BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
LOOKBOOK
Ingeo Building & Construction LookBook A collection of commercialized products using Ingeo™ biopolymer in the building and construction space; the LookBook highlights what is available to key decision makers who are concerned about safer or more environmentally responsible building materials.
How Ingeo Is Made Locally abundant and rapidly renewable plant GREENHOUSE GASES resources capture and sequester atmospheric carbon over their growing season, producing simple sugars via the process of photosynthesis.
LACTIC ACID INGEO INGEO B&C MATERIALS
Through a process of fermentation and separation, these harvested plant sugars are converted into lactic acid. A safe material naturally present in our bodies and in many of our foods, this lactic acid building block is transformed into Ingeo, a performance thermoplastic with physical characteristics and performance tailored for building and construction materials.
Directory Ingeo Building & Construction Partners These manufacturers are using Ingeo biopolymer in their building & construction materials.
PROTECTIVE EXTRUDED PARTS ALPAR | info@alpararch.com | +1 (877) 721-0156 | United States.................................. pg4 INPRO | mbennett@inprocorp.com | +1 (800) 222-5556 | United States......................... pg5
BUILDING OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TRELEONI | rick.mazzoli@treleoni.com | +1 (803) 505-2800 | United States.................pg6
FLOORING LG HAUSYS | ypark@lghausys.com | (578) 486-8214 | Korea....................................... pg7
WALL COVERINGS LG HAUSYS | ypark@lghausys.com | (578) 486-8214 | Korea....................................... pg7
WINDOW TREATMENTS M+N TEXTILES | Ronny Adrian | +31 (0)15-251 65 10 | The Netherlands.................... pg8
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Ingeo Eco-Profile An eco-profile is a useful tool for fully determining Ingeo’s environmental impact. The profile adds up all of the inputs & outputs from our manufacturing process (like water to grow feedstocks, CO2 sequestered by plants, energy to produce fertilizers, and greenhouse gases emitted by our facilities) from the field to the polymer factory exit gate... or from the plants being grown to boxes of Ingeo leaving our plant in Blair, NE. This calculation helps us determine Ingeo’s impact on several indicators including greenhouse gas emissions and non-renewable energy use.
ISSN 1550-9087 VOLUME 11 NUMBER 3 JUNE 2015
The journal of biobased innovation to drive the global bioeconomy
Life Cycle Inventory and Impact Assessment Data for 2014 Ingeo™ Polylactide Production Erwin T.H. Vink and Steve Davies —NatureWorks
Official journal
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Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Two key indicators in a product’s environmental footprint are greenhouse gases (GHG’s) and non-renewable energy use. Measuring these two impacts and comparing data between Ingeo and traditional polymers (like PET & PS), provides a good insight into how Ingeo performs. For a final, definite comparison, the tool of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) should be used. In the two charts below the latest Ingeo data is compared with the most recent industry data for European & American products as published by PlasticsEurope and APC respectively. The Ingeo data reflects work done in tandem with Thinkstep (PE INTERNATIONAL) using their GaBi LCA software and their latest LCA database following ISO 14040 & 14044 standards. Production Greenhouse Gas Emissions Including Biogenic Carbon Uptake *
Ingeo
0.62 2.42
1.90
US Producers
LDPE
EU Producers 2.20
1.87
HDPE PET
GPPS
2.25
HIPS
2.43
PET
3.24
GPPS
3.26
HIPS
ABS **** 1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
70.15 69.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
PC
95.05
82.26 86.43
96.05 104.69 95.00 ***
ABS
4.13 1.00
83.50 81.50 78.20 79.30
(bottle grade)
3.81 3.80 ***
0.50
PP
HDPE
2.73
2.15
EU Producers 75.90 77.10
LDPE
1.90 1.80
(bottle grade)
US Producers 58.97 55.50
PVC
1.86 1.63
PP
0.00
40.05
Ingeo
PVC
PC
Primary Energy of Non-Renewable Resources **
****
0.00
103.90 20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
Note: *Uptake of atmospheric CO2 during crop production, which ends up in the biopolymer produced. ** Total use of primary energy sources like natural gas, coal, oil and nuclear. *** Boustead data, not recently updated. **** Not available for the U.S.
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Alpar Architectural Products Alpar’s mission is to provide high-performance building products that have the least possible environmental impact. Our wall and corner guards and sheet wall protection made from deTerra® biobased polymer compound is a sustainable alternative to PVC or petroleum-based materials, contains more than 90% rapidly renewable materials, exceeds Class 1 requirements for flame spread and smoke density, and meets or exceeds the mechanical performance requirements for wall protection. deTerra sheet wall protection, corner guards, crash rails and handrails were first to receive a Health Product Declaration™ from NSF International.
deTerra sheet wall protection deTerra handrails, & crash rails deTerra wall & corner guards
Impact protection for walls with the least environmental impact. deTerra® biobased polymer • Health Product Declaration on all “natural” colored wall protection products • Made from 90% renewable materials • FREE from PVC, petroleum & PBTs
Alpar Architectural Products (877) 721-0156 alpararch.com | info@alpararch.com 4 | INGEO BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LOOK BOOK
Inpro Since 1979, Inpro® has been making and servicing products with an obsessive commitment to protecting the appearance of buildings and the health and safety of the people who use them. Inpro is a global manufacturer of door and wall protection, washroom systems, expansion joint systems, privacy systems, elevator protection systems and architectural signage. G2 BioBlend® is Inpro’s exclusive reformulated PETG made with Ingeo biopolymer that offers a non-PVC option in wall and door protection products.
BAYLOR MCKINNEY MEDICAL CENTER MCKINNEY, TEXAS Handrails with G2 BioBlend polymer used in corridor
Our Obsessions We are the Protection We go to obsessive lengths to create products that protect the appearance of buildings and the health and safety of the people who use them
HEALTH
SAFETY
SUSTAINABILITY
APPEARANCE
G2 BioBlend biobased polymer • Composite Ingeo/PETG formulation • PVC-free option • May Qualify for LEED® and Green Globes Credit • GREENGUARD® Indoor Air Quality Children and Schools Certified • Environmental Product Declarations Inpro (800) 222-5556 inprocorp.com INGEO BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LOOK BOOK | 5
Treleoni The Pad that’s changing the world – evolutionary Provito ® (For Life) Floor Pads from Treleoni® Made from renewable resources. Used for janitorial and food service applications.
Provito® (For Life) Floor Pads • Moderately soft binders and fine packed fibers create a dense burnishing pad. • Works with machines to enhance gloss on softer finishes. • Only plant-based floor pad making it ecologically preferred • Quality equals or exceeds traditional oil based manufactured pads • Price point competitive
Treleoni (803) 505-2800 treleoni.com | rick.mazzoli@treleoni.com 6 | INGEO BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LOOK BOOK
LG Hausys clear wear layer surface treatment image layer base layer backing layer
ZEA wallpaper
nonwoven backing Ingeo layer eco-printed layer with water-based ink eco-coating layer
LG Hausys America, Inc. (578) 486-8214 lghausys.com INGEO BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LOOK BOOK | 7
M+N Textiles M + N Textiles launched the first sunscreen fabric made from 100% Ingeo PLA yarn named REVOLUTION®. Two years later REVOLUTION® became the first sunscreen fabric in the world to be awarded with Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold.
ENECO N.V. ROTTERDAM
REVOLUTION® meets the performance of conventional sunscreen fabrics and is available in: • 8 standard colours • flame retardant • 2400 mm (94 inch) / 3000 mm (118 inch) width • metalized backing - REVOLUTION® Metal M+N Textiles +31 (0)15 - 251 65 10 mn-textiles.com 8 | INGEO BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LOOK BOOK
10.38 NERO
10.21 GRANITE
10.034 BASALT
10.009 SANDSTONE
10.004 FLINT
10.003 SLATE
10.013 MARBLE
10.001 CHALK