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Process Data set: Balcony and Terrace product - RIIKKU POST RAILING (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location FI
Geographical representativeness description FI
Reference year 2025
Name
Balcony and Terrace product - RIIKKU POST RAILING
Use advice for data set The studied system boundary was cradle to gate with options, modules C1–C4 and module D (A1–A3, A4, A5, C1-C4 and D). The studied system covers the following steps of life cycle according to EN 15804: A1 Raw material supply, A2 Transport, A3 Manufacturing, A4 Transport to building, A5 Installation to building, C1 Deconstruction, C2 Transportation of end-of-life C3 Waste processing and C4 Disposal. The benefits and loads beyond the system boundary are included to stage D, which consists of product reuse, recovery and recycling:
Technical purpose of product or process Riikku post railing solution is made of glass and aluminum. It is mainly used in balconies of apartments or other public spaces and walkways. It can be used for new construction and renovation projects. The railing features a frame made of aluminum, with glass as the main cladding. The railing posts are supported to the balcony slab either from its edge or on top of the slab, depending on the chosen design. The spacing between the posts is primarily 400-1200 mm which are influenced by facade design, environmental conditions, and existing regulations. The glass used is primarily tempered and laminated 4+4 mm glass or 5+5 mm glass. The railing can be implemented with cladding on either the outer or inner side of the posts. The Riikku balcony glazing can be installed on top of the railing, creating a completely glazed balcony.
General comment on data set Allocation rules used are made according to the ISO14044:2006. Allocation is avoided when possible and when necessary, allocation is made based on physicalshares and also avoiding double calculations. Allocation is required if the production process produces more than one product and the flows of materials, energy and waste cannot be separately measured for the studied product. Allocation used in generic data sources follows the requirements of the EN 15804 -standard. It should be noticed that the allocation method “allocation, cut-off by classification” has been used for Ecoinvent 3.10 data, which complies with EN 15804. Avoiding allocation could not be avoided for following inputs as the information was only measured on factory process level. • Electricity: only measured on factory level. • District heating: only measured on factory level. • Fuels: only measured on factory level. • Production waste flows: only measured on factory level. • Production water consumption: not consumed in processes • Packaging materials: only measured on factory level. • Ancillary materials: only measured on factory level. According to EN 15804, flows leaving the system at the end-of-waste boundary of the product stage (A1-A3) are allocated as co-products. According to EN 15804, process that has a very low contribution to the overall revenue may be neglected in co-product allocation. Materials sent for recycling or energy recovery from manufacturing were not allocated, as it was estimated that their contribution to the overall revenue is very marginal. No other allocations were made in this assessment. Thisstudy follows the cut-off criteria stated in RTS PCR and EN 15804 -standard. This study does not exclude any modules or processes which represent more than 1 % of the emissions of studied life cycle stage. The study does not exclude any hazardous materials or substances. Excluded processes and the criteria for exclusion are given in following table. Machines and facilities (capital goods) required for and during production are excluded, as is transportation of employees.
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Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2030
Time representativeness description "2025-02-18" - "2030-02-18"
Technological representativeness

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)
Input
  • 3E+3
  • 1.18
  • 0.00623
  • 0.258
  • 10.4
  • 0.475
  • -109
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)
Input
  • 151
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)
Input
  • 3.15E+3
  • 1.18
  • 0.00623
  • 0.258
  • 10.4
  • 0.475
  • -109
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 9.19E+3
  • 86.1
  • 0.984
  • 18.8
  • -41
  • 22.6
  • -9.43E+3
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)
Input
  • 71.7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -41.6
  • -2.18
  • 0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)
Input
  • 9.26E+3
  • 86.1
  • 0.984
  • 18.8
  • -82.6
  • 20.4
  • -9.43E+3
Use of secondary material (SM)
Input
  • 9.38
  • 0.0366
  • 0.000409
  • 0.00801
  • 0.0491
  • 0.00751
  • 10.5
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)
Input
  • 2.57
  • 0.000466
  • 0.00000107
  • 0.000102
  • 0.00166
  • 0.000136
  • -0.015
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)
Input
  • 1.75
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of net fresh water (FW)
Input
  • 9.14
  • 0.0127
  • 0.000065
  • 0.00278
  • 0.0478
  • -0.273
  • -1.34
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 39.1
  • 0.146
  • 0.00109
  • 0.0318
  • 1.08
  • 0.0381
  • -207
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 455
  • 2.7
  • 0.0149
  • 0.589
  • 32.4
  • 347
  • -2.11E+3
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0.0449
  • 0.0000187
  • 1.08E-7
  • 0.00000408
  • 0.000159
  • 0.0000074
  • -0.0119
Components for re-use (CRU)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for recycling (MFR)
Output
  • 9.02
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 60.6
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)
Output
  • 2.19
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.92
  • 0
  • 0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)
Output
  • 3.07
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported thermal energy (EET)
Output
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IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 7.76E+3
  • 86.1
  • 0.984
  • 18.8
  • 65.3
  • 22.6
  • -9.43E+3
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.00364
  • 0.0000166
  • 2.7E-8
  • 0.00000361
  • 0.000262
  • 0.00000191
  • 0.00455
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 3.05
  • 0.0202
  • 0.000679
  • 0.00441
  • 0.0377
  • 0.0107
  • -9.1
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.0000383
  • 8.76E-8
  • 1.15E-9
  • 1.91E-8
  • 9.41E-8
  • 3.04E-8
  • -0.00000284
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.0647
  • 0.000463
  • 0.00000217
  • 0.000101
  • 0.00272
  • 0.00163
  • -0.482
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.426
  • 0.00665
  • 0.000315
  • 0.00145
  • 0.00565
  • 0.00266
  • -1.21
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 4.79
  • 0.0723
  • 0.00345
  • 0.0158
  • 0.0609
  • 0.0287
  • -12.2
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -17.5
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 564
  • 5.94
  • 0.0753
  • 1.3
  • 16.7
  • 0.971
  • -957
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 3.06
  • 0.00265
  • 0.0000077
  • 0.000579
  • 0.00529
  • 0.000267
  • -0.0857
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 5.5E+2
  • 5.94
  • 0.0753
  • 1.3
  • 16.7
  • 0.971
  • -957
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Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 1.98
  • 0.0298
  • 0.00103
  • 0.00652
  • 0.0197
  • 0.0105
  • -3.66
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 1.08E+8
  • 0.425
  • 0.00246
  • 0.0929
  • 1.9
  • 0.137
  • -78.2

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 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 Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
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Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
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Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
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Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
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Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
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Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
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