GYPSUM PLASTER ISO
The Gypsum Association is pleased to share these life cycle assessment tools: Product Category RulesĪ product category rules (PCR) document provides a common set of specific rules, requirements, and guidelines for the development of an environmental product declaration (EPD)that aligns with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards 14025 Environmental labels and declarations and ISO 21930 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works – Core rules for environmental product declarations of construction products and services. In addition, gypsum’s inherent fire-resistance characteristics help protect buildings and building systems from damage in the event of a fire or heat-related incident. In addition, most green building programs reward the use of products that are supported by documents transparently reporting environment impacts.Īssuming normal conditions, gypsum panels and gypsum plaster have an expected service life well in excess of 50 years. Under most contemporary green building programs, a plan identifying the expected life span of installed materials and systems will earn building life service credits. The tools evaluate a variety of comparative parameters for materials and systems, including embodied energy, global warming potential, resource use, and pollution caused by or created by the material during its manufacturing process or anticipated life span. Several environmental analysis tools are now available and most can incorporate gypsum panel products into their process. Installed and maintained in a proper environment, gypsum panel products will perform acceptably for many decades. Building systems finished with gypsum-based products typically require minimal routine maintenance and are repaired easily, and without extensive or costly procedures. Gypsum panel products fare extremely well in life-cycle cost analyses due to their low in-place construction cost and long life-span. Future costs are calculated in today’s currency values to ensure an objective analysis. A life-cycle cost analysis evaluates the cost to produce a material or construct a system and the cost of maintaining and replacing the material or system.
Life cycle tools typically take two forms: They examine the financial life-cost of a material or system or appraise the environmental impact of a material or system. Life Cycle Assessment tools - including those employed in analyzing life-cycle impacts of gypsum products - use environmental, costing and human health criteria to compare building materials and building systems. 2015 Study on Respirable Crystalline Silica.
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