The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Awards Owens Corning Masonry Products Prestigious GREENGUARD Certifications
June 25 2008 - 10:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
Rigorous Indoor Air Quality Certifications Augment Other Green
Advances in Products, Processes and Resource Consumption SAN
FRANCISCO, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The GREENGUARD
Environmental Institute today announced that Owens Corning
(NYSE:OC) Masonry Products is the first manufactured stone veneer
maker to qualify for its GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified(R)
and the even more stringent GREENGUARD Children & Schools(SM)
product emission standards. The certifications are for the entire
line of Cultured Stone(R) and ProStone(TM) veneer products. The
qualifications showcase the company's continued commitment to
sustainable industry leadership and stand alongside GREENGUARD
certifications of a wide variety of Owens Corning insulation
products, including faced and unfaced PINK fiberglass insulation
batts and rolls, and Foamular(R) extruded polystyrene insulation.
"Acknowledgements from the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute give
our customers third-party validation that our products continue to
be on the cutting edge of green technology and meet the strictest
guidelines for indoor air quality," said Chuck Stein, president,
Owens Corning Masonry Products, LLC. "The continued growth in the
green market -- as much as 30 percent despite the slump in the
overall housing market -- has created opportunities for builders
and contractors to set themselves apart. We're helping our
customers meet this demand in a way that doesn't compromise the
world we leave to the future." GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality
Certified is a product certification program for low emitting
interior building materials, furnishings, and finish systems.
GREENGUARD Children & Schools is a product certification
program for low emitting interior building materials, furnishings,
and finish systems used in educational (daycare and K-12)
environments. All GREENGUARD products have been tested for their
chemical emissions performance and can be found in the GREENGUARD
Product Guide(SM) at http://www.greenguard.org/. "The GREENGUARD
Environmental Institute applauds Owens Corning on its continued
commitment to furthering our mission of improving indoor air
quality," said Dr. Marilyn Black, Founder and Advisory Board Member
of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. "Products such as Owens
Corning's are certified by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
so that consumers can be assured that the products which they are
buying are healthy for their indoor environments." Owens Corning's
corporate commitment to sustainability is also evidenced by recent
advances in the design and manufacturing processes of the company's
Cultured Stone(R) and ProStone(TM) brands: -- Reclaimed content:
Incorporation of up to 10 percent fly ash (a by-product of the
coal-fired energy industry) and up to 10 percent reground scrap
concrete reduced landfill waste by 56 percent per ton of product
produced during 2007. -- Recycled water: Implementation of a
closed-loop system allowing water reuse during manufacturing
lowered water consumption in North America from 2006-2007 by 42
percent per ton of product produced. Durability is a core green
value and both Cultured Stone(R) and ProStone(TM) veneers are
capable of 50+ years of service. They meet or exceed the most
stringent codes in the industry, including AC-51 as represented by
ICC-Evaluation Service approval (ESR-1364) and never require
painting, coating or sealing. For more information about
sustainability at Owens Corning please visit
http://www.owenscorning.com/sustainability. About the GREENGUARD
Environmental Institute GEI is an industry-independent, non-profit
organization that oversees the GREENGUARD Certification
Program(SM). As an ANSI Authorized Standards Developer, GEI
establishes acceptable indoor air standards for indoor products,
environments and buildings. Its mission is to improve public health
and quality of life through programs that improve indoor air. GEI
lists more than 150,000 GREENGUARD Certified products in its online
product guide at http://www.greenguard.org/. About Owens Corning
Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) is a leading global producer of residential
and commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and
engineered materials for composite systems. A Fortune 500 company
for 54 consecutive years, Owens Corning is committed to driving
sustainability through delivering solutions, transforming markets
and enhancing lives. Founded in 1938, Owens Corning is a
market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $5
billion in 2007 and 19,000 employees in 26 countries on five
continents. Additional information is available at
http://www.owenscorning.com/. DATASOURCE: Owens Corning CONTACT:
Ried Artis, +1-419-248-5577, ; or Lisa Heathman, +1-503-973-9220, ,
both for Owens Corning Web site: http://www.owenscorning.com/
http://www.greenguard.org/
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