A specification-ready guide for architects, M&E teams and sustainability consultants — how 100% recycled aluminium service channels contribute to BREEAM Mat, Wst and LEED MR credits, with the embodied-carbon evidence to back it up.
Recycled aluminium is one of the most straightforward routes to lower embodied carbon in an architectural ceiling. Aluminium is infinitely recyclable without loss of quality, and recycled billet uses roughly 95% less energy than primary production. For projects targeting BREEAM or LEED, the recycled-content and embodied-carbon data behind an aluminium service channel is where credits are won or lost.
Every SEAM and REVEAL profile is extruded in the UK from 100% recycled aluminium billet. The full-lifecycle carbon figure — net of the Module D recycling credit — is 1.84 kg CO₂e/kg. Comparable virgin-billet routes range from 10 to 24 kg CO₂e/kg depending on origin. That gap is what makes recycled aluminium worth specifying by name, not by generic material class.
Mat 01 rewards products with lower whole-life embodied carbon and third-party verified EPDs. A&L Systems recycled aluminium channels have a full-lifecycle figure of 1.84 kg CO₂e/kg (net of Module D) — up to 92% lower CO₂ than imported virgin aluminium routes.
Mat 03 rewards responsibly sourced materials with recognised certification. UK-manufactured billet with documented recycled content and traceable supply chain supports the responsible-sourcing evidence pack.
Contributing recycled-content data at product level strengthens the wider material-sourcing narrative. Every SEAM and REVEAL profile is extruded from 100% recycled aluminium billet.
Product-specific Type III EPDs count toward the 20-product threshold. A&L Systems channels ship with third-party verified EPD data covering A1–A3, A4, C2–C4 and Module D.
100% post-consumer / pre-consumer recycled billet content contributes to the recycled-content calculation for permanently installed products.
Documented material composition and manufacturing route from a UK extruder supports the ingredient-reporting pathway.
Where projects pursue whole-building LCA optimisation, replacing virgin-aluminium ceiling components with 1.84 kg CO₂e/kg recycled channels delivers measurable Module A1–A3 reductions.
Every SEAM and REVEAL specification is backed by product-level evidence that plugs directly into BREEAM and LEED workflows.
For BREEAM, LEED or net-zero reporting we can provide the full carbon data behind the SEAM and REVEAL ranges — by profile type, size and manufacturing route.
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