STRONGIRT®

Declaration details

Manufacturer

Strongwell

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2025-075-0548-01

Date of issue

June 20, 2025

Valid until

June 20, 2030

Product category rules (PCR)

EPD International PCR for Construction Products 2019:14 (EN 15804:A2:2019/AC:2021) v1.3.4 (version 1.3.4)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021

Declared unit

1 kg of product Strongwell produces a large number of sizes of STRONGIRT® varying in depth and thickness to accommodate a range of insulation thicknesses. Since the composition of STRONGIRT® material is consistent regardless of the dimensions of the product size, these amounts may be used to normalize the results within this report to a specific STRONGIRT® product.

System boundary

Cradle to grave (A1 - A3, A4, A5, B1 - B7, C1 - C4, D)

Product specificity

Product Specific

Manufacturing specificity

Facility Specific

Manufacturing plant

Strongwell Bristol, VA Plant (400 Commonwealth Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201, USA)

Product category

Cladding

Verifier

Terrie Boguski

LCA software

SimaPro 9.6

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.2.0, March 2025

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 kg of product Strongwell produces a large number of sizes of STRONGIRT® varying in depth and thickness to accommodate a range of insulation thicknesses. Since the composition of STRONGIRT® material is consistent regardless of the dimensions of the product size, these amounts may be used to normalize the results within this report to a specific STRONGIRT® product..

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Resource Use Indicators

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

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

N/A

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type

Diesel

Vehicle type

Combination Truck

Transport distance

2027 km

Capacity utilization

50%

Weight of products transported

1 kg

Packaging mass

0.0278 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected with mixed construction waste

1.0191 kg

Landfill

1.0191 kg

Product or material for final disposal

1 kg

Product description

Strongwell’s STRONGIRT® is an all-FRP continuous insulation (CI) cladding attachment support system. This fiberglass pultruded composite uses a custom fire-retardant resin system and unique laminate design to offer superior pull out strength, excellent thermal efficiency, and the ability to work with any non-proprietary insulation (no routing or fabricating of rigid insulation is required). The geometry of STRONGIRT® offers self-draining to clear rainwater, and weep holes can be pre-fabricated or added in the field for additional drainage needs. The product has been engineered for strength and stiffness to support cladding, insulation, and wind loads, while offering a simple, durable, cost-effective solution for installers. Although the STRONGIRT® cladding carries a warranty of 10 years, it is expected to last the lifetime of the structure on which it is installed.

Interpretation

The figure below provides an illustration of the impact results by percentage of module. As can be seen in the figure, the greatest part of the impact results come from the incoming materials (A1). A1 accounts for at least 50% of the total results for all impact categories except one, HTP-C. This is due to some VOC releases at the plant, stemming from the use of the diluent in the composite. The emissions from modules A2 and A4 are mostly due to the combustion of fuels in trucks to transport incoming materials or the product to the use site.

The greatest percentage of GWP-total is due to the cradle-to-incoming materials at 63 percent of the total system, mainly from the glass fiber and unsaturated polyester resin. The STRONGIRT® pultrusion plant releases 21 percent of the GWP-total, which is due overall to the fuels used to create electricity for the plant. The transportation of the incoming materials and distribution of the product comprise much of the remaining GWP-total; while the end-of-life module accounts for less than 1 percent of the total GWP.