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Meet the Innovators: How VIABILITY Grant Winners are Shaping the Future of Vinyl
Vinyl is known for its durability and long operational lifespan in products like siding, windows, roofing, piping, and flooring. But as environmental priorities shift toward a more circular economy, increasing recycling and material reuse has become more important. Fortunately, the industry is making meaningful strides….
From Promises to Proof: Turning Sustainability Into Manufacturing Reality
For years, manufacturing sustainability focused on broad commitments and high-level progress. Manufacturers could share environmental policies, highlight green initiatives in an annual report, and communicate their commitment through qualitative claims. That era of high-level storytelling is over: buyers today are asking for defensible carbon data,…
Designing For The Long Haul: A Lifecycle Approach To Commercial Vinyl Roofing
When specifying low-slope commercial roofing systems, architects face a constant challenge: balancing initial construction costs against multi-decade building performance and long-term sustainability goals. Upfront material and installation budgets have traditionally dictated product selection. However, as building owners demand lower environmental impacts alongside long-term value, the…
Beyond the Surface: How Responsible Sourcing Is Redefining Supply Chain Accountability
For years, the corporate conversation surrounding sustainability focused primarily on what occurred within a company’s own four walls. Operational energy efficiency, zero-waste-to-landfill manufacturing facilities, and reduced water consumption were the celebrated hallmarks of environmental stewardship. While these internal measures remain critical, the modern market demands…
Beauflor Joins the Vinyl Sustainability Council
Washington, D.C., September 22, 2026 – The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, is proud to announce Beauflor USA as its newest member. Beauflor USA, a division of the global Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.), is a leading…
How VSC Members Are Building Water Resilience Together
A recent VSC Sustainability Education Series presentation explored how water risk can affect manufacturing operations and how companies can prepare for future challenges. Water availability is an increasingly important sustainability and business continuity issue for manufacturers. Through the VSC Sustainability Education Series, companies and industry…
Durability, Cleanability, Aesthetics: Vinyl Flooring Answers the Call for Ochsner Health’s Vast Network
For hospitals and health centers, caring for patients, helping them heal, and keeping them safe is priority No. 1. Worrying about what’s underfoot should never take focus. That’s why vinyl flooring, with its combination of performance, longevity, and safety, are critical to so many healthcare…
Member Spotlight: Teknor Apex: Building on a Century of Innovation to Advance Sustainable Materials
Through its Member Spotlight series, the Vinyl Sustainability Council highlights the companies helping advance sustainability across the vinyl value chain. Teknor Apex Company has come a long way from its beginnings as a small tire store and retread business in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Founded in…
Leveraging +Vantage Vinyl® Verification in LEED Projects
As architects and design teams increasingly prioritize transparency, responsible sourcing, and supply chain accountability, manufacturers have an opportunity to use their +Vantage Vinyl® verification as a meaningful part of sustainability conversations. While +Vantage Vinyl verification does not directly earn LEED points, it can help project…
The Price of Pretty: Redefining Durability and Sustainability in Healthcare Design
Design always needs to be a balance of form and function. In recent decades, the scale tipped heavily toward form, as healthcare designers faced intense pressure to create warm, hotel-like environments on constricted construction budgets. In response, some design teams decided to specify fabrics and…
How Modern Vinyl Is Redefining Affordable Luxury & Sustainability in Home Design
Vinyl, or PVC, is everywhere in homes today. Step into any newly designed home, and you’ll likely be walking on, looking at, or protected by vinyl. It’s underneath your feet in luxury vinyl tile or plank flooring in finishes that look like the finest woods….
Leveraging +Vantage Vinyl® 4.1 for LEED v5 Projects
As the green building industry embraces LEED v5’s bold focus on decarbonization, circularity, and social equity, +Vantage Vinyl® v4.1 emerges as a powerful ally. While LEED v5 sets rigorous project-level sustainability benchmarks, +Vantage Vinyl ensures that vinyl building materials are manufactured with environmental and social responsibility in…
Vinyl Sustainability Council Announces Release of +Vantage Vinyl Version 4.1 Standard
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2026 – The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) today announced the release of +Vantage Vinyl® Standard Version 4.1, an update that expands eligibility for the program to all companies across the vinyl value chain, regardless of VSC membership. “Opening the program to…
The Architect’s Guide to Specifying Modern Vinyl: Understanding +Vantage Vinyl
Informing Architectural Specifications with +Vantage Vinyl Verified Companies With an emphasis on sustainability within the architecture community, material selection plays a critical role in achieving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. The Vinyl Institute, through its Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), has published specification guidance to help design teams more effectively incorporate…
Flex Membrane International Joins the Vinyl Sustainability Council
Washington, D.C., January 29, 2026 –The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, is proud to announce Flex Membrane International (Flex) as its newest member. Flex manufactures high-quality PVC roofing systems designed for durability, energy efficiency, and long-term…