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Mechanical insulation is an inherently green technology\u2014greener, in fact, than almost all other material components used in the built environment\u2014because it saves more energy than it takes to produce and helps to reduce\u2014or prevent\u2014CO2 emissions. Now, companies in our industry are taking the sustainability discussion a step further, using recycled materials from outside sources to create their products; reusing or recycling the materials they use in manufacturing and distributing their products; or finding other ways to reduce waste, save energy, and decarbonize their operations.<\/p>\n

NIA invited all manufacturer member companies to share their recycling efforts with Insulation Outlook readers. In this special section, responses and graphics received from seven companies are presented (in alphabetical order): Armacell<\/a>; CertainTeed<\/a>; Ideal Products<\/a>; Johns Manville<\/a>; Knauf Insulation, Inc.<\/a>; Owens Corning<\/a>; and ROCKWOOL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If your organization is looking for ways to reduce waste and CO2 emissions, perhaps the information presented will help you identify steps you can take. And if your company has its own sustainability program in place, please feel free to share details with us. Send a description of your green practices to editor@insulation.org<\/a>. We also welcome all NIA insulation product manufacturers to contact us to participate in an upcoming issue on ESG and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to enhance our readers\u2019 product knowledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Insulation is extremely green for a building material, and so are many of its manufacturers. NIA invited all manufacturer members to share their sustainability initiatives; and Armacell, CertainTeed, Ideal Products, Johns Manville, Knauf Insulation, Owens Corning, and ROCKWOOL reported their current efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":[],"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[9,583],"class_list":["post-13301","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","category-featured-article","category-october-2022"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Green Is the Insulation Industry? - Insulation Outlook Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/how-green-is-the-insulation-industry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Green Is the Insulation Industry?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Insulation is extremely green for a building material, and so are many of its manufacturers. 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