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News Release from: Rockwool | Subject: Sustainable building
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 March 2008
Rockwool commitment sustainable building
Rockwool stone wool provides thermal efficiency, fire safety and acoustic protection, plus meets highest standards of 'cradle to cradle' sustainability, energy conservation and recyclability
Rockwool showed its commitment to sustainable construction at this year's Ecobuild in the form of its high performance insulation solutions, which featured both on its stand and in the innovative zero-carbon ruralZED house from ZEDfactory Visitors to Rockwool's stand were able to see first hand the superior four-in-one performance of these products in terms of sustainability, thermal efficiency, fire safety and acoustic protection
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 25 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Rockshield external wall insulation, Rockfon ceiling solutions and the Rockpanel product ranges featured prominently on the Rockwool stand at the show.
The Rockwool insulation used in all these building solutions is manufactured using igneous volcanic rock, an abundantly-available resource, which in its lifetime can save several hundred times more energy than is used in its production.
Managing Director of Rockwool, Hans Schreuder, commented: "At Rockwool we are passionate about our role in promoting sustainable building practices and raising awareness of the advantages of using stone wool insulation".
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"Rockwool insulation is one of the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient construction products available.
Its excellent thermal properties cut energy consumption, reduce the need to burn fossil fuels and therefore help minimise harmful emissions of greenhouse gases.
"Rockwool is also committed to minimising the use of resources and emissions of pollutants during the manufacture of its high performance products and systems".
"We recycle significant quantities of off-cuts and production 'waste' back into the manufacturing process, along with carefully selected by-products from other industries".
Sustainability and the Environment.
* Rockwool stone wool insulation is manufactured from naturally occurring, sustainable igneous volcanic rock.
Every year, around 38,000 times more of this rock is created than Rockwool uses.
* All Rockwool insulation meets the highest standards of 'cradle to cradle' sustainability, energy conservation and recyclability.
* Rockwool insulation has a low embodied energy of 16.8MJ/Kg and is rated as having zero Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) and zero Global Warming Potential (GWP).
* Rockwool plays an important role in reducing global warming and its products save several hundred times more energy than is used in their production.
* It is not just Rockwool's products that have a positive impact on the environment, the company as a whole aims to minimise the use of resources and emissions of pollutants during the manufacturing process.
* Rockwool recycles significant quantities of off-cuts and production 'waste' back into the manufacturing process.
These off-cuts are processed into briquettes and used to make new products.
Rockwool recently invested £7 million in its briquette plant, which increased waste recycling capacity to 99%.
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