Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, has upgraded key equipment throughout its insulation plant in Athens, GA, which is projected to save over 7,300 MWh of energy and 20 million gallons of water annually, while reducing landfill waste by over 5,000 MT.

The project, honored by Saint-Gobain North America as its top overall sustainability project for 2023, is part of the company’s continued efforts to implement its global Grow and Impact strategy, which includes ambitious environmental sustainability goals, such as reducing the company’s consumption of energy and water at its facilities and diverting waste from landfills.  

The Athens facility, which began operations in 1975, has upgraded key equipment used in the production of loose-fill insulation, including modifications to the facility’s loose-fill recycling machine. In addition, the plant has installed several new pieces of equipment including a new baler, water sub-metering system, three air compressors, efficiency pumps on cooling towers and a cooling wind fan.

“While Saint-Gobain is focused on providing the leading light and sustainable building solutions to customers around the world, we are also committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our production processes,” said Jay Bachmann, Vice President and General Manager of CertainTeed Interior Products Group. “The work of our insulation plant in Athens is the perfect example of what sustainability looks like for industrial manufacturing operations, where a series of small changes brought together can make a huge impact. I want to thank the entire Athens team for their success in helping us meet our purpose ‘To Make the World a Better Home.’”     

Ce projet fait suite à plusieurs autres mesures prises récemment par l'entreprise pour consolider son engagement envers la durabilité :

• Earlier this month, Saint-Gobain announced the opening of a new CertainTeed Architectural facility in Conyers, GA, which will be co-located with finishing partner QPC, allowing the company to drastically reduce the distance products must travel to finalize production, reducing carbon emissions by over 50 million pounds per year.
• Last month, Saint-Gobain announced that it had been awarded a 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability Award for its work to create the first “net zero-carbon” gypsum wallboard facility for scope 1 and 2 emissions in North America at its plant outside Montreal, Quebec.
• In May, CertainTeed Siding announced the completion of a submetering system at its Jackson, Michigan Siding facility, saving more than 9 million gallons of water per year.
• En avril, CertainTeed Canada a dépassé  un million de tonnes de gypse recyclé  qu'elle a retourné à la production à son usine de Vancouver .
• En février Saint-Gobain, par l'entremise de sa filiale de produits de construction CertainTeed Roofing,   a acquis les droits sur la technologie du partenaire de recyclage Asphaltica,   qui permettra à l'entreprise de recycler les déchets de bardeaux d'asphalte, de les détourner des sites d'enfouissement et de renforcer l'engagement de l'entreprise à créer une économie circulaire dans sa production de bardeaux de toiture.
• En décembre, Saint-Gobain a annoncé le   lancement d'un programme de recyclage   à deux endroits en Californie, où les restes de vitres de pare-brise provenant des Sekurit installations de l'entreprise seront recyclés et réutilisés dans la production d'isolants.

With over 200 manufacturing locations in the United States and Canada, every current and future member of the company’s team plays a vital role in achieving its sustainability goals. A current list of job openings at all Saint-Gobain locations, including in Athens, can be found on the company’s career website.    

À PROPOS DE CERTAINTEED

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 115 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm’s slogan “Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed,” inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, solar, fence, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings. www.certainteed.com.

À PROPOS DE SAINT-GOBAIN

Leader mondial de la construction durable, Saint-Gobain conçoit, produit et distribue des matériaux et services pour le marché de la construction et pour le marché industriel. Développées dans une dynamique d’innovation permanente, ses solutions intégrées pour la rénovation des bâtiments publics et privés, la construction légère et la décarbonation du secteur de la construction et de l’industrie apportent durabilité et performance. L'engagement du Groupe est guidé par son objectif, « FAIRE DU MONDE UN MEILLEUR FOYER ».

51,2 milliards d'euros de chiffre d'affaires en 2022        

168 000 employés répartis dans 75 pays        

Engagés à atteindre la neutralité carbone d'ici 2050 ans   

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Saint-Gobainen Amérique du Nord :
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