Thursday, December 14, 2017
Accoya wood, the world’s leading high-performance wood manufactured by Accsys Technologies, announces that it is now recognised under the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Declare label. Declare, an ingredients label for building products, is a transparency tool to help architects and other specifiers make informed choices regarding sustainable and healthy material use in green buildings.
Accoya wood has achieved the declaration status of “Red List Free,” deeming its product ingredients are 100% disclosed to 100 ppm and do not contain any chemicals on the Red List thereby meeting the LEED v4 Material Ingredient credit, Option 1 reporting requirements.
“Through our voluntary efforts, we are proud to announce this important recognition,” said John Alexander, Sales Director at Accsys Group. “From the very beginning, we have been committed to complete transparency and environmental stewardship in the built environment.” John added further.
In addition to a Red List Free status, the Accoya wood Declare label shows it is made >99.5% from FSC certified, rapidly renewable Radiata Pine; has a life span of more than 50 years; and proves no limitations for End of Life as it is recyclable and biodegradable/compostable.
The Declare label was created to support the Sustainable Material requirements of the Living Building Challenge, an international Green Building Philosophy that is gaining traction because of its rigor, holistic views and transparency.
Accoya wood is manufactured using Accsys Technologies’ proprietary acetylation process to create the non-toxic high-performance wood product. The modification process chemically alters the wood’s free hydroxyls into stable acetyl groups. Acetyl groups are naturally present in all wood species, which means that nothing toxic is added. The altered cell structure of the wood makes it an unrecognisable food source for insects and prevents fungal decay.
Tags: Accoya wood, Accys Technologies, achievement, Building Products, Declare Label, green buildings, Iingridients label, International Living Future Institute (ILFI), John Alexander, Sales Director at Accsys Group, sustainable and healthy material, world’s leading high-performance wood manufactured
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