May 12, 2011 | Valley Forge, PA USA

CertainTeed Publishes Life Cycle Assessment Data to Illustrate Environmental Performance of Vinyl and Polymer Siding

Based on a recent life cycle analysis (LCA), CertainTeed® Vinyl Siding, CedarBoards™ Insulated Siding and Cedar Impressions® Polymer Siding outperformed other exterior siding products — such as brick, stucco and other siding options — in terms of environmental and economic performance. The company is the first vinyl siding manufacturer to publish LCA data through the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Building for Economic and Environmental Sustainability (BEES) program, an online software program that allows the comparison of building products on a life cycle basis. 

Read the news release at: http://www.certainteed.com/pressroom/pressRelease.aspx?id=439
 
http://www.certainteed.com/pressroom/pressRelease.aspx?id=439

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Mike Loughery
Director of Marketing Communications, CertainTeed
610-341-7328
610-341-7777
mike.b.loughery@saint-gobain.com
http://www.certainteed.com/pressroom/pressRelease.aspx?id=439