PRODUCTS FOR GREEN BUILDING

In the European Union, it is estimated that the construction sector is the largest consumer of energy. More specifically, 40% of total energy consumption in the EU is used by the construction sector and  36% of all EU greenhouse gas emissions originate from buildings (European Commission, European Climate Pact, Priority topics, Green buildings).

The urbanization observed for decades, has created significant changes in the composition of the atmosphere and soil, resulting in the change of the microclimate and the increase of the temperature in urban areas. The impact of this phenomenon (Urban Heat Island)  is intense and continues to grow due to the increase in the average temperature of the planet caused by the climate change.

A realistic and sustainable solution for addressing the energy problem and the pollution of the environment, is twofold; On the one hand the use of mild-renewable forms of energy and on the other promote the rational use of effective building techniques, making use of materials with low environmental impact.

To serve this scope, as early as 1993, the US “Green Building Council” (USGBC) (Novamix is a member) was formed and developed a building evaluation system called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

Novamix, contributes to the global effort to reduce the environmental footprint of anthropogenic activities, by investing in the  development of products and systems of building materials that are suitable for use in building constructions requiring to participate in the  LEED building evaluation system, which:

• Either improve indoor air  quality with very low volatile organic compounds (VOCs),  certified by EMICODE®
• Or, act as cool coatings with a high TSR index  (Total  Solar  Reflectance), that when applied to external horizontal surfaces, help to address the Urban Heat Island phenomenon.

At the same time, Novamix adopts practices that are in line with environmental legislation according to ISO 14001 in combination with  ISO 9001 quality management system

In addition, Novamix has selected ECOVADIS  as its partner for the evaluation Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues aiming to continuously improving the sustainable development of the company.

The product groups – building materials systems for use in Green Buildings are the following: