Eco-Friendly Construction
Tegral Built-Up Systems & Eco-friendly Construction:
British Research Establishment Rating (BRE)
Built-Up systems have been assessed by the BRE for environmental sustainability and have achieved a class A rating - the highest rating possible.
Building Energy Ratings:
Tegral Built-Up systems can be specified to achieve required Building Energy Ratings and can also be used in retro-fit applications to improve the rating of an existing building.
End of Life - Cradle to Cradle
A well established process is in place for handling built-Up systems at end of life which is easy and cost effective.
- The pre-finished steel can be EASILY separated and is 100% recyclable, hence cradle to cradle.
- Glass-fibre and mineral wool insulation can be processed for re-use at lower grade and mineral wool could be recycled effectively through the manufacturing process. At present the majority of mineral wool and glass-fibre insulation liberated at disposal goes to landfill. Demolition contractors are happy to recover built-up systems and use the scrap value of the steel to offset their costs.
The World's First CarbonNeutral Envelope
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) provides a summary of the environmental impacts of a product or system from cradle to cradle. The data published for each of the Colorcoat® assessed cladding systems is based on an initial Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study conducted by Corus in 2002 in accordance with the international standard ISO 14040-3.
Full EPDs are available for many Tegral Built-Up systems. These contain details of the carbon used to manufacture, transport and install the system that can then be off- set through the availability of Confidex Sustain™ from Corus.
Tegral EPDs are available for a number of tegral profiles:
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Tegral Metal Forming have been manufacturing in Ireland for over 30 years and have recently been
awarded the ISO 14001 International Standard for Environmental Management.
