A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green

The Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc. (VSI) has put a "colorful" twist on the typical white paper. Entitled A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green, the new green paper identifies 12 ways vinyl siding is a sustainable exterior cladding choice.

VSI's green paper explains how vinyl siding scores well on tough environmental measures through all life-cycle stages, including raw material acquisition, manufacture, transportation, installation, use and waste management. The paper demonstrates how vinyl siding:

• Can contribute to points in leading green building programs
• Boosts a home's R-value
• Generates less waste during manufacturing
• Produces little waste when installed
• Requires few resources to maintain beauty
• Is engineered to last
• Offers better environmental performance
• Balances economic with environmental performance
• Contributes less to global warming than brick
• Releases fewer toxic chemicals than other exterior cladding through its life-cycle
• Emits less dioxin than other exterior cladding
• Installs safely

The complete VSI green paper can be downloaded at http://www.vinylsiding.org/greenpaper .