LCA & material health results & interpretation CELLU-SHIELD®
Assessment scope and results
Declare™
Inventory threshold: 100 ppm
Declare level:
The Declare product database and label are used to select products that meet the LBC's stringent materials requirements, streamlining the materials specification and certification process.
Click the label to see the full declaration.
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Health Product Declaration®
CELLU-SHIELD
Inventory threshold: 1,000ppm
Full disclosure known hazards: Yes
Based on the selected content inventory threshold:
- Characterized
- Screened
- Identified
GreenScreen® List Translator Scores
- List Translator Likely Benchmark 1 / Benchmark 1An LT-1 chemical score is based on lists that identify it as a Chemical of High Concern.
- List Translator Possible Benchmark 1An LT-P1 chemical score translates to Possible BM1 and reflects the presence of the chemical on Screening A or B lists and some uncertainty about the classification for key endpoints. Further research is needed on the flagged endpoint to determine if the chemical is indeed a GreenScreen Benchmark 1.
- List Translator Benchmark UnknownAn LT-U chemical score indicates that there is insufficient information to apply the GreenScreen Benchmark Scoring algorithm to the chemical. That can be a good sign. Typically, only hazardous chemicals are found on hazard lists. However, lack of presence on hazard lists can also mean that the chemical has not been well tested. A full GreenScreen assessment will need to be performed to determine if a chemical is a Benchmark 2, 3 or 4.
- Benchmark 2Prefer-safer chemical.
- Benchmark 3Prefer-safer chemical.
- Benchmark 4Prefer-safer chemical.
- No GS data availableNo data available on List Translator lists.
Total VOC Content
Total Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content for liquid/wet applied products. VOCs get released into the air as the wet applied products dry. VOCs can cause acute symptoms, including headaches and dizziness.Material (g/l): 0.26 Regulatory (g/l): 0.26
Does the product contain exempt VOCs: Yes
Are colorants available that do not increase the VOC content of the base paint when tinted: Yes
Evaluation programs
Declare
Declare labels are issued to products disclosing ingredient inventory, sourcing and end of life options. Declare labels are based on the Manufacturers Guide to Declare, administered by the International Living Future Institute.
How it works
Material ingredients are inventoried and screened against the Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List which represents the ‘worst in class’ materials, chemicals, and elements known to pose serious risks to human health and the greater ecosystem.
The Health Product Declaration®
The HPD Open Standard provides a consistent, and transparent format to accurately disclose the material contents and associated hazard classifications for a building product.
How it works
Material ingredients are screened and categorized according to the hazards that international governmental bodies and toxicology experts have associated with them, based on two listings:
- Authoritative lists maintained or recognized by government bodies
- Screening lists, which include chemicals that government bodies determined need further scrutiny, as well as chemical lists not recognized by any government body.
What's in this product and why
Declare level
The Declare program holds manufacturers accountable for their ingredients used in their products and allows the specifiers, architects and others the ability to better understand the products' environmental and sustainable qualities through transparency. Isolatek International takes pride in the fact that CELLU-SHIELD is labeled as Declare™ Red List Free.
What's in the product and why
The ingredients used to manufacture Isolatek International's CELLU-SHIELD provide the required thermal and acoustical performance needed for light gauge steel panels, concrete slab construction, underside of roof decks, cold storage facilities, or when a high thermal value (R-value) is required. In addition to its thermal properties, CELLU-SHIELD can be effectively used for acoustical treatment, due to the material’s high noise reduction coefficient (NRC).
The unique dual purpose product combines acoustical benefits with thermal insulation.
The product's primary components are post-consumer newspaper, which constitutes at least 80% recycled content of the material by weight, and a water-based adhesive used to provide a firmer surface and increase cohesive bonding of the material.
What's been done in the design and manufacture in consideration of the potential human health and environmental impacts in the use stage
CELLU-SHIELD is shipped on wood pallets that can be reused or recycled. During installation, the low-VOC water-based adhesive locks down loose particulates, reducing the potential emissions to air.
Where it goes at the end of its life
Isolatek International's CELLU-SHIELD is designed to provide the required thermal and acoustical performance on its substrate to last the lifetime of the building when applied in accordance with the specified design criteria, our written Application Instructions and are not damaged or altered in any way after their installation.
Although CELLU-SHIELD is designed to last the lifetime of the building, the end life of the product is generally the result of a rehabilitation, which may require removal and replacement of the materials. The removal depends upon the degree of the rehabilitation. Otherwise, the end life of the material is based on the end life of the structure in its entirety. The material is then processed along with the remainder of the structure, primarily as landfill material.
How we're making it healthier
- Isolatek International is committed to legal compliance and ethical business practices in all of our operations.
- Isolatek's vendors must act in accordance with the applicable statutory and international standards regarding environmental protection.
- Isolatek's vendors must minimize environmental pollution and make continuous improvements in environmental protection.
- Isolatek's vendors must set up or use a reasonable environmental management system.
- In Isolatek's purchase arrangements, vendors must observe all applicable laws of their country and international standards, including but not limited to laws and standards relating to the environment, as well as health and safety.
References
Manufacturer's Guide to Declare
A comprehensive guide providing information about the program, the assessment methodology, how to submit material data to obtain a Declare label and how they are used to meet the Health & Happiness and Materials Petals of the Living Building Challenge.
Health Product Declaration®
CELLU-SHIELD®
Health Product Declaration Open Standard
The standard provides guidance to accurately disclose the material contents of a building product using a standard, consistent, and transparent format.
SM Transparency Report (EPD) ™ + Material Health Overview ™
- VERIFICATION LCA
- 3rd-party reviewed
- Transparency Report (EPD)
- 3rd-party verified
Validity: 12/16/24 – 12/15/29
SM-ISL – 12162024 – 001
- Material HealthMaterial
evaluation - Self-declared
This environmental product declaration (EPD) was externally verified by Harmony Environmental, LLC, according to ISO 21930:2017; UL Part A; UL Part B for Building Envelope Thermal Insulation Products; and ISO 14025:2006.
In accordance with ISO 14044 and the reference PCR, this life cycle assessment was conducted by Sustainable Minds and reviewed by Harmony Environmental, LLC.
Harmony Environmental, LLC
16362 W. Briarwood Ct.
Olathe, KS 66062
www.harmonyenviro.com
(913) 780-3328
SUMMARY
Reference PCR
UL Part B: Building Envelope Thermal Insulation v3.0
Regions; system boundaries
North America; Cradle-to-grave
Functional unit / ESL:
1 m2 of installed insulation material with a thickness that gives an average thermal resistance of RSI = 1m2·K/W over an estimated service life (ESL) of 75 years
LCIA methodology: TRACI 2.1
LCA software; LCI database
SimaPro Developer 9.6; ecoinvent v3.10, US-EI 2.2
Public LCA:
LCA of Isolatek International CELLU-SHIELD®
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Isolatek International
14231 Seaway Rd., Suite 1003
Gulfport, MS 3950
www.isolatek.com
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