December 18, 2009—UL Environment, Inc., a global leader in environmental evaluation and certification programs, has announced a collaborative effort to develop sustainability standards for thermal insulation and roof covering materials. These standards will establish environmental requirements for products and associated parts based on life cycle assessment of raw materials, production, distribution, use and disposal.
ULE’s new sustainability standards will be developed through a balanced, collaborative process and draw on input from UL Environment Standard Technical Panels (STPs) comprised of stakeholders such as manufacturers, product installers, distributors, users, consumer interest groups, government entities and testing organizations. These standards will set minimum environmental requirements and create a progressive and tiered approach allowing sustainability leaders to highlight their achievements.
ULE’s standards will complement existing credible and applicable single-attribute sustainability guidelines for roofing and thermal insulation. ULE’s standards development effort for roofing and thermal insulation continues the organization’s standards work around sustainable building materials, and it follows the announcement of ULE standards initiatives defining sustainable doors, mineral and fiber board, ceiling systems, stone, ceramic, clay and glass, windows, building and glazing materials and associated hardware.
ULE expects initial drafts of its sustainability standards to be completed in 2010.
For more information, visit the ULE Web site.
