Friday, March 22, 2013

GRIHA includes Armstrong ceiling products in its Product Catalogue

Armstrong India, a global leader in the design and manufacture of floorings and ceilings system, proudly announces the inclusion of some of the Mineral Fibre ceiling products in the GRIHA product catalogue.

GRIHA has included Armstrong’s Mineral Fibre ceiling tiles (Ultima RH99, Dune Max RH99, Dune RH99, Fine Fissured RH99 and Classic Lite RH99) under the GRIHA Criterion 17 and SVAGRIHA Criterion 12 thus asserting the fact that Armstrong’s mineral fibre tiles are environmentally sustainable products and meet the GRIHA parameters to support the cause of green buildings. These products can be used in the GRIHA and SVAGRIHA registered projects as they meet the GRIHA and SVAGRIHA norms.

GRIHA is a green building evaluation system that has been conceived by TERI and developed jointly with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. GRIHA is a rating tool that helps people assesses the performance of their building against certain nationally acceptable benchmarks. It will evaluate the environmental performance of a building holistically over its entire life cycle, thereby providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a ‘green building’.

“Armstrong India has always taken the lead in manufacturing and developing products that are not only superior in quality but also adhere to environmental norms. It is great to receive official and national recognition for our efforts” says Mr. Arjun Shahani, Managing Director, Armstrong India.

Armstrong has selected Energy, Greenhouse Gases and Water as their Environmental Priorities to reduce their carbon footprint. Armstrong is the first and so far the only company, which has its mineral fibre modular ceiling tiles listed in the GRIHA product catalogue.

Armstrong World wide:
Armstrong World wide was founded in 1860 in Pittsburgh by Thomas Armstrong. Armstrong India is a global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and wall panels with a focus on innovation, design and environmental sustainability. World over Armstrong India has 65 % market share in all segment it is present in.