Singapore

Insulation

Austria

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Bulgaria

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Switzerland

China

Cyprus

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Germany

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Spain

Finland

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Russian Federation (the)

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United States of America (the)

South Africa

Bricks / tiles and construction products in baked clay

United Arab Emirates (the)

Afghanistan

Albania

Armenia

Angola

Argentina

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Barbados

Bangladesh

Bahrain

Benin

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

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Belarus

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Congo

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Korea, Republic of

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Lebanon

Sri Lanka

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Morocco

Moldova, Republic of

North Macedonia

Myanmar

Mongolia

Malawi

Malaysia

Namibia

Niger

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Nepal

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Oman

Panama

Peru

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Saint Lucia

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Mali

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Other concrete product manufacturing

Emission intensity of production of 1kg of insulations. The GHG emissions standard applied is the ISO 14040 & 14044. Retrieved from Singapore Emission Factors Registry (SEFR) database. The primary data source is Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC). According to the source: Input is dependent on Mass of Insulation. For more info refer to SGBC's Singapore Mechanical & Electrical Carbon Calculator (MECC). The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using either IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) methodologies.

Emission intensity of insulation - polystyrene. Average of data collected 94 datapoints. Any data sources which included insulation attached to plasterboard or metals were excluded from the averages. The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) or IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) methodologies.

Insulation - Polystyrene

Emission intensity of insulation - polyisocyanurate (pir). Average of data collected 37 datapoints. Limited data pool and manufacturer representation noted. Any data sources which included insulation attached to plasterboard or metals were excluded from the averages. The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) or IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) methodologies.

Insulation - Polyisocyanurate (PIR)

Emission intensity of insulation - polyurethane board. Average of data collected 10 datapoints. Any data sources which included insulation attached to plasterboard or metals were excluded from the averages. The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) or IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) methodologies.

Insulation - Polyurethane Board

Emission intensity of insulation - mineral wool. Average of data collected 462 datapoints. Possible overlaps between Mineral Wool and specific Glass Wool should be considered. This category also covers Stone Wool and Rock Wool insulation. Any data sources which included insulation attached to plasterboard or metals were excluded from the averages. The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) or IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) methodologies.

Insulation - Mineral Wool

Emission intensity of insulation - glass wool. Average of data collected 362 datapoints. Possible overlaps between Glass Wool and other general Mineral Wool should be considered. Any data sources which included insulation attached to plasterboard or metals were excluded from the averages. The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) or IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) methodologies.

Insulation - Glass Wool

Weighted average of emission factors for insulation under different production methods based on estimated market share. Primary: 90%. Closed-loop: 10%. Re-used: 0%. Underlying source: UK Government - Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2025. This uses approximate market shares where data are available. Use the applicable underlying EF if you know the production method.

Insulation (average source)

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Insulation (primary material production)

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2025: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2018: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2020: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2019: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2026: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (closed-loop recycled source). The emission factor should be used to report on consumption of procured recycled materials. The emission factor covers sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2026: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Insulation (closed-loop)

Emission intensity of insulation (closed-loop recycled source). The emission factor should be used to report on consumption of procured recycled materials. The emission factor covers sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2020: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (closed-loop recycled source). The emission factor should be used to report on consumption of procured recycled materials. The emission factor covers sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2019: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of insulation (closed-loop recycled source). The emission factor should be used to report on consumption of procured recycled materials. The emission factor covers sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2018: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Property	Value
Name	Insulation
Sector	Materials and Manufacturing
Category	Building Materials
Source	SEFR
Region	Singapore (SG)
Year	2022
LCA Activity	unknown

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