Architects, contractors and clients are set to save time and hassle with Sika’s Sustainability Hub, a new website packed with tools for those specifying projects with a sustainability requirement.
The hub contains information on Life Cycle Assessments (LCA’s), a standardised method used to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a Sika product’s life.
Sika can offer specific LCA evaluations for individual projects along with information on BRE green guide ratings and Environmental Product Datasheets (EPD’s), providing the specific information specifiers need to meet sustainability requirements.
In addition, the user can request general sustainability packs or specific packs for green building certification schemes including BREEAM, (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), the standard for best practice in sustainable design, and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Furthermore, the hub contains all the information required on Sika Roofing’s sustainable systems, including SolaRoof, Green Roof and thermal insulation, as well as a number of sustainability case studies.
Users will also be able to use the hub to maximise compliance with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), a policy that is aimed at increasing energy efficiency to improve a company’s business profits, and also future schemes such as the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES).
The launch of this new website is part of Sika’s implementation of its 2014-2018 Sustainability Strategy, aiming to enhance the company’s operating practice, reduce negative impacts, and help its partners and customers do the same.
