Exceptional Return on Natural Capital
Plymouth Foam, the latest team member of Altor Solutions, brings block molding to the growing list of the group’s wide-ranging capabilities. Largely used for building products for energy savings and the reduction of global warming in the built environment, blocks offer significant benefits as a durable goods solution and a net positive when it comes to energy and sustainability.
“We’re thrilled to have Plymouth as part of the Altor Solutions family,” stated Michael Hays, Altor Solutions Vice President. “Among their many capabilities Plymouth brings block molding which aligns perfectly with our goals to offer items that have a net positive for the environment. The use of blocks in the built industry does exactly that.”
A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) conducted by Franklin Associates showed an exceptional return on natural capital in both energy savings and reduction of global warming potential. LCAs examine the resources required to produce products and those saved in the use of the products. The Franklin Associates study was undertaken to quantify net energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions with the use of EPS foam insulation in a single-use home.
As stated in a technical brief of the LCA by the EPS Industry Alliance, “the energy invested in the production and delivery of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam insulation yields an exponential benefit to the environment by providing substantial energy savings and critical reductions in greenhouse gas emissions when EPS is used to insulate homes in North America.”1 That exceptional return on natural capital highlights some of the significant benefits to be realized using EPS blocks for the built environment.
1 EPS-IA. (2016). Expanded Polystyrene Reduces Global Warming: A New Perspective on EPS. Retrieved from: EPS-IA