Environmental Product Declaration

LightFrame

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for LightFrame, manufactured by CertainTeed Saint-Gobain. Declaration SmartEPD-2024-047-0218-01, prepared according to UL Part B: Non-Metal Ceiling and Interior Wall Panels, valid until December 4, 2029.

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Functional unit: 0.093 m2 of product
Valid until: December 4, 2029
PCR: UL Part B: Non-Metal Ceiling and Interior Wall Panels

Declaration details

Manufacturer: CertainTeed Saint-Gobain
Program operator: Smart EPD
Declaration number: SmartEPD-2024-047-0218-01
Date of issue: December 4, 2024
Valid until: December 4, 2029
Product category rules (PCR): UL 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 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 (61 Royal Group Crescent, Woodbridge, Vaughan, ON, Canada)
Product category: Finishes › CeilingPanel › AcousticalCeilings
Product service life: 30 years
Verifier: Brandie Sebastian, John Beath Environmental LLC
LCA software: Sphera LCA for Experts (formerly GaBi) 10.8
Program instructions: Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 0.093 m2 of product.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	C2	C4
GWP-total [including biogenic carbon]	kg CO2 eq	5.34e+0	4.74e-2	2.01e-2	2.07e-3	3.74e-2
GWP-fossil [excluding biogenic carbon]	kg CO2 eq	5.50e+0	4.74e-2	1.72e-2	2.07e-3	3.74e-2
ODP	kg CFC 11 eq	6.14e-9	1.77e-12	5.59e-14	7.74e-14	1.35e-12
AP	kg SO2 eq	1.56e-2	2.81e-4	8.18e-5	1.23e-5	2.21e-4
EP	kg N eq	2.70e-3	1.56e-5	2.65e-5	6.81e-7	1.21e-5
POCP	kg O3 eq	1.86e-1	7.74e-3	4.32e-4	3.38e-4	6.00e-3
ADP-fossil	MJ	6.89e+1	5.97e-1	2.94e-2	2.61e-2	4.73e-1

Resource Use Indicators

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	C2	C4
RPRE	MJ	2.52e+1	0	1.36e-3	0	2.52e-3
RPRM	MJ	5.13e-1	0	0	0	0
NRPRE	MJ	8.25e+1	6.02e-1	2.99e-2	2.63e-2	4.78e-1
NRPRM	MJ	2.53e-1	0	0	0	0
SM	kg	3.69e-1	0	0	0	0
RSF	MJ	0	0	0	0	0
NRSF	MJ	0	0	0	0	0
FW	m3	7.56e-2	0	3.05e-6	0	2.63e-6
RE	MJ	0	0	0	0	0

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	C1	C2	C3	C4
HWD	kg	4.03e-7	0	2.70e-12	0	0	0	5.03e-12
NHWD	kg	9.90e-1	0	2.90e-2	0	0	0	6.22e-2
HLRW	kg	5.75e-6	0	1.30e-10	0	0	0	2.42e-10
ILLRW	kg	4.79e-3	0	1.16e-7	0	0	0	2.16e-7
CRU	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MFR	kg	0	0	8.35e-3	0	0	3.31e-1	0
MER	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RWD	kg	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND

Carbon Emissions and Removals

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	C1	C2	C3	C4
BCRP	kg CO2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BCEP	kg CO2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BCRK	kg CO2	-1.76e-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
BCEK	kg CO2	0	0	1.76e-2	0	0	0	0
BCEW	kg CO2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CCE	kg CO2	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
CCR	kg CO2	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
CWNR	kg CO2	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND

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

Product composition
Material/Component Category	Origin	% Mass
Aluminum Extrusion	Confidential	50-60
Hardware	Confidential	6-12
Rubber Spline	Confidential	1-2
Aluminum Perimeter Frame	Confidential	24-34
Polyester Fabric	Confidential	1-10

Packaging
Packaging material	Origin	Mass (kg)
Pallet	Canada	7.77E-02
Cardboard	United States	3.54E-02

Biogenic carbon
Biogenic carbon content	kg C per 0.093 m2
Biogenic carbon content in product	0
Biogenic carbon content in accompanying packaging	0.0048

Hazardous substances

No substances required to be reported as hazardous are associated with the production of this product

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type: Diesel
Vehicle type: Standard Freight Trailer
Transport distance: 800 km
Capacity utilization: 85%
Packaging mass: 0.11 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Recycling: 0.3310 kg
Product or material for final disposal: 0.0621 kg

Product description

The LightFrame is an accessible translucent acoustical fabric ceiling system that optimizes artificial or natural light transfusion using a precise monofilament fabric. Additional features include: assembled and pre-stressed lightweight aluminum profile, wrinkle-free, pre-stressed, smooth membrane fabric facing, low VOC’s and dirt resistant. Please note that the values in the material composition section are presented as ranges to protect confidential business information.

Interpretation

Based on the results from the life cycle assessment, the life cycle impacts are strongly driven by the raw materials and manufacturing processes. These two stages account for nearly 99% of the entire Global Warming Potential (GWP) for the LightFrame product.

Since the manufacturing stage accounts for about 30% of the GWP, it would be recommended to increase energy efficiency to help reduce the overall impacts for the products. Within the manufacturing stage, natural gas consumption makes up nearly 89% of the impacts. Switching to renewable energy sources would be recommended to decrease the GWP impacts of manufacturing.

If possible, incorporating more recycled content, replacing virgin aluminum, into the product will help reduce the environmental impacts of the raw materials stage in the life cycle of the ceiling panels. As recycled content increases, the raw materials driving impacts will decrease, thus improving the overall environmental impacts. The aluminum was the largest contributor to the raw material impacts for the ceiling product line. This material was responsible for more than 86% of the environmental impact potentials in the global warming category.

LCIA results are relative expressions and do not predict impacts on category endpoints, the exceeding of thresholds, safety margins or risks. EPDs are comparable only when they follow the same PCR, functional unit and system boundary. The full EPD (PDF) contains the methodology, scenario assumptions and verification statement.