Solar Gard® Solar Control Films (applied internally or externally)

Declaration details

Manufacturer

Solar Gard Saint-Gobain

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2025-059-0376-01

Date of issue

March 25, 2025

Valid until

March 25, 2030

Product category rules (PCR)

Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services, 1000, v1.01 (version 1.01)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017

Declared unit

1 m2 of 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

Solar Gard (4540 Viewridge Ave, San Diego, CA 92123, USA)

Product category

Openings › Glazing

Product service life

12 years

Verifier

Rifat Karim, Independent Consultant

LCA software

GaBi 8.0

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 m2 of 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 substances are included in this product.

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Vehicle type

Truck

Transport distance

2923 km

Weight of products transported

0.082 kg

Packaging mass

0.0425 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected separately

0.012 kg

Collected with mixed construction waste

0.070 kg

Recycling

0.0123 kg

Landfill

0.0377 kg

Incineration with energy recovery

0.0328 kg

Product or material for final disposal

0.0819 kg

Product description

The Solar Gard range of architectural solar control films provides solutions for upgrading and enhancing the performance of existing glass and facades of homes and commercial buildings — thus improving both summer and winter thermal comfort, increasing visual comfort and reducing the need for cooling.

Solar Gard internal and external architectural solar control films all consist of one or more layers of clear or metallized Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film. The metallized PET has a combination of ceramic element(s) or metal(s), obtained through a process referred to as sputtering that gives each film its specific solar properties and appearance. This process is superior in density and bond strength to vapor deposition and other metallization methods. All films have a scratch-resistant coating specifically designed for their installation position, protecting the film’s surface during installation and cleaning for the life of the film. Solar Gard solar control films are available in a wide range of performance values and shades to meet customer needs or specifications.

Product Benefits

- Reduces energy consumption

- Improves indoor comfort through high heat rejection

- Increases occupants’ wellbeing and productivity

- Substantially reduces glare without blocking views

- Protects occupants against harmful UVA and UVB radiation, with an equivalent SPF of >285

- Mitigates the negative effects of UV radiation on interior finishes

- Introduces sustainable solutions in the context of LEED

- Reduces the risk of injury from broken glass in the event of breakage

All Solar Gard films are inspected and put through stringent endurance tests to ensure durability and customer satisfaction throughout the product's lifetime. Solar Gard offers product warranties, many of which last a lifetime in residential applications.

In total this EPD covers thirty-three (33) internal solar control window films, nine (9) external solar control films, and one (1) clear printable film.

The reference product for the group of products covered in this EPD is Solar Gard TRUEVUE 30 (supplied as roll of 1.52 m / 60” wide and 30.5 m / 100 ft long). The variability between any of the products covered in this EPD and the reference product TRUEVUE 30 remains within 10% for GWP, as required by the governing PCR.

Solar Gard can provide detailed data for any product covered by this EPD, if requested.

The Performance Specifications Table in the Further Information Section gives an overview of the solar window films product references covered in this EPD.

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Interpretation

For GWP, the majority of contribution to this environmental impact is from the production modules (A1 – A3). This is primarily because the sources of greenhouse gas emissions are predominant in this part of the life cycle. CO2 emissions are generated upstream from the production of electricity and is also released on site by the combustion diesel and natural gas. Other sections of the life cycle also contribute to the GWP. However, the production modules contribute to over 80% of the contribution. Emissions from waste disposal in A5 (disposal after installation) and C (transport and disposal at the end of life) generate the second highest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions.