EPD: Ready-mix concrete, 32 Mpa, 2400 kg/m3, NE321E1 (Holcim, NSW – Sydney plants)

The Holcim ViroDecsTM Special provides project-specific, on-demand Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to Holcims customers. This capability represents a significant step in Holcims sustainability journey and embodies our multi-disciplinary approach to embedding sustainability into our organisation and operations. With the introduction of our ViroDecsTM Special, third-party verified data will underpin our capability to work with our customers from tender through to design and construction to optimise ready-mix concrete mix designs and report on sustainability performance. The publication of the original ViroDecsTM EPD in 2019 introduced quality, third-party verified embodied life cycle impact data for ready-mix concrete into the Australian market for the first time. Holcim has been pleased by the positive response from the industry. The message was loud and clear: we want transparency and we want a evidence-based approach to specification, procurement and reporting. With the introduction of our ViroDecsTM Special, Holcims customers can now specify concrete sustainability performance in terms of CO2-e, with the confidence that our claims are backed by our third-party verified EPD Process Certification. Holcim ViroDecsTM Special is backed by an EPD Process Certification. Its not only a first for concrete but a first for any product in Australia. Our EPD Process Certification is a stamp of approval to produce compliant EPDs in-house, opening up significant capability and flexibility in producing and using life cycle impact data to inform our operations and our customers. To gain our EPD Process Certification, Holcim invested in embedding Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into our systems and processes. We have satisfied a rigorous, third-party evaluation in accordance with the relevant ISO standards and guidelines of the International EPD Programme and EPD Australasia. This EPD has been developed using our EPD Process Certification for Holcims ECOPact Range with production occurring at Holcims Sydney Metropolitan concrete plants

Manufacturer legal entity:

Holcim, NSW – Sydney plants

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

australia

Product name:

Ready-mix concrete

Commercial names:

NE321E1

Material type:

Ready-mix concrete

Material subtype:

Ready-mix concrete for external walls and floors

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

169 kg CO2e/m3

Technical specification:

32 Mpa, 2400 kg/m3

Available units for calculation:

m3, kg, ton, m2

Unique identifier (OCLID):

64cfe082e0295957353b1cfd

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-02331

EPD program:

Australasian EPD System

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR 2019:14 Construction Products, Version 1.11, 2021-02-05

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Internally verified

Upstream database:

ecoinvent