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.
- Ecoustic Panel (<80% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Screen (<65% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Tiles (<32% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Felt (80% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Ceiling Flats 13.5mm + 25mm (<60% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Baffle – Felt Screen 12mm + 25mm (<60% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Hang Ups – Felt Screen 12mm + 25mm (<60% recycled content)
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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.
- Our benchmark sustainable LIFE Textiles collection
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Recycled Content Products
Instyle offers various products made with recycled content including:
- Crypton Green textiles (50-62% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Panel (<80% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Screen (<65% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Tiles (<32% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Felt (80% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Ceiling Flats 13.5mm + 25mm (<60% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Baffle – Felt Screen 12mm + 25mm (<60% recycled content)
- Ecoustic Hang Ups – Felt Screen 12mm + 25mm (<60% recycled content)
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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.
- Ecoustic Panel
- Ecoustic Screen
- Ecoustic Tiles
- Ecoustic Felt
- Ecoustic Ceiling Flats
- Ecoustic Baffle – Felt Screen
- Ecoustic Hang Ups – Felt Screen
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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