PlyGem Increases Eco-Friendly Solutions

The Ply Gem vinyl siding brands – Mastic® Home Exteriors, Variform®, NAPCO®, Cellwood®, Georgia-Pacific, and Durabuilt® – combine the best of both worlds – product performance and environmental performance. Ply Gem’s vinyl siding brands offer products that meet – and in most cases exceed – the requirements for weatherability, windload, impact resistance and color retention set forth by the Vinyl Siding Institute’s Vinyl Siding Product Certification Program.

Environmentally, our siding products rate high by current green building guidelines given their durability, ease of installation, lighter weight, recyclability and absence of field finish requirements. From how our siding is manufactured to how it performs – the vinyl siding brands of Ply Gem are smart, sustainable solutions.

• Boosts R-Value – Insulated siding products from Mastic® Home Exteriors and Variform® add up to an additional R4 of insulation, increasing overall wall system R-value by up to 23%.
• Ply Gem vinyl siding products do not contain silica dust – a material found in some fiber cement products that may potentially cause adverse health effects such as silicosis.
• Manufacturing vinyl siding requires fewer limited resources – salt and natural gas are the primary raw materials used in the manufacturing process, and both are available and abundant.
• Zero-waste manufacturing reclaims all postproduction scrap material – either into siding or into alternate uses like pipe.

For more details about how vinyl siding can contribute to sustainability and green building practices, visit www.vinylsiding.org/greenpaper.

 

Ply Gem window brands – Ply Gem Windows, Great Lakes® Window, and CWD Windows and Doors – create many windows that have earned the ENERGY STAR® label. These windows are designed to be significantly more energy efficient than standard windows.

• Better insulation through high performance spacer systems and window frame designs
• Special coatings (Low-E glass) help windows reflect infrared light, keeping homes comfortable in extreme heat and cold.
• Use of multiple Low-E coatings, specifically tailored to the needs of different climate zones.
• Greater efficiency, increased impact resistance and sound insulation through multiple panes.
• Gas fills such as Argon and Krypton enable better insulation than regular air.
• Reduced on-site finishing and on-going maintenance requirements through the creative use of materials and pre-finished wood parts.

Select CWD Windows by Ply Gem products sold in Canada are registered for use in the Canadian Built Green program. For details visit www.builtgreencanada.ca

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