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Product Name	Name of Manufacturer	Functional Purpose of Product	3.1.1 Australian Standards: The product meets or exceeds the requirements of AS/NZS 4859.1:2006. Materials for the thermal insulation of buildings: General criteria and technical provisions	3.1.2 Non-Australian Standards: The product meets the applicable and accepted standard in its target market if it is to be exported	3.1.3 Warranty: The product is supplied to the consumer with a minimum warranty period of 20 years	3.2.1 Recycled Content: Certified products meets certain minimum resource efficiency requirements for recycled material content by weight	3.2.2 Production Waste Management: The manufacturer has effective policies and procedures to minimise waste including measures to recycle waste materials from the production process	3.2.3 Energy and Water Use: The applicant provides on a voluntary basis information on energy and water use during the manufacturing process	3.2.4.1 Sand and Rock: (If used) Non-recycled sand & rock for use as raw materials in mineral wools comes from an operation with a registered environmental remediation program; not in a National Park or within an endangered community	3.2.4.2 Petrochemical Raw Materials: Non-recycled monomer or other petrochemical products for use as raw materials in insulation are sourced from a compliant production facility	3.2.4.3 Timber and Natural Fibre Sources: Comes from an environmentally acceptable source	3.3.1 Prohibited substances: These include- Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants; Brominated paraffin flame retardants; Short-chain chlorinated paraffin flame retardants; CFCs; HCFCs or HFCs; Tin; lead; mercury; cadmium or chromium	3.3.2 Blowing Agents: Foam products blowing agents have a global warming potential of at most 140 measured over a 100 year time-frame. Blowing agents also have an ozone depletion potential (ODP) of zero	3.3.3 Restricted Substances: The product contains not more than 0.1% by weight (in total) of substances that are classified under NICNAS as acutely toxic/ mutagens/ carcinogens/ human reproductive or developmental toxicants	3.4 Packaging Requirements: Chlorinated or halogenated plastics are not used in product packaging. Used packaging is able to be recycled by local recycling systems. Product packaging is durable enough to withstand normal transport and storage.	3.5 Product Information: Insulation products are labelled according to the requirements of AS 4859.1 - 2006 and provide additional information for product suppliers installers and consumers	4. Complies with relevant environmental legislation and government orders at the Local State and Commonwealth levels if these have been issued	5. Complies with labour anti-discrimination and safety regulations. All employees are covered by a Federal or State award or a certified industrial agreement or a registered workplace agreement	Additional Comments
Glasswool Thermal Building Insulation Material	Siam Fiberglass			No	5yrs	The nominated product use recycled materials in the production and the recycled content of the nominated products meet the requirements of this criterion	Yes		Yes			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	The product information provided at point of sale describes the instructions for use, care and recycling at end of product life satisfying the requirements of this criterion	Yes	Yes
Pink Batts, Fat Batts, Acousti-Therm Batts, Silencer Batts, Pink Sono Batts	Fletcher Insulation	Thermal and acoustic batts	Yes	No		Currently, Fletcher Insulations Melbourne manufacturing site is only incorporating 60% glass wool due to a shortage in the market of non-plastic laminated post-consumer glass. The Rotty Hill site is incorporating 65% of recycled glass as required	Yes	Minimal amount of off cuts; with less than 1.3% of the total yearly production by weight going to landfill.	Yes	Compliance to the requirements of ISO 14001 represents compliance to legal environmental matters and therefore compliance to the requirements of this criterion.	The Glasswool insulation products manufactured by Fletcher Insulation do not contain any timber; this criterion is therefore not applicable.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	The packaging shows batch/production runs, weight, materials used and recycled content, R-value, safety instructions and installation instructions all in compliance to the requirements of this criterion.	Yes	Yes
Quietstuf and Greenstuf Range of Polyester Insulation	Autex	Residential and Commercial thermal or acoustic insulation	These nominated Autex products comply with the insulation standard AS/NZS 4859.1:2002.	No	50 years	These nominated Autex products are made from 100% polyester and 85% of this is recycled.	Yes		Yes			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	These nominated Autex products contain product information printed on the packaging that clearly states the installation requirements (AS3999), re-lofting requirements and storage time. In addition technical data sheets are available on the Autex website	Yes	Yes	These nominated Autex products are packaged in recyclable plastic with a visible resin identification code.

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