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A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green

Sep 25 2008

The Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc. (VSI) has put a "colorful" twist on the typical white paper. Entitled A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green, the new green paper identifies 12 ways vinyl siding is a sustainable exterior cladding choice.

VSI's green paper explains how vinyl siding scores well on tough environmental measures through all life-cycle stages, including raw material acquisition, manufacture, transportation, installation, use and waste management. The paper demonstrates how vinyl siding:

Can contribute to points in leading green building programs
Boosts a home's R-value
Generates less waste during manufacturing
Produces little waste when installed
Requires few resources to maintain beauty
Is engineered to last
Offers better environmental performance
Balances economic with environmental performance
Contributes less to global warming than brick
Releases fewer toxic chemicals than other exterior cladding through its life-cycle
Emits less dioxin than other exterior cladding
Installs safely

The complete VSI green paper can be downloaded at http://www.vinylsiding.org/greenpaper .

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