Insulation specialist Actis creates brochure highlighting sustainability ethos
Pan-European insulation specialist Actis has created a 160-page document outlining details of the sustainability credentials of its products and manufacturing processes to highlight the steps it is taking to reduce the industry’s impact on the environment.
The pdf brochure, which has been created by Actis’ head office in France, in French, for the French non-residential market, looks in minute detail at each environmentally friendly element of the production and environmental benefits of its honeycomb-structured Hybris insulation.
The company is determined to ‘do more with less’ and lead the way in minimising the negative impact of construction materials manufactured across the continent and is encouraging other companies in the construction industry to join them.
The brochure examines Actis’ zero-waste policy, which sees all off-cuts recovered, crushed and reintroduced into the manufacturing process and the 100% recyclability of all its products.
In fact, these are some of the factors which have enabled Hybris to become the only reflective insulation in Europe to have earned international Cradle to Cradle Certified® Certification.
The bronze level accreditation, awarded by global circular economy organisation, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, saw Hybris measured against five rigorous criteria - product circularity, material health, clean air and climate protection, water and soil stewardship and social fairness.
The brochure references the ‘natural intelligence’ harnessed in the design of Hybris, citing how nature and the structure of a honeycomb inspired its design. Pockets of air, a natural insulating material, are trapped within the product, enabling it to offer greater thermal performance with fewer materials.
It explains how minimal water is used during its production and how the lightness and compactness of the air-filled insulation means more thermal capacity can be carried per lorryload than traditional solid insulation or fibreglass.
These pluses are in addition to the ability of its products not only to keep warmth in during cold weather, but also to reflect heat during the summer, eliminating the need for gas-guzzling air conditioning.
In addition to the eco-credentials of its own products and processes, Actis is on a mission to help specifiers, architects and builders reduce their environmental footprint in line with the forthcoming Future Homes Standard, in part via its two RIBA-approved CPD modules.
Tomorrow’s Insulation Solutions for Future Homes Standards and Addressing the Performance Gap with Reflective Insulation give guidance on how to meet energy efficiency targets and achieve as-built performance.
Specifiers in the UK may also be interested in Actis’ Doing More with Less video, which examines its threefold approach to sustainability.
Actis UK and Ireland sales director Mark Cooper said: “Although the brochure has been created for the French market, the key messages it contains also apply to the UK. These are that we, as an industry, must take action to minimise our negative impact on the environment and that Actis is determined to play its part help achieve this.
“With the net zero target drawing ever closer, more and more specifiers are appreciating that our range of sustainably produced insulation solutions offer a quick, clean and easy way to create a thermally efficient building. We are embracing the mantra of ‘doing more with less’ here at Actis.”
