Excel Insulation Panels

Declaration details

Manufacturer

BP Canada

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2025-080-0577-01.2

Date of issue

September 5, 2025

Valid until

September 5, 2030

Product category rules (PCR)

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

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017

Functional unit

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

System boundary

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

Product specificity

Product Specific

Manufacturing specificity

Facility Specific

Manufacturing plant

BP Canada (420 Dupont Street, Pont-Rouge, Québec G3H 1S2, Canada)

Product category

ThermalMoistureProtection › Insulation

Product SKU

BEX0549

Product service life

75 years

Verifier

Vijay Thakur, Individual Verifier

LCA software

Sphera LCA for Experts (formerly GaBi) 10.9

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.2.0, March 2025

Life cycle assessment results

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

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 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

Diesel Powered truck/Trailer

Transport distance

800 km

Capacity utilization

85%

Packaging mass

0.340 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected with mixed construction waste

10.92 kg

Recycling

0.76 kg

Landfill

10.15 kg

Product or material for final disposal

10.92 kg

Product description

This Environmental Product Declaration covers Excel Insulation Panels manufactured by BP Canada, a leading producer of high-quality wood fibre products. These wall insulation panels are composed primarily of interlocking wood fibres bonded with a wax emulsion and contain no volatile organic compounds (VOCs), making them an environmentally responsible choice for building envelopes. The Excel sheathing panel incorporates a water-resistant, vapor-permeable air barrier membrane laminated onto the wood fibre core. Designed for exterior applications on wood or steel stud framing or solid plank construction, it delivers superior thermal performance, air tightness, and acoustic insulation. Serving multiple functions including thermal insulation, air barrier, sound attenuation, and moisture resistance. Excel Insulation Panels are essential components of energy-efficient, durable, and sustainable building assemblies.

Interpretation

To fully understand the results of the life cycle assessment, it is crucial to comprehensively review and ensure completeness, sensitivity, and consistency. The completeness check ensures that all relevant processes, inputs, and outputs are considered in the LCA. This study carefully examined key stages such as raw materials, raw material transportation, and manufacturing, and found no significant data gaps. The sensitivity check supported these findings by exploring the impacts of varying natural gas consumption by 10%, showing that changes in natural gas usage could reduce environmental impacts. A consistency check was also performed to ensure that the assumptions, data sources, and methodologies used in the LCA were applied consistently and aligned with the study's goals. These checks validate the reliability of the LCA findings and emphasize the significant impact of manufacturing processes, energy efficiency, raw material selection, and end-of-life considerations on the overall environmental performance of the products studied.

The results of the life cycle assessment indicate that the manufacturing process, end of life and raw material phases have the most significant impacts on the environmental performance of the products under study. More than 40% of the overall global warming potential is attributed to the manufacturing process. The majority of the manufacturing impacts are due to the use of natural gas, which contributes to 95% of the manufacturing impacts. Improving energy efficiency at the manufacturing facility in Pont Rouge, QC would help to reduce the overall environmental impacts for all product groupings. Moreover, the sensitivity analysis of the natural gas impacts at 10% of the current manufacturing model provides valuable insights into the influence of energy inputs on the environmental impact intensity of wood fiber panels production. The results indicate that reducing natural gas consumption by 10% could achieve a more significant decrease in overall environmental impact potentials. These findings underscore the importance of prioritizing natural gas efficiency improvements to achieve more substantial environmental benefits in wood fiber panels production.