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The AusLCI Carbon Emissions Factors contains emissions data in kg CO2e for the AusLCI database. Data is included for several different impact assessment methods.
A set of emission factors for the construction sector was released in May 22, including genuine AusLCI data and selected emission factors from the shadow database. The shadow database is used to support gaps in AusLCI data.
The shadow database is an Australianised version of the Ecoinvent 2.2 database based on typical European/global practice but where all input flows have been changed to AusLCI where process data is available - for example, all electricity, transport, natural gas, etc. are changed to Australian inputs as well as any material data.
Select a 'Climate change - CN' value corresponding to material selection to use this database.
Material
Unit
Climate change - CN
Climate change - CN (Infr Excl)
Climate change - total
Climate change - total (Infr Excl)
Blast furnace slag allocation, at steel plant
kg
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
Fly ash, delivered to plant
kg
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
general purpose cement, at plant
kg
0.90
0.89
0.90
0.89
General purpose cement, Australian average
kg
0.94
0.92
0.94
0.92
General purpose cement, imported clinker
kg
1.05
1.02
1.05
1.02
Ground granulated blast furnace slag, at cement plant
kg
0.20
0.17
0.20
0.17
Grdinary portland cement, at plant
kg
0.95
0.94
0.95
0.94
Ordinary portland cement, Australian average
kg
0.99
0.97
0.99
0.97
Ordinary portland cement, imported clinker
kg
1.11
1.07
1.11
1.07
Concrete 20 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
m3
230.84
218.34
230.84
218.38
Concrete 20 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
m3
250.18
236.01
250.17
236.04
Concrete 20 MPa, at batching plant
m3
312.85
299.26
312.83
299.31
Concrete 25 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
m3
259.35
245.53
259.34
245.57
Concrete 25 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
m3
280.75
265.09
280.74
265.13
Concrete 25 MPa, at batching plant
m3
350.12
335.10
350.09
335.16
Concrete 32 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
m3
296.60
281.70
296.59
281.75
Concrete 32 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
m3
321.46
304.42
321.43
304.46
Concrete 32 MPa, at batching plant
m3
401.98
385.70
401.95
385.76
Concrete 40 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
m3
356.27
339.61
356.25
339.66
Concrete 40 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
m3
386.65
367.37
386.61
367.42
Concrete 40 MPa, at batching plant
m3
485.02
466.68
484.98
466.75
Concrete 50 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
m3
452.78
432.14
452.74
432.21
Concrete 50 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
m3
490.75
466.84
490.70
466.91
Concrete 50 MPa, at batching plant
m3
613.65
590.92
613.58
591.02
Concrete pipes, geopolymer, at plant
kg
0.16
0.14
0.16
0.14
Plaster, at plant
kg
0.19
0.17
0.19
0.17
Plasterboard 10 mm, at regional store
m2
4.54
2.97
3.73
2.11
Plasterboard, 10mm, at plant
m2
4.32
2.82
3.51
1.96
Asphalt, hot mix, 2% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
Asphalt, hot mix, 3% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.05
0.04
0.05
0.04
Asphalt, hot mix, 4% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.06
0.05
0.06
0.05
Asphalt, hot mix, 5% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.07
0.06
0.07
0.06
Asphalt, Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP), at point of origin
kg
x
x
x
x
Asphalt, standard hot mix, 5.5% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.07
0.06
0.07
0.06
Asphalt, standard warm mix, 5.5% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Asphalt, warm mix, 2% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.04
0.03
0.04
0.03
Asphalt, warm mix, 3% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.05
0.04
0.05
0.04
Asphalt, warm mix, 4% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
Asphalt, warm mix, 5% virgin bitumen, at plant
kg
0.06
0.05
0.06
0.05
Water pump, irrigation, 25kg
p
178.21
175.12
178.08
175.08
Expanded vermiculite, at plant
kg
0.26
0.25
0.26
0.25
Products from concrete recycling
kg
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
Recycled aggregate, at plant
kg
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
Recycled steel from concrete Recycling, at plant
kg
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.02
High-density polyethylene, average, at plant
kg
2.40
2.38
2.40
2.38
High-density polyethylene, gas phase process, at plant
kg
2.47
2.45
2.47
2.45
High density polyethylene, slurry polymerisation process, at plant
kg
2.34
2.32
2.35
2.32
Linear low density polyethylene, at plant
kg
2.58
2.56
2.58
2.56
Low density polyethylene, at plant
kg
3.68
3.66
3.68
3.66
Polypropylene, PP, at factory gate
kg
2.71
2.68
2.71
2.68
Gravel, crushed, at mine
kg
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
Gravel, round, at mine
kg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Gravel, unspecified, at mine
kg
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
Limestone, at mine
kg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Limestone, crushed, for mill
kg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Limestone, crushed, washed
kg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Limestone, milled, loose, at plant
kg
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
Limestone, milled, packed, at plant
kg
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
Sand, at mine
kg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Vermiculite, at mine
kg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Bitumen, at refinery
kg
0.48
0.38
0.48
0.38
Brick, at plant
kg
0.24
0.24
0.23
0.22
Cladding, crossbar-pole, aluminium, at plant
m2
189.95
178.31
188.54
176.66
Acrylic filler, at plant
kg
0.47
0.44
0.47
0.44
Roof tile, at plant
kg
0.37
0.36
0.37
0.36
Door, inner, glass-wood, at plant
m2
62.78
57.61
13.66
8.40
Door, inner, wood, at plant
m2
49.39
44.58
-15.80
-20.70
Door, outer, wood-aluminium, at plant
m2
115.92
110.06
90.28
84.36
Door, outer, wood-glass, at plant
m2
113.86
107.85
98.03
91.96
Cork slab, at plant
kg
1.50
1.40
-0.31
-0.41
Foam glass, at plant
kg
2.24
2.18
2.26
2.20
Polystyrene foam slab, at plant
kg
4.53
4.52
4.56
4.54
Polystyrene, extruded (XPS) CO2 blown, at plant
kg
4.20
4.14
4.23
4.17
Polystyrene, extruded (XPS), at plant
kg
11.47
11.39
11.49
11.41
Polystyrene, extruded (XPS), HFC-134a blown, at plant
kg
31.16
31.06
31.18
31.09
Polystyrene, extruded (XPS), HFC-152a blown, at plant
kg
6.30
6.21
6.32
6.23
Acrylic varnish, 87.5% in H2O, at plant
kg
2.14
1.98
2.14
1.98
Alkyd paint, white, 60% in H2O, at plant
kg
2.84
2.70
2.65
2.50
Alkyd paint, white, 60% in solvent, at plant
kg
3.04
2.79
2.77
2.52
Polysulphide, sealing compound, at plant
kg
1.73
1.59
1.74
1.60
Air filter, central unit, 600 m3
p
2.11
1.99
2.11
1.99
Air filter, decentralized unit, 180-250 m3
p
1.66
1.57
1.47
1.39
Air filter, decentralized unit, 250 m3
p
0.40
0.38
0.37
0.35
Air filter, in exhaust air valve, at plant
p
0.49
0.47
0.49
0.47
Connection piece, steel, 100x50 mm, at plant
p
1.05
0.97
1.05
0.97
Control and wiring, central unit, at plant
p
34.83
31.52
34.80
31.44
Control and wiring, decentralized unit, at plant
p
26.11
23.48
26.11
23.45
Elbow 90°, steel, 100x50 mm, at plant
p
1.45
1.33
1.45
1.33
Flexible duct, aluminum
m
1.40
1.32
1.38
1.30
Ground heat exchanger, PE, DN 200, at plant
m
11.04
10.50
10.92
10.38
Insulation spiral-seam duct, rockwool, DN 400, 30 mm, at plant
m
25.54
24.04
25.46
23.96
Outside air intake, stainless steel, DN 370, at plant
p
198.28
181.97
198.18
181.76
Overflow element, steel, approx. 40 m3
p
5.31
4.83
5.29
4.80
Sealing tape, aluminum
m
0.30
0.27
0.30
0.27
Spiral-seam duct, steel, DN 125, at plant
m
9.89
9.05
9.89
9.05
Spiral-seam duct, steel, DN 400, at plant
m
30.55
27.94
30.56
27.94
Supply air inlet, steel
p
10.07
9.15
10.08
9.15
Ventilation duct, PE corrugated tube, DN 75, at plant
m
1.22
1.16
1.20
1.14
Ventilation duct, steel, 100x50 mm, at plant
m
7.52
6.87
7.52
6.87
Ventilation equipment, Avent E 97, at plant
p
525.54
505.33
525.36
505.25
Ventilation equipment, central, 600-1200 m3
p
1092.41
1025.51
1091.78
1024.70
Ventilation equipment, decentralized, 180-250 m3
p
334.76
315.42
334.57
315.14
Ventilation equipment, KWL 250, at plant
p
298.50
279.92
298.43
279.79
Ventilation equipment, KWLC 1200, at plant
p
1300.72
1221.36
1299.92
1220.36
Ventilation equipment, Storkair G 90, at plant
p
171.55
158.12
171.53
157.97
Ventilation equipment, Twl-700, at plant
p
901.19
845.31
900.67
844.63
Window frame, aluminium, U=1.6 W
m2
713.77
696.82
712.51
695.71
Window frame, plastic (PVC), U=1.6 W
m2
273.85
261.53
272.21
259.62
Window frame, wood-metal, U=1.6 W
m2
359.53
341.07
247.34
228.68
Window frame, wood, U=1.5 W
m2
189.79
175.04
68.34
53.31
Modified starch, at plant
kg
1.82
1.68
1.48
1.35
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, ABS, at plant
kg
4.52
4.50
4.54
4.52
Bitumen sealing, at plant
kg
1.23
1.08
1.21
1.05
Polybutadiene, at plant
kg
3.96
3.96
3.98
3.97
Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, SAN, at plant
kg
4.19
4.17
4.20
4.19
Synthetic rubber, at plant
kg
3.25
3.05
3.21
3.01
Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, at plant
kg
2.89
2.75
2.88
2.74
Ethylvinylacetate, foil, at plant
kg
3.71
3.54
3.61
3.44
Fleece, polyethylene, at plant
kg
3.51
3.40
3.48
3.37
Glass fibre reinforced plastic, polyamide, injection moulding, at plant
kg
9.30
9.24
9.28
9.22
Glass fibre reinforced plastic, polyester resin, hand lay-up, at plant
kg
5.35
5.14
5.35
5.14
Nylon 6, at plant
kg
9.13
9.13
9.14
9.14
Nylon 6, glass-filled, at plant
kg
7.32
7.32
7.34
7.34
Nylon 66, at plant
kg
8.13
8.13
8.16
8.16
Nylon 66, glass-filled, at plant
kg
7.11
7.11
7.14
7.14
Packaging film, LDPE, at plant
kg
4.51
4.46
4.42
4.37
Polycarbonate, at plant
kg
7.99
7.98
8.00
7.99
Polyethylene terephthalate, granulate, amorphous, at plant
kg
3.15
2.94
3.16
2.94
Polyethylene terephthalate, granulate, bottle grade, at plant
kg
3.41
3.13
3.42
3.13
Polyethylene, LLDPE, granulate, at plant
kg
2.58
2.56
2.58
2.56
Polymethyl methacrylate, beads, at plant
kg
7.27
7.27
7.29
7.29
Polymethyl methacrylate, sheet, at plant
kg
8.56
8.56
8.61
8.61
Polystyrene, expandable, at plant
kg
3.47
3.47
3.50
3.50
Polystyrene, general purpose, GPPS, at plant
kg
3.60
3.60
3.62
3.62
Polystyrene, high impact, HIPS, at plant
kg
3.58
3.58
3.61
3.60
Polyvinylchloride, at regional storage
kg
2.02
2.01
2.03
2.02
Polyvinylchloride, bulk polymerised, at plant
kg
2.00
2.00
2.01
2.01
Polyvinylchloride, emulsion polymerised, at plant
kg
2.53
2.53
2.53
2.53
Polyvinylchloride, suspension polymerised, at plant
kg
1.92
1.92
1.93
1.93
Polyvinylidenchloride, granulate, at plant
kg
5.01
5.00
5.03
5.02
Tetrafluoroethylene film, on glass
kg
337.32
335.82
337.33
335.83
Tetrafluoroethylene, at plant
kg
320.86
319.51
320.86
319.51
Polyurethane, flexible foam, at plant
kg
5.08
5.00
5.17
5.09
Polyurethane, rigid foam, at plant
kg
4.55
4.47
4.60
4.52
Bark chips, softwood, u=140%, at forest road
m3
4.80
4.47
-796.99
-797.33
Wood chips, hardwood, from industry, u=40%, at plant
m3
7.41
7.06
-420.40
-420.75
Wood chips, hardwood, u=80%, at forest
m3
6.14
3.82
-429.01
-431.33
Wood chips, mixed, from industry, u=40%, at plant
m3
5.75
5.41
-331.36
-331.70
Wood chips, mixed, u=120%, at forest
m3
6.17
3.40
-336.28
-339.04
Wood chips, softwood, from industry, u=40%, at plant
m3
5.11
4.77
-296.73
-297.07
Wood chips, softwood, u=140%, at forest
m3
6.18
3.24
-300.22
-303.15
Hardwood, stand establishment
m3
4.18
3.29
4.15
3.25
Industrial residual wood, azobe (SFM), u=15%, CM, at sawmill
m3
66.53
55.55
-1741.09
-1752.06
Industrial residue wood, 3-layered LB production, softwood, u=20%, at plant
m3
11.35
10.35
-791.69
-792.70
Industrial residue wood, from planing, hard, air
m3
23.68
21.97
-1114.56
-1116.29
Industrial residue wood, from planing, hardwood, kiln dried, u=10%, at plant
m3
25.54
23.71
-1112.63
-1114.47
Industrial residue wood, from planing, softwood, air dried, u=20%, at plant
m3
10.71
9.41
-786.53
-787.86
Industrial residue wood, from planing, softwood, kiln dried, u=10%, at plant
m3
12.77
11.37
-784.38
-785.80
Industrial residue wood, hardwood, including bark, air dried, u=20%, at plant
m3
10.70
10.04
-1153.32
-1153.98
Industrial residue wood, hardwood, including bark, u=70%, at plant
m3
9.39
8.81
-1152.45
-1153.03
Industrial residue wood, LTE production, softwood, u=20%, at plant
m3
13.97
12.18
-780.69
-782.49
Industrial residue wood, mix, hardwood, u=40%, at plant
m3
9.36
8.78
-1153.18
-1153.76
Industrial residue wood, mix, softwood, u=40%, at plant
m3
6.14
5.49
-798.75
-799.41
Industrial residue wood, softwood, forest-debarked, air dried, u=20%, at plant
m3
6.64
5.93
-798.16
-798.87
Industrial residue wood, softwood, forest-debarked, u=70%, at plant
m3
6.04
5.39
-798.95
-799.59
Industrial residue wood, softwood, plant-debarked, u=70%, at plant
m3
5.91
5.26
-798.76
-799.42
Industrial wood, hardwood, under bark, u=80%, at forest road
m3
8.80
2.82
-1313.85
-1319.82
Industrial wood, softwood, under bark, u=140%, at forest road
m3
11.39
3.52
-887.13
-894.99
Raw cork, at forest road
kg
0.02
0.02
-1.69
-1.70
Residual wood, hardwood, under bark, air dried, u=20%, at forest road
m3
10.54
3.41
-1319.20
-1326.32
Residual wood, hardwood, under bark, u=80%, at forest road
m3
9.25
2.99
-1314.52
-1320.77
Residual wood, softwood, under bark, air dried, u=20%, at forest road
m3
14.34
4.39
-883.32
-893.26
Residual wood, softwood, under bark, u=140%, at forest road
m3
13.04
3.99
-883.78
-892.81
Round wood, softwood, debarked, u=70% at forest road
m3
39.56
36.77
-666.72
-669.51
Roundwood, azobe (SFM), debarked, u=30%, CM, at maritime harbour
m3
254.28
211.01
-1552.33
-1595.55
Roundwood, meranti (SFM), debarked, u=70%, MY, at maritime harbour
m3
275.19
219.26
-823.08
-878.95
Softwood, stand establishment
m3
1.88
1.47
1.86
1.45
Wood, cork oak, under bark, u=70%, at forest road
m3
0.27
0.23
-1179.21
-1179.25
Fibreboard hard, at plant
m3
705.47
680.22
-1341.73
-1366.82
Glued laminated timber, indoor use, at plant
m3
327.04
297.71
-219.16
-248.65
Glued laminated timber, outdoor use, at plant
m3
346.40
314.63
-199.40
-231.32
Laminated timber element, transversally prestressed, for outdoor use, at plant
m3
280.56
254.41
-264.23
-290.52
Medium density fibreboard, at plant
m3
607.64
570.53
-831.43
-868.47
Oriented strand board, at plant
m3
395.82
358.52
-486.36
-523.67
Particle board, indoor use, at plant
m3
302.73
273.18
-868.27
-897.91
Particle board, outdoor use, at plant
m3
406.93
376.71
-763.88
-794.15
Plywood, indoor use, at plant
m3
920.13
850.35
-52.39
-122.13
Plywood, outdoor use, at plant
m3
1071.69
984.91
99.21
12.42
Sawn timber (SFM), azobe, planed, air dried, u=15%, CM, at sawmill
m3
479.04
399.95
-1326.26
-1405.26
Sawn timber, hardwood, planed, air
m3
351.63
326.26
-267.28
-292.96
Sawn timber, hardwood, planed, kiln dried, u=10%, at plant
m3
379.26
352.15
-238.51
-265.91
Sawn timber, hardwood, raw, air
m3
282.29
264.92
-404.57
-422.01
Sawn timber, hardwood, raw, air dried, u=20%, at plant
m3
270.17
253.56
-417.19
-433.87
Sawn timber, hardwood, raw, kiln dried, u=10%, at plant
m3
306.55
287.66
-379.30
-398.25
Sawn timber, hardwood, raw, plant-debarked, u=70%, at plant
m3
236.99
222.42
-506.73
-521.36
Sawn timber, paraná pine (SFM), u=15%, BR, at maritime harbour
m3
758.72
685.10
153.09
79.48
Sawn timber, softwood, planed, air dried, at plant
m3
159.06
139.78
-433.04
-452.65
Sawn timber, softwood, planed, kiln dried, at plant
m3
189.64
168.81
-401.04
-422.19
Sawn timber, softwood, raw, air dried, u=20%, at plant
m3
113.14
101.12
-505.92
-518.02
Sawn timber, softwood, raw, forest-debarked, u=70%, at plant
m3
102.86
91.93
-533.28
-544.28
Sawn timber, softwood, raw, kiln dried, u=10%, at plant
m3
140.00
126.61
-477.82
-491.27
Sawn timber, softwood, raw, kiln dried, u=20%, at plant
m3
130.89
118.06
-487.35
-500.25
Sawn timber, softwood, raw, plant-debarked, u=70%, at plant
m3
100.71
89.68
-533.39
-544.50
Three layered laminated board, at plant
m3
477.16
435.18
137.39
95.23
Wood pellets, u=10%, at storehouse
m3
162.56
156.04
-984.69
-991.13
Wood wool, u=20%, at plant
kg
0.09
0.07
-1.54
-1.56