The world's only Cradle to Cradle™ Certified technical insulation!

Tue Feb 21 09:04:58 CST 2017 Source: coowor.com Collect Reading Volume: 712
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With the growing resource scarcity we face, the world today calls louder for sustainable answers. In collaboration their stakeholders Thermaflex looks for smart energy solutions, through tailoring and adapting their products to meet new situations and challenges. Starting out in 1976 in the Netherlands, this family-run business has expanded to an international player with 5 production facilities and 16 sales and support offices worldwide, while also realizing successful projects in over 45 different countries.

Create a solution which leaves a positive impact on the world

Thermaflex’s products meet Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Bronze and Silver criteria which comply new the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) highest level of recommended standards and eco-labels for federal sustainable purchasing. Their Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Cradle to Cradle Certified™ commitment, will also help contribute to credits in green building projects like LEED, and will improve overall building performance and life-time.

Thermaflex’s ‘high-energy’ global team attaches a great deal of importance in working together to make substantial progress. As longstanding strong advocates of safe, and sustainable materials, they continuously steer R&D towards these ambitions. The implementation of the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ framework, serves as testimony to their focus on a sustainable future for generations to come. Here are some examples of what they have achieved so far:

n  100% recyclability their main product ranges

n  ‘Reclaim’ program maximizes recycling and re-use of materials

n  95% of electricity purchased in Europe from renewable sources

n  Code of Cooperation agreement with suppliers ensures compliance with Thermaflex policies & international standards on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption

n  80% of their components are completed with Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs)

Through their achievements Thermaflex continues of thrive and provide their customers with the efficient distribution of thermal energy through recyclable pre-insulated pipe systems and insulation systems for HVAC, district heating and cooling, and potable water. Offering and tested solutions for markets in refrigeration, sanitary and ventilation in residential, commercial, hospitality, government & municipality, industrial, OEM, shipbuilding and agriculture (biomass, biogas).

Editor: Amy