May 1, 2009—The International Code Council Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) Sustainable Attributes Verification and Evaluation (SAVE) Program has issued Nu-Wool a Verification of Attributes Report (VAR-1005) for its WALLSEAL Premium Thermal and Sound Insulation product.
The ICC-ES VAR verifies the amount of recycled content for WALLSEAL.
The WALLSEAL product is a loose-fill insulation made up of a uniform low-density mixture of recycled cellulosic fibers—old newspapers—designed for owners and contractors who want a green insulation product with a Class A fire rating that has both thermal and sound insulating characteristics. In addition to the SAVE VAR, Nu-Wool has the ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-2217, which provides evidence the product meets requirements of the International Building, Residential, and Energy Conservation Codes.
The guidelines address the production stage of the item under review, beginning with raw material acquisition and progressing through final manufacturing and packaging. ICC-ES notes that SAVE Program reports can be useful when seeking points under major green building rating systems—the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard, U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED, Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes, and the 2008 California Green Building Standards Code.
