Sunday, February 27, 2011
CertainTeed offers shake-style siding made of polypropylene (PP). Is PP is a greener substitute for PVC?
PP is greener than PVC. It is also easily recycled.
I would recommend fiber cement over either, though. I also live in NJ and have designed a LEED Silver certified, net-zero-energy home that was built two years ago with the fiber-cement, cedar-shake-pattern siding. If you select one of the standard colors available, fiber cement comes prefinished with a 50-year warranty on the finish, and is therefore very maintenance-free.
CertainTeed makes this
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