Lanaé Sustainable Insulation™ and NoiseReducer™ (Canada)

Declaration details

Manufacturer

CertainTeed Saint-Gobain

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2024-027-0141-01.2

Date of issue

April 28, 2025

Valid until

April 28, 2030

Product category rules (PCR)

Part B: Building Envelope Thermal Insulation Products (version 3)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017

Functional unit

1 m2 of material with RSI = 1m2K/W of product

System boundary

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

Product specificity

Product Average

Manufacturing specificity

Manufacturer Average

Manufacturing plants

CertainTeed (Ottawa, ON, Canada); Redcliff, AB (101 1 St NE, Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0, Canada)

Product category

ThermalMoistureProtection › Insulation › BlanketInsulation

Product service life

75 years

Verifier

Anni Oviir

LCA software

GaBi 10.0

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 m2 of material with RSI = 1m2K/W 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)

Fuel type

Diesel

Vehicle type

Standard Freight Trailer

Transport distance

3750 km

Capacity utilization

85%

Weight of products transported

0.45 kg

Packaging mass

0.03 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected with mixed construction waste

0.45 kg

Landfill

0.45 kg

Product or material for final disposal

0.45 kg

Product description

CertainTeed is dedicated to Making the World a Better Home with insulation products that are produced with a commitment to minimizing environmental impact and improving energy savings. CertainTeed's insulation products included in this EPD are: Lanaé Sustainable Insulation™, NoiseReducer™, and UltraTherm™ Glass Fibre Blowing Insulation. The sizes for the products in this EPD range from R-8 to R-60. These values indicate the insulation's resistance to heat transfer, with higher values indicating better insulation performance.

CertainTeed's insulation acts as both thermal and acoustical insulation in ceilings, walls and floors. The function of the products reported in this document is 1 square meter of insulation material with a thickness that provides an average thermal resistance Rsi = 1m2 K/W (Rus=5.68). Sustainable Insulation is used for increased thermal performance and reduced noise levels. NoiseReducer products are designed for use in commercial and residential wall and ceiling assemblies to effectively reduce transmission of airborne sound and provide thermal insulation. UltraTherm is a bindered loose-fill fibre glass insulation with the same formula as the Sustainable Insulation, designed for pneumatic application in a horizontal open blow and used in residential construction as a thermal insulation. This product is non-combustible, noncorrosive and odor free. In addition, UltraTherm won’t settle, contains no chemicals to cause mildew and fungus growth, provides no sustenance for vermin, contains no asbestos, won’t rot or decay, and won’t absorb moisture.

Interpretation

Based on the results from the life cycle assessment, the life cycle impacts are strongly driven by the manufacturing process, specifically the natural gas usage. Natural gas represented more than 55% of the overall global warming potential. The process to melt glass – including internal regrind as well as external cullet, is intensive. However, use of the insulation within the building helps building owners reduce their overall energy usage, which is not captured in this assessment. Saint-Gobain North America also invests in Renewable Energy through Virtual Power Purchase Agreements