{"id":97201,"date":"2024-05-31T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=97201"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T21:29:38","slug":"construction-specialties-targets-sustainability-as-key-2024-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/construction-specialties-targets-sustainability-as-key-2024-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Specialties Targets Sustainability as Key 2024 Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Construction Specialties<\/a> was an early industry adopter of sustainability as both a practice and a philosophy. For example, CS was the first manufacturer to launch a completely PVC-free wall protection line, called Acrovyn. The global company was also one of the first partner manufacturers to sign on as part of mindfulMATERIALS (mM), an organization it still supports today. But in an industry where \u201cgreen\u201d has become something of a throwaway word or a box to check, CS has established a new position that intends to harness learning up to this point and help define its future in sustainable manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCS is never satisfied with the status-quo \u2014 so we are constantly pushing the boundaries of
what is possible,\u201d said Frank Probst, president and CEO. \u201cIn a world that desperately needs all
of our best ideas and energy, we invite challenge and partnership to provide real-time
innovation and forward-thinking solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roadmap: The Common Materials Framework<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Construction Specialties has established a sustainability plan for 2024 that affects all levels of the organization and is structured using the Common Materials Framework<\/a>. The Common Materials Framework is the outcome of a detailed, cross-stakeholder industry effort to analyze and organize more than 100 of the most common building product and material certifications and disclosures. By distilling the 650+ factors relevant to material sustainability identified within these programs into five distinct pillars of health and sustainability, the CMF helps the industry communicate in the same way with an aligned goal of driving holistic impact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n