Process Data set: Tuplex (en) - EPD Global Digi Node

Process Data set: Tuplex (en) en

Process information

Key Data Set Information
Location	NO
Geographical representativeness description	Europe, Japan
Reference year	2025
Name	Tuplex
Technical purpose of product or process	The Tuplex is a breathing, flexible and durable floor base material. The Tuplex product is consist of two PE films and EPS beads glued together. Tuplex is used to moisture barrier or a breathable underlayment. The Tuplex production starts from expanding EPS beads, to wanted density. These beads are then fed to between two PE films which have coating of water based glue. THe combination of films and EPS then is heated to dry the glue. After drying the combination is rolled one big roll and then cutted the right size rolls.
Classification	Class name : Hierarchy level EPDNorge: Construction / Insulation
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+A2. 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	BEWI ASA, Insulation and Construction
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)	Tuplex - 1.0 * 1.0 qm (Area)
Biogenic carbon content	Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.015503125013 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until	2030
Time representativeness description	2025-08-18 - 2030-08-18
Publication date	2025-08-18
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system	Typical compressive strength: 18 kPa (EN 826) Typical size: 15 m (16,5 m2) , 30 m (33 m2) and 65 m (71,5 m2) (EN 822) Typical thickness: 3 mm (EN 823) Width and overlap: 1100 mm and overlap 200 mm (EN 822) Compressive creep: CC1 =2 kPa (EN 1606) Punctual conformability: 1,5 - 2 mm (EN ISO 868) Dynamic load resistance: 20000 ... 100 000 (EN 13793)

Modelling and validation

Subtype

specific dataset

LCA methodology report

NPCR 012:2022 Part B for Thermal insulation products

Data sources, treatment and representativeness

Documentation of data quality management

NPCR 012:2022 Part B for Thermal insulation products

Data source(s) used for this data set

ecoinvent database (all versions)

Original EPDs

NEPD-11984-12042_Tuplex.pdf

Completeness

Validation

Type of review
Independent external review

Reviewer name and institution
Elisabet Amat

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)	2025-10-05T23:10:08
Data set format(s)	ILCD format EPD Data Format Extensions v1.2
Publication and ownership
UUID	f84b2094-57d4-40c0-b574-d06b64cae5a7
Date of last revision	2025-08-12T14:55:10.7278051Z
Data set version	00.03.000
Registration authority	EPD Norway
Registration number	NEPD-11984-12042
Owner of data set	BEWI ASA, Insulation and Construction
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	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	Installation A5	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)	Input	MJ	0.7597	0.00102	0.7919	0.005778	0.0002437	0.0005607	0.0009558	0.000014	-2.482
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)	Input	MJ	0.5831	0	0	0	-0.5205	0	0	0	0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)	Input	MJ	1.343	0.00102	0.7919	0.005778	-0.5203	0.0005607	0.0009558	0.000014	-2.482
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)	Input	MJ	6.872	0.07798	2.802	1.142	0.01186	0.03293	0.03321	0.0002403	-0.4273
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)	Input	MJ	7.573	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)	Input	MJ	14.44	0.07798	2.802	1.142	0.01186	0.03293	0.03321	0.0002403	-0.4273
Use of secondary material (SM)	Input	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)	Input	MJ	0.009267	0.00003594	0.009299	0.0002351	0.000007107	0.00002023	0.00002665	3.481E-7	-0.0002508
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)	Input	MJ	0.001201	0.0001231	0.02989	0.001208	0.00008095	0.00007349	0	0.00005541	-0.1644
Use of net fresh water (FW)	Input	m3	0.01523	0.000008718	0.0034	0.00003309	0.000008633	0.000003924	0.00009395	2.208E-7	-0.001101
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)	Output	kg	0.001926	0.000004195	0.002185	0.00003513	0	0.000001823	0	0.0004383	-0.00000624
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)	Output	kg	0.01354	0.005912	0.00974	0.005408	0.0375	0.001299	0	0.0002171	-0.008854
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)	Output	kg	0.0002565	5.321E-7	0.0000297	0.000008105	0	2.222E-7	0	1.449E-9	-0.000002151
Components for re-use (CRU)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials for recycling (MFR)	Output	kg	0.004267	0	0.004723	0	8.8E-7	0	0	0	0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)	Output	kg	0.00008891	0	0.01341	0	0.0372	0	0.17	0	0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)	Output	MJ	0	0	0.008459	0	0.02587	0	0.2996	0	0
Exported thermal energy (EET)	Output	MJ	0	0	0.128	0	0.3914	0	4.532	0	0

Core environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	Installation A5	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)	MJ	13.19	0.07798	2.711	1.142	0.01186	0.03293	0.03321	0.0002402	-0.4274
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)	kg Sb-eqv.	9.838E-7	1.02E-7	7.15E-7	4.174E-7	1.636E-8	7.959E-8	1.674E-8	1.48E-10	-1.863E-7
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)	mol H+ eqv.	0.001074	0.00001527	0.0004107	0.002496	0.000008113	0.000006338	0.00006445	9.291E-8	-0.0002463
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)	kg CO2 eqv.	-0.05447	0.000002079	0.001561	0.00001713	0.05685	0.00000102	0.000003736	1.401E-8	-0.00001794
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.3928	0.004904	0.1011	0.08775	0.001009	0.002206	0.5421	0.00002641	-0.02981
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.3382	0.004907	0.1036	0.08775	0.05786	0.002208	0.5421	0.00002642	-0.0309
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.0003244	0.000001571	0.0009214	0.00002558	2.588E-7	9.539E-7	5.921E-7	4.05E-9	-0.001079
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.3866	0.004907	0.1301	0.08775	0.001009	0.002208	0.542	0.00002741	-0.03043
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)	kg P eqv.	0.00001474	3.907E-8	0.000003776	2.403E-7	1.209E-8	2.022E-8	3.835E-8	3.57E-10	-0.000002678
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)	kg N eqv.	0.0003193	0.000003254	0.00007111	0.0005603	0.000003482	0.0000012	0.000031	2.903E-8	-0.00008341
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)	mol N eqv.	0.003078	0.00003632	0.0008539	0.006255	0.00003729	0.00001347	0.0003319	3.303E-7	-0.0008985
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)	kg NMVOC eqv.	0.001383	0.00001417	0.005783	0.001628	0.000009585	0.000005145	0.00007956	9.115E-8	-0.000248
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)	kg CFC 11 eqv.	1.076E-8	1.161E-9	1.41E-8	1.656E-8	1.61E-10	4.84E-10	3.89E-10	3E-12	-0.002296
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)	m3 world eqv.	3.156	0.06432	141.2	0.3103	0.01825	0.03938	0.07367	0.002489	-1.556

Additional environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing 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.	0.004048	0.0003408	0.0632	0.004994	0.00004299	0	0.000144	0.00005553	0.00000114	-0.002456
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM)²	disease incidence	4.785E-9	4.06E-10	2.121E-9	4.165E-9	9.9E-11	0	1.24E-10	2.71E-10	1E-12	-1.564E-8
Potential Soil quality index (SQP)²	unitless	6.722	0.07928	1.576	0.1929	0.006648	0	0.01958	0.003955	0.0006627	-3.001
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc)²	CTUh	3.001E-9	5.7E-11	1.347E-9	7E-11	7.2E-11	0	3.1E-11	9E-10	1E-12	-2.23E-9
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c)²	CTUh	9.9E-11	0	5.1E-11	0	2E-12	0	0	2.3E-11	0	-4E-11
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw)²	CTUe	24.36	0.05724	1.913	0.5932	0.0135	0	0.02568	0.0801	0.0004416	-2.345