Sustainability
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AWARDS
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Building Magazine’s Product Innovation Awards
Our new DC FlexZone™ commercial ceiling grid system was named the Grand Prize Winner in the Workplace Flexibility category. This new system can
distribute low voltage, efficient DC power in commercial buildings using plug and play technology and modularity that makes
it easy to repurpose and reconfigure a space without rewiring.
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Department of Environmental Protection, West Virginia
Our Beverly, West Virginia, wood flooring plant received 2008 Most Improved Award for renovating its sawdust collection system,
a $2.5 million project. The DEP commended the plant for supplying the cleanest air in its 18 years of operation.
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FaciltityCare Magazine Symposium Distinction Awards program
Armstrong’s Migrations BioBased Tile won Architect's Choice and Best in Show product awards.
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Georgia Association of Water Professionals
Armstrong Building Products Macon Waste Water Treatment Facility was named 2007 Plant of the Year
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Greenhouse Challenge Plus Award
Armstrong received this national Australian award in 2007 for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 23% over five years
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Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Cities
2006 Litter & Waste Management Award and 2007 Zero Waste Award
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NeoCon World Trade Fair and Contract Magazine’s 2009 Best of NeoCon
Our DC FlexZone commercial ceiling grid system and Green Genie LEED calculation tool won 2009 Best of NeoCon Gold for Workplace Technology and Software Technology respectively
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RadTech Award
Armstrong won the 2008 Emerging Technology Award for Sustainable UV/EB Technology for Floor Coatings
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Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards
Armstrong Australia was inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame in 2008 for sustained manufacturing excellence
and reducing our environmental footprint
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CERTIFICATIONS
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Australia Federal Government Waste Wise Program
Gold Certification
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China “Green Product” Certification
Certification for Armstrong Mineral Fiber Ceilings, the Only Foreign Brand to Date to Receive Certification
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Cradle to Cradle Silver certification
Our Tierra ceiling is the only Cradle to Cradle certified ceiling. Cradle to Cradle certification was created by MBDC, a product and
process design firm founded by William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart in 1995. The certification evaluates a product
for human and environmental impact throughout its life cycle.
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EPA Energy Star
Armstrong's Corporate Headquarters Building 701 is Energy Star certified
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EPA Green Power Partner
Armstrong is a certified Green Power Partner
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FloorScore
Certification of commercial Migrations BioBased Tile and residential and commercial linoleum, vinyl tile and vinyl sheet floor products
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Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)
Certification of 15 Armstrong Products Manufactured in Seven Global Plants
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ISO 14001
Certification of Armstrong’s Rankweil, Austria Ceiling Plant; Braeside and Thomastown, Australia Flooring Plants; Delmenhorst,
Germany Flooring Plant; Holmsund, Sweden Flooring Plant; Munster, Germany Ceiling Plant; Pontarlier, France Ceiling Plant;
Team Valley and Stafford, England Ceiling Plants
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Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA)
Environmental Stewardship Certification for All Armstrong Cabinets
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U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
Armstrong's Corporate Headquarters Building 701 is LEED-EB Platinum certified
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