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2005-12-18 News Headlines
BASF Chemicals Awarded
Best Sustainable Practice
Leading chemicals company BASF wins SBIC sustainable research, development,
construction process and demonstration category award.
BASF's Eco-efficiency Analysis, the company's product lifecycle evaluation
tool, won the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council's (SBIC) 2005 "Best
Sustainable Practice" Award in the Sustainable Research, Development,
Construction Process and Demonstration category. The award was presented
on December 15 during SBIC's annual Ecobuild Federal Conference and Expo
in Washington, D.C.
Established in 2001, the "Best Sustainable Practice" Award recognizes
the innovations and contributions SBIC members are making to sustainable
building designs in the United States in critical areas such as energy
efficiency.
BASF's Eco-efficiency Analysis offers customers a comparative analysis
of the best possible products, processes and technologies with the least
environmental impact at the best price by looking at the entire lifecycle
of a product, beginning with extraction of raw materials through its disposal
or recycling. The Eco-efficiency Analysis provides an "ecological footprint"
of a product's environmental impact in six categories: materials consumption;
energy consumption; emissions to air, soil and water; risk potential;
toxicity potential; and land use.
"BASF is proud to receive this prestigious award from SBIC, as we are
committed to offering the technology and support systems that promote
sustainable development, especially in advanced building designs," said
Charlene Wall, Eco-efficiency Analysis-North America for BASF. "As the
world's leading chemical company, BASF regards ensuring sustainable development
as one of its most vital global guiding principles."
BASF
is an SBIC member and has a representative on the organization's Board
of Directors. The company also works closely with the United
States Green Building Council
(USGBC), GREENGUARD and McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) to
bring sustainable development solutions to the building and construction
industry.
As an example of BASF's tangible solutions for sustainability, the company
is building the Near Zero Energy Home-Paterson, N.J., as part of the company's
Better Home, Better Planet Initiative to feature green, energy-conservation
building practices and technologies. The Near Zero Energy Home-Paterson,
N.J., will showcase for architects, builders, government officials and
other parties interested in pursuing green design solutions how healthy,
energy-efficient homes can be built economically with materials that also
enhance homes' durability and aesthetic appeal. An Eco-efficiency Analysis
is currently underway to quantify and demonstrate the lifecycle benefits
of the high-performance insulation systems used in the home.
The BASF Better Home Better Planet: Near Zero Energy Home-Paterson, N.J.,
has been selected by the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) pilot testing
for the recently launched Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
for Homes (LEED-H) rating system.
According the USGBC, LEED-H is being developed with input from local
and national stakeholder groups. It is a voluntary initiative promoting
the transformation of the mainstream home building industry towards more
sustainable practices. It will provide a much-needed tool for homebuilders,
homeowners and local governments for building environmentally sound, healthy
and resource-efficient places to live.
The BASF Near Zero Energy Home-Paterson, N.J., incorporates Zero Energy
Housing (ZEH) concepts from Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL) and building science principles from PATH (Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing) / Build America expert Steve Winter, AIA. Once
the construction and demonstration phases are completed, the BASF Near
Zero Energy Home will be donated to St. Michael's Housing Corporation,
Paterson, N.J. This organization will then turn over the home to Richard
Sosa, a quadriplegic boy, and his family to occupy. The BASF Near Zero
Energy Home-Paterson, N.J., is designed to accommodate their special needs.
Find
information about BASF.
BASF Corporation, the North American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen,
Germany, is headquartered in New Jersey, U.S.A.. BASF - The Chemical Company,
businesses and technologies consist of, chemicals, plastics, performance
products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural
gas. It combines economic success with environmental protection and social
responsibility, thus contributing to a better future.
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