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Standards & Compliance Briefing: UL Counterfeits, Rainwater Collection, Ship Recycling

March 4, 2014 by Tamar Wilner

UL has issued warnings about use of counterfeit UL marks. These include a USB power supply product, Model A1265, marked “Designed by Happy in trauel,” similar to an authorized Apple product; power savers with model numbers CHT-001B, CHT-001C, CHT-001D, CHT-001E, CHTâ??001F, CHT-003B and SDH-001G; and photovoltaic panels with the model number AP-250MK. These products ... Read more »

Bridgestone Plant Receives First-Ever Zero Waste To Landfill Validation

January 10, 2014January 15, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Bridgestone Americas’ Wilson, NC passenger and light truck tire manufacturing plant has achieved Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) landfill waste diversion claim validation for zero waste to landfill. Zero waste to landfill is the highest claim validation UL gives for landfill waste diversion, which is performed and delivered by UL Environment, a ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Health Care Ventilation, ISO 14001, LEED

January 7, 2014January 7, 2014 by Tamar Wilner

ASHRAE has published a revised version of ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2013, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. The revised standard now specifically addresses provisions for energy recovery, and features updates, changes and clarifications dealing with humidity, ducted returns, recirculating rooms units and duct lining. Shorenstein Properties’ Lincoln Center, a Class A seven-building office campus in ... Read more »

UL Approves Isobutanol for UL 87A Pumps

December 23, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Gevo has confirmed that Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has approved the generic use of up to 16 percent isobutanol in UL 87A pumps by any manufacturer meeting ASTM specifications, providing all of the service stations across the country with the assurance that isobutanol blended gasoline will work in their current gasoline ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Water Treatment, Smart Grid, LEED

December 3, 2013December 3, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Three Water Quality Association standards will be promoted and advanced for recognition as consensus American National Standards by ANSI: WQA/ASPE 1201: Electrochemical Drinking Water Treatment Systems; WQA/ASPE S802: Product Sustainability for Activated Carbon; and WQA/ASPE S803: Product Sustainability for Activated Carbon Water Filtration Systems. The American Society of Plumbing Engineers is sponsoring ... Read more »

Consumers Doubt Manufacturers’ Environmental Commitments

November 26, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Some 61 percent of manufacturers say products’ environmental impacts are more important than the impact to human health while 61 percent of consumers say human heath impacts are more important, according to an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) study. This shows manufacturers and consumers are not aligned on the most important impact ... Read more »

USGBC, UL Partner on Building Materials Transparency

November 20, 2013November 20, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) have created a joint environmental product declaration (EDP) intended to increase transparency in building materials and products used in buildings, homes, schools, hospitals and other structures. EPDs are a standardized way of quantifying the environmental impact of a product or ... Read more »

UL Acquires Supply Chain Software Firm The Wercs

November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has acquired supply chain software company The Wercs. The Wercs tools and services help companies handle, store, transport and dispose of products safely and in compliance with global regulations, measure sustainability goals and manage reputational risk. With its proprietary, automated system, The Wercs assists in the transition ... Read more »

ANSI, ISO, ASHRAE Publish Standards Cited in Law

October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The American National Standards Institute is now allowing access to standards that have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into federal laws and regulations. The standards will be available at the ANSI IBR Portal, which will offer free, read-only access. Thirteen major standards setters, including the ISO and International Electrotechnical Commission, have ... Read more »

Environmental Executive Moves: A123, Camfil, AF&PA, UL, Progressive Waste Solutions

October 17, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. A123 Systems: The electric car battery maker that was purchased in bankruptcy in January by China’s largest auto parts maker Wanxiang Group has promoted Jason Forcier to chief executive officer, Reuters reports. Forcier previously led A123’s auto division. ... Read more »

Target, GoodGuide Launch Sustainable Product Standard

October 10, 2013October 10, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Target has teamed up with Underwriters Laboratories’s product-rating website GoodGuide to rate the environmental impact and sustainability of thousands of products. The retailer says it will use the Target Sustainable Product Standard to make merchandising and product-placement decisions. Beginning this month it will ask vendors representing 7,500 products in household ... Read more »

Consumers Doubt Manufacturers’ Environmental Commitment

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 by Leon Walker

While 90 percent of manufacturers agree that the environment is becoming more important in their decision-making process, 40 percent of consumers say manufacturers are not doing enough in terms of environmentally friendly manufacturing procedures or products, a study by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) found. UL says this shows the environment has ... Read more »

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