Sustainability and Recyclability

Industry PCRs and EPDs

Flat Glass PCR (pdf)

  • GANA PCR for Flat Glass was published by NSF describing the requirements for LCAs and EPD of flat glass, valid through September 30, 2025.

Flat Glass EPD: Industry Average (pdf)

  • NGA flat glass member companies (members of the NGA Forming committee) published an industry-average EPD for flat glass produced in the US in December 2019 (ref: ASTM-EPD121) valid until December 20, 2024.

Processed Glass PCR (download from UL)

  • The processed glass PCR Guidance for Building-Related Products and Services Part B: Processed Glass EPD Requirements was established August 17, 2016.

Cradle to Gate Window PCR (pdf)

  • The Cradle-to-Gate Window Product Category Rule was established September 10, 2015 and is valid through September 30, 2021. This PCR is currently being updated to include fenestration products.

Triple Glazing and Embodied Energy

NGA’s energy code consultant, Tom Culp of Birch Point Consulting LLC answers the question- in a triple glazed insulating unit, is the embodied energy in the added third pane of glass paid back by the extra energy savings realized by the triple glazed unit? Read his analysis and conclusions.

Downloadable Resources

Recycling Reading from our Magazines

Webinars and Presentations

The Need for Recycling to Enhance our Supply Chain
 
Recycled Glass…It’s Not Waste, It’s the Future