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EPD POLYISO WALL INSULATION
PIMA (Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association) commissioned LTS to conduct third-party verified, ISO-compliant Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its polyiso products. An EPD is an internationally recognized and standardized tool that reports the environmental impacts of products over a specific life cycle.
EPD POLYISO ROOF COVERBOARD
This Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) document is based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study developed for PIMA by Long Trail Sustainability in accordance with industry accepted standards: Product Category Rules for Building-Related Products and Services. This EPD provides users with information on environmental impacts of polyiso HD roof cover boards during their life cycle.
EPD POLYISO ROOF INSULATION
This declaration is an industry-average, Type III Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) by the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) conducted in accordance with ISO 14025. The products presented in this EPD are representative for the product range for all PIMA member manufacturers identified in this study.
THE NORTH FACE – DENALI JACKET LCA
LTS recently worked with The North Face (TNF) and Unifi in their efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of the Denali jacket, a staple in the TNF product line. The assessment of their material sourcing, ingenious dyeing process and waste reduction process against the older product design shows a remarkable decrease in water, chemical and energy use.
DOWN VS. POLYESTER FILL LCA STUDY
The International Down and Feather Bureau (IDFB), the global trade association of the down and feather industry, conducted an LCA on down fill material to understand the environmental impacts and opportunities to reduce them, as well as compare the down fill material to polyester fill material. The study found that down fill material is measurably environmentally preferable to polyester fill material in the impact categories analyzed.
LCA AT WORK- ALGIX VIDEO
Putting LCA to work for them!
Backed by the life cycle assessment we conducted, ALGIX successfully released this persuasive video that explains the benefits of “harnessing the potential of algae” to make everyday products.
HYPERTHERM- LCA PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL ANSWERS
Hypertherm, an industrial cutting solutions firm based in Hanover, New Hampshire, uses LCA to help them prioritize their actions and evaluate “what if” questions. By incorporating LCA early on in the design process, changes can be made at the lowest possible complexity and lowest cost.
GENERAL ELECTRIC LCA OF PACKAGING OPTIONS
This paper compares environmental impacts of two packaging options for contrast media offered by GE Healthcare: +PLUSPAK™ polymer bottle and traditional glass bottle.
WEBINAR: HOW TO USE LCA TO STRENGTHEN YOUR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM
Learn from sustainability professionals at Kohler Co. and Hypertherm about how they have used life cycle assessment to strengthen their sustainability programs. Two unique companies with two uniquely different approaches to sustainability; both grounded in LCA.
ALGIX LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
LTS worked with Algix on a Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of the pure base resins (Polystyrene, PLA and Polyolefin) versus the respective Solaplast compounds (Solaplast 1723, 2020 and 1223) with 45% algae loading. The Soloplast proved to be up to 38% better than the pure resin in health and environmental impacts.
DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY ARTICLE
LTS Senior Consultant, Shelly (Martin) Severinghaus, shares her thoughts on Design for Sustainability in an article for Textile World. The article explores how Navigating the sustainability maturity path takes a company from reactive to proactive, and possibly to innovation. The article is based off her presentation at the Textile World Forum in 2015.
HYPERTHERM- DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH
To address the need to quickly evaluate the environmental impacts of product design decisions, Hypertherm, an industrial cutting solutions firm based in Hanover, New Hampshire, created their own custom Design for Sustainability Scorecard, which is being used for new products in the design phase, as well as products still in the research and development phases.
DANISCO XYVIA WHITE PAPER
Danisco developed an alternative and innovative process for making Xylitol, a low-calorie sweetener. Danisco simplified the process of creating Xylitol by utilizing a waste stream already in hydrolyzed form
SIMAPRO UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF PLASTIC
Plastics producer Lucite wanted to understand its environmental impacts, triggered by a request from a plastics industry association for data on two types of plastics Lucite makes. A life cycle assessment with SimaPro gave them this insight and helped to suggest improvements.
SIMAPRO PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY
Argos, a multi-national cement and concrete producer, worked with our partner and the developer of SimaPro software, PRé, on a comprehensive approach for developing a product sustainability program. A SimaPro database provided consistency, flexibility and reliability to the project.
SHARE AND COLLECT- ENABLING DECISION MAKING
Read about the creation of SimaPro Share and Collect and how it addresses the challenge of showing decision-makers the value of LCA and answers with a solution featuring real-time feedback on environmental decisions.
SIMAPRO MODELING IMPACTS OF CLEANING PRODUCTS
The International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E.) wanted to determine a set of minimum criteria for products to meet to be considered sustainable. Sustainability consultants with PRé Sustainability used SimaPro to model the life cycles of a range of cleaning products.