{"id":13514,"date":"2023-02-14T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T21:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/?page_id=13514"},"modified":"2023-07-27T18:36:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:36:20","slug":"2023-esg-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/2023-esg-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 ESG Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-13514\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-13514-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13514-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13514-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>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. NIA invited all manufacturer member companies to share the ESG efforts with <em>Insulation Outlook<\/em> readers in a number of special sections.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Green Is the Insulation Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Read the full article or click on a company to read their profile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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. In this special section, responses and graphics received from seven companies about their recycling efforts are presented (in alphabetical order).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Armacell<\/li>\n<li>CertainTeed<\/li>\n<li>Ideal Products<\/li>\n<li>Johns Manville<\/li>\n<li>Knauf Insulation, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Owens Corning<\/li>\n<li>ROCKWOOL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-13514-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13514-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-slider panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-slider so-widget-sow-slider-default-6d39609536fd-13514\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:600,&quot;timeout&quot;:5999,&quot;paused&quot;:false,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: visible;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 900px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/October-2022.jpg\" class=\"sow-slider-foreground-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/October-2022.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/October-2022-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/October-2022-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/October-2022-768x1004.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;;cursor: pointer;\" data-url=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/insulation.org\\\/io\\\/articles\\\/armacell\\\/&quot;,&quot;new_window&quot;:false}\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 1548px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/armacell\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1548\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221003_01.jpg\" class=\"sow-slider-foreground-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221003_01.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221003_01-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221003_01-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221003_01-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221003_01-1536x1052.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1548px) 100vw, 1548px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/ideal-products\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1546\" height=\"1055\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221005_01.jpg\" class=\"sow-slider-foreground-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221005_01.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221005_01-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221005_01-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221005_01-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221005_01-1536x1048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/knauf-insulation\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1547\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221007_01.jpg\" class=\"sow-slider-foreground-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221007_01.jpg 1547w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221007_01-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221007_01-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221007_01-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221007_01-1536x1050.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1547px) 100vw, 1547px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/rockwool-technical\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1548\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221009_01.jpg\" class=\"sow-slider-foreground-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221009_01.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221009_01-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221009_01-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221009_01-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/IO221009_01-1536x1054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1548px) 100vw, 1548px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"1\" aria-label=\"Display slide 2\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"2\" aria-label=\"Display slide 3\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"3\" aria-label=\"Display slide 4\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"4\" aria-label=\"Display slide 5\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"5\" aria-label=\"Display slide 6\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"6\" aria-label=\"Display slide 7\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"7\" aria-label=\"Display slide 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13514-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13514-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13514-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><strong>Documenting How Green Insulation Products Are<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reducing energy use and carbon emissions are global problems, and some of the proposed solutions are in the clouds. The answer is actually very down-to-earth and common\u2014insulation. Insulation allows systems to function using less energy, therefore producing less carbon and GHG emissions. Aside from preventing CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions and providing thermal control, the different types of mechanical insulation give end users a spectrum of added benefits, including reducing dependence on foreign oil, safety and protection of personnel, fire and life safety, noise reduction, moisture resistance, and corrosion mitigation. Insulation products are the key to a greener building and a cleaner world, and manufacturers can prove it!<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/mechanical-insulation-environmental-product-declarations\/\">Mechanical Insulation Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Read the full article or click on a company to read their profile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/aeroflex\/\">Aeroflex EPDs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/armacell-2\/\">Armacell EPDs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/knauf\/\">Knauf EPDs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/free-services-offered-for-insulation-projects\/\"><strong>Free Services Offered for Insulation Projects<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/aeroflex-usa\/\">Aeroflex USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/armacell-3\/\">Armacell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/aspen-aerogels\/\">Aspen Aerogels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/johns-manville-2\/\">Johns Manville<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/midwest-fasteners\/\">Midwest Fasteners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/nutec\/\">Nutec<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/owens-corning-2\/\">Owens Corning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/nia-members-focus-on-sustainability\/\">NIA Members Focus on Sustainability<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>NIA invited all member companies to share their efforts to promote sustainability. 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