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Walk in a Low-Carbon Footprint |
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The reality is that steel is the greenest drainage solution you can specify. When you specify or use steel for your next project, you're getting more than just the highest quality drainage product. Corrugated steel pipe (CSP) is the industry’s most environmentally-friendly material because it’s the world’s most recycled material.
In fact, three-fourths of all American steel ends up recycled in new products, including CSP. And steel requires less energy and materials to produce.
Specify steel and you can:
- Expect a life span of 100+ years
- Expect recycled CSP to maintain its material grade and performance integrity
- Reduce wear and tear on our nation’s infrastructure
- Reduce the impact on the surrounding installation environment
- Save energy on installation
CSP meets all AASHTO and ASTM pipe standards.
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Steelmaking Process
Source: Steel Recycling Institute
www.recycle-steel.org
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Basic Oxygen Furnace |
Electric Arc Furnace |
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Total Recycled Content*
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28.9% |
82.8% |
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Recycle Content Value for LEED Certification:
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Post-Consumer Content Value
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22.3% |
46.2% |
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Post-Industrial Content Value
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6.1% |
31.1% |
*Details add to less than total due to exclusion of “home scrap” for LEED purposes. Check the LEED web site for most current data.
Take the LEED with CSP
The high recycled content of CSP can be certified to aid in earning LEED points. Specifying CSP can greatly assist in earning LEED points in the “Material & Resources Credit 4” category. Detailed information on the LEED rating system can be obtained at www.leedbuilding.org.
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