EPD additional content BLAZE-SHIELD® II, II HS & HP

Data

Background This product-specific and facility-specific declaration was created by collecting annual production data. For products manufactured at multiple facilities, primary data was collected separately from each location and modeled individually. All product types are manufactured by blending the specified bulking agent with a number of product-specific binders to achieve prescribed fire rating performance in the field. Finished goods are packaged in individual bags, stacked on pallets, and stretch wrapped before delivery to job sites.

Allocation The model used in this report ensures that the sum of the allocated inputs and outputs of a unit process are equal to the inputs and outputs of the unit process before allocation. This means that no double counting or omissions of inputs or outputs through allocation is occurring. The manufacturing facilities included in this study all produce multiple products. Since only facility level data were available, allocation among a facility’s co-products was necessary to determine the input and output flows associated with each product. Allocation of materials and energy was done on a mass basis for all products. Allocation of transportation was based on the weight of the outputs of products from each facility.

Cut-off criteria for the inclusion of mass and energy flows are 1% of renewable primary resource (energy) usage, 1% nonrenewable primary resource (energy) usage, 1% of the total mass input of that unit process, and 1% of environmental impacts. The total of neglected input flows per module does not exceed 5% of energy usage, mass, and environmental impacts. The only exceptions to these criteria are substances with hazardous and toxic properties, which must be listed even when the given process unit is under the cut-off criterion of 1% of the total mass. No renewable energy was used in production beyond that accounted for in the eGRID data sets for the three facilities, and no energy was recovered. No known flows are deliberately excluded from this declaration, and no substances considered to be hazardous or toxic according to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program or local regulations are present in the products. Biogenic carbon is included in reported results. Therefore, these criteria have been met.

Background LCI data sets Modeling choices were applied consistently. Except for eGRID electricity data sets, all background LCI data sets used in the study were sourced from ecoinvent v3.11.

Raw material supply [A1]

Foreground dataBackground data setReference yearGeography
Natural gypsum
Gypsum plasterboard {RoW}| gypsum plasterboard production | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Plaster of Paris
Gypsum plasterboard {RoW}| gypsum plasterboard production | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Mica
Expanded vermiculite {RoW}| expanded vermiculite production | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Vermiculite
Expanded vermiculite {RoW}| expanded vermiculite production | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium carbonate, precipitated {RoW}| calcium carbonate production, precipitated | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Feldspar
Feldspar {RoW}| feldspar production | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Bentonite Clay
Bentonite {RoW}| bentonite quarry operation | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Portland Cement Type 1L10
Cement, Portland {RoW}| cement production, Portland | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Recycled Cellulose
Empty data set
N/A
N/A
Recycled Levy Slag
Blast furnace slag, Recycled Content cut-off GLO
2023
Global

Transport to factory & building site [A2&A4]

Foreground dataBackground data setReference year

Geography
Bulk tanker
transport, freight, lorry >32 metric ton, EURO4 RoW
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Intermodal freight
transport, freight, lorry >32 metric ton, EURO4 RoW
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
53’ Dry van
transport, freight, lorry >32 metric ton, EURO4 RoW
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
48’ Rail container
Transport, freight train {US}| market for transport, freight train | Cut-off, U
2024
The U.S

Manufacturing [A3]

Foreground dataBackground data setReference yearGeography
Manufacturing electricity
Electricity mix, eGrid subregion, ERCT/US U
2023
The U.S.
Manufacturing electricity
Electricity mix, eGrid subregion, CAMX/US U
2023
The U.S.
Manufacturing electricity
Electricity mix, eGrid subregion, RFCW/US U
2023
The U.S.
Manufacturing electricity
Electricity mix, eGrid subregion, RFCE/US U
2023
The U.S.
Natural gas for heat production
market for heat, district or industrial, natural gas RoW
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Coke for heat production
Heat, central or small-scale, other than natural gas {RoW}| heat production, hard coal coke, stove 5-15kW | Cut-off, U
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Road transport for collecting municipal waste
Municipal waste collection service by 21 metric ton lorry {RoW}| municipal waste collection service by 21 metric ton lorry | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Landfilled municipal waste
Process-specific burdens, residual material landfill {RoW}| market for process-specific burdens, residual material landfill | Cut-off, U
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Waste paper incineration
Waste paperboard {GLO}| treatment of waste paperboard, municipal incineration | Cut-off, U
2024
Global
Waste paper landfill
Waste paperboard {RoW}| treatment of waste paperboard, sanitary landfill | Cut-off, U
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Waste plastic incineration
Waste plastic, mixture {RoW}| treatment of waste plastic, mixture, municipal incineration | Cut-off, U
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Waste plastic landfill
Waste plastic, mixture {RoW}| treatment of waste plastic, mixture, sanitary landfill | Cut-off, U
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Kraft paper bag
Kraft paper {RoW}| kraft paper production | Cut-off, U
2023
Rest of World (RoW)
Plastic bag
Packaging film, low density polyethylene {RoW}| production | Conseq, U
2021
Rest of World (RoW)

Installation [A5]

Foreground dataBackground data setReference yearGeography
Water use
Tap water {RoW}| market for tap water | Cut-off, U
2024
Rest of World (RoW)
Electricity use
Electricity, medium voltage {US}| market group for electricity, medium voltage | Cut-off, U
2024
The U.S

Scenarios and additional technical information

Manufacturing [A3] The manufacturing process assumes a scrap rate of 2% (20 kg) per declared unit (1,000 kg). Prior to delivery to job sites, the finished goods are individually packaged in plastic film bags.

Plastic film bag consumption in manufacturing per declared unit

Huntington, IN
BLAZE-SHIELD® II - Plastic film bag packaging (kg) 3
BLAZE-SHIELD® II HS- Plastic film bag packaging (kg)
3
BLAZE-SHIELD® HP - Plastic film bag packaging (kg)
3

Packaging transport and waste treatment scenarios per manufacturing facility

Huntington, IN
Vehicle for packaging transport53’ dry van trailers
Shipping distance for packaging material (km)
3,515
Waste disposal
100% landfill
Vehicle for waste collection and transport
Garbage truck
Waste management transport distance (km)
33

Transport scenario [A4]

Name Value Unit
Fuel type
Diesel
Vehicle type
Truck
Transportation distance
Transport distance
500
km
Capacity utilization
50
%
Capacity utilization volume factor (factor: =1 or <1 or ≥ 1 for compressed or nested packaging products)
1
-
Gross density
BLAZE-SHIELD® II 240 kg/m3
BLAZE-SHIELD® II HS 240 kg/m3
BLAZE-SHIELD® HP 320 kg/m3
Packaging transport and waste treatment scenariosHuntington, IN
Vehicle for packaging transport53’ dry van trailers
Shipping distance for packaging material (km)
3,515
Waste disposal
100% landfill
Vehicle for waste collection and transport
Garbage truck
Waste management transport distance (km)
33

Installation scenario [A5] Kraft paper wastes are generated during product installation as listed per declared unit in the table below.

Product name and facility location
Waste packaging (kg)
Packaging waste disposal assumptions specified by route
Biogenic carbon packaging (kg)
BLAZE-SHIELD® II
Huntington, IN
3 Recycling 0.29 kg;
Landfill 2.27 kg;
Incineration 0.45 kg
0
BLAZE-SHIELD® II HS
Huntington, IN
3 Recycling 0.29 kg;
Landfill 2.27 kg;
Incineration 0.45 kg
0
BLAZE-SHIELD® HP
Huntington, IN
3 Recycling 0.29 kg;
Landfill 2.27 kg;
Incineration 0.45 kg
0

Disposal [C4] The BLAZE-SHIELD® series does not contain any bio-based materials. As a result, the biogenic carbon emissions from the products in stage C4 are 0 kg CO₂.

Flow diagram

Product flow diagram 450px

Technical properties

  • MasterSpec®, Section 078100 APPLIED FIREPROOFING (AIA)
  • MasterFormat® 2014, Section 07 81 00 Applied Fireproofing (CSC, CSI)
  • Unified Facilities Guide Specification, UFGS 07 81 00
  • Spray-Applied Fireproofing (USACE, NAVFAC, AFCEC, NASA)
  • Master Construction Specifications, 07 80 10
  • Applied Fireproofing (VA)
  • Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment (EPA)
  • PBS-P100 Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Services (GSA)

Major assumptions and limitations

  • US background data were used whenever possible, with rest-of-world or global data substituted as proxies as necessary.
  • 1,000 kg of SFRM is the declared unit in the study, although it should be noted that the studied products are not typically produced to this size.
  • LCA results are relative expressions and do not predict impacts on category endpoints, the exceeding of thresholds, safety margins, or risks.
  • The EPD owner has sole ownership, liability, and responsibility for the EPD.

Quality The precision of the data and geographic representativeness are considered to be high. Isolatek personnel provided detailed bills of materials, and facility managers provided utility information for the manufacturing locations. Temporal and technological representativeness are considered to be high. The raw material transportation distances were calculated based on the raw material supplier addresses. The data included is considered complete. The LCA model included all known material and energy flows. The consistency of the model is considered high. The bills of materials provided by Isolatek personnel were developed for multiple internal departments and are maintained regularly.

BLAZE-SHIELD® II - Huntington, IN: LCI indicator results for resource use, output and waste flows, and carbon emissions & removals per declared unit

Impact category

Unit

A1 - Raw Material supply

A2 - Transport

A3 - Manufacturing

A4 - Transport to the Building Site

A5 - Installation

Total

Resource use indicators

RPRE

MJ, NCV

4.89E+01

4.32E-01

9.17E+01

1.09E+00

7.88E+00

1.50E+02

RPRM

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RPRtotal

MJ, NCV

4.89E+01

4.32E-01

9.17E+01

1.09E+00

7.88E+00

1.50E+02

NRPRE

MJ, NCV

1.15E+03

2.28E+02

9.02E+03

5.74E+02

7.50E+01

1.10E+04

NRPRM

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

6.66E+01

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

6.66E+01

NRPRtotal

MJ, NCV

1.15E+03

2.28E+02

9.08E+03

5.74E+02

7.50E+01

1.11E+04

SM

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RSF

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

NRSF

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RE

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

FW

m3

1.18E+01

4.72E-01

1.95E+01

1.19E+00

2.67E+00

3.57E+01

ADPfossil

MJ, NCV

1.04E+03

7.53E+02

6.80E+03

1.06E+03

5.19E+01

9.72E+03

Output flows and waste category indicators

HWD

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

NHWD

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

2.00E+01

0.00E+00

3.00E+00

2.30E+01

HLRW

kg

1.33E-04

2.94E-06

2.06E-03

7.41E-06

6.24E-05

2.26E-03

ILLRW

kg

2.91E-04

6.19E-06

4.69E-03

1.56E-05

2.15E-04

5.22E-03

CRU

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MR

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MER

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

EE

MJ

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

Carbon emissions and removals

BCRP

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCEP

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCRK

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCEK

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CBCEW

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CCE

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CCR

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CWNR

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BLAZE-SHIELD® II HS - Huntington, IN: LCI indicator results for resource use, output and waste flows, and carbon emissions & removals per declared unit

Impact category

Unit

A1 - Raw Material supply

A2 - Transport

A3 - Manufacturing

A4 - Transport to the Building Site

A5 - Installation

Total

Resource use indicators

RPRE

MJ, NCV

4.89E+01

4.32E-01

9.17E+01

1.09E+00

7.88E+00

1.50E+02

RPRM

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RPRtotal

MJ, NCV

4.89E+01

4.32E-01

9.17E+01

1.09E+00

7.88E+00

1.50E+02

NRPRE

MJ, NCV

1.15E+03

2.28E+02

9.02E+03

5.74E+02

7.50E+01

1.10E+04

NRPRM

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

6.66E+01

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

6.66E+01

NRPRtotal

MJ, NCV

1.15E+03

2.28E+02

9.08E+03

5.74E+02

7.50E+01

1.11E+04

SM

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RSF

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

NRSF

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RE

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

FW

m3

1.18E+01

4.72E-01

1.95E+01

1.19E+00

2.67E+00

3.57E+01

ADPfossil

MJ, NCV

1.04E+03

7.53E+02

6.80E+03

1.06E+03

5.19E+01

9.72E+03

Output flows and waste category indicators

HWD

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

NHWD

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

2.00E+01

0.00E+00

3.00E+00

2.30E+01

HLRW

kg

1.33E-04

2.94E-06

2.06E-03

7.41E-06

6.24E-05

2.26E-03

ILLRW

kg

2.91E-04

6.19E-06

4.69E-03

1.56E-05

2.15E-04

5.22E-03

CRU

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MR

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MER

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

EE

MJ

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

Carbon emissions and removals

BCRP

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCEP

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCRK

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCEK

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CBCEW

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CCE

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CCR

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CWNR

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BLAZE-SHIELD® HP - Huntington, IN: LCI indicator results for resource use, output and waste flows, and carbon emissions & removals per declared unit

Impact category

Unit

A1 - Raw Material supply

A2 - Transport

A3 - Manufacturing

A4 - Transport to the Building Site

A5 - Installation

Total

Resource use indicators

RPRE

MJ, NCV

4.89E+01

4.32E-01

9.17E+01

1.09E+00

8.87E+00

1.51E+02

RPRM

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RPRtotal

MJ, NCV

4.89E+01

4.32E-01

9.17E+01

1.09E+00

8.87E+00

1.51E+02

NRPRE

MJ, NCV

1.15E+03

2.28E+02

9.02E+03

5.74E+02

8.42E+01

1.11E+04

NRPRM

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

6.66E+01

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

6.66E+01

NRPRtotal

MJ, NCV

1.15E+03

2.28E+02

9.08E+03

5.74E+02

8.42E+01

1.11E+04

SM

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RSF

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

NRSF

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RE

MJ, NCV

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

FW

m3

1.18E+01

4.62E-01

1.93E+01

1.16E+00

2.13E+00

3.48E+01

ADPfossil

MJ, NCV

1.04E+03

7.53E+02

6.80E+03

1.06E+03

5.79E+01

9.72E+03

Output flows and waste category indicators

HWD

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

NHWD

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

2.00E+01

0.00E+00

3.00E+00

2.30E+01

HLRW

kg

1.33E-04

2.94E-06

2.06E-03

7.41E-06

7.10E-05

2.27E-03

ILLRW

kg

2.91E-04

6.19E-06

4.69E-03

1.56E-05

2.45E-04

5.25E-03

CRU

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MR

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MER

kg

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

EE

MJ

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

Carbon emissions and removals

BCRP

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCEP

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCRK

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

BCEK

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CBCEW

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CCE

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CCR

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

CWNR

kg CO2

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

Acronyms used for resource use, output and waste flows, and carbon emissions & removals

IndicatorsAcronyms used
Resource use indicators
Renewable primary energy used as energy carrier (fuel)
RPRE
Renewable primary resources with energy content used as material
RPRM
Total use of renewable primary resources with energy content
RPRtotal
Non-renewable primary resources used as an energy carrier (fuel)
NRPRE
Non-renewable primary resources with energy content used as material
NRPRM
Total use of non-renewable primary resources with energy content
NRPRtotal
Secondary materials
SM
Renewable secondary fuels
RSF
Non-renewable secondary fuels
NRSF
Recovered energy
RE
Use of net fresh water resources
FW
Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources
ADPfossil
Output flows and waste category indicators
Hazardous waste disposed
HWD
Non-hazardous waste disposed
NHWD
High-level radioactive waste, conditioned, to final repository
HLRW
Intermediate- and low-level radioactive waste, conditioned, to final repository
ILLRW
Components for re-use
CRU
Materials for recycling
MR
Materials for energy recovery
MER
Exported energy
EE
Carbon emissions and removals
Biogenic Carbon Removal from Product
BCRP
Biogenic Carbon Emission from Product
BCEP
Biogenic Carbon Removal from Packaging
BCRK
Biogenic Carbon Emission from Packaging
BCEK
Biogenic Carbon Emission from Combustion of Waste from Renewable Sources Used in Production Processes
BCEW
Calcination Carbon Emissions
CCE
Carbonation Carbon Removals
CCR
Carbon Emissions from Combustion of Waste from Non-Renewable Sources used in Production Processes
CWNR