[CCMC 14147-L] CCMC Standard compliance evaluation

CCMC number:

14147-L

Status:

Active

Issue date:

2019-11-27

Modified date:

2023-12-19

Evaluation holder:

Soprema Inc.

1688 rue Jean-Berchmans-Michaud
Drummondville QC J2C 8E9
Canada
Website: www.soprema.ca
Telephone: 819-478-2400, 866-478-2400
Email: info@soprema.ca

Product name:

SOPRA-CELLULOSE AB

Criteria:

CAN/ULC-S703-09, Type 1 "Standard for Cellulose Fibre Insulation for Buildings"

In most jurisdictions this document is sufficient evidence for approval by Canadian authorities.

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Product information

Product name

SOPRA-CELLULOSE AB

Product description

The thermal resistance value to be used is 25.87 m²·KW^-1/m at the design density of 27.2 kg/m³. This product must be installed in attics and walls as outlined in the CCMC Evaluation Requirements and according to Table 1 and Table 2. The product is an all borate-treated blow-in injected insulation made of 85% recycled newspaper.

Manufacturing plant

This evaluation is valid only for products produced at the following plant:

Product name	Manufacturing plant
Product name	Sainte-Julie, QC, CA
SOPRA-CELLULOSE AB	Product evaluated by the CCMC

Product evaluated by the CCMC Indicates that the product from this manufacturing facility has been evaluated by the CCMC

Technical information

This evaluation is based on demonstrated conformance with the following criteria:

Evaluation requirements
Criteria number	Criteria name
CAN/ULC-S703-09, Type 1	Standard for Cellulose Fibre Insulation for Buildings

Table 1. Specifications for application of the product in attics
RSI value (m²·K)/W		Minimum applied thickness		Minimum design (settled) thickness		Mass per unit area		Coverage per bag		Minimum number of bags per unit area^{Table footnote (1)}
RSI	R	mm	in.	mm	in.	kg/m²	lb./ft.²	m²	ft.²	100 m²	1 000 ft.²
2.1	12	90	3.5	81	3.2	2.2	0.5	5.1	55.2	19.5	18.1
2.3	13	99	3.9	89	3.5	2.4	0.5	4.7	50.4	21.3	19.8
3.4	19	146	5.7	131	5.2	3.6	0.7	3.2	34.1	31.6	29.3
3.5	20	150	5.9	135	5.3	3.7	0.8	3.1	33.1	32.5	30.2
3.9	22	167	6.6	151	5.9	4.1	0.8	2.8	29.7	36.2	33.6
5.3	30	227	9.0	205	8.1	5.6	1.1	2.0	21.9	49.2	45.7
5.6	32	240	9.5	216	8.5	5.9	1.2	1.9	20.7	52.0	48.3
6.7	38	287	11.3	259	10.2	7.1	1.4	1.6	17.3	62.2	57.8
7.0	40	300	11.8	271	10.7	7.4	1.5	1.5	16.6	65.0	60.4
8.6	49	382	15.1	332	13.1	9.4	1.9	1.2	13.0	82.7	76.8
8.8	50	391	15.4	340	13.4	9.6	2.0	1.2	12.7	84.6	78.6
10.8	61	501	19.7	417	16.4	12.3	2.5	0.9	9.9	108.4	100.7

Table 2. Specifications for application of the product in walls
RSI value (m²·K)/W		Insulation thickness^{Table footnote (1)}		Mass per unit area		Coverage per bag		Minimum number of bags per unit area^{Table footnote (2)}
RSI	R	mm	in.	kg/m²	lb./ft.²	m²	ft.²	100 m²	1 000 ft.²
2.3	13	89	3.5	4.5	0.9	2.5	27.2	40	37
3.6	21	140	5.5	7.0	1.4	1.6	17.3	62	58
6.6	37	254	10	15.0	3.1	0.8	8.2	132	123
7.9	45	305	12	18.2	3.7	0.6	6.7	160	149
9.2	52	356	14	21.4	4.4	0.5	5.7	189	176
10.5	60	406	16	24.7	5.1	0.5	4.9	218	202
11.8	67	457	18	27.9	5.7	0.4	4.4	246	229
13.1	75	508	20	31.2	6.4	0.4	3.9	275	255

Administrative information

Use of Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) assessments

This assessment must be read in the context of the entire CCMC Registry of Product Assessments, any applicable building code or by-law requirements, and/or any other regulatory requirements (for example, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, etc.).

It is the responsibility of the user to confirm that the assessment they are using is current and has not been withdrawn or superseded by a later version on the CCMC Registry of Product Assessments.

Disclaimer

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has evaluated only the characteristics of the specific product described herein. The information and opinions in this evaluation are directed to those who have the appropriate degree of experience to use and apply its contents (such as authorities having jurisdiction, design professionals and specifiers). This evaluation is valid when the product is used as part of permitted construction, respecting all conditions and limitations stated in the evaluation, and in accordance with applicable building codes and by-laws.

This evaluation is provided without representation, warranty or guarantee of any kind, expressed or implied, and the NRC provides no endorsement for any evaluated product. The NRC accepts no responsibility whatsoever arising in any way from any and all use of or reliance on the information contained herein or the use of any evaluated product. The NRC is not undertaking to render professional or other services on behalf of any person or entity nor to perform any duty owed by any person or entity to another person or entity.

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Date modified:: 2023-12-19

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