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DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEThis section includes the main features as well as the results of the assessment of theenvironmental aspects carried out on the basis of a life cycle using the LCA methodology.METHODOLOGYAs established by the “Requirements for the Environmental Product Declaration”, the quantificationof the environmental performance was worked out applying the methodology for Analysis of LifeCycle (LCA – Life Cycle Assessment) regulated by international standards ISO Series 14040 andin accordance with PCR 2008:06 Air ducts - substantial materials. The assessment methodologyLCA makes it possible to establish the degree of environmental impact caused by a product orservice in terms of the consumption of resources or in terms of the emissions in the environment,as well as the production of waste, as seen from a life cycle perspective (“from cradle to grave”, asit were).The data used, collected at P3, refer to the production of sandwich-type panels made of expandedpolyurethane/aluminium used for HVAC and especially to the Piral HD Hydrotec 15HP21 panel.Besides, the study also relied on the support of the database of Boustead Model 2 .The unit to which the results refer to (functional unit) is the production of 1 m 2 of panel.SYSTEM BOUNDARIES AND MAIN HYPOTHESESThe analysis considered the whole production system and was based on each single operationstarting from the raw materials production phase, including the production and transportation ofenergy vectors, to the intermediate and the final product transport.A preliminary outline of the considered system is illustrated in Figure 1, which shows three differentlevels related to specific production activities:1. the production of raw materials and their transformation, which took place in companiesproducing chemical or other materials (semi finished);2. the preparation of the mixture and the specific formulation on the site of P3, situated inRonchi di Villafranca;3. the production (in P3) and distribution of the product.2 www.boustead-consulting.co.uk4 of 13