Sustainability
CGC is committed to helping you create sustainable spaces that
require fewer resources to build, operate and maintain. As a
leading marketer, manufacturer and distributor of gypsum wallboard
products, interior finishing materials and suspended acoustical
ceilings, environmental impact is always top priority. Many
products help, meet or exceed requirements of the industry's most
popular green building and sustainability standards. In addition,
CGC capitalizes on their nationwide manufacturing and distribution
network in order to source locally produced products to
further minimize environmental impact.
As part of the global USG network, CGC has the advantage of
benefiting from the innovative environmental practices that their
US parent company, USG develops and deploys. As a global
company, USG has reduced energy requirement over the past 100 years
while also converting to cleaner burning fuels such as natural
gas.
When compared to most other building materials (glass, steel,
aluminum, fibreglass, paint, plastic etc), embodied energy of USG
products is much lower. In a general sense, USG's products
contain a high level of recycled content, use minimal packaging and
can be maintained through minimal maintenance. For more information
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CGC's environmental policy calls for continuous improvement in
energy conservation, waste-water treatment, material reclaiming and
recycling programs in order to continue to create and build spaces
that not only perform and inspire but protect for generations to
come.
1. Recycled
Content/Recycling of Existing Materials
2. Ceiling Recycling
Program
3. LEED
Credits
4. Product Sustainability Tables