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Opportunities for Vinyl Products in LEED Buildings
May 11, 2013
A list of credits given by LEED v4 (for use of design solutions that achieve LEED objectives) for which PVC products likely help.
How NFPA Activities Affect the Vinyl Industry
April 18, 2013
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a consensus standards organization that writes codes and standards. For most people in the vinyl industry this sentence may seem irrelevant but as the following explanation points out, what NFPA does or does not do can, and will affect building safety and the materials chosen by specifiers.
Green Globes Keeps Pace with Green Marketplace
March 17, 2013
The U.S. General Services Administration, the agency responsible to managing the federal government’s real estate, evaluated and accepted Green Globes-New Construction (GG-NC) as one of two green-building rating systems deemed acceptable for federal construction projects. In addition, the GG-NC has undergone a major update that includes the evaluation of each sustainable category: project management, site, energy, water, materials and resources, emissions and other impacts, and indoor environment.
Dam Busters
March 3, 2013
Water management for things like residential, industrial and agricultural use remains vitally important, and the replacement of old dams with more cost effective, inflatable ones made of vinyl coated membranes is gaining popularity.
How ICC Codes Affect Vinyl – Part I
February 16, 2013
The International Code Council (ICC) is a consensus code development organization established in 1994 as a non-profit organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes.
Material Economies and Innovation: Resilient Planning by Graduate Architecture Students
January 21, 2013
The Vinyl Institute Sponsors a Materials-Based Design Studio in Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Building Product Manufacturers: Make Your New Year Resolutions for Designer Outreach
January 12, 2013
As the year comes to an end, product manufacturers should begin working on their marketing and communications plans for 2014. I would like to offer some general perspectives on things manufacturers can do to be successful in marketing to their design and specification audience.
Electrical Fires Declining Because of Materials Like Vinyl
January 21, 2011
Each year, just over 40,000 residential fires are started by electrical distribution equipment such as wiring, cords, fuses and plugs, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Those 40,000 fires […]