Process Data set: Steel Beams H, I, U (en)

Process Data set: Steel Beams H, I, U (en) en

Process information

Key Data Set Information
Location	SE
Geographical representativeness description	Sweden
Reference year	2025
Name	Steel Beams H, I, U
Technical purpose of product or process	Steel is used as load-bearing structures and is manufactured in varying dimensions to suit different types of buildings and conditions. The steel structures are manufactured at Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga's steel workshop in Norrtälje before they are shipped and assembled on construction sites to form the framework of buildings. Steel structures can consist of columns, beams, trusses and welded profiles.
General comment on data set	Data quality: Specific data for the product composition are provided by the manufacturer. The data represent the production of the declared product and were collected for EPD development in the year of study. Background data is based on EPDs according to EN 15804 and different LCA databases. The data quality of the raw materials in A1 is presented in the table below. Allocation: The allocation is made in accordance with the provisions of EN 15804. Incoming energy and water and waste production in-house is allocated equally among all products through mass allocation. Effects of primary production of recycled materials is allocated to the main product in which the material was used. The recycling process and transportation of the material is allocated to this analysis. Cut-off criteria: All major raw materials and all the essential energy is included. The production processes for raw materials and energy flows with very small amounts (less than 1%) are not included. These cut-off criteria do not apply for hazardous materials and substances.
Copyright	Yes
Owner of data set	Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga AB - Steel
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)	Steel Beams H, I, U - 1.0 * 1.0 kg (Mass)
Biogenic carbon content	Carbon content (biogenic): 1.0 kg Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 1.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until	2030
Publication date	0001-01-03
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system	The requirements in EN1090-2:2018 are applied and the constructions can be manufactured in performance classes up to EXC3. The material grade used is steel up to S420 More technical data and information is available at Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga's steel workshop in Norrtälje

Modelling and validation

Subtype

specific dataset

LCA methodology report

NPCR 013:2021 Part B for Steel and aluminium construction products

Data sources, treatment and representativeness

Documentation of data quality management

NPCR 013:2021 Part B for Steel and aluminium construction products

Data source(s) used for this data set

ecoinvent database (all versions)

Original EPDs

NEPD-14572-15164_Steel-Beams-H--I--U.pdf

Completeness

Validation

Type of review
Independent external review

Reviewer name and institution
Alexander Borg

Compliance Declarations

Compliance

Compliance system name

EN 15804+A2

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Compliance

Compliance system name

ISO 14025

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Compliance

Compliance system name

ISO 21930

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Administrative information

Data generator
Data set generator / modeller	LCA.no AS
Data entry by
Time stamp (last saved)	2025-12-29T21:08:41
Data set format(s)	ILCD format EPD Data Format Extensions v1.2
Publication and ownership
UUID	f2026c89-99d0-4c15-823a-d074b4c1760b
Date of last revision	2025-12-23T06:46:13.9593866Z
Data set version	00.02.001
Registration authority	EPD Norway
Registration number	NEPD-14572-15164
Owner of data set	Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga AB - Steel
Copyright	Yes
License type	Free of charge for all users and uses
Access and use restrictions	None
Publisher	EPD Norway

Environmental indicators

Indicators of life cycle

Indicator	Direction	Unit	Production A1-A3	Transport A4	Installation A5	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)	Input	MJ	4.997	0.003005	3.444	0.02289	0.003005	0.02942	0.001363	0.02838
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)	Input	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)	Input	MJ	4.997	0.003005	3.444	0.02289	0.003005	0.02942	0.001363	0.02838
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)	Input	MJ	14.1	0.2099	11.27	4.232	0.2099	0.1406	0.02489	0.3508
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)	Input	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)	Input	MJ	14.1	0.2099	11.27	4.232	0.2099	0.1406	0.02489	0.3508
Use of secondary material (SM)	Input	kg	0.9289	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)	Input	MJ	0.01412	0.0001075	0.01381	0.0005632	0.0001075	0.0006149	0.00003271	-0.001506
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)	Input	MJ	0.03583	0.0003844	0.04999	0.008287	0.0003844	0	0.0001927	-0.04384
Use of net fresh water (FW)	Input	m3	0.01108	0.00002245	0.007985	0.0002178	0.00002245	0.00005849	0.0000327	0.00008763
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)	Output	kg	0.009972	0.00001083	0.0004941	0.0001246	0.00001083	0	0	0.0002167
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)	Output	kg	0.6122	0.01021	0.02841	0.005011	0.01021	0	0.1061	0.01704
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)	Output	kg	0.0003879	0.00000143	0.000136	0.00002939	0.00000143	0	0	-1.151E-7
Components for re-use (CRU)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials for recycling (MFR)	Output	kg	0.3906	0	0	0	0	0.891	0	0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)	Output	kg	0.0007342	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)	Output	MJ	8.992E-7	0	0	0	0	0.00001161	0	0
Exported thermal energy (EET)	Output	MJ	0.0000136	0	0	0	0	0.0001757	0	0

Core environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	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)	MJ	14.05	0.2099	11.25	4.232	0.2099	0.1406	0.02489	0.3509
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)	kg Sb-eqv.	0.003633	3.835E-7	0.000002892	4.719E-7	3.835E-7	9.695E-8	8.28E-9	7.195E-7
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)	mol H+ eqv.	0.003489	0.0000399	0.003538	0.003217	0.0000399	0.0000368	0.00001102	0.0002072
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.0009595	0.000005747	0.001291	0.00005765	0.000005747	0.0001009	0.00000132	0.000023
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.6698	0.01388	0.3612	0.3075	0.01388	0.0202	0.002541	0.04169
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.6909	0.01389	0.3664	0.3076	0.01389	0.02031	0.002543	0.04173
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.01998	0.000004942	0.003969	0.00002424	0.000004942	0.000005664	3.135E-7	0.00001865
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.6905	0.01389	0.3664	0.3076	0.01389	0.02031	0.002542	0.06245
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)	kg P eqv.	0.00002632	1.109E-7	0.000005201	0.000001119	1.109E-7	1.554E-7	3.329E-8	0.000002566
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)	kg N eqv.	0.0008855	0.000007895	0.001455	0.00142	0.000007895	0.000006268	0.000003719	0.00004288
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)	mol N eqv.	0.009307	0.00008831	0.01611	0.01558	0.00008831	0.00007112	0.0000432	0.0004383
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)	kg NMVOC eqv.	0.002867	0.00003383	0.004387	0.004283	0.00003383	0.00002395	0.00001122	0.0002089
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)	kg CFC 11 eqv.	5.213E-8	3.145E-9	9.467E-8	6.641E-8	3.145E-9	2.877E-9	3.1E-10	-7.287E-8
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)	m3 world eqv.	563.1	0.203	723.3	0.8992	0.203	0.5766	0.2529	-2.162

Additional environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	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	kBq U235 eqv.	0.2281	0.0009176	0.2618	0.01814	0.0009176	0.0006628	0.000118	-0.0001498
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM)²	disease incidence	2.589E-8	8.5E-10	8.599E-8	8.509E-8	8.5E-10	6.41E-10	2.28E-10	3.46E-9
Potential Soil quality index (SQP)²	unitless	5.186	0.1468	3.677	0.5371	0.1468	0.06793	0.07706	0.02615
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc)²	CTUh	6.106E-9	1.7E-10	4.679E-9	2.126E-9	1.7E-10	1.45E-10	7.8E-11	-4.359E-9
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c)²	CTUh	3.01E-10	0	1.96E-10	9E-11	0	3E-12	3E-12	2E-10
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw)²	CTUe	5.856	0.1556	6.016	2.313	0.1556	0.4166	0.04303	2.324