OUR CONNECTIONS

Ecospecifier
Armstrong Fine Fissured, Dune and Ultima are rated as Eco-prefered and likely to contribute to Green Star ratings.

Good Environmental Choice Australia
Armstrong has fifteen ceiling products, manufactured in seven plants around the world, that are certified as environmentally preferable by Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA).

The Good Environmental Choice Australia label is recognized by architects, manufacturers, designers and building industry professionals as the leading life-cycle, assessment-based eco-labeling program in Australia. The program is managed by Good Environmental Choice Australia Ltd., a not-for-profit national environmental research and certification organization, in accordance with ISO 14024, the International Standard for Third Party Environmental Labeling and Declaration.

Green Building Council of Australia
Armstrong is helping to promote sustainable development and the implementation of green building programs, technologies and design practices in Australia as a member of the Green Building Council.

Indian Green Building Council
Armstrong is a founding member of the Indian Green Building Council.


Keep Australia Beautiful
We manufacture commercial resilient flooring at two floor plants in Victoria, Australia, in Thomastown and Braeside, both near Melbourne. In 2007, these plants recycled 300 tons of post-consumer and post-industrial waste — water bottles, paper, plastic shopping bags and vinyl flooring scraps. For those efforts, Armstrong received the Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Cities Litter & Waste Management Award in 2006 and their Zero Waste Award in 2007.

U.S. Green Building Council
As a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council, Armstrong recognizes the importance of sustainable design and the value associated with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™. Armstrong is committed to developing products that help contribute to achieving LEED credits.

USGBC LEED-EB Platinum
The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (USGBC LEED-EB) maximizes operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. It provides a recognized, performance-based benchmark for building owners and operators to measure operations, improvements and maintenance on a consistent scale. Armstrong was awarded the highest level of USGBC certification, LEED-EB Platinum, in 2007 for Building 701, its Corporate Headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Built in 1998 as a "green" building, Building 701 includes design features that help it be an economically profitable, environmentally responsible and productive place to work. Building 701 has had design and operational improvements over the years, and has become an example of a healthy, sustainable facility.

Vinyl Council Australia – Product Stewardship Commitment Program
In 2002, Armstrong along with 32 other companies in the Australian PVC (polyvinyl chloride) industry, in conjunction with Environment Australia, signed and publicly released a Product Stewardship Commitment. The event was held at Armstrong’s Braeside Flooring Plant.

The Commitment documents a series of measures the PVC industry is undertaking to address the health and environmental concerns associated with the manufacture, use and disposal of these products.