Shaw Industries Achieves LEED Silver Certification for Nantong, China Carpet Tile Manufacturing Facility
Dalton, GA (PRWEB) June 09, 2015 -- Shaw’s Asia manufacturing facility in Nantong, China has achieved LEED Silver status in the New Construction category. The certification is applicable to the entire facility, including administrative and manufacturing space.
LEED certification is recognized globally as the premier mark of achievement in green building. To receive certification, building projects satisfy prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels of certification (Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum). Points are accrued in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality.
"The achievement of LEED New Construction Silver certification within our Nantong, China manufacturing plant reflects Shaw Industries commitment to sustainable business practices globally. This is the result of a tremendous amount of work performed by a cross-cultural team dedicated to ensuring this facility is a world class manufacturing operation,” said Tim Baucom, vice president of the commercial division at Shaw Industries.
The state-of-the-art facility in Nantong opened in 2013 and strengthens the company’s global position, providing streamlined service to customers in the Asia-Pacific market. It is Asia’s first manufacturing facility to produce Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver carpet. The 200,000 SF (18,500 m2) the Nantong plant features new machinery and the latest industry leading technology. All products manufactured in Nantong are a subset of what is currently produced at Plant 15 in Cartersville, Ga., USA, featuring EcoWorx and EcoLogix backing. These products are globally consistent - meaning the same quality, same warranty - and the same standards, all backed by the same environmental certification and reclamation guarantee.
For more information on LEED certification, visit http://www.usgbc.org/leed#certification.
For more details on the products manufactured in Nantong, visit http://www.shawcontractgroup.com.
About Shaw Industries:
The world’s largest carpet manufacturer and a leading floorcovering provider, Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer that supplies carpet, hardwood, laminate, resilient, tile & stone flooring products and synthetic turf to residential and commercial markets worldwide. A wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $4.8 billion (USD) in annual sales and 23,000 associates, Shaw is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, with salespeople and/or offices located throughout the U.S., as well as Australia, Canada, Chile, China, India, Mexico, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit http://shawfloors.com/about-shaw.
Dana Hartline, HL Strategy, +1 770-823-9717, [email protected]
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