Environmental Sustainability
Carlisle Companies Incorporated is a leading supplier of innovative Building Envelope products and energy efficient solutions for customers creating sustainable buildings of the future.
Roof garden on Pontsteiger Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Dave Smith
Vice President, Sustainability
“Carlisle’s three pillars of environmental sustainability—energy efficient products and solutions, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in our manufacturing process, and the reduction of waste going to landfills—are central to our efforts to achieve our sustainability goals.”
Reducing Our Waste in Landfills
The EPA estimates that an approximate 600 million tons of construction and demolition debris are generated in the U.S. each year. Meanwhile, Architecture 2030™ estimates that approximately two-thirds of the global building area existing today will still exist in 2040 and the global building floor area will double by 2060. With the scale and future growth potential of buildings and associated waste, there is great opportunity to manage these resources efficiently at scale.
Carlisle’s legacy of recycling and continuous improvement began over 100 years ago with the introduction of scrap rubber into our inner tube production line. Today millions of pounds of scrap material feed our production process and provide as much as 96% post-consumer or production material to a wide array of products. Since 1999, Carlisle has recycled over 620,000 tons of scrap into our products, with 63,000 tons recycled in 2021.
At Carlisle, we continue to find innovative ways to recycle materials back into our products. We are committed to scaling recycling initiatives across our businesses while eliminating waste within our operations.
Scrap returned to our production stream
63K
tons in 2021
620K
tons since 1999
One Tote, One Tree
For more than a decade, Carlisle Tyrfil™ has partnered with American Forests in the “One Tote, One Tree” program which funds the supply, planting, and nurturing of seedlings to expand, rejuvenate, and protect forest lands across the U.S.
240,000+
Trees planted through our partnership with American Forests. Our 2021 donation will help plant new longleaf pine saplings in the southern U.S.
Used Tires
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Single-Ply Roofing Membrane
Office Recycling
Water Recycling
Supply Chain Engagement
Supply Chain Engagement
Carlisle is always looking to make our supply chain more efficient and circular. In 2021, Carlisle’s Architectural Metals sourced over 18,000 tons of recycled steel from one of its key suppliers that utilizes ElectricArc Furnace (EAF) technology for 100% of its steel production. EAF steelmaking technology generates a mere fraction of thecarbon emissions produced, and energy intensity required, by traditional blast furnacesteelmaking technology.
Water Recycling
While Carlisle is a not a significant consumer of water in our operations, we recognize the need to ensure water is handled correctly. In our Nogales, Mexico facility, we have implemented ISO 14001 with an increased focus on water management. The facility uses deionization technology to remove dissolved solids from spent water to allow for the most efficient use of chemicals, energy and water. Through this technology, wastewater is reused and recycled. In 2021, nearly 50%, or approximately 700,000 gallons of water used at our Nogales facility was recycled and reused in our process.
Office Recycling
Carlisle continues to find innovative ways to reduce landfill use by repurposing office and factory paper and cardboard. In 2021, Carlisle partnered with our facer paper supplier to implement an office paper and cardboard ecycling program. We have collected 459 tons of wastepaper to date, which was converted into over 16 million square feet of facer paper used in the manufacturing of our Polyiso insulation boards.
Single-Ply Roofing Membrane
Through process innovations such as devulcanization, we continue to increase the use of recycled material in our production streams. Approximately 258,000 tons of single-ply material have been recycled and kept out of landfills since 1999.
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Carlisle is a leading manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) building insulation. Sold under our Insulfoam brand, Carlisle’s EPS contains no HCFCs or formaldehyde, has the highest R-value per dollar compared to other insulation products, is weather and mold resistant, and 100% recyclable. Our EPS production plants regrind internal and external scrap back into our products and densify the material for reuse. In 2021, we reground or densified over 4,000 tons of EPS.
Our Energy Efficient Solutions
Reducing Our GHGs
Reducing Our Waste in Landfills
Reducing Our Waste in Landfills
Reducing Our GHGs
Our energy savings commitment extends to our own manufacturing facilities, and in 2020 we began the process of acquiring baseline data for energy, GHGs, waste, and water consumption for our global footprint. The baseline data were used to conduct comprehensive energy audits to better understand our energy saving opportunities, and establish both near and long-term energy reduction goals.
A series of Energy Conservation Measures such as LED lighting, HVAC optimization, and conversion to electric forklifts, have been developed and are being deployed over the next few years. These measures and the implementation of ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standards will help us achieve our future GHG reduction goals.
6.5
%
reduction in net Scope 1 & 2 GHGs since 2019
Converting to LED Lighting
Transitioning to Electric Vehicles
Deploying an Environmental Management System
Enhancing Our Energy Management Processes
Enhancing Our Energy Management Processes
ISO 50001 certification at our facilities demonstrates Carlisle’s commitment to ongoing improvement in energy management.To date, 3 of our facilities are certified to the ISO 50001 standard, with 4 additional planned to be qualified during 2022. Through ISO 50001 we will continue to refine and elevate our energy efficiency initiatives to promote best energy practices and improve overall energy performance.
Deploying an Environmental Management System
Carlisle is committed to certify all our manufacturing sites to the ISO 14001 standard by the end of 2025. Currently, 19 (23%) of our plants are ISO 14001 certified. In 2021, we continued to make progress by qualifying an additional 11 sites to the ISO 14001 standard.
EVs and charging stations at our CCM campus in Carlisle, PA
Transitioning to Electric Vehicles
We are transitioning our sales fleet of 500 vehicles and our forklift fleet of approximately 600 to electric versions, thereby reducing the emissions of our fleet operations. To date, Carlisle has deployed over 70 electric forklifts and 40 electric vehicles with additional deliveries expected throughout 2022.
New LED lighting at a manufacturing facility in Carlisle, PA
Converting to LED Lighting
Carlisle is converting our manufacturing facilities to LED lighting. To date, 26 facilities covering approximately 32% of our total footprint have been converted to LED lighting and motion sensors. This has resulted in savings of more than 8 million kilowatt-hours annually, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 3,300 metric tons.
Our Energy Efficient Solutions
Reducing Our GHGs
Reducing Our Waste in Landfills
Reducing Our GHGs
Our Energy Efficient Solutions
Carlisle manufactures a wide range of energy efficient solutions for the building products industry. Carlisle’s roofing and insulation solutions advance energy savings in both commercial and residential buildings and are key to helping achieve net zero in building operations.
We provide high-performance, single-ply roofing solutions that include TPO, PVC, EPDM, metal, and roof garden systems to satisfy a wide variety of applications.
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Roofing Membranes
Metal Roofing
Roof Garden Assemblies
Polyiso Roofing & Wall Insulation
Expanded Polystyrene Insulation (EPS)
Spray Foam Insulation
Air and Water Barriers
Example of a Carlisle vapor barrier solution
Air and Water Barriers
Air Changes
8 ACH
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Blueskin
VP™ 100
Annual Energy Use
20,000 kWh
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Blueskin
VP™ 100
Tests confirm significantly lower air changes per hour with Carlisle’s Blueskin VP™ 100, resulting in higher energy efficiency.
Carlisle’s next generation air and water barrier technologies provide the best defense against the damaging effects of water and moisture intrusion.
Our air and water barriers offer significant benefits over traditional house wrap and provide as much as 30% additional savings on heating and cooling energy consumption.
Air and Water Barriers
Spray Foam Insulation
Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) is a spray-in-place insulation made of rigid, closed-cell SPF foam. SPF reduces energy usage of a building up to 40% compared to traditional insulation materials. Carlisle is proud to offer a next-generation, HFO (hydrofluroolefin) spray-applied polyurethane foam that greatly reduces the global warming potential and ozone depletion potential of spray foam application while delivering the same energy performance.
Over the last three years, Carlisle has helped to prevent approximately 239,000 metric tons of downstream GHGs with the application of HFO SPF instead of HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) SPF foam—equivalent to taking more than 54,000 cars off the road in a year.
Spray Foam Insulation
EPS insulation and TPO membrane roofing solution
Expanded Polystyrene Insulation (EPS)
Carlisle offers continuous EPS insulation for all facets of residential and commercial buildings, including below grade, floors, walls, attics, and roofing. EPS building insulation is an ideal choice for sustainable building design, capable of returning up to 55 times the amount of energy required to produce it. EPS is also manufactured without dyes, formaldehyde, or ozone-depleting hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and does not sustain mold growth. As a soil stabilizer, one truckload of Geofoam can replace as much as 12 truckloads of soil to minimize traffic, fuel usage, and pollutants.
Expanded Polystyrene Insulation (EPS)
Polyiso Roofing & Wall Insulation
Polyiso’s low thermal conductivity limits a building’s operational energy consumption and associated environmental impacts, such as carbon emissions. With a CO2 avoidance ratio of 34, polyiso insulation saves 34 times the amount of energy used in production. Put another way, the CO2 embodied in our polyiso is recouped within thirteen months of a building’s initial operation.
Since 2004, our installed base of Polyiso insulation has helped building owners save approximately 250 million megawatt hours of energy through reduced heating and cooling demand, enough energy to power all 13.1 million households in California for two years.
Polyiso Roofing & Wall Insulation
Roof garden on Seaport Hotel in Boston, MA
Roof Garden Assemblies
Since 2012, Carlisle’s roof garden systems have retained as much as 3 million gallons of water during peak rainfall periods, reducing stress on facilities and preventing flooding while providing beautiful and functional outdoor spaces to buildings.
Carlisle offers a diverse line of traditional and modular roof garden systems, as well as a wide variety of vegetation options to fit each project’s individual requirements and design aesthetics. Vegetated roof gardens provide benefits including extended roof lifecycles, enhanced amenity spaces, air and water purification, wildlife habitat, reduced urban heat island effect, and improved storm water management. In fact, 55-80% of all stormwater that falls on a roof garden annually is retained and not released into drains as runoff.
Roof Garden Assemblies
Architectural metal roofing at the Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, FL
Metal Roofing
Metal roofing is 100% recyclable and highly inert. With a service life measured in decades, metal is an ideal platform for mounting solar photovoltaic systems in both residential and commercial roofing systems.
Metal Roofing
TPO roofing membrane at the Showplace in High Point, NC
Roofing Membranes
63 tons of CO2 per 10,000 square feet over the life of the roof.
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) roofing membrane is fully recyclable and made in a variety of colors to help reduce the heat island effect. Less than 50% of PVC feedstock is sourced from fossil fuels.
Since 2004, we have sold enough TPO to cover the land area of New York City, significantly helping to mitigate the impacts of the urban heat island effect.
Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) roofing membranes were developed by Carlisle over 50 years ago and remain among the most durable and versatile roofing membranes available. Independent analyses concluded EPDM has the lowest global warming potential of any major roofing material, offsetting its carbon footprint in as few as 15 years.
Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membranes are highly reflective and heat and UV resistant. Made with 10% pre-consumer recycled content, TPO light-colored roof membranes can save as much as
Roofing Membranes
Product Sustainability Reference Guide
Carlisle’s focus has always been on continuous improvement—to innovate, solve problems, improve performance, reduce labor, and improve sustainability. Carlisle is committed to driving sustainable and efficient processes in the design and manufacture of our products.
In support of this commitment, in 2021 we launched our first-ever product sustainability reference guide to help our customers choose the right products to fit their application. Through this guide, we demonstrate the sustainable attributes of our products with the goal of promoting sustainable and green building practices.
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LEED wants to make buildings better for the environment, community and those who use the building.
Green Globes wants to make buildings more environmentally efficient based on commonly valued environmental outcomes.
Living Building Challenge promotes buildings that have a positive environmental impact on the planet.
Green Building Certifications
In the construction industry, there are several programs pushing for greener buildings, including LEED, Green Globes, and the Living Building Challenge. All three of these programs seek to reducethe carbon footprint of buildings, with each taking a unique approach to accomplishing this goal.
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The key below showcases the various ways in which Carlisle products contribute to meeting the green qualifications for LEED, Green Globes, and Living Building Challenge.
LEED V4 & V4.1 Sustainable Sites
LEED V4 & V4.1 Water Efficiency
LEED V4 & V4.1 Energy and Atmosphere
LEED V4 & V4.1 Materials and Resources
LEED V4 & V4.1 Indoor Environmental Quality
Green Globes
LBC Materials and Health and Happiness Petals
Our Energy Efficient Solutions
Reducing Our GHGs
Reducing Our Waste in Landfills
Our Energy Efficient Solutions
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