Hager Commercial Hinges- Full Mortise Hinges

Hager commercial hinges are available in a variety of sizes and finishes. Hinges are available in several base materials including steel, stainless steel, and brass and are suitable for a wide variety of door types. 24 hinge products were assessed to generate this report and one 4 ½” x 4 ½” steel product will be the focus of this EPD. To allow users of this EPD to understand the environmental impacts of other commercial hinge products, conversion factors from this steel product to single stainless steel and brass products are provided in an appendix to this EPD. The chosen steel, stainless steel, and brass products were selected as they are the highest production volume iterations of their respective product types. Additionally, linear regression equations are provided allowing users to calculate LCIA/LCI results for additional steel and stainless steel products based on mass. All Hager commercial hinges are sold with fasteners (screws and associated hardware) for installation. As fasteners are sold with the product, they are included as raw materials of the product itself rather than as ancillary materials for installation.

Not all requirements in the GPI are fulfilled, particularly the requirement, for construction products, to follow EN 15804 for certain aspects of the LCA method. This EPD is based on a PCR that satisfies procurement rules at the federal, state, and municipal levels which call for EPDs based on the UL Part B PCR. The ULPart B PCR was used to meet regulatory (example: Buy Clean California Act, etc.) and market expectations (example: Building Transparency EC3 comparisons, LEED and existing vendor procurement requirements, product scoring programs, etc.). The EPD should not be used outside of this context.