More and more commercial building projects today are chasing LEED, BREEAM or local green building certifications, and every material choice you select for interior partitions can earn you valuable points that help you hit your sustainability targets. The EPS Cement Sandwich Panel is one of the most eco friendly partition materials on the commercial market, with a production process that generates far less carbon emissions than traditional cement block or solid drywall manufacturing. Over 30 percent of the raw materials used to make the panel’s cement outer layer comes from recycled industrial fly ash, diverting thousands of tons of waste from landfills every single year. Unlike traditional partition systems that generate huge volumes of non recyclable construction waste during installation, almost 100 percent of the EPS Cement Sandwich Panel can be fully recycled or reused at the end of its long service life, with no toxic components that leach into landfill soil. The panel’s excellent thermal insulation properties also help stabilize indoor temperatures, reducing the overall heating and cooling load of the entire commercial building by up to 15 percent, which cuts long term operational carbon emissions for decades after construction is completed. The material also has extremely low volatile organic compound emissions, creating much cleaner indoor air quality for building occupants that scores maximum points under most green building certification schemes. Many green building projects that use these panels for all their interior partitions find they can hit their sustainability certification targets weeks ahead of schedule, while also creating a far more comfortable, healthy working environment for every person that uses the space.
