GO GREEN

The world of Gyproc is about providing innovative building solutions to meet the demands of customers for sustainable performance solutions. Being sustainable is at the core of Saint-Gobain Gyproc India’s strategy and the entire product range fulfills Green Building norms as laid down by CII – IGBC (LEED rating).

Green Manufacturing:

Green Building:

Green Building is a representative of sustainable building environments. This approach ensures health and comfort of the building occupants through the use of sustainable building materials. The information below highlights the credentials of Saint - Gobain Gyproc India's products & systems and its contribution to the Green Building rating system (LEED) as specified by the Indian Green Building Council.

LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Main Highlights
Energy & Atmosphere: High insulating properties, Low embodied energy
Material Resources: Reduces environmental impact due to local transportation, high recycled content
Indoor Environmental Quality : Improves indoor environment's air quality
Water Efficiency: Dry construction (Water free)

Energy & Atmosphere: Low embodied energy, High insulation properties

Embodied energy
Gypsum plasterboards & plasters have relatively low embodied energy as compared to all other traditional building materials (Energy consumed in manufacturing the same)

High insulation properties
Energy savings – ASHRAE STD 90.1/2004

K value of Plasterboard	0.16 W/Mk	Thermal Conductivity
U value of Plasterboard		Thermal Transmittance for a system
Wall Panelling System on  4.5 inch brickwall	0.432 W/m2K- 0.503 W/m2K
Wall Panelling system on 9 inch brickwall	0.407 W/m2K- 0.469 W/m2K
Ceiling system	0.0391 W/m2K- 0.04 W/m2K

Indoor Environmental Quality: Low emitting materials

Low emitting materials
Gypsum based products are made from non toxic materials and all chemicals & binders used are natural and eco friendly. Being relatively porous, gypsum based products allow buildings to breathe, thus contributing towards creating a healthy and productive internal environment

Water Efficiency: Dry construction (water free)

Low Construction
Gypsum plasterboard construction for walls is also called drywall construction, implying no water usage. So there is typically 100% water conservation during the construction process compared to any masonry process

Materials & Resources: Recycle content, Recyclable products, Regional materials

Recycle content
Gypsum plasterboards, gypsum plasters, ceiling panels and jointing compounds have a substantial degree of post consumer and post industrial recycle content. Exact contents vary depending on the plants and products.

Recyclable products
Gypsum plasterboards, gypsum plasters, ceiling panels, metal sections and jointing compound are all technically 100% recyclable

Regional materials
With three manufacturing facilities located close to the major construction hubs of the country, most cities in North, West & South of India fall under the 800 kms maximum radius of transportation. The raw materials for manufacturing the various products are also in most cases procured locally within a radius of 800 kms from both the manufacturing and project site thus optimizing the negative environmental impact related to transportation

 

 

The manufacturing plants located in India are at the following locations

Jind (Haryana)
All the major north Indian cities  (Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Indore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Kanpur) come under 800kms

Bengaluru
All the major south Indian cities (Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin and Coimbatore) come under 800kms

Wada (Maharashrta)
All the major western cities of India (Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Goa) come under 800 kms