Five Winds' and PE Americas' life cycle assessment work highlighted

Published by Paulette Fréchette on May 16, 2011

Life Cycle Assessment Validates Sustainability Attributes of CENTRIA's Formawall® Dimension Series®

3" Formawall Dimension Series has comparable or lower total environmental impact than Aluminum Composite Material and precast concrete

Pittsburgh, PA (May 10, 2011) CENTRIA released a summary report that demonstrates the superior sustainability of its 3" Formawall Dimension Series (FWDS) insulated metal wall panel system as compared to Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) and precast concrete. The report is based on a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment study conducted by Five Winds International in collaboration with PE Americas. For a copy of the summary report, visit http://www.CENTRIA.com/ReimagineMetal and visit the Education Center's White Papers section.

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For the full press release, click here.

For more information about Five Winds and PE Americas Life Cycle Assessment services, contact Nuno DaSilva at n.dasilva@pe-international.com or +1 617-247-4477.

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