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Sustainability

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ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS STRATEGY


High concentrations of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels and other industrial processes which increase the potential for climate change. Our goal is to reduce our energy use and greenhouse gas footprint.


ARMSTRONG’S ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS POLICY REQUIRES:


  • Global energy management programs;
  • An energy review for new products and capital investments;
  • Measurement of energy and greenhouse gases (GHG) according to the Global Reporting Initiative;
  • Established goals for our carbon footprint;
  • Transparency and external reporting of GHG inventory and progress on reduction.

Goal:

Our goal is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 10% by 2015 using 2006 inventory as a baseline.


Accomplishments:
  • Our Ceiling Recycling Program has offset more than 13.7 million kilograms of CO2 and saved more than 41.7 million kilowatt hours of electricity.
  • Armstrong Floor Products launched Migrations BioBased Tile, a commercial composition tile that reduces
    reliance on fossil fuels.
  • Our Corporate Campus Headquarters Building 701 achieved LEED-EB Platinum certification, the first
    outside of California.
  • Corporate Campus installed a new energy-efficient chiller to reduce CO2 emissions by 485 tons annually, and uses renewable wind power energy equivalent to planting 149,000 trees or removing 300 automobiles from the road.
  • Instituted a carpool program and preferential parking for hybrid vehicles on the Corporate Campus in
    Lancaster, Pa.