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Responsible Material Decisions

Sustainability Starts With Product-Specific Evidence

Environmental requirements are more useful when they are defined by the exact material, intended use, destination market and evidence the project requires.

Responsible material development conceptSUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT

Build the Environmental Requirement Into the Brief

Start with the project question, then check the available product-specific evidence.

01

Material Construction

Review available composition and construction information for the selected material rather than assuming one statement covers the full catalogue.

02

Intended Service Conditions

Define use environment, cleaning, maintenance and expected service conditions that may affect the material decision.

03

Restricted Substances or Emissions

Name the required standard, customer specification or restricted-substance requirement before checking applicable documentation.

04

Destination-Market Evidence

Regulatory and customer requirements differ by market, product and end use. Confirm the exact evidence required before specification.

Claim Discipline

Use Defined Requirements Instead of Broad Environmental Labels

Terms such as “eco-friendly,” “non-toxic,” “low VOC,” “recyclable” or “safer” can require specific definitions, scope and evidence. Project communication should therefore identify the exact requirement and the product to which supporting information applies.

PROJECT EVALUATION

Make Environmental Requirements Part of the Specification.

Include restricted-substance, emissions, documentation or other environmental requirements in the material brief from the beginning.

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Material and sustainability concept