03/03/2021

Sika China successfully published its first externally verified EPD with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) for locally produced high quality Sarnafil® S327-L and G410 L Roofing Membranes. This is a major milestone for supporting specification selling activities in Chinese market.

 

Sika waterproofing solution offers conformity with LEED v4

Sika China successfully published its first externally verified EPD with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) for locally produced high quality Sarnafil® S327-L and G410-L Roofing Membranes. This is a major milestone for supporting specification selling activities in Chinese market. The project was led by Global Product Sustainability, Sika’s competence center for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). A strong cooperation between Global Technology Center, Sarnen, Switzerland, and Sika China enabled the successful launch of the EPDs.

The Sika waterproofing solution offers conformity with LEED v4 in terms of various aspects: Environmental Product Declarations, local sourcing of raw materials, and materials ingredients. Sarnafil® S 327- L and G 410 L are designed and manufactured to meet most international recognized standards. With the new EPDs for these two products, we have now completed Sika’s EPD range for FPO and PVC Sarnafil Roofing membranes produced world wide (covering all sites: Sarnen, Düdingen, Troisdorf, Canton and Shanghai) with IBU/BRE/ASTM EPDs.

Sika companies provide EPDs based upon Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data.
Image: Zhuhai Port Roofing System of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Zhuhai City (East China)

Sika has been publishing EPDs for its products since 2012 and its extensive EPD portfolio covers all its construction target markets, from roof to basement. EPDs are standardized documents used to communicate the potential environmental impacts and benefits of products throughout their life cycles based on quantitative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis. Sika companies provide EPDs based upon Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data. They apply to products and product groups and may be used for sustainability assessment of the products and projects in which they are used.

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Indoor stadium of Yulin vocational and technical college, Shanxi province (West China)
Image: Indoor stadium of Yulin vocational and technical college, Shanxi province (West China)