¿Por qué usar materiales de construcción con emisiones de carbono negativas?

En LP Building Solutions, nos mantenemos firmes en nuestro compromiso de proporcionar los mejores materiales de construcción para sus construcciones. Trabajamos con terceros para desarrollar evaluaciones del ciclo de vida (LCA) y declaraciones medioambientales de producto (EPD) para los productos LP. Estos LCA y EPD nos permiten evaluar y comparar el impacto ambiental de los ciclos de vida de nuestros productos de acuerdo con las normas reconocidas internacionalmente. Las EPD son una herramienta valiosa para comparar productos y proporcionar transparencia sobre la huella ambiental de un producto a lo largo de toda su cadena de valor de fabricación, desde las materias primas hasta el final de la vida útil del producto.

En nuestra búsqueda de productos sustentables y respetuosos con el medio ambiente, completamos cinco LCA (análisis de ciclo de vida) y EPD (declaraciones ambientales de productos) para nuestra cartera de LP® Structural Solutions. Junto con los productos de moldura y revestimiento LP® SmartSide®, estas declaraciones ambientales de productos demuestran que nuestros productos son de emisiones de carbono negativas. Eso significa que nuestros productos almacenan más carbono del que se libera durante todo su ciclo de vida, lo que nos convierte en una parte importante de la solución climática.

What Does Carbon Negative Mean?

Carbon negativity means that a product stores more carbon over its lifetime than is released during raw material sourcing, manufacturing and shipping the product to its final customer. A carbon negative building material will maintain a net negative carbon footprint throughout its life cycle.

This distinction is a step beyond carbon neutral, which means removing the same amount of carbon dioxide that is released by the production of a product.

We create building products that lock in carbon previously stored in trees. These products continue to store carbon for the life of the residential and commercial buildings. The result: less carbon in our atmosphere and continued value for customers, homeowners and shareholders.

Materials Make a Difference

The foundation of a carbon negative structure lies in the selection of materials with carbon-sequestering properties. The LP Structural Solutions portfolio contains everything you need to elevate your build and create a carbon negative building envelope. The products that earned the carbon negative distinction include:

• Barreras de aire y agua LP WeatherLogic®

• Subsuelos de primera calidad LP Legacy®

• Barreras radiantes LP® TechShield®

• revestimiento resistente al fuego LP® FlameBlock®

• subsuelo duradero LP® TopNotch® 350

Design with Efficiency in Mind

The LP Structural Solutions line of products is manufactured for peak performance, but it's just one piece of the bigger picture. To get the most out of your build, it's important to consider more than just the materials you will use. You can maximize energy efficiency by making intentional design choices.

Examples of intentional design choices include:

• Strategic placement of windows for passive solar heating

• Effective insulation to minimize energy loss

• Smart ventilation systems 

By minimizing the need for artificial heating and cooling in homes that rely on coal, natural gas and oil for heating or electricity, your building envelope can further reduce carbon emissions over the life span of your home.

LP Offers Sustainable Solutions

We recently announced our latest achievement: EPDs that determined the carbon negativity for the majority of the products in the LP Structural Solutions portfolio. Simply said, these products are carbon negative. As architects, builders and innovators continue to push the boundaries of energy efficiency in construction, we are proud to play our part in supplying carbon negative materials.

Browse the entire LP Structural Solutions portfolio today.