Tobermore Fusion
Concrete block paving with a granite-aggregate face for a natural stone look and colour-fast, hard-wearing finish. Used for driveways, streetscapes and public realm, with permeable (Hydropave) options for SuDS. Data for the 80 mm Fusion range.
Carbon and evidence
Product Evidence
Evidence currently held for the Tobermore product record.
Recorded Carbon Result
A1–A3 GWP-total per m² of paving, per EPD
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
- Representative product
- Declared unit
- 1 m² of paving (50-year service life)
- Programme
- EPD Ireland — Irish Green Building Council (ECO Platform)
- Registration
- EPDIE-21-56
- Standard
- EN 15804+A2
- Valid until
- 2027-03-23
- Verification
- Third-party verified
Externally (third-party) verified ECO Platform EPD; representative across the 80 mm Fusion sizes (within ±10%). B and most C modules not declared; no declared-unit mass stated, so figure is per m² only.
Carbon profile
kgCO2e per 1 m² of paving · each bar starts at zero · local scale
A1-A3 product
23.5
A4-A5 site*
10.7
B use
—
C end of life
0.384
D reuse / recycling
-2.26
Reported GWP Modules
Displayed as stored; modules are not added together here.
A1–A3
23.5 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
A4*
9.63 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
A5*
1.08 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
C1
0 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
C2
0.384 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
C3
0 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
C4
0 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
D
-2.26 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² of paving
Upfront Carbon (A1–A5)*
34.2 kgCO₂e per 1 m² of paving
A1–A3 23.5 + A4 9.63 + A5 1.08 · as declared
Service Life — the B4 Replacement Input
50 years · EPD reference service life
≈2 installations over a 60-year building study period.
2 claims and 1 certification are held in the staging record but not presented as product evidence because an exact public source has not yet been mapped.
Comparison Status
This result should be displayed for information only and not ranked against another product.
- • The PCR and version are missing.
- • The GWP indicator is missing.
- • The carbon result is not linked to an evidence source.
- • The EPD is not linked to an evidence source.
Evidence Gaps
- •2 sustainability claims are withheld because exact public evidence is not mapped.
- •1 certification is withheld because exact public evidence is not mapped.
Design & Specification Notes
Qualitative notes for early design discussion. Not product-specific EPD evidence, and not a basis for numerical comparison.
Concrete block paving with a granite-aggregate face for a natural stone look and colour-fast, hard-wearing finish.
Typical Uses
- •Paths & paving
- •Public realm surfaces
- •Permeable groundworks
Key Performance
Durable external surface with slip resistance.
Specification Actions
- •Specify GGBS/PFA cement replacement (target: 50%+ replacement).
- •Request EPD showing embodied carbon per m3.
- •Calculate transport distances for primary materials.
Indicative Health & Indoor Air
Inert cast-concrete paving unit; standard cutting-dust (silica) precautions when cutting.
Specification
- Range
- Fusion 80 mm block paving
- Collection
- Fusion
- Finish
- Granite-aggregate concrete block paving
- Thickness
- 80mm
- Service life
- 50 years