ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. Life Cycle Assessment. Product's carbon footprint. Environmental Product Declaration Specific INGREDIENTS AND EMISSIONS

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SHEET NOBLE ARCHITECTURAL BLOCK (WITH AND WITHOUT GLASS POWDER) Product's picture Noble architectural block series are masonry units used in all types of building construction, such as exterior siding or interior partition walls (partition walls or load-bearing walls). They are very resistant, durable, economical and readily available in a multitude of formats, finishes and colors. Permacon's Noble architectural block is now offered with glass powder as supplementary cementing material, which makes it an asset for sustainable development. VALIDATED ECO-DECLARATION PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Copyright 206 Vertima Inc. TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE References Noble Architectural Block Noble Architectural Block, with glass powder Final manufacturing location Anjou, QC HJ A5 CANADA Composition Aggregate, cement (Portland white or type HE), admixture, pigments, glass powder. Recycled Content Pre-consumer: 0% % Post-consumer: 0% -.5% Sourcing of raw materials The extraction locations for raw materials have been documented to 99.0% of the final product components, based on weight ratio. FSC Certification - Rapidly renewable materials - Biobased materials - Life Cycle Assessment Product's carbon footprint November 207 Environmental Product Declaration Specific November ISO 4025:2006 November 202 INGREDIENTS AND EMISSIONS Declaration of chemical ingredients,000 ppm Type of declaration HPD version 2.0 Health Product Declaration Emission test - VOCs November 207 Formaldehyde - Other - - Performance tests Expected life - MANUFACTURER'S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ISO 400 Certification - Extended Producer Responsibility - (Take Back Program) Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR: GRI, ISO 26000, BNQ 2000 or others) CERTIFICATIONS AND CONFORMITIES - - As a leader in concrete products in Canada, Permacon supports you in all your new construction or renovation projects. Permacon's pavers, sleeper walls, patio block, exterior steps, concrete curbs, stones and bricks are the solution to all your landscaping design ideas and exterior masonry projects. 840 Bombardier Street, Anjou, QC HJ A4 CANADA permacon.ca MasterFormat : Original issue date: 07/207 Revision date: /207 07/207 to 07/208

2 Manufactured according to CSA A65. standards; Concrete blocks masonry; A water-repellent admixture is added to the Noble architectural block concrete mix, making it waterproof. RECYCLED CONTENT Final products Weight ratio Pre-consumer Post-consumer Noble Architectural Block 00% 0% % 0% Noble Architectural Block, with glass powder 00% 0% %.% -.5% Components (with recycled content) Weight ratio Pre-consumer Post-consumer Aggregate - Black sand 44.0% 00% 0% Glass powder 2.% -.5% 0% 00% Present only in the noble architectural block black coal color with and without glass powder. 2 Present only in the noble architectural block with glass powder. Validated Eco-Declaration Recycled Content Methodology: on-site audit, supply chain evaluation, analysis and validation of the recycled content data according to the weight ratio of each of the components used in the manufacturing the final product. Vertima s procedure: VERT , Second Edition. SOURCING OF RAW MATERIALS RECYCLED CONTENT Weight ratio Final manufacturing location 00% Anjou, QC HJ A5 CANADA Validated Eco-Declaration Sourcing of raw materials Methodology: on-site audit, supply chain evaluation, analysis and validation of the sourcing of raw materials data according to the weight ratio of each of the components used in the manufacturing the final product. Vertima s procedure: VERT , Second Edition. Components Weight ratio Extraction locations Transportation Aggregate - Coarse sand 24.0% % Canada, QC Truck Aggregate - Black sand % Canada, QC Truck Aggregate - Mortar sand % % Canada, QC Truck Aggregate - white screenings 4,5 5.0% % Canada (ON and QC) Truck Aggregate - Screenings 6.0% Canada, QC Truck Aggregate - Stone 7 4.0% - 8.0% Canada, QC Truck White portland cement 8 3.5% - 5.0% Canada (ON, QC, NL) and United States (GA) Truck Type HE Cement 9 9.9% - 5.0% Canada (QC, NS) Truck Admixture and pigments < % N/A N/A Glass powder 0 0% -.5% Canada, QC Truck Universal grey and pearl silver blocks only; 2 Charcoal block only; 3 Cypress beige, porcelain white and charcoal blocks only; 4 Cypress beige, porcelain white and pearl silver blocks only; 5 Pearl silver block only; 6 Universal grey block only; 7 Universal grey, cypress beige and pearl silver blocks only; 8 Porcelain white only; 9 All blocks except porcelain white block, 0 Present only in the noble architectural block with glass powder. The extraction locations for raw materials have been documented to 99.0% of the final product components, based on weight ratio. Copyright 206 by Vertima Inc. 07/207 to 07/208 Page 2

3 (CONTINUED) SOURCING OF RAW MATERIALS (CONTINUED) RAW MATERIALS EXTRACTION ZONES Perth, ON Embro, ON Final manufacturing location Noble Architectural Block (with and without glass powder) Permacon Anjou, QC CANADA HJ A5 500 miles 800 km Extraction zones for raw materials used in manufacturing Noble Architectural Block (with and without glass powder). EXTRACTION LOCATIONS: Aggregate raw materials (sand, screenings, stones) - Canada: Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Varennes, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Angèle-de-Prémont and Sorel Tracy, QC Aggregate raw materials (white screenings) - Canada: Saint-Donat, QC and Perth, ON White Portland cement raw materials - Canada: Embro, ON, Conception Bay South, NL and Saint-Canut, QC; United States: Gordon, GA Type HE cement raw materials - Canada: Joliette, QC and Little Narrows, NS Glass powder raw materials (optional) - Canada: Lachute, QC Copyright 206 by Vertima Inc. 07/207 to 07/208 Page 3

4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD) Product-specific EPD, ISO 4025:2006, Type III The Product-specific EPD for noble architectural block, with glass powder was prepared by Vertima and Ellio. CSA Group is the program operator. The life cycle assessment, verified by a third party Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, and on which this EPD is based, was completed by Vertima and Ellio in 207 for Permacon. Reference PCR UN CPC 3755 (204). Product Category Rules for Preparing an Environmental Product Declaration for: Manufactured Concrete and Concrete Masonry Products. ASTM International. Declared Unit Scope of the LCA Reference service life Period of validity m³ of Noble architectural block, with glass powder manufactured in Montreal, QC Cradle-to-gate N/A November 207 to November 202 Table of environmental impacts for m³ of noble architectural block, with glass powder manufactured in Montreal, QC Impact categories Unit Results per Declared Unit Global warming potential kg CO 2 eq 267 Acidification potential kg SO 2 eq.74 Eutrophization potential kg N eq 0.25 Smog creation potential kg O 3 eq 27.0 Ozone depletion potential kg CFC- eq Type III Environmental Product Declaration developed in accordance with ISO 4025:2006 Total consumption of total primary energy Unit Results per Declared Unit Non-renewable fossil MJ 288 Non-renewable nuclear MJ 52 Source: EPD report These results are specific to the noble architectural block manufactured in Montreal, with glass powder. Validated Eco-Declaration Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Methodology: validation of documents and methodology surrounding the product LCA report and EPD. Vertima's procedure: VERT , Second Edition. Copyright 206 by Vertima Inc. 07/207 to 07/208 Page 4

5 INGREDIENTS AND EMISSIONS DECLARATION OF CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS Type of declaration: Health Product Declaration (HPD ) version 2.0 December, 206 to December, 209 Summary of product contents and results from screening individual chemical substances against HPD Priority Lists and GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals,2. Health Product Declaration URL: The Health Product Declaration and logo is owned by the Health Product Declaration Collaborative and is used with permission. Declaration: Prepared by Vertima Self-declared Third party Ingredients inventory threshold:,000 ppm Full disclosure of known ingredients: Yes Full disclosure of known hazards: Yes Hazard(s) associated with the product ingredients: This HPD Standard is primarily a declaration of product content and the direct health hazards associated with exposure to its individual contents. The Declaration is not an assessment of risks associated with actual use of the product. It does not address the potential health impacts of substances used or created during manufacture that do not appear in the final product as residuals, nor substances created during combustion or other degradation processes. Highest concern GreenScreen Benchmark: List Translator Likely Benchmark 3 PBT (Persitsent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic) Respiratory Neurotoxicity Mammal Cancer Gene Mutation Development Reproductive Endocrine Land toxicity Aquatic toxicity Skin or eye Physical hazard Global warming Ozone depletion Multiple Unknown Refer to annex D of HPD Open Standard Version 2..0, September 0, GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals method: 3 GreenScreen (GS) benchmark scores for chemical ingredients: Benchmark (Avoid, chemical of high concern), Benchmark 2 (Use but search for safer substitutes), Benchmark 3 (Use but still opportunity for improvement), Benchmark 4 (Preferred, safer chemical). TABLE OF INGREDIENTS The analyzed product is the charcoal-colored Noble architectural block with and without glass powder. Name Role Weight ratio CAS,2 GreenScreen Note(s) (for more details refer to the HPD ) Black aggregate Aggregate Inert granular materials Inert granular materials 43.7% BM-2 LT-UNK score also present 43.7% - UNK - White Portland cement Binder 0.7% -.9% LT- LT-UNK score also present Black pigment Dye 0.6% LT-UNK - Admixture Additive 0.2% LT- LT-UNK and LTP scores also present Glass powder (optional) Supplementary Cementing Materials 0% -.2% LT- - Only the CAS numbers with the score of highest concern are listed. The complete list of substances can be found in the HPD. 2 GS List Translator (LT) scores of chemical ingredients: LT-, likely GS Benchmark ; LT-P, possible GS Benchmark ; LT-U or LT-UNK, present on GS Specified Lists but there is insufficient information to classify the hazards as LT- or LT-P (does not mean the chemical is safe). Validated Eco-Declaration Declaration of chemical ingredients Methodology: validation of the documentation confirming the methodology and reporting of chemical ingredients. Vertima s procedure: VERT , Second Edition. Copyright 206 by Vertima Inc. 07/207 to 07/208 Page 5

6 TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE WARRANTY VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs) The warranty applies to concrete masonry and landscaping products intended for residential use only, manufactured by Permacon, a division of Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc. Under the strict condition that the provisions stated in the full-text warranty are complied with, Permacon guarantees the structural integrity of its concrete landscaping and masonry products, for a period of fifty (50) years from the date of purchase of the product. MANUFACTURER'S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MANUFACTURER'S PERFORMANCE TESTS COMMITMENT For more than 60 years, Permacon has been a leader in landscaping and masonry. Over the years, we have developed a wide range of products that has evolved to meet the demands of our customers. The world has changed as well, especially from an environmental point of view. In that sense, Permacon maintains its goal of providing quality products and increasing its involvement in eco-responsibility by producing environmentally-friendly and sustainable products, which can contribute to the new LEED system requirements. Our products contribute to indoor environment quality because they reduce the amount of pollutants, which can be irritating, odorous and potentially dangerous to installers or residential occupants. As our masonry products offer a natural and attractive finish, they do not need to be painted and therefore contribute to better indoor air quality. In addition, all of our facilities are listed in the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), which encourages more efficient use of energy resources. We have also taken measures to use gas more efficiently by gradually reducing our consumption and increasing our ability to optimize the use of this natural resource. Our packaging also contributes to environmental protection: we reuse our wooden pallets and recycle plastic. Moreover, we have recently integrated glass powder as a supplementary cementing material in some of our concrete mixes to further help reduce the cement proportion. This has a dual environmental effect since not only reduces the amount of cement in the atmosphere, but also gives a second life to materials made of glass that would otherwise be landfilled. This addition of post-consumer material to our concrete formulas contributes significantly to the LEED recycled content criterion from the Materials and Resources category. Finally, some of our products contribute directly to the LEED system. Our permeable pavers reduce runoff volume related to the rain water management criterion, while heat island reduction is achieved through the use of our pale-colored pavers and slabs with a high solar reflectance index, or through the use of vegetated honeycomb paving such as Boulevard Verde pavers. Copyright 206 by Vertima Inc. 07/207 to 07/208 Page 6

7 PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY LEED v4 requirements for Building Design + Construction (BD+C) New Construction, Core and Shell, School, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse and Distribution Centers, Hospitality and Healthcare. LEED v4 requirements for Interior Design + Construction (ID+C) Commercial Interiors, Retail and Hospitality. MATERIALS AND RESOURCES PRODUCT CONTRIBUTIONS Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) Option : Environmental Product Declarations ( point) Noble architectural block, with glass powder contributes to this credit due to the availability of a product-specific EPD (Type III) and is valued as whole product out of the 20 needed for the purposes of credit achievement calculation. Contribute ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Product-specific EPD (Type III) compliant with ISO 4025:2006 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Sourcing of Raw Materials Option 2: Leadership extraction practices ( point) May also contribute to the location valuation factor if the product is sourced (extracted, manufactured, purchased) within 60 km of the project site The pre-consumer recycled content applies to charcoal-colored Noble architectural block. Post-consumer recycled content applies to Noble architectural block, with glass powder for all colors. Contribute Recycled Content Post-consumer (0% %) Post-consumer (0% -.5%) (see page 2) Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Material Ingredients Option : Material ingredients reporting ( point) Noble architectural block, with and without glass powder contributes to this credit due to the availability of Health Product Declarations and is valued as whole product out of the 20 needed for the purposes of credit achievement calculation. Contribute INGREDIENTS AND EMISSIONS HPD version 2.0 Health Product Declaration LEED v4 requirements for homes Applies to single family homes, multi-family (one to three stories), or multi-family (four to six stories). Includes homes and multifamily low-rise and multi-family mid-rise. MATERIALS AND RESOURCES PRODUCT CONTRIBUTIONS Environmentally Preferable Products Maximum of 4 points depending on both options in the context of each project. Option : Local Production 2 Framing, concrete (cement and aggregates) and drywall may contribute to the location valuation factor if the product is sourced (extracted, manufactured, purchased) within 60 km of the project site. AND/OR Option 2: Environmentally Preferable Products Noble architectural bloc, with and without glass powder does not meet the criteria of this option. Concrete must be composed of at least 30% of fly ash or slag as a substitute for cement and 50% recycled or recovered aggregate. Otherwise the concrete must be composed of 90% of recycled content or recovered aggregate. Contribute 2 Recycled Content Post-consumer (0% %) Post-consumer (0% -.5%) (see page 2) It is important to consider that the total amount of possible points reflects the number of achievable points in each credit category. The product itself cannot achieve this score, as defined above, but is considered as a beneficial element in order to obtain LEED credits. Copyright 206 by Vertima Inc. 07/207 to 07/208 Page 7