Versatone

Declaration details

Manufacturer

CertainTeed Saint-Gobain

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2024-020-0117-01

Date of issue

May 13, 2024

Valid until

May 13, 2029

Product category rules (PCR)

Part B: Non-Metal Ceiling and Interior Wall Panels (version 2)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017

Functional unit

0.093 m2 of installed product

System boundary

Cradle to gate with other options (A1 - A3, A4, A5, C1 - C4)

Product specificity

Product Specific

Manufacturing specificity

Facility Specific

Manufacturing plant

CertainTeed Architectural Solutions (1415 Pilgrim Rd, Plymouth, WI, USA)

Product category

Finishes › CeilingPanel › AcousticalCeilings

Product service life

30 years

Verifier

Tom Etheridge, EarthShift Global

LCA software

GaBi 10.0

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 0.093 m2 of installed product.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Resource Use Indicators

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

Carbon Emissions and Removals

ND = not declared. Life cycle modules: A1-A3 product stage, A4-A5 construction process, B use stage, C end of life, D benefits and loads beyond the system boundary.

Material composition

Hazardous substances

No regulated hazardous or dangerous substance are included in this project

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type

Diesel

Vehicle type

Standard Freight Trailer

Transport distance

800 km

Weight of products transported

0.69 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Landfill

0.00373 kg

Product or material for final disposal

0.69 kg

Product description

The CertainTeed Versatone Panel is a fiberglass panel with high NRC (Noise Reduction Coefficient) designed for modular installation in suspended ceiling panels of commercial buildings. This product is manufactured in the CertainTeed facility located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and has a reference flow of 1 kg with a density of 43.25 kg/m^3 and a thickness of 5/8 inches.

The panel features square edges, an embossed vinyl finish surface in Black Astra, White Astra, White Stipple, and White Vintage, and is available in white or black finished surface colors. The core composition of this panel is fiberglass, and it has 35% recycled content (0% pre-consumer and 35% post-consumer).

Notably, the CertainTeed Versatone Panel is VOC compliant to CDPH v1.2, 2017, and complies with LEED v4 for Schools classroom acoustics prerequisite. It features an embossed PVC-vinyl facer on fiberglass, which enables excellent sound absorption and high humidity resistance. The product is ideal for economical installation and low maintenance environments.

CertainTeed Versatone Panel is a high-quality product with unique features and benefits suitable for commercial buildings. Its excellent sound absorption and high humidity resistance make it a suitable option for commercial buildings with suspended ceiling panels, while its compliance with relevant regulations ensures that it meets the required standards

Interpretation

The data pertaining to the operation of the Plymouth, WI facility, along with the transportation distances and modes, were directly obtained from CertainTeed Corporation. The data were meticulously scrutinized for internal consistency, and cross-verified with plant personnel. The researchers recommend sub-metering of energy use for each critical stage in the manufacturing process to allow for a more detailed analysis. It is important to note that the findings of this research are limited by the inherent uncertainty of creating a representative model through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The modeling of the product system involved numerous assumptions, including representative processes and datasets. While quality control measures were implemented at each step of building the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) and conducting the Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA), the results are inevitably subject to uncertainty since the data represents only one year of manufacturing information from Plymouth, WI. A detailed evaluation of more time periods would serve to reduce this uncertainty. The outcomes of the life cycle assessment reveal that the life cycle impacts are predominantly influenced by the raw materials and the manufacturing processes. Enhancing energy efficiency is a viable approach to curtail the overall environmental impacts associated with the two categories of products. In addition, the incorporation of more recycled content in the product is recommended to mitigate the environmental impacts of the raw materials phase in the life cycle of the ceiling panels. As the recycled content increases, the raw materials driving the impacts will decrease, thereby improving the overall environmental impacts. Fiberglass, being the largest contributor to the raw material impacts for the ceiling product lines, was found to be responsible for over 80% of the environmental impact potentials in several categories. The substitution of virgin fiberglass with recycled content will significantly reduce the usage of these materials and their impacts on the environment.