Environmental Considerations

ISO 14001 certificateWhen you change your new windows, you want to be able to do your bit for the environment, right?


Well, you can do exactly that if you choose a window supplier who is committed to the environment, and to re-cycling of their day to day business waste, and their direct window and building products waste.
This commitment to recycling really helps with the pressure on landfill availability in many areas.  In other words, recycling old, worn out windows once they have been removed helps the environment.
Also, make sure your window supplier has achieved, or is actively working towards ISO 14001.  This is an environmental management system which ensures that the manufacturer operates within certain criteria that are best for the environment.
Whether to choose PVC-U or another material is also something you will want to consider in terms of its environmental impact.
There is much to be said about the impact of PVC-U on the environment, embracing many opinions and much debate.  Different lobbies offer different ideas, however there are many informed publications which look at the facts.
Among these is the recent Lifecycle Assessment of PVC and competing materials commissioned by the European Commission, which provides a balanced and impartial view. This states:
“For windows, one of the most important PVC applications, the available studies conclude that there is no ‘winner’ in terms of a preferable material since most of the studies conclude that none of the materials has an overall advantage for the standard impact categories.  The most promising potential for lowering environmental impacts of windows is expected through the optimisation of the design. Therefore, the choice of material is of rather minor importance, as long as the material can provide the required sytem quality of the window.”
Click on the green “PVC-U and the environment” button on this site to access a whole host of important information on the subject, and in the document library for copies of all the relevant publications.
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