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Process Data set: Wooden piles made of pine, u 28% (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location SE
Geographical representativeness description Main market is Sweden.
Reference year 2025
Name
Wooden piles made of pine, u 28%
Use advice for data set The system boundary is set to cradle-to-gate with options, modules A1-A3, A4-A5, C1-C4 and module D. The figure below presents a simplified process scheme.
Technical purpose of product or process Wooden piles are used for foundation construction in the form of bank impact for soil reinforcement, especially in areas with loose soil layers where the bearing capacity is low. Examples of areas of use are bridges, buildings, harbors, locks, ponds, etc. A moisture content of 28% is used for the calculation. The wooden piles are untreated. The sapwood content of the product is 60%. Wooden piles are produced in different sizes 7-23 meters and a range of diameters. The piles are made from 100% pine. No packaging is used for the product. Materials kg/m3 % Pine 554 100
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • EPDNorge: Construction / Solid wood products
General comment on data set For forestry, national representative figures are used. Product specific data is provided by the manufacturer and used for module A3. Data from the manufacturer is based on the reference year 2024. Generic national data is used for modules A4-A5, C1-C4 and D. Generic data comes from ecoinvent v. 3.11. No poor or very poor data has been used. Data that is considered fair with regards to time, geography or technology accounts for less than 30% of all core indicators. The allocation is made in accordance with the provisions of EN15804. The main product and the co-product are allocated based on their different economic values. The economic value of the different parts of the round timber input is attributed using the market value of its final product/co-product. A conservative approach is used for transport of round timber to the sawmill based on economic allocation factors (module A2). The study does not exclude any modules or processes which are stated mandatory in the EN 15804+A2 and the applied PCR. The study does not exclude any hazardous materials or substances. The study includes all major raw material and energy consumption. All inputs and outputs of the unit processes, for which data is available for, are included in the calculation. There is no neglected unit process more than 1% of total mass or energy flows. The module specific total neglected input and output flows also do not exceed 5% of energy usage or mass.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2030
Time representativeness description 2025-11-14 - 2030-11-14
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system Wooden piles are delivered according to qualities specified by demands from customers. The raw dry mass is 430 kg/m3 for pine as a Swedish average and used to calculate biogenic carbon content and the delivery density including water according to the current moisture content.

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Input
  • 38.2
  • 3.02
  • 0.0445
  • 0.00331
  • 0.935
  • 0.0197
  • 0
  • -3.84
Input
  • 9.7E+3
  • 0.638
  • 0.033
  • 0.000455
  • 0.206
  • 0.00513
  • 0
  • -626
Input
  • 9.73E+3
  • 3.66
  • 0.0775
  • 0.00376
  • 1.14
  • 0.0248
  • 0
  • -6.3E+2
Input
  • 723
  • 245
  • 1.72
  • 1.49
  • 64.4
  • 0.635
  • 0
  • -58.7
Input
  • 0.271
  • 0.0108
  • 0.00000504
  • 0.00000289
  • 0.00215
  • 0.0000254
  • 0
  • -0.0361
Input
  • 723
  • 245
  • 1.72
  • 1.49
  • 64.4
  • 0.635
  • 0
  • -58.7
Input
  • 0.121
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 4.48
  • 1.11
  • 0.00365
  • 0.00115
  • 0.229
  • 0.125
  • 0
  • -0.668
Output
  • 0.864
  • 0.253
  • 0.00041
  • 0.000302
  • 0.0581
  • 0.1
  • 0
  • -0.82
Output
  • 7.18
  • 2.36
  • 0.00284
  • 0.00165
  • 0.723
  • 1.85
  • 0
  • -0.0108
Output
  • 0.00273
  • 0.0000673
  • 0.00000358
  • 7.61E-8
  • 0.0000233
  • 4.91E-7
  • 0
  • -0.0000982
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0.121
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -0.121
Output
  • 0.1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 554
  • 0
  • -554
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 106
  • 0
  • -106
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.2E+3
  • 0
  • -1.2E+3

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 723
  • 245
  • 1.72
  • 1.49
  • 64.4
  • 0.635
  • 0
  • -58.7
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.0000981
  • 0.000047
  • 3.3E-8
  • 1.26E-8
  • 0.0000156
  • 1.4E-7
  • 0
  • -0.0000159
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.131
  • 0.0392
  • 0.000129
  • 0.000114
  • 0.00928
  • 0.000582
  • 0
  • -0.175
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -1.1E+3
  • 0.0102
  • 55
  • 0.0000193
  • 0.0021
  • 1.05E+3
  • 0
  • -0.23
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 35.8
  • 16.1
  • 0.0286
  • 0.0257
  • 4.57
  • 0.745
  • 0
  • -4.9
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • -1.06E+3
  • 16.1
  • 55
  • 0.0258
  • 4.57
  • 1.05E+3
  • 0
  • -5.17
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.334
  • 0.006
  • 0.0000612
  • 0.00000406
  • 0.00143
  • 0.0000188
  • 0
  • -0.0406
  • 4E+1
  • 16.09
  • 0
  • 0.02578
  • 4.568
  • 0
  • 0
  • -4.94
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.00359
  • 0.00118
  • 0.00000148
  • 9.56E-7
  • 0.000307
  • 0.0000592
  • 0
  • -0.00137
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.0443
  • 0.0103
  • 0.0000217
  • 0.000017
  • 0.00219
  • 0.000303
  • 0
  • -0.0508
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.469
  • 0.112
  • 0.000237
  • 0.000178
  • 0.0237
  • 0.00251
  • 0
  • -0.846
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 0.249
  • 0.0656
  • 0.000241
  • 0.000228
  • 0.0149
  • 0.000653
  • 0
  • -0.147
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 9.18E-7
  • 3.66E-7
  • 2.66E-9
  • 2.55E-9
  • 1E-7
  • 1.22E-9
  • 0
  • -7.42E-7
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 4.58
  • 1.11
  • 0.00375
  • 0.00116
  • 0.229
  • 0.125
  • 0
  • -0.659

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 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 Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 12.6
  • 0.274
  • 0.0168
  • 0.000321
  • 0.0938
  • 0.0019
  • 0
  • -0.393
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0.00000288
  • 0.0000016
  • 1.21E-9
  • 9.85E-10
  • 2.88E-7
  • 4.77E-9
  • 0
  • -0.00000245
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 7.37E+4
  • 246
  • 0.221
  • 0.0644
  • 32.9
  • 0.295
  • 0
  • -2.98E+3
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 2.78E-7
  • 1.57E-7
  • 1.66E-10
  • 1.19E-10
  • 3.74E-8
  • 1.19E-8
  • 0
  • -4.93E-7
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 1.21E-8
  • 2.66E-9
  • 5E-12
  • 4E-12
  • 7.06E-10
  • 8.95E-10
  • 0
  • -1.45E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 66.1
  • 28.7
  • 0.0528
  • 0.0466
  • 9.37
  • 3.03
  • 0
  • -43.6