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Stephens Starts as Trainer at EPD

Editor — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:57:47 +0000

Energy Products Distribution (EPD) has announced its hiring of Ron Stephens as its in-house installation trainer. This is a new position for the 28-year-old company.

Stephens will be responsible for coordinating and conducting EPD’s paint protection film (PPF), window film and vinyl wrap training in addition to coaching current installers through difficult installations.

“EPD is committed to 3M’s automotive portfolio and this is the missing piece to the puzzle,” says Jim Hondroulis, president of EPD. “We can now offer training in multiple products and at multiple skill levels. We can even customize training to the needs of the trainee.”

Stephens, based in Virginia, has extensive PPF, tint and vinyl experience.

Solar Gard Releases Second Environmental Product Declaration

Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:04:19 +0000

Solar Gard has released a follow-up to its original Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Within the new EPD, 14 solar control architectural window films have been added to the report. The addition of these films brings Solar Gard’s total number of carbon negative window films to 46.

“Solar Gard’s continued pledge to environmental responsibility demonstrates that sustainability is not a destination, but a journey,” said president Christophe Fremont. “The publication of our second EPD fortifies our continued commitment to transparency. Simply manufacturing an energy-saving product is not enough, in order to strengthen the worldwide movement for sustainable building we must validate our environmental claims.”

Solar Gard® Releases Results of Environmental Product Declaration

Editor — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:48:36 +0000

Solar Gard window films, a division of Bekaert Specialty Films, has announced the results of the company’s recent environmental product declaration (EPD). The EPD can scientifically prove that Solar Gard’s architectural films can have a positive net environmental impact. Essentially, it has been proven that these films save enough energy to outweigh the cost of producing them.

The EPD is an assessment of the environmental impact of a product. Solar Gard had the EPD performed under ISO 14040 and 14025 standard for Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) which is accepted across the world as a comprehensive validation of a product.

After reviewing Solar Gard’s results it was clear that the company was serious about understanding the importance of their product.

“Solar Gard’s is the largest EPD ever completed,” confirmed Julien LaFond, principal of Altanova, the organization that reviewed Solar Gard’s EPD data. “Their use phase analyzed the broadest number of geographies and building types, and they studied more products than any other manufacturer to date.”

Solar Gard challenges other companies to back up their “green” claims and be able to prove the science behind their product.

“We believe all manufacturers making environmental claims should commit to transparency and this study proves scientifically that Solar Gard window films are a viable and legitimate energy-saving and environmentally-responsible solution for improving the building envelope. It is shocking that so many companies claim environmental and energy-saving attributes when they do not have the science to support what they say. Claiming there are no international standards by which to measure the environmental impact of a product is simply an excuse to continue greenwashing,” states Christophe Fremont, president of Solar Gard.