by Rebecca Walker — July 19, 2010—Sika Sarnafil, a worldwide market leader in thermoplastic roofing and waterproofing membranes, has announced a new Sustainability Promise campaign to help roofing buyers evaluate their purchase decisions.
Sika Sarnafil has created a common set of criteria on sustainability to help architects, specifiers and building owners to measure various roofing options and to simplify the process. For more information, see the Web site.
The key elements of a sustainable roof include a long service life, the ability to recycle the roof when replacement is necessary, the ability of a roof to reduce building-cooling energy consumption and related carbon emissions, and the ability of the roofing membrane to resist the spread of flames in a fire. The analysis also recommends reviewing a life cycle analysis of the environmental impacts of the roofing system and asking whether the manufacturers carry ISO 14001 and Responsible Care certifications, standards recognized worldwide for environmental stewardship.
Sika AG, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, is a globally active company supplying the specialty chemicals market. It is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures in construction (buildings and infrastructure construction) and in industry (vehicle, building component and equipment construction). Sika’s product lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring and roofing and waterproofing membranes. For more information, see the Web site.
