Using materials and resources responsibly also plays a role in the ongoing development of our products and solutions. That is why we regularly assess where we can reduce material use, reuse components or make practical adjustments to existing solutions. We have also refined our sample box for architects with these considerations in mind.
The WAREMA product portfolio is continuously developed and adapted to new requirements, and so is the content of our sample box. To accommodate this, the box is fitted with precisely sized, replaceable inserts.
When updates are needed, the box can be reused and only the relevant contents replaced. This helps reduce material use for new editions.
The sample box inserts are made from K/PE30 Bio foam. It consists of approximately 75–80% renewable, ISCC-certified raw materials, helping to reduce the proportion of fossil-based raw materials in the material.
Production offcuts are reused during manufacturing and returned to the material cycle.
The K/PE30 product line has also been awarded the Blue Angel environmental label. This is a recognised certification with defined requirements concerning emissions and harmful substances, among other things.
Where the application allows, we use cardboard instead of plastic. This increases the proportion of renewable raw materials and enables us to reduce the use of fossil-based materials.
Frequent opening, closing and transport place high demands on the materials used in the sample box. That is why we use plastic in areas subject to particular wear.
With Priplak R100, we use a plastic made from post-industrial recycled material. This combines the material properties required for the application with the use of recycled raw materials.
Our sample box is designed for a long service life. If it does need to be disposed of, we have also considered how the materials used can be recycled.
A special finish by printer Klüter is used to coat the cardboard components and display the graphics. The finish, the adhesive used for film lamination and the screen-printing varnish are designed so that these components can be separated from the paper fibres during paper recycling.
After use, the cardboard components can be placed in the paper recycling bin.
The product-related CO₂ footprint has been calculated for selected WAREMA sun shading solutions. The underlying assessment shows that external sun shading can enable CO₂ savings during the use phase under the defined calculation assumptions. For the solutions studied, the calculated savings during the use phase can be up to 28 times the CO₂ emissions generated along the product-related value chain considered.*
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