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News CertainTeed Insulation Now Greenguard Certified
| May 23, 2006 |
(Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) — CertainTeed Corporation, one of North America’s leading building products manufacturers, continues its commitment to high-quality standards by meeting the stringent Greenguard Product Emission Standard for Children and Schools™. CertainTeed fiber glass insulation batts, wraps and premium blowing wool products, including InsulSafe®4 and OPTIMA® all meet the rigorous criteria.
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“Our fiber glass insulation is designed to improve indoor comfort, and that includes thermal performance, acoustical performance and having a positive impact on indoor air quality. I’m proud our products have received the stamp of approval by Greenguard for use in schools,” says Howard Deck, President of CertainTeed’s Insulation Group.
Developed by the industry-independent Greenguard Environmental Institute (GEI), the tough new scientific standard provides school administrators, facility professionals, parents and teachers an accessible guideline for finding low-emission products and materials for use in daycare facilities and schools. Products that have passed the Greenguard Product Emission Standard for Children and Schools test can be found online at www.greenguard.org.
According to GEI, a typical school can have up to four times as many occupants as an office building for the same amount of floor space, leading to much greater occupant density. And because children are still growing and breathe proportionately more air than adults, indoor pollutants can cause more severe health effects in children. Products, such as CertainTeed fiber glass insulation, can more effectively protect school children from exposure to high levels of potentially harmful pollutants.
“CertainTeed continues to support the betterment of indoor air quality by manufacturing quality insulation with low emissions. Ability to meet the new criteria for children and schools is testament to CertainTeed’s commitment to the community, their customers and our children,” says Carl Smith, CEO and executive director of GEI.
The new standard was created as an extension of the established Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certification Program, which certifies low-emission products for a variety of industries. The GEI is a non-profit organization with mission to improve public health and the quality of life through programs that improve indoor air.
About CertainTeed Corporation
Through innovation and creative product design, CertainTeed Corporation has helped shape the building products industry for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Company, the firm made its slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," which quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing; vinyl and fiber cement siding; vinyl and composite fence, railing and decking; vinyl windows; residential, commercial and mechanical insulation; PVC pipe; foundations; and access covers.
Headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, CertainTeed is a Saint-Gobain company with approximately 7,000 employees and 40 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. In 2005 CertainTeed had sales of $2.8 billion. www.certainteed.com
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