MOSCOW (MRC) -- High-performance building products from The Lubrizol Corporation's CPVC team can effectively contribute to a more sustainable home-making the products a perfect fit for Green Home Builder (GBH) magazine's Affordable, Buildable, and Certifiable (ABC) Green Home 2.0., said the company in its press release.
With the goal of constructing a home that meets the important qualities of "Affordable, Buildable, and Certifiable," the ABC Green Home 2.0 is the second project of its kind, a state-of-the-art, single-family home that shows how to tackle concerns over operational and energy costs. Showcasing high-performance building products from top to bottom, the ABC Green Home 2.0 will be certified by the Ecological Development Foundation as a Zero Net Energy Home, as well as LEED Platinum certified at its completion. Outfitted with FlowGuard Gold Pipe & Fittings and FlowGuard Bendable Multilayer Piping for plumbing and water distribution, as well as BlazeMaster Fire Sprinkler Systems for fire protection, Lubrizol CPVC is an important part of bringing the ABC 2.0 home to life.
"Lubrizol CPVC is dedicated to offering cost-effective, sustainable solutions for building and construction applications," said Domenic DeCaria, the Americas market segment manager for plumbing. "FlowGuard Gold and BlazeMaster systems offer advantages over comparable metallic systems for plumbing and fire sprinkler projects. The Lubrizol CPVC family of products offers improved energy efficiency as well as durability and long-lasting performance. These benefits contribute to the certification of the ABC Green Home 2.0."
For BlazeMaster Pipe & Fittings, Lubrizol CPVC completed an ISO-compliant, peer-reviewed Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), in which it outperformed comparable steel systems in 12 of 13 environmental impact categories-most notably, it was found that BlazeMaster pipe and fittings have half the climate change impact of steel. Additionally, due to the larger internal diameter of the CPVC pipe, BlazeMaster pipe and fittings yields greater flow rates and hydraulic capabilities for a more efficient sprinkler design. Moreover, BlazeMaster Fire Sprinkler Systems use less water than a fire department response for a lower overall environmental impact.
As MRC wrote before, Lubrizol Corporation announces the groundbreaking for a new TempRite chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) compounding plant in Dahej, India. Construction of this plant is an integral component of the company's previously announced USD400 million global expansion of its resin and compounding manufacturing capacity.
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an innovative specialty chemical company that apart from its production develops and supplies technologies to customers in the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets. Lubrizol"s advanced polymer technology delivers exceptional performance for the plumbing, fire sprinkler, industrial and other building and construction related applications. Lubrizol is providing innovative solutions for its customers high-performance application needs and remains committed to ongoing investment in its CPVC capabilities that support future growth.
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