Swisspearl Facade Panel

Name: Swisspearl Facade Panel
Brand: Swisspearl

Through-coloured fibre cement rainscreen panel at 8 mm, covering seven ranges from the Swiss plant. At 13.7 kgCO₂e/m² it is typical of declared fibre cement rainscreen.

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Carbon and evidence

Product Evidence

Evidence currently held for the Swisspearl product record.

Swisspearl

Recorded Carbon Result

13.7kgCO₂e/m²

A1–A3 GWP-total per 1 m² of fibre cement facade panel, 8 mm, 14.7 kg/m², as declared in EPD-SWP-20240427-CCA4-EN. Module D (-0.363) is excluded from this figure.

Indicator: GWP-total

Swisspearl Facade Panel Environmental Product Declaration · EPD-SWP-20240427-CCA4-EN, LCA results, GWP-total row, A1-A3 column

A1–A3 covers raw-material supply, transport to manufacture and manufacturing. It is product-stage information, not a whole-life result.

Environmental Product Declaration

EPD recorded

Coverage: Product family
Declared unit: 1 m² of fibre cement facade panel, 8 mm, 14.7 kg/m²
Programme: Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU)
Registration: EPD-SWP-20240427-CCA4-EN
Standard: EN 15804+A2
Valid until: 2029-12-05
Verification: Third-party verified

One declaration covering seven Swiss-manufactured panel ranges at 8 mm. Swisspearl also hold a separate EPD Danmark declaration (MD-24127-EN_rev1) for their Thai plant, which is a different production site and is not the panel described here.

Read the EPDSource: EPD-SWP-20240427-CCA4-EN, LCA results, GWP-total row, A1-A3 column

Reported GWP Modules

Displayed as stored; modules are not added together here.

A1–A3

13.7 kgCO₂e

per 1 m² of fibre cement facade panel, 8 mm, 14.7 kg/m²

* A4/A5 are EPD scenarios, not project-specific results. Module nomenclature follows BS EN 15978 / EN 15804. Declared values are suitable as inputs to a whole life carbon assessment under the RICS Professional Standard (2nd edition); this panel is not an assessment.

Sourced Product Claims

Third-party verified EPD (EPD-SWP-20240427-CCA4-EN)Third-party verifiedSource

Evidence Sources

Swisspearl Facade Panel Environmental Product Declaration

Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) · EPD-SWP-20240427-CCA4-EN, LCA results, GWP-total row, A1-A3 column

Coverage: One declaration covering seven Swiss-manufactured panel ranges at 8 mm. Swisspearl also hold a separate EPD Danmark declaration (MD-24127-EN_rev1) for their Thai plant, which is a different production site and is not represented by this record.

Third-party verified

Comparison Status

This result should be displayed for information only and not ranked against another product.

• The PCR and version are missing.

Design & Specification Notes

Qualitative notes for early design discussion. Not product-specific EPD evidence, and not a basis for numerical comparison.

Through-coloured fibre cement rainscreen panel at 8 mm, covering seven ranges from the Swiss plant.

Typical Uses

•Facade cladding
•Weather protection
•External accents

Key Performance

Weather-resistant finish for facade exposure.

Typical Service-Life Estimate

40 years

Generic estimate for early design discussion; confirm with the manufacturer.

Specification Actions

•Confirm the current EPD covers the selected product, finish and manufacturing route.
•Calculate transport distances for primary materials.
•Document material reuse or reclaimed content percentages.

Indicative Health & Indoor Air

low Risk

Evidence:Third-party verified

Specification

Range: Nobilis / Terra / Purio / Planea / Tectolit Lap / Aura 2 / Plancolor
Finish: Through-coloured fibre cement facade panel