EPD: Ready-mix concrete, 32 Mpa, QE321E (Holcim, North Queensland plants)

Concrete is prepared by mixing cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water, with or without the addition of auxiliary agents and additives. The fresh concrete is placed on the building site or prefabricated in factory moulds, compacted and hardened in the desired shape by the hydration of cement to form concrete. General Australian Standard AS 1379 sets down a number of different ways of specifying and ordering concrete to promote uniformity, efficiency and economy in production and delivery. It refers to two classes of concrete: normal-class and special-class.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Holcim, North Queensland plants

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

australia

Product name:

Ready-mix concrete

Commercial names:

QE321E

Material type:

Ready-mix concrete

Material subtype:

Ready-mix concrete for external walls and floors

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

246 kg CO2e/m3

Technical specification:

32 Mpa

Available units for calculation:

m3, kg, ton, m2

Unique identifier (OCLID):

61c9af6a3bd84b7b56d88bab

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-03717

EPD program:

Australasian EPD System

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR 2012:01 Construction Products and Construction Services, Version 2.33

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A1

Verification status:

Internally verified

Upstream database:

ecoinvent