Reducing the Impact of Buildings You Create…
…One Product at a Time
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Environmental Product Declarations
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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS
We’re committed to helping you reduce the environmental impact of the buildings you create…from product design and raw material
selection, to how products are made and delivered. Now, we have Environmental Product Declarations for 10 product families,
including a view of the total ceiling system.
Press Release:  Armstrong Issues Environmental Product Declarations On Nine Popular Ceiling and Steel Suspension Systems
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WHAT IS LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT?
A method to assess the potential environmental impacts associated with each stage of a product life cycle.
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UNDERSTANDING EPDs
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a declaration for a product or product family. You will find these sections
in an EPD:
 Product Definition
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Life Cycle Assessment
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| Material Content
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Additional Information, Evidence, Test Certificates
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| Production of the Ceiling Systems
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PCR Documentation and Verification
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| Extraordinary Effects
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References
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The environmental impact areas in an EPD are:
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Global Warming Potential – also known as “carbon footprint,” this takes into consideration greenhouse gas emissions, or other emissions that contribute
to climate change
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Primary Embodied Energy – amount of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources used in the raw material procurement for a product, and the amount
of energy required to manufacture it into a new product
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Ozone Depletion – thinning of the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer
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Acidification Potential – pollutants or emissions that turn into acids and harm buildings, plants, animals, aquatic life, and human health
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Eutrophication Potential – when materials contribute to increased quantity of nutrients that leach into water or solid and shift the biological balance
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Water Consumption – total amount of water required to produce a product
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Smog/Photochemical Oxidant Creation Potential – when emission of chemicals cause smog or air pollution
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THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION
 Armstrong EPD’s have been third party-certified by ICC Evaluation Service as conforming to the requirements of ISO 14025. ICC Evaluation Service assessed that our peer-reviewed LCA fulfilled the
requirements of ISO 14040 in accordance with the instructions listed in the Product Category Rules for ceiling panels for
suspended ceilings.
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WHAT’S YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT?
Want to reduce your own Impact? Try this calculator and measure your impact on the climate!
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