The environmental impact of a lime mortar layer of the ETICs insulation: a case of study with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) in Portugal

This paper is focused on LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of specific product based on lime used in Portugal how a more sustainable solution for building construction. This product is decorative mineral render based on lime used as final layer to an External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) ba...

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Authors: Bártolo, Helena Maria Galha, Kekez, Marija, Librelotto, Lisiane Ilha
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UFSC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufsc.br:123456789/229524
Online Access:https://repositorio.ufsc.br/handle/123456789/229524
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:LCA (Life Cicle Assessment)
External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS)
EPD (Environmental Product Declaration)
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Summary:This paper is focused on LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of specific product based on lime used in Portugal how a more sustainable solution for building construction. This product is decorative mineral render based on lime used as final layer to an External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) based on cork boards (ICB). The case under study presents as differentials the use of cork, a natural product that has Portugal as the largest supplier in the world and mortars with a greater amount of lime and less use of cement. This is an attempt to reduce the ecological footprint by the manufacturer. In this way, this article analyses the data provided in the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) by the manufacturer, trying to establish a comparative impact reduction with other products