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LEED + Instyle

Blog
10/08/2019

LEED is a green building rating system created by the USA Green Building Council and widely-used around the world.

Products can contribute to points to a LEED rating if they meet the following:

  • Recycled content
  • Bio-based materials – natural, rapidly renewable content
  • Product Recyclability – Extended producer responsibility 
  • Certifications such as FSC, Health Product Declaration (HPD), Cradle to Cradle, Declare 
  • Low VOC

Many of Instyle’s products can contribute points in the Materials + Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality categories.

MATERIALS + RESOURCES

Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)

The following acoustic products have an EPD.

Extended Producer Responsibility

Product stewardship programs encourage the effective reduction, reuse, recycling or recovery of products.

Instyle has a stewardship program in place for:

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Bio-Based Materials

Instyle has a large collection of textiles made from natural fibres, such as wool, which is a bio-based rapidly-renewable resource.

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Recycled Content Products

Instyle offers various products made with recycled content including:

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Material Ingredients – Third Party Certifications

The following acoustic products have achieved third-party certifications:

Greentag Level A Certification

This certification addresses the entire lifecycle including Material Extraction, Resource Inputs, Emissions + Recyclability.

Cradle to Cradle Certification

Our Ecoustic SC panels have been awarded the internationally-recognised, lifecycle-based Cradle to Cradle – Bronze Level certification,  this includes our fabricated products made from SC

Declare Certification

Our Ecoustic Felt, Velour + Solid Colour acoustic products have achieved the material transparency Declare label certification.

FSC Certification

The veneer in Ecoustic Veneer is FSC-certified.

PEFC Certification

The solid timber featured in Ecoustic Blade Ceiling Tile + Panel is PEFC-certified.

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INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Volatile Organic Compounds

Low-VOC furniture can contribute points in the LEED rating tool. The following Instyle products are certified low VOC:

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Thermal Comfort

Ecoustic Panel 25mm and 50mm panels can assist in providing thermal comfort as they achieve thermal performance ratings of R 0.7 and R 1.4 respectively.

Acoustic Performance

Instyle’s Ecoustic collection may contribute to a room’s overall acoustic performance.

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Instyle acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands we live and work on, and we extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, acknowledging them as custodians of Country and recognising their enduring connection to land and cultural knowledge. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.