Armstrong - Env Qulity

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Simplifywaste management.

Everthing ou need or a greener

building, all in one place!

Enhance indoorenvironment quality.

Reduce your

envirnental

ipact.

Achieve energysavings.

CI/SFB (35) Xy

October 2012

We make green solutions


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LIGHT REFLECTANCEA well designed ceiling with high light

reectance improves space illumination,

allowing or ewer light fxtures, a reduced

electrical light output, lower maintenance

costs and a reduced cooling load.

Measurable savings

High light reectance ceilings, such as the

ULTImA surace, enhance the benefts

o indirect lighting by improving overall

lighting uniormity, returning up to 90% o

the light back into the space, compared

to 75% with standard ceilings.

A light reectance of 90% and more

delivers 20% o cost savings with indirect

lighting, and can yield total building

energy savings up to 11%.

Achieve

energy savingsWhen designing an energy-efcient building, people tend to ocus on everything rom

insulation to window placement. But, in act, ceiling systems can also play a major

role in eective energy conservation.

Here are a couple o key things to consider or your next green-building project

DiD you

know?

Our built environment is

vital in the fght against

climate change as 40%

o CO2

emissions come

rom energ used in our

buildings.

ClZne,

at the heart f yur

energy abitins

CooLZoNE incorporates BASF

Micronal phase-change material into

Armstrongs plain metal ceiling tiles.

The phase-change materia l encased

in the cassette stores and releases

large amounts o energy, reducing

cooling costs and maintaining a

comortable temperature.

A solution or your uture energyambitions, tailored or each building:

classrooms, ofces and meeting

rooms, retail, lightweight buildings,

new and existing buildings.

Fr re infratin regarding

CooLZoNE, please cnsult us.

Cost savings

o light back

stabilised roomtemperature

o the HVACenergy cost

22

-40

%

Up to

20%

90%

2


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Pulling the plugon heating and ACChallenge

How to create a eco-riedly bildi,

si the thermal mass o the cocrete

to cotrol room temperatres istead o

relyi o air-coditioi ad heati.

Solution

By istalli ArmstrosAXIOM C CANOPy

clods ad beeti rom their thermal

mass, Armstro were able to elimiatethe se o these appliaces ad ths

redce eery cosmptio siicatly.

Additioally, they create a cleaer-looki

eviromet with liht-refective properties.

THERMAL MASS

The thermal mass o the bildis

strctre absorbs daytime thermal ais

ad the, dri the iht time, the heat

stored i the thermal mass o the bildi

is released back to the room. There eeds

to be cotact betwee the air withi the

room ad the bildis thermal mass i

order or thermal traser to occr.

Island ceilings provide an ideal

solution i these istaces by addi

desi elemets to a space ad helpi to

maitai acostical ad visal comort.

Armstros CANOPy rae oers lots o

choices o material sch as mieral, resi,

wood ad metal, available i a lare rae

o shapes ad sizes. Or islad ceilis are

very easy to istal l ad dismatle, eabl i

easy re-locatio ad rese.

We have also developed a rae oAXIOM

CANOPIES which are maactred to

pre-desied sizes ad packaed with all

the ecessary compoets i or actory.

This provides easy o-si te istallatio alo

with o wasted materials or compoets.

Jobsite The Rivergreen Centre, Aykley Heads, Durham (UK)

Design ArchitectProject Architects, Ruth Walters, Jane Derbyshire & David Kendall

at Rivergreen Developments

omegA contrActor Decke (Newcastle) Ltd

ProDuct AXIOM C CANOPY

latest iormatio available o or webs ite www.armstro-ceilis.co.k


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100%

END OF LIFE

RECyCLING (EOL)

We are crret ly the oly mieral-wool

ceili tile prodcer to oer a comprehesive

post-cosmer recycli scheme. We oer

a collectio proramme or rerbishmet /

strip-ot projects o sed tiles wheever it

is evirometally ad ecoomically viable

to do so. The ceiling tiles are reccled

into the mix and are processed into

new ceiling tiles.

OFF-CUT

RECyCLING

As part o or post-cosmer recycli

proramme we have developed a o-

ct recycli scheme. This diverts waste

eerated dri the istallatio process

rom ladll ad this material ca be lly

recycled ito or maactri process.

GREEN OMEGA

CONTRACTORS

Armstro Ceilis has lached a scheme

to bild a eco-riedly army o approved

ceili ad wall system istallers with

expertise i recycli projects. A Green

Omega meets a range of criteria

including having an environmental

polic, completi Armstros eviro-

metal srvey ad traii, ad erolli

i a evirometal maaemet system

(EMS) sch as ISO 14001.

Recycling can be as good or you as it is or the environment. It reduces waste, saves

money and is a smart alternative to our dwindling landfll capacity.

Simpliywaste management

I 1999, Amsto Ceilis

itoduced the idusty's fst

ceili-ecycli poamme.

To date, we have ecycled

ove 11 millio m2 o old ceili

mateial. That's moe tha

61,500 toes o costuctio

waste that's bee diveted

om ladflls.

DiD you

know?

recyclable

Ceiling tiles

1000 m2 o ceili = 3.8

tonnes o waste diverted rom

ladll,

7 000 kWh o eery saved,

43 tonnes o viri raw

material saved.


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Out with the old,in with the new

Challenge

How to create a ispiratioal yet evirometally

riedly iteral eviromet, while also providi

a sstaiable soltio ad savis o ladll costs.

Solution

With Armstros iqe Ed o Lie recycli

proramme, 9 toes o old De ceili

tiles were recycled. The ceilis were picked

p, ree o chare ad retred back to the

maactri plat to be re-sed. A tre cradle

to cradle exteded lie cycle!

Axal ceilis, Axiom Trasitios & the Badrastersspesio system were selected or their

acostic perormace, clea aesthetics, drability,

demotability as well as their ability to be recycled.

The Axal tiles provided the visal sleekess o a

cocealed system, with the accessibility ad

maiteace beets o a exposed rid system.

Making good useof off-cut scraps

Challenge

How to maae a mea istallatio project with

120,000m o ceilis whereby the o-cts ca

be collected qickly ad recycled riht away i

order to make ew tiles or the same site.

Solution

Armstro implemeted a iovat ive O

Ct Recycli System directly o site, which

eabled all the waste to be captred ad

collected as it was eerated. Whats more,Armstro BIOguARD PLAIn ad BIOguARD

ACOuSTIC tiles provided a combiat io o

acostic, ati-microbial, ISO 5 clea-room

soltios the hospital reqired.

10 650 m2 o ceili tiles

42.9 tonnes saved rom ladll

19.5 tonnes o CO2

was oset

Jobsite University Hospital, Birmingham (UK)

Architect Building Design Partnership Ltd

mAin contrActor Balfour Beatty

omegA contrActor Titan Ceilings Ltd

ProDuct Off Cut Recycling Programme

Jobsite 236 Grays Inn Road, London

Architect Tate and Hindle Ltd

mAin contrActor Mitie Interiors Ltd

omegA contrActor Laser Essex Ltd

ProDuct Recycled Ceilings Dune Premier MicroLook



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iso 5

VISUAL COMFORTA well desied ceili with hih liht

refectace improves space illmiatio,

allowi or ewer liht xtres, a redced

electrical liht otpt, lower maiteace

costs ad a redced cooli load.

High light reectance ceilings, such

as ULTIMA or PERLA, ehace the

beets o idirect lihti by improvi

overall lihti iormity, retri p

to 90% o the liht back ito the space,

compared to 75% with stadard ceilis.

Island ceilings, such as ULTIMA or

OPTIMA CANOPIES, istalled over a

worki place improve the l iht refectio

or better comort or the ed ser.

ACOUSTICAL COMFORTArmstro acostical ceilis redce oise

levels i iterior spaces, allowi or a

optimm balace o hih-perormace

sod absorptio ad room-to-room sod

atteatio to maximise / miimise speech

itelliibility as appropriate. Armstro

oers the larest rae o acostical

soltios, with refective prodcts,

absorptive prodcts (up to 1.00 w with

OP RANGE ad OPTIMA), ad room-to-

room sod atteatio perormace dB

rae (up to 43dB orULTIMA dB plaks).

INDOOR AIR QUALITyIcreasi attetio is bei ive to the

qality o the idoor eviromet ad the

presece o Volatile Oraic Compods

(VOCs) withi it. I this respect, Armstro

oers a wide selectio o ceili systems

with sae ad low emissios.

I certai areas, it is essetial to limit the

mber o airbore particles by creati a

Clea Room-type eviromet si prodcts

certied i accordace with ISO 14644-1.

Armstro oers soltios or areas

reqiri miimal to the most striet

reqiremets: BIOGUARD, PARAFON

HyGIEN, CLEAN ROOM FL, PERLA OP.

Anti-microbial

Armstro ceilis do ot avor the

developmet o i/mold or yeast ad

the prodcts ca be sed i ay eeral

area. The Armstro BIOGUARD pait

treatmet has additioal active compoets

that redce the coloy size o virlet

strais o bacteria, molds ad yeasts.

Cleanable

The reqecy ad method o cleai

o a ceili varies rom oe applicatio to

aother. All prodcts ca be cleaed with a

dry cloth or vacm cleaer.

Ehace indoor

environment qualityWhen it comes to sustainability, the environment inside the building is just

as important as whats happening outside. Oer your occupants great lighting,

outstanding acoustics and clean, resh air so they can work, study,

live and play in the most positive conditions possible.

We sped o aveae

90% o ou time i

buildis. The ihtbalace o acoustic

ad visual comort

toethe with good air

qualityimpoves

wokplace poductivity

ad leai outcomes.

DiD you

know?

Up to

acousticalabsorbtionClass A

43 dB

w1.00


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Creating an ergonomicspace for improvedwell-beingChallenge

How to create a eroomic space that ca improve

occpat well-bei i a 100 m showroom. A key

reqiremet o this project was to maitai the

treated ish o the sots whilst si striki

ceili elemets to combie desi, acostic

perormace ad ehaced lihti coditios.

Solution

Thaks to Armstros Islad Ceili rae, theceilis cold be tareted ito specic areas

withot whitei the etire space. They also

help to maae the rooms idirect acostics ad

provide perect sraces or idirect lihti.

A quieter placeto dine

Challenge

How to redce excess reverberatio ad oise

bild p i a lod catee. With its 3.50 metre hih

ceili ad roh cocrete ish, coversatios

were diclt ad stdets were stressed.

Solution

Armstro proposed a ast, clea ad simple

soltio to address these challees. This

iclded uLTIMA CAnOPIES over the moreacostically challeed areas approximately

30% o the ceili esri extra sod

absorptio. Ad to icrease the attractiveess

o the catee, InuSIOnS CAnOPIES were

sed i the desi to add color over a 60 m

adjacet space. Jobsite CROUS University Cafeteria Clermont-Ferrand (FR)

Architect Mme Gay-Charpin

mAin contrActor S2A, Issoire, M. Springer

ProDuct ULTIMA CANOPY, INFUSION CANOPY

Jobsite Kinnarps Showroom (FR)

Architect Kinnarps

ProDuctULTIMA CANOPY concave and convex,

AXIOM C CANOPY with 600 x 600 mm OPTIMA TILES



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Redce yor

environmental impactWhatever your ceiling project, Armstrong helps you reduce your environmental

impact with responsible solutions, rom product design and raw material selection

to manuacturing and logistics.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS (EPD)

Whats so good about an EPD?

A EPD is a thorohly objective, act-

based stdy codcted by a third party.

Most importatly, this stdy takes ito

accot the etire liecycle o the prodct,

rom its earliest staes o developmet all

the way p to its ed o lie.

It oers a smmary o perormace attribtes,

aesthetics, ad evirometal preereces

to help yo chose the riht prodct or each

project.

now, we have Evirometal Prodct

Declaratios or most o the prodct

amilies, icldi a view o the total ceilisystem.

Armstro EPDs coorm to the reqire-

mets o ISO 14025.

EPD environmental impact areas

Global Warming Potential

Also kow as carbo ootprit, this

takes ito cosideratio reehose

as emissios, or other emissios that

cotribte to climate chae.

Primary Embodied Energy

Amot o eery rom reewable ad

o-reewable sorces sed i the

raw material procremet or a prodct,

ad the amot o eery reqired to

maactre it ito a ew prodct.

Ozone Depletion

Thii o the earths stratosphericozoe layer.

Acidifcation Potential

Polltats or emissios that tr ito acids

ad harm bildis, plats, aimals, aqatic

lie, ad hma health.

Eutrophication Potential

Whe materials cotribte to

icreased qatity o triets that

leach ito water or solid ad shit

the bioloical balace.

Water Consumption

Total amot o water reqired to

prodce a prodct.

Smog/Photochemical Oxidant

Creation Potentia

Whe emissio o chemicals case

smo or air polltio.

DiD you

know?

A Eviometal Poduct

Declaatio (EPD) is a

stadadised ad Lie

Cycle Aalysis (LCA) based

tool to commuicate theeviometal peomace

o a poduct o system, ad

is applicable woldwide.


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BRE ENVIRONMENTAL

PROFILES

At Armstro, were prod to be a

recoised pioeer i ree practices,

with sccessl methods to prodce

evirometally preerable prodcts, prevet

polltio ad redce waste. Were the oly

uK mieral ceili maactrer with a BRE

Ecopoit prole a exteral certicatio o

or compliace with ISO 14041 ad ISO

21930 stadards. Or Ecopoit score i

2007 was 0.10, a siicat improvemet

o 2004, ad were worki o loweri it

eve rther.

MANUFACTURING

ACCREDITATIONS

Armstros striet evirometal

ad saety stadards esre qality

ad cosistecy i or maactri

processes. I Erope, or tile ad rid

maactri plats are accredited to

ISO 14001 (evirometal maaemet),

ISO 9001:2000 (qality assrace). Or

mieral plats have a Occpatioal Health

ad Saety Maaemet system i place to

match ISO 18001 standards.

FDES (FRANCES ENVIRONMENT

AND HEALTH DECLARATION)

Armstro is participati i Eropea

uio eorts to establish a stadardised

method or proli the evirometal

impact o prodcts. I race, the DES

(iche Dclaratio Eviroemetale

et Saitaire) is expected to mirror other

Eropea iitiatives. Iormatio eerated

throh DES is tilised i races HQE

(Hate Qalit Eviroemetale) project

accreditatio scheme. The prodct proles

or or mieral ad metal tile acilities are

based o DES methodoloy.

Achievi the most respected

certifcations worldwideBeing a leader in sustainability and saety means complying with the strictest

standards and certifcations both domestically and across the globe. Thats exactly

what weve been doing and well continue to do so.

LIFETIME GUARANTEE

The reslt o cotios prodct lie

developmet ad improvemet allows s

to oer a ew Lietime aratee or or

De Spreme, De dB ad De Max

prodct raes.

15 YEAR GUARANTEE

Most o or prodcts are cleaable ad

or hyiee tiles have a atiicide

treatmet. The drability o or prodcts

meas less damae ad ewer

replacemets reqired, reslti i a lower

impact o the eviromet. All or 95%

ad 99% RH prodcts are arateed or

15 years.

GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

FOUNDER AND MEMBER

Armstro was a odi member o the

uSA ad Idia gree Bildi Cocils

ad plays a active role i the gree

Bildi Cocils i the uK, netherlads,

Caada, Chia, Astralia, Spai, germay,

Polad ad Serbia. I 2007, or corporate

headqarters i Lacaster, PA, achieved

the LEED-EB (Existi Bildi) Platim

rati, the hihest ad most demadi

certicatio.

M1 (EMISSION CLASS FOR BUILDING

MATERIAL)

The iish Emissio Classicatio o

Bildi Materials aims to ehace the

developmet ad se o low-emitti

bildi materials so that material

emissios do ot icrease the reqiremet

or vetilatio. The classicatio presets

emissio reqiremets or the materials

sed i ordiary work spaces with respect

to ood idoor air qality. M1 stads or low

emissios. Armstro has achieved this

classicatio or the majority o its rae o

mieral tiles.

IBU (GERMAN INSTITUTE

OF CONSTRUCTION

AND ENVIRONMENT)

Armstro collaborates with germacerticatio ad stadards rops or

sstaiable bildi, sch as the IBu

(germays Istitte o Costrctio ad

Eviromet) ad is a member o WETEC.

The Wet-elt Techical Committee or

Costrctio, WETEC, provides a service

to Eropea based maactrers o

wet-elted prodcts by providi a orm

or the developmet ad maiteace

o techical, qality ad saety stadards

ad idelies. A Evirometal Prodct

Declaratio or WETEC wet-elt mieral bre

prodcts will be pblished i 2012.

LEED (LEADERSHIP

IN ENERGY AND

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN)

The uS gree Bildi Cocil s missio is

the lobal adoptio o sstaiable bildis

withi a eeratio. Their Leadership Eery

ad Evirometal Desi (LEED) bildi

certicatio is a ramework or improvi

the evirometal ootprit i bildi

desi, costrctio ad operatio.


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