SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS GUIDE

Building With the Future in Mind

As a manufacturer of building products, it is essential for SOPREMA to act by promoting sustainable development and to contribute to the future of the current and successive generations.

With that in mind, we have developed our first Canadian guide to sustainable solutions. This tool gathers together all our products and systems that can help promote eco-friendly construction.

This guide is intended for construction professionals concerned with improving the way of designing, constructing, transforming, and renovating buildings and infrastructure.

Download this guide and make the right choice in terms of sustainable development in building construction.

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THEMES AND ISSUES

This guide covers more than 18 sustainable development issues and challenges that are addressed under the following four themes:

NATURE

Ecosourced materials
Biodiversity
Biophilia
Food production
Aesthetics

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Energy efficiency – Building envelope
Water management
Urban heat islands
Air pollution

QUALITY OF LIFE

Thermal comfort – Building envelope
Acoustic comfort – Soundproofing
Indoor air quality
Space optimization

SUSTAINABILITY

Warranties
Resurfacing, recovering, and repair
Green building certifications
Built heritage
Transparency – EPDs and HPDs

A GUIDE BASED ON CONCRETE COMMITMENTS

The solutions presented in this guide contribute to SOPREMA’s commitments in terms of sustainable development.

Environmental Protection

Fight Against Climate Change

Improving Human Health and Well-Being

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION?

Sustainable solutions are initiatives based on the will to resolve several environmental, social, and economic challenges in a durable and systematic manner. As part of the use or operation of a building, sustainable solutions must contribute to the following:

Extending the building’s useful life

Improving the building’s overall performance

Increasing the building’s resilience

Ensuring the health and comfort of the occupants

DECLARATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: TRANSPARENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY

To facilitate the adoption of a global approach in the selection of materials, new documents are becoming available to help professionals consider the impacts of our products on the environment and health, among other factors.

Transparent Declarations

Being the first manufacturer in its sector to take the transparency shift in October 2017, SOPREMA has disclosed the following transparent declarations: Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Health Product Declarations (HDPs).

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD)

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) provides information regarding the impact a product may have on various environmental factors. It usually summarizes the metrics resulting from a lifecycle analysis (LCA) in accordance with the requirements of Standard ISO 14040.

SOPREMA has disclosed 11 EPDs which synthesize the results of a lifecycle analysis. These documents are very useful for obtaining points for certain credits of LEED v4 and v4.1 certifications.

HEALTH PRODUCT DECLARATION (HPD)

A Health Product Declaration (HPD) aims to communicate information about the effects that a product may have on the health of individuals. It requires disclosing all of the ingredients of a product and includes health risk assessment based on public databases.

SOPREMA has disclosed 34 HPDs that synthesize information relating to the effects that a product may have on human health. These documents are very useful for meeting certain criteria for LEED v4 and v.4.1 and WELL certifications.

Green Building Certifications

In Canada, several certifications aim to promote green building and sustainable infrastructure such as LEED®, WELL®, PASSIVE HOUSE®, ZCB®, to name a few. In general, these certifications help to ensure the sustainability of a building in relation to the issues they address. In general, these certifications help to ensure the sustainability of a building in relation to the issues they address. Several SOPREMA products can contribute to the requirements of the certifications mentioned below.

LEED® CERTIFICATION

The LEED® certification is awarded according to a scorecard system aimed at granting credits pertaining to several sustainable development issues relating to the building.

WELL® CERTIFICATION

The WELL® certification is awarded according to a scorecard system aimed at granting credits pertaining to several issues specific to the health andwell-being of the occupants of the building.

PASSIVE HOUSE® CERTIFICATION

Passive House® certification is based on achieving various levels of energy performance and occupant comfort.

ZCB® CERTIFICATION

ZCB® certification is based on achieving zero carbon footprint (carbon neutrality) for new and existing buildings.