{"id":13545,"date":"2023-02-01T19:49:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=13545"},"modified":"2023-04-17T15:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:52:28","slug":"armacell-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/armacell-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Armacell EPDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13534\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_01-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_01-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_01-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_01-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_01-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_01.jpg 1547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>About AP ArmaFlex<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Armacell products that have Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AP ArmaFlex\u00ae tubes<\/li>\n<li>AP ArmaFlex sheet and rolls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armacell.us\">www.armacell.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13546\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_02-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_02-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_02-1024x446.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_02-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_02-1536x669.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/IO230207_02.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flexible insulation materials are among the few industrially made products that save more energy over the product life cycle than is needed for their manufacture. Armacell\u2019s product portfolio continues to offer new solutions that conserve resources, reduce energy usage, and make a positive commitment to the environment. Environmental protection is one of the main pillars of Armacell\u2019s corporate philosophy, and it is an integral part of the business strategy. To efficiently utilize resources, we are constantly searching for ways to reduce raw material use, energy consumption, and waste. Our environmental policy obliges all Armacell employees worldwide to aim to protect the environment and conserve natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>Armacell was the first elastomeric foam insulation manufacturer to publish EPDs for its AP ArmaFlex pipe, sheet, and roll insulation in North America. Each EPD report\u2014prepared by Ecovane, a sustainability consultant firm, and verified by UL, a global safety science organization\u2014discloses the life cycle of the product in a single, comprehensive document. The EPDs provide reliable \u201ccradle to installation with end-of-life\u201d information about the product\u2019s resource usage and waste output, as well as its impact on the environment, such as global warming potential, ozone depletion, and ecotoxicity. Green building programs, including the U.S. Green Building Council\u2019s LEED\u00ae program and the International Living Future Institute\u2019s Living Building Challenge, expect material transparency to achieve green building credits. As a leader in the flexible elastomeric foam industry, Armacell is committed to material and resource transparency, and fully supports providing green building designers information to make sustainable design choices.<\/p>\n<p>As inventors of flexible foam for equipment insulation, and as a leading provider of engineered foams, Armacell develops innovative and safe thermal, acoustic, and mechanical solutions that create sustainable value for its customers. Armacell\u2019s products significantly contribute to global energy efficiency, making a difference around the world every day. Following our corporate philosophy, and to promote the principles of the United Nation\u2019s Global Compact, Armacell is always undertaking initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility. One of the ways Armacell accomplishes that goal is by providing greater material transparency to support environmental and sustainable designs by publishing an EPD for its ArmaFlex products.<\/p>\n<p>Armacell\u2019s EPDs are available for download on UL\u2019s SPOT green products database at <a href=\"https:\/\/spot.ul.com\/\">https:\/\/spot.ul.com\/<\/a>. Housing more than 130,000 products, SPOT is the largest sustainable product database with solutions for architects, manufacturers, retailers, and professional purchasers.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Armacell and our EPDs, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armacell.us\">www.armacell.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About AP ArmaFlex Armacell products that have Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs): AP ArmaFlex\u00ae tubes AP ArmaFlex sheet and rolls Visit: www.armacell.us Flexible insulation materials are among the few industrially made products that save more energy over the product life cycle than is needed for their manufacture. 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