Sustainability
Designing green? Today’s vinyl siding delivers recognized environmental benefits throughout its life cycle — manufacturing, transportation, installation, service life, and waste management. Vinyl siding performs better than any other cladding, except cedar, according to a life cycle assessment conducted by an independent third-party.
How does vinyl siding stack up?
Vinyl siding requires less water and energy to manufacture per square than fiber cement and less than half the energy and fuel necessary to manufacture brick and mortar. Vinyl siding even beats cedar siding on ecological toxicity. Vinyl siding can:
- Help you attain points in the 2012 ICC-700 National Green Building Standard;
- Satisfy requirements listed in the International Green Construction Code;
- Satisfy the requirements listed in the California Green Construction Code;
- Support certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes Rating System; and
- Support certification through the LEED for New Construction Rating System.