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Process Data set: 3-layer wooden floorboards (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Reference year 2023
Name
3-layer wooden floorboards
Technical purpose of product or process The Baltic Wood floor consists of three layers (Figure 2). A layer of usable surface (from 2.7 - 6.6 mm) is covered with varnish seven times or oil twice. Both finishes form a thin, flexible and durable protective layer on the floor surface. The middle layer (from 6.0 mm -16.0 mm) consists of transversely arranged spruce slats that strengthen the flexibility of the floor. The bottom layer (approx. 1.8 mm) is made of a uniform spruce veneer, which stabilizes and stiffens the whole structure. The basic technical parameters and properties of the products are listed in Table 1 and Table 2. Types of three-layered wooden floor construction: three-layered wooden floor – 14.6 mm Floors of a total thickness of 14.6 mm. Thanks to the renovatable layer of as many as 6.6 mm, this type of flooring may be renovated up to 9 times. The structure is made of spruce wood, which is characterised by high resistance to room humidity and temperature fluctuations throughout the year. The boards are finished with 7 coatings of varnish or 2 coatings of oil. Glued down to the subfloor, in the T&G installation system. three-layered wooden floor – 14 mm Floors with a total thickness of 14 mm and a 3.5 mm-thick renovatable layer, which makes it possible to renovate the floor up to 3 times. They are installed in the 5G and 2G systems. The structure is made of spruce wood, which is characterised by high resistance to room humidity and temperature fluctuations throughout the year. The boards are finished with 7 coatings of varnish or 2 coatings of oil. three-layered wooden floor – 13.3 mm Floors with a total thickness of 13.3 mm, with a 2.7 mm-thick renovatable wood layer. Such a thickness makes it possible to renovate the floor two times. The floors are installed in the 2G system. They perform well in interiors fitted with underfloor heating. They are finished with 7 coatings of varnish. The structure is made of spruce wood, which is characterised by high resistance to room humidity and temperature fluctuations throughout the year. Joint systems: joint system 5G A distinct “click” sound signalling floorboards becoming locked together during installation. No extra tools needed for assembly. Optional locking of 2G boards (only on the long side of the board). Installation over an underfloor heating system is possible. Installation in the floating and glue-down systems. joint system 2G Capability to freely expand and contract in the horizontal plane. Possible assembly and disassembly of the floorboards. Optional locking of 5G boards (only on the long side of the board). Installation over an underfloor heating system is possible. Installation in the floating and glue-down systems. joint system T&G A traditional adhesive-based tongue-and-groove joint. The joint becomes durable after a dedicated engineering adhesive has been applied and has set. The adhesive is applied on the long and short sides of the board, and along the whole of the groove. The durability of the joint will be conditional upon the parameters of the applied adhesive. More information can be found on the Baltic Wood S.A. website: www.balticwood.pl.
General comment on data set The data selected for LCA originate from ITB-LCI questionnaires completed by Baltic Wood S.A. using the inventory data, ITB and Ecoinvent v. 3.9 databases. No data collected is older than five years and no generic datasets used are older than ten years. The representativeness, completeness, reliability, and consistency are judged as good. Polish electricity was calculated based on Ecoinvent v 3.9 supplemented by actual national KOBiZE data. The allocation rules used for this EPD are based on general ITB-PCR A. 3-layer wooden floorboard production is a line process with multiple co-products in one factory located in Jaslo (Poland). Allocation is done on product mass basis and volume for wood. All impacts from raw materials extraction and processing are allocated in A1 module of EPD. 99% of impacts from line production were inventoried and allocated to all 3-layer wooden floorboard production. Municipal waste and waste water of whole factory were allocated to module A3. Energy supply was inventoried for whole production process. Emissions in Baltic Wood S.A. are measured and were allocated to module A3. Packaging materials were taken into consideration. They are recycled in a closed loop. The life cycle analysis (LCA) of the declared products covers product stage – modules A1-A3, end of life – modules C1-C4 and benefits and loads beyond the system boundary – module D (cradle-to-gate with options) in accordance with EN 15804 + A2 and ITB PCR A. The details of systems limits are provided in product technical report. All materials and energy consumption inventoried in factory were included in calculation. Office impacts were also taken into consideration. In the assessment, all significant parameters from gathered production data are considered, i.e. all material used per formulation, utilised thermal energy, internal fuel and electric power consumption, direct production waste, and all available emission measurements. It can be assumed that the total sum of omitted processes does not exceed 5% of all impact categories. In accordance with EN 15804 + A2, machines and facilities (capital goods) required for the production as well as transportation of employees were not included in LCA.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): ND kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: ND kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2028
Technological representativeness

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Input
  • 218
  • 0.387
  • 7.12
  • 0.0541
  • 0.0176
  • -104
  • -1.16
  • -118
Input
  • 159
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 105
  • 1.16
  • -94.7
Input
  • 377
  • 0.387
  • 7.13
  • 0.0541
  • 0.0176
  • 0.0224
  • 0.000415
  • -212
Input
  • 41.8
  • 22.7
  • 104
  • 0.789
  • 1.23
  • 0.992
  • 0.0215
  • -8.95
Input
  • 9.44
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 50.7
  • 22.7
  • 107
  • 0.789
  • 1.23
  • 0.992
  • 0.0215
  • -8.95
Input
  • 0.0856
  • 0.00924
  • 0.00821
  • 0.0000602
  • 0.000412
  • 0.0024
  • 0.00000816
  • -0.00635
Input
  • 0.104
  • 0.000106
  • 0.0000449
  • 3.29E-7
  • 0.00000454
  • 0.0000056
  • 2.8E-7
  • -0.000161
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0.0679
  • 0.00319
  • 0.0292
  • 0.000242
  • 0.000155
  • -0.00168
  • 0.0000214
  • -0.0035
Output
  • 0.0956
  • 0.0294
  • 0.000593
  • 1.54E-7
  • 0.00138
  • 0.0134
  • 0.0000192
  • -0.0117
Output
  • 3.9
  • 0.531
  • 0.591
  • 0.0044
  • 0.0245
  • 0.0725
  • 0.000583
  • -0.599
Output
  • 0.0000356
  • 0.000155
  • 0.000095
  • 6.41E-7
  • 0.00000846
  • 2.88E-7
  • 7.13E-9
  • -0.00000375
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 9.46E-8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0.000926
  • 0.0000783
  • 0.000604
  • 0.00000453
  • 0.0000038
  • 0.0000104
  • 1.65E-7
  • -0.00016
Output
  • 0.00000532
  • 6.2E-7
  • 0.00000124
  • 6.33E-9
  • 3.08E-8
  • 1.45E-7
  • 7.23E-10
  • -4.11E-7
Output
  • 0.0953
  • 0.0277
  • 0.287
  • 0.00216
  • 0.00136
  • 0.000331
  • 0.00000379
  • -0.0112
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • -13.1
  • 1.55
  • 6.27
  • 0.0465
  • 0.0831
  • 11
  • 0.00886
  • -11.2
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -19.7
  • 0.00623
  • 0.11
  • 0.000824
  • 0.000283
  • 10.9
  • 0.00783
  • -11.8
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 6.35
  • 1.54
  • 6.16
  • 0.0457
  • 0.0828
  • 0.118
  • 0.00103
  • -0.581
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 0.0216
  • 0.00604
  • 0.0227
  • 0.000166
  • 0.000339
  • 0.00157
  • 0.0000114
  • -0.00703
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.0000258
  • 0.00000707
  • 0.00000888
  • 6.59E-8
  • 2.93E-7
  • 2.3E-7
  • 2.13E-9
  • -0.00000164
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.0179
  • 0.00616
  • 0.0642
  • 0.000484
  • 0.000336
  • 0.00121
  • 0.00000708
  • -0.00297
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.00539
  • 0.0018
  • 0.00924
  • 0.0000688
  • 0.000101
  • 0.000645
  • 0.0000313
  • -0.00111
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.226
  • 0.000723
  • 0.00143
  • 0.0000107
  • 0.0000325
  • 0.0000306
  • 7.57E-7
  • -0.0143
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 3.15
  • 0.118
  • 2.02
  • 0.0151
  • 0.00568
  • 0.499
  • 0.000122
  • -0.296
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.0514
  • 0.0196
  • 0.0787
  • 0.00059
  • 0.00111
  • 0.00618
  • 0.0000281
  • -0.0113
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 51
  • 22.7
  • 101
  • 0.745
  • 1.23
  • 0.992
  • 0.0215
  • -8.94
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.0000894
  • 3.49E-7
  • 1.51E-7
  • 8.75E-10
  • 1.92E-8
  • 1.98E-9
  • 2.3E-11
  • -1.16E-8
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.00116
  • 0.000121
  • 0.0109
  • 0.0000829
  • 0.00000556
  • 0.0000507
  • 1.96E-7
  • -0.000301

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
1This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
2The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experiences with the indicator.
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0