10.26188/5da5556225c38
Robert Crawford
Robert
Crawford
André Stephan
André
Stephan
Fabian Prideaux
Fabian
Prideaux
EPiC database - Laminated glass
The University of Melbourne
2019
Embodied energy
Embodied carbon
Embodied greenhouse gas emissions
Embodied water
Input-output analysis
Construction
Building
Materials
Environmental performance
Life cycle assessment
LCA
Database
Process analysis
Australia
Hybrid analysis
Life cycle inventory
LCI
Concrete block
Cement mortar
Portland cement
Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC)
Concrete 20 MPa
Concrete 25 MPa
Concrete 32 MPa
Concrete 40 MPa
Concrete 50 MPa
Fibre cement sheet
Fibre cement weatherboard
Gypsum plaster
Plasterboard - 10 mm
Concrete roof tile
Flat glass
Double glazing - flat glass
Laminated glass
Building Science and Techniques
2019-11-20 05:25:54
Dataset
https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EPiC_database_-_Laminated_glass/9979823
This material is part of the free Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database. The EPiC Database contains embodied environmental flow coefficients for 250+ construction materials using a comprehensive hybrid life cycle inventory approach.<br><br>Laminated glass is a composite safety glass, made by combing two or more sheets of flat glass with a plastic, or polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer (usually 0.38 mm thick). The layers are bonded together using heat and pressure.<br><br>Flat glass is made from a combination of silica, soda, lime, dolomite and aluminium oxide. The raw materials are melted at high temperature and the molten glass is then formed into flat glass using a variety of processes. A floating process, where the molten glass is floated on a bed of tin, is most common for manufacturing window glass. The glass is then gradually cooled (annealed) and cut to size. <br><br>Laminated glass is commonly used for windows, glass doors and transparent walls, where there is an increased chance of damage, as when broken, the glass remains intact, held together by the PVB layer. It provides added safety, security, thermal and acoustic properties over flat glass. The glass comes in a range of thicknesses, starting from 6.38 mm.