for heating
in northern Europe. Source: Kemna, R.; van Elburg, Mvan Holsteijn, R.; Preparatory Study on Eco-design
Task 3 Report (Draft nal) Consumer Behaviour aInfrastructure; prepared for European Commission DG
vhK dt, nl, 2007.(2) s t s stu (K R. t ., 2007)(3) m. mzr, J. mutt, d. Russ, G. K. 2
c GhG esss Rut r Rg Tr
Us bugs. Jur iustr eg, 2011.
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
12/13
2 | S U N B Y L C A P T - 2 0
1minsulatedsurface(windowframe),U=0,8W/mK,
serv
icetimeof50years,in
Denmark.
stur-rsstt
rg
38 kg CO eq.
will save 338 times as much greenhoussss
prss k
g prss strg
r r tr-ustrl llrt
0,076 W/mK
rts tuss ts r
rt
-
7/29/2019 Life Cycle Assessment of recycled insulating foam.
13/13
vrjrgj 40
nrrsu, dK-9400
Ofce: +45 9632 3500
Fax: +45 9632 3501
Web: www.sunby.dk
PT-200-made Habi-Sabi Bat Box. Design by 51% S