EPD: Structural timber, spruce, 450 kg/m3, 15% moisture content, KVH® structural timber (Stora Enso)

KVH® structural timber (Konstruktionsvollholz) is a technically dried, strength-graded and generally finger-jointed solid wood product made from softwood (mainly spruce) and designed for a wide variety of applications in modern timber construction. In collaboration with other Institutes, the Supervisory Board for structural timber (Überwachungsgemeinschaft Konstruktionsvollholz e. V.) has drafted requirements and defined these in an agreement to form the basis for production and supply. Therefore, KVH® structural timber complies with additional requirements which exceed the general building inspectorate guidelines.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Stora Enso

Manufacturer:

Stora Enso

Country of manufacturer:

czechRepublic

Product name:

Structural timber, spruce

Commercial names:

KVH® structural timber

Material type:

Wood

Material subtype:

Plain wood/timber (softwood and hardwood)

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

-684 kg CO2e/m3

Technical specification:

450 kg/m3, 15% moisture content

Available units for calculation:

m3, kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

5fae93e0c83c331bfbb5d039

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-02153

EPD program:

International EPD System

Publication year:

2020

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR 2019:14, v.1.0 Construction products C-PCR-006 (to PCR 2019:14) Wood and wood-based products for use in construction

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A1, EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent