Environmental Product Declaration

Ködispace 4SG

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Ködispace 4SG, manufactured by H.B. Fuller Company. Declaration SmartEPD-2024-030-0154-01.1, prepared according to Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services, valid until May 1, 2030.

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Declared unit: 1 linear meter of product
Valid until: May 1, 2030
PCR: Smart EPD Part A v1.01

Declaration details

Manufacturer: H.B. Fuller Company
Program operator: Smart EPD
Declaration number: SmartEPD-2024-030-0154-01.1
Date of issue: May 1, 2025
Valid until: May 1, 2030
Product category rules (PCR): Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services (version 1.01)
Standard: ISO 14025:2006 and EN 15804+A2:2019/AC:2021
Declared unit: 1 linear meter of product
System boundary: Cradle to gate with other options (A1 - A3, C1 - C4, D)
Product specificity: Product Specific
Manufacturing specificity: Facility Specific
Manufacturing plant: Pirmasens (Kömmerling Chemische Fabrik GmbH, Zweibrücker Straße, Pirmasens, Germany)
Product category: Openings › Glazing › FenestrationParts › FenestrationAccessories
Verifier: Lucas Pedro Berman, Senda - Consultoria Ambiental & Energetica
LCA software: SimaPro 9.5
Program instructions: Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 linear meter of product.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

1 linear meter of applied product (5.8 mm nozzle / 12 mm air space)
Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	C2	C4
GWP-total	kg CO2 eq	2.44e-1	1.81e-3	1.25e-1
GWP-biogenic	kg CO2 eq	-7.96e-3	0	7.96e-3
GWP-fossil	kg CO2 eq	2.52e-1	1.81e-3	5.10e-2
GWP-luluc	kg CO2 eq	1.61e-4	8.94e-7	1.06e-6
ODP	kg CFC11 eq	8.72e-9	3.94e-11	1.47e-10
AP	mol H+ eq	9.68e-4	3.96e-6	2.92e-5
EP-freshwater	kg PO4 eq	3.77e-5	1.29e-7	3.76e-6
EP-marine	kg N eq	1.96e-4	9.99e-7	1.57e-5
EP-terrestrial	mol N eq	2.01e-3	1.01e-5	1.34e-4
POCP	kg NMVOC eq	9.14e-4	6.14e-6	3.52e-5
ADP-minerals&metals	kg Sb eq	1.13e-6	5.92e-9	6.31e-9
ADP-fossil	MJ	6.12e+0	2.57e-2	3.21e-2
WDP	m3 world eq	1.75e-2	1.06e-4	6.07e-4

Resource Use Indicators

1 linear meter of applied product (5.8 mm nozzle / 12 mm air space)
Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	C2	C4
PERE	MJ	2.99e-1	4.04e-4	1.10e-3
PERM	MJ	0	0	0
PERT	MJ	2.99e-1	4.04e-4	1.10e-3
PENRE	MJ	6.12e+0	2.57e-2	3.21e-2
PENRM	MJ	3.73e-4	1.29e-6	2.83e-6
PENRT	MJ	6.12e+0	2.57e-2	3.21e-2
SM	kg	0	0	0
RSF	MJ	0	0	0
NRSF	MJ	0	0	0
FW	m3	5.93e-4	3.17e-6	1.09e-4

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

1 linear meter of applied product (5.8 mm nozzle / 12 mm air space)
Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	C2	C4
HWD	kg	1.57e-3	0	0
NHWD	kg	0	0	9.80e-2
RWD	kg	1.59e-6	8.45e-9	1.99e-8
CRU	kg	0	0	0
MFR	kg	3.70e-3	0	1.47e-2
MER	kg	0	0	0

Carbon Emissions and Removals

1 linear meter of applied product (5,8 mm nozzle / 12 mm air space)
Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	C4
BCRP	kg CO2	0	0
BCEP	kg CO2	0	0
BCRK	kg CO2	7.96e-3	0
BCEK	kg CO2	0	7.96e-3
BCEW	kg CO2	0	0
CCE	kg CO2	0	0
CCR	kg CO2	0	0
CWNR	kg CO2	0	0

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
Polyisobutene	GLO	48-52
Filler	GLO	24-28
Other	GLO	20-24

Packaging
Packaging material	Origin	Mass (kg)
Steel	RER	0.0098
Wood (Pallet)	RER	0.0049

Biogenic carbon
Biogenic carbon content	kg C per linear meter
Biogenic carbon content in product	0
Biogenic carbon content in accompanying packaging	0.00217

Hazardous substances

calcium oxide (CAS 1305-78-8)

Scenarios

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected separately: 0.113 kg
Recycling: 0.0147 kg
Incineration: 0.098 kg

Product description

H.B. Fuller Ködispace 4SG is a high-performance warm edge system that is ideally suited for use in structural glazing façades. Due to its special material properties, 4SG meets the requirements of silicone-sealed glazing. Unlike conventional thermoplastic spacers, this reactive polyisobutylene chemically bonds with both the silicone edge seal usually used in glass façades and the glass surface. This EPD covers 1 linear meter of Ködispace 4SG as applied by a Bystronic-Lehnhardt Thermoplastic spacer applicator with a 5.8 mm nozzle and 12 mm of application height. These dimensions were used as a typical value for reference. To obtain the environmental impacts for the same product, applied with different nozzles and widths, please refer to the tables in the “Further Information” section at the end of the document and multiply the results by the corresponding multiplication factor, as indicated.

Interpretation

The module of raw material extraction and processing (A1) was the main driver of most environmental impacts, with particular influence of the upstream manufacture of resins, followed by the impact of the end-of-life incineration treatment. Biogenic carbon is removed from the atmosphere by product packaging and emitted at the end of life. The module of raw material extraction and processing (A1) was the main driver of most resource use indicators, except for the use of renewable energy, driven by the manufacturing stage use of grid electricity at Pirmasens (54% renewable). The recycling of packaging materials is captured by the MR indicator at A3 and C4.

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.