Sustainability
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ENERGY & 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.
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ARMSTRONG’S ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS POLICY REQUIRES:
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- 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.
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Goal:
We have reached our target greenhouse gas reductions largely due to declines in production tied to the economic environment.
We will continue to make operational improvements so when production volumes return, we are on target to reach our original
stated goal to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 10% by 2015.
Accomplishments:
In 2009, we reduced our greenhouse gases by 200,000 tons which is equal to taking 34,692 cars off the road, or the amount
of electricity 23,563 homes use in one year.
- Lancaster headquarters projects helped improve building efficiency, electrical infrastructure, and steam systems saving approximately
233 tons of CO2 annually.
- Our Oneida, Tennessee plant, implemented energy efficiency projects that result in a 400,000 kwh savings, or 317 tons of CO2 annually.
- Armstrong collected all greenhouse gas emissions data from 2006 – 2008 through third-party verifier ERM Certification and
Verification Services. ERM visited six Armstrong sites: Lancaster and Marietta, Pennsylvania; Beverly, West Virginia; and
Macon, Georgia; Munster, Germany; and Shanghai, China. We’ve submitted the results from those analyses to The Climate Registry
for final verification to help ensure our inventory is accurate and reported according to globally accepted best practices.
For every ton of ceiling material we recycle through our Ceiling Recycling Program - we’ve recycled 40,000 tons - we save:
- 456kg CO2 equivalents of greenhouse gases, the global impact of not driving a car 3,675 miles;
- 11 tons of virgin raw materials which, in turn, saves 1,892 gallons of potable water; and
- 1,390 kWh electricity, the monthly energy to power a home for 1.4 months
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