ISOVER HVAC/Technical Products – Environmental Performance
Glass mineral wool is one of the most environmentally friendly, stable and sustainable insulants available. Its raw material is silica sand, the earth’s most abundantly occurring natural material. Its impact on the environment in manufacture, use and disposal is minimal.
In addition, all ISOVER Glass wool insulation contains around 80% recycled glass originating from used consumer packaging or industrial glass by-product that would normally be destined for landfill.
BRE Green Guide to Specification
Glass wool has a best in class ‘A’ summary rating in the BRE Green Guide to Specification – Reference p.72 “Zero ozone depletion insulation”.
EcoHomes – The Environmental rating for homes
In use, ISOVER products achieve full credit under Eco-Homes performance for Zero Ozone Depletion and Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than 5 – Reference p.42 Section Pol 1 ‘Insulant ODP and GWP’ Guidance Note 3.
The manufacturing process does not use or contain CFC’s, HCFC’s or other damaging gases – nor has it ever. In addition, the unique resilience of ISOVER glass mineral wool enables high compression packing, which means more insulation in a smaller space than almost any other insulant. The result is better vehicle utilisation, reducing the environmental impact of transportation.