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Insulation Matters Annual Review 2019 INTRODUCTION 04 SAFETY: IT’S UP TO US Importance of culture change CONTENTS 32 CUSTOMER INNOVATION Success shaped by anthropology 06 NEW NORTH AMERICA CEO Meet Matthew Parrish 34 PIONEERING IDEAS Innovation across our company 08 CLIMATE ACTION Helping vulnerable villagers 36 DECADE OF SUCCESS Celebrating ECOSE Technology® 10 BUILDING RESILIENCE Future-proofing buildings 38 NEW MALAYSIA PLANT Shaping our future in Asia-Pacific 12 CAMPAIGNS FOR CHANGE Better policies worldwide 42 AWARD-WINNING PLANT Illange is open for business 14 EFFICIENCY FIRST Decarbonising buildings 46 CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY Aiming high for better results 16 FUTURE OF URBAN LIFE Tackling new challenges 52 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Postive impact on colleagues 20 SUSTAINABLE HABITATS Bees love our green roofs 54 PEOPLE POWER Our new generation of graduates 22 MADE IN MILAN Inspired green buildings 56 WOMEN

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ENGINEERS Advice from engineering’s frontline 24 FIRE SAFETY EXPERTISE Our focus on customers 58 NEWS Contributing to our communities AN OUTSTANDING YEAR Welcome to our new annual review — a celebration of an extraordinary chapter in Knauf Insulation’s history. n 2019 we saw the launch of our €110 million plant at Illange in France (page 42), started the countdown to our new site in Malaysia in 2020 (page 38) and a new President and CEO was appointed to Knauf Insulation North America — a very warm welcome to Matthew Parrish (page 6). Around the world we campaigned for a more sustainable urban environment (page 12), continued developing innovations to make buildings more resilient such as Knauf Energy Solutions (page 26) or our new Knauf Insulation Experience Centers (page 28) and helped create new homes for a remote Alaskan community that is being forced to move as result of climate change (page 8). Customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do. We hav

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e stepped up our building fire safety support for customers (page 24), focused on installers’ needs though our new Captain K partner program and even introduced anthropological studies on construction sites to serve customers better (page 32). Most significantly, we have built on our sustainability successes and continued to reduce energy use, carbon emissions, waste to landfill and Lost Time Accidents despite a record-breaking year of production (page 46). However, sustainability is a journey and we are continuously improving, finding new ways to minimise our environmental impact and, critically, achieve the behaviour change that results in zero harm (page 5). Finally, I was delighted that in 2018, Knauf Insulation was voted the Global Insulation Company of the Year. Then, in 2019, there were three more reasons to be proud of our work when we were presented with Global Awards for best plant; best innovation and insulation personality of the year (page 59). 2020 has a lot to live up

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to. And a lot to look forward to. I 26 KNAUF ENERGY SOLUTIONS Revolutionising renovation 28 EXPERIENCE CENTERS Improving product performance 30 FEEDBACK FORUM Customers share insight Jean-Claude Carlin, Group CEO, Knauf Insulation Knauf Insulation Rock Mineral Wool DP6 (NaturBoard Timber) slabs were installed in Milan’s iconic Bosco Verticale (page 22) On the cover: Jonathan Boulanger carries out checks of Knauf Insulation Glass Mineral Wool at our Visé plant in Belgium 3 SAFETY OUR SAFETY: IT’S UP TO US Jean-Claude Carlin, Group CEO, Knauf Insulation, has made safety his key priority. ‘I will not be satisfied until we achieve zero harm every day at every site. We all have to take responsibility for our safety.’ n 2010 Knauf Insulation set a target to reduce Lost Time Accidents (LTA) by 50% by 2020. This has been achieved and in 2018 our LTA figure was down to 48%. The next stage in our journey is to focus on learning how to change — and model — safe behavi

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our, says Jean-Claude Carlin, Group CEO, Knauf Insulation. I To what extent are you pleased with the reduction in LTAs? I’m pleased we accomplished what we promised. But it’s not good enough. I will not be satisfied until we achieve zero harm every day at every site. We all have to take responsibility for our safety. How will this be achieved? More than 90% of accidents are behaviour related. It is critical that we all speak up if we see anyone acting in an unsafe way whether it is a friend at work or the boss. By challenging leaders and challenging ourselves to be better we change our culture and put safety first. ‘WE DON’T NEED MORE RULES’ “Starting with the finding that more risks don’t always lead to more accidents and more rules don’t drastically reduce accident numbers, we’ve found what we need is behaviour change,” says Philippe Coune, Group Environmental and Western Europe Regional HSE Manager. “Working with the French National Centre for Scientific Res

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earch we have held workshops in Knauf Insulation Western Europe to look at the psychological aspects of decision processes that could lead to unsafe behaviour. We learnt about influencing positive behaviour, encouraging safer attitudes, community engagement and ‘nudging’ behaviour change. Our aim is not more rules, it’s people creating their own safe environment.” 4 How can colleagues become better safety role models? Telling someone to change their behaviour might seem like a challenge, but it is not. It shows care. Sometimes people don’t even know there is a better way to do something. Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) at our Illange plant. The procedure ensures machines are properly shut off and cannot be restarted during maintenance or repairs Even if there is an impact on production? Absolutely. Safety cannot be compromised by a view that ‘output is king’. We must never forget that every CEO Jean-Claude Carlin discusses safety at our new plant in Illange accident has an im

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pact on that person’s family, friends, community and future. What initiatives have been introduced to change behaviour? Observation visits to sites by senior management have helped sharpen our focus on safety and our support for World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an opportunity to hold workshops, behaviour sessions, first aid courses and drills, but changing behaviour is critical. And that is why we introduced safety time-outs and issued Stop cards to everyone. Why are these cards significant? Each card states: ‘You have the responsibility and authority to stop unsafe actions.’ We are giving everyone permission to keep us safe. We have enough rules and processes. We need to look at the way we behave and the way we behave to others. We can do better. We all have a role to play. Of course. I want to come home safely to my family. Everyone wants to come home safely. Nothing is so important that it cannot be done safely. MIND SUPPORT Knauf Insulation in the UK has signed th

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e ‘Time to Change’ pledge — a social movement to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health issues at work. Mental health training has been delivered to all those with line management responsibility to create open ‘tea and talk’ environments to discuss mental health issues. We are also working with the mental health charity MIND to raise funds and awareness. In 2019, MIND was one of our two corporate charities in the UK. The other was CRASH, the construction industry charity. 5 NORTH AMERICA Putting safety first, empowering our colleagues through continuous improvement and ensuring we are indispensable to customers are the top three priorities of our new President and CEO at Knauf Insulation North America, Matthew Parrish. atthew Parrish was appointed the President and CEO at Knauf Insulation North America (KINA) in 2019 following two years as our Vice President of Residential and Light Commercial Sales. He has been in the the construction industry for 30 years — nine

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of which have been spent in insulation. M Why are you the right person for the job? I’ve three decades of experience in leadership and providing customer-centric solutions and I’m 100% committed to making Knauf Insulation the greatest company for our employees. The company has enjoyed great success and I want to build on this to ensure we are the best partner for our customers. What was your priority when you were first appointed? In my first 90 days I met as many of our customers and employees as possible to understand the opportunities for all of us. In recent years, we have spent a lot of time focusing on our people and operations and we are now in a position to take our customer focus to a whole new level. PERSONAL INSIGHT Best advice: If you think the grass is greener on the other side, water your grass. Growing up: I grew up on a large farm in Missouri, went to college at the University of Missouri and then went right into the building materials industry and spent most of

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my career there. What do you see as key challenges? Our challenge is to maintain the positive gap between us and our competitors and that means continuously finding new ways to develop and empower our colleagues. It’s not about one person or five, it’s about the 1,600 people that work for Knauf Insulation North America that will make us even more successful. What will success look like a year after your appointment? First, not a single employee will have been injured. Second, we will have exceeded all our financial and non-financial key performance indicators. And, finally, our customers will tell us that they cannot imagine doing business with any other company besides Knauf Insulation. How will you put customers at the heart of everything we do at KINA? This starts by changing the mindset of being a sales function to something everyone in the organisation actually owns. We are starting with assembling 6 a customer advocacy team of cross-functional employees to look at all the

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touchpoints with our customers. How do you model and improve safe behaviour? All the technology and state-of-the-art personal protection equipment isn’t a guarantee to keep employees safe. It really comes down to individual decisions and behaviours. A large part of this is education and awareness. For example, at KINA, we have implemented a safety observation system that engages more employees in the process for creating a safer environment. Ultimately we want to see our employees transfer our safety culture to their homes. You speak about empowering employees. What does this mean? And what does empowerment look like to you? This really speaks to one of our Values ‘Entrepreneurship’. We want our employees to own the business. Are there any continuous improvement initiatives you want highlight in KINA? We are driving continuous improvement throughout our organisation but this isn’t limited to manufacturing. For example, one of our focus areas is customer-centricity and driving h

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igher customer satisfaction scores. Are there any new initiatives that have been implemented to improve the sustainability of KINA? As we look for ways to reduce waste, we are recycling fibre residue back into a secondary blowing wool product. Any other key areas of focus that are significant? Another critical area of focus for KINA is driving higher levels of employee engagement. This is being accomplished by creating an environment that motivates employees to be more engaged. I truly believe companies with high levels of employee engagement are highly successful. We have started this journey through employee engagement surveys and focus groups. 7 NORTH AMERICA A NEW HOME FOR NEWTOK Knauf Insulation North America is supporting the Cold Climate Housing Research Center to help build new energy-efficient homes for a community of Native Alaskan villagers that has been forced to relocate due to climate change. long the southwestern Alaskan coast, in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, is a

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remote village called Newtok. The 375 people there value their traditional lifestyle of hunting, fishing and foraging for food, and the only modes of transport are boats, snowmobiles and allterrain vehicles. There are no roads — just boardwalks between the school, post office and homes. The villagers, known as the Yu’pik, have created a strong identity based on their self-sufficient lifestyle. Unlike many other rural Alaskan villages, the population of Newtok is growing. But as the population grows, the community’s land is rapidly disappearing. Due to severe erosion, the Ningliq River is closing in on the village at a rate of 22 metres a year, causing harsh flooding and threatening the residents’ health and safety. Erosion is a naturally occurring process, but because of the rapid loss of permafrost, the rate at which it is happening in Newtok is anything but natural. A 8 “The story of Newtok is a sobering reminder of the dire need for sustainable solutions. It’s also a

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story of hope and perseverance that shows the power of people who come together for a common purpose.” Rick Blumenthal, Technical Building Science Specialist, Knauf Insulation VICTIMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Trouble began in 1996, when extreme flooding and sinking ground caused the Newtok River to be taken over and diverted by the Ningliq River and turned into a swamp. Nearly overnight, the village became susceptible to storm surges and erosion. Commercial boats could no longer reach the village and waste that was dumped into the river stopped flowing away and began to pile up at the crumbling coastline. And, as storm seasons grew longer and harsher, tide levels rose and started to spread contaminated water throughout the village. Now the community is in the final sprint of what has been a decades-long process to move to a new, permanent location on higher, more stable land: Mertarvik. All the while, the residents have watched their land be eroded by the water, metre by metre. In a mat

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ter of months, homes could be lost. Time has almost run out. The new location, Mertarvik, is 14 kilometres upriver from Newtok on the volcanic bluffs of Nelson Island. TRAINING INSTALLERS Securing funding for the project has been a challenge. The community has seen investments from federal and state agencies, but they have fallen short of the funds needed to build new homes in Mertarvik. However, Newtok has also had help from non-profits such as the Cold Climate Housing Research Center. The CCHRC was contracted to provide the design, “Alaska is on the edge of a cliff dealing with the climatic wave in the north. People in Newtok are losing the ground they walk on. This has necessitated a move 10 miles away and the building of a new village. Partners like Knauf Insulation contributing both material and installation expertise in an extreme environment is deeply appreciated by all of us.” Jack Hébert, CEO, Cold Climate Housing Research Center verification and testing for the homes

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on Mertarvik — durable, high-performance houses made with healthier, more sustainable materials and systems. The Knauf Insulation team consulted with CCHRC to help develop a plan for insulating the new homes in Mertarvik and recommended using Jetstream® Blowing Wool. The builders for Mertarvik have in-house carpenters, plumbers and electricians — but no insulating staff. Knauf Insulation trained installers and worked on-site with crews to ensure the insulation was installed to deliver the best performance. The Mertarvik homes are built with ‘mono-trusses’ — self-contained, complete gable frames that maximise energy efficiency and shipping efficiency to remote job sites. The roof, walls and floors are all one piece and made of open-web trusses, to help prevent thermal bridging once insulated. Construction materials are selected to be resilient to wind, ice, snow and rain, and to be as low maintenance as possible. MONITORING PERFORMANCE Knauf Insulation also sponsored the i

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nstallation of sensors in the walls of each house to monitor temperature, moisture and humidity for two years. The goal is to extract comprehensive data on the performance of our Glass Mineral Wool system in one of the harshest climates on the planet. 9 BUILDING RESILIENCE FUTURE-PROOF BUILDINGS Climate change, CO2 emissions, extreme weather, unsustainable energy use, over-populated urban areas, changing demographics and a need for a healthier urban environment are among the most pressing issues of the 21st century. Buildings have to become more resilient and Knauf Insulation can help. Here’s how: EMISSIONS AND ENERGY USE Challenge: Globally buildings are responsible for 28% of CO2 emissions. Cities occupy 3% of the world’s land but account for up to 80% of energy consumption and 70% of carbon emissions. In Europe buildings are responsible for 36% of emissions and 40% of energy use. Only a third of the world’s final energy use is covered by energy efficiency policies, codes

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and standards. Our solutions: We campaign around the world to put energy efficiency at the heart of policy agendas (page 12) we want to ensure building savings promised in theory deliver in reality (page 26). And, of course, we produce solutions that contribute to energy savings and the reduction of emissions. EXTREME WEATHER Challenge: The five-year average global temperature from 2013-17 was the highest recorded; the 2017 hurricane season was the most costly on record and the number of floods and storms are soaring. Weather is impacting the urban environment putting water systems under pressure. Our solutions: Our Urbanscape Green Roofs save energy, absorb CO2 emissions and air pollutants, reduce building heatisland effect and contribute to urban water management (page 19). We are campaigning for legislative measures to increase the uptake of urban green infrastructure in Europe (page 13). HEALTH RISKS Challenge: Nine out of 10 people breathe polluted air; noise pollution is linke

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d to cardiovascular problems and, as we spend 90% of our time indoors, we are exposed to unpleasant Volatile Organic Compounds. In addition, in the European Union for example, 8% of people cannot afford to heat their home when it is cold, creating serious health risks. Our solutions: Our products help create healthy, comfortable buildings. Our Urbanscape Green Roof solutions absorb air pollutants; our Mineral Wool* with ECOSE Technology® is certified to the highest Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold standards; insulation supported by ventilation keeps buildings dry and mould-free and the fibre composition of our insulation reduces noise pollution. And, of course, insulation contributes to health by providing comfortable interior temperatures when it is hot or cold. SAFER BUILDINGS Challenge: As buildings get taller, construction more sophisticated, new building materials introduced and renovation initiatives launched, it is vital that fire safety is factored into every stage of urban d

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evelopment. Our solutions: We drive campaigns and support organisations to put building fire safety at the heart of all policies. For example, the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive states European Union countries can use long-term renovation strategies to address fire safety; we help specifiers navigate regulation and many of our solutions are certified to the highest A1 fire classification (see page 24). LIMITED RESOURCES Challenge: In Europe, used material from buildings accounts for between 25-30% of all waste while around 50% of all extracted materials are used in buildings. URBAN BOOM Challenge: Solutions need to be found to tackle unsustainable urbanisation. In Germany, for example, the percentage of people living in urban areas will be 84.3% by 2050. Around the world rapid urbanisation is straining infrastructure as millions more move to towns and cities. Our solutions: The Knauf Group has joined with construction companies and policy makers to examine solution

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s (page 12) to create a more flexible urban environment such as manufacturing modular homes in factories and bringing them to cities. *Mineral Wool refers to Glass Mineral Wool and Rock Mineral Wool products 10 Our solutions: Our Glass Mineral Wool with ECOSE Technology uses up to 80% of recycled material; we have a UK facility that transforms 60,000 tonnes of used glass into insulation every year; we promote the recycling of Mineral Wool from buildings being deconstructed; support projects to reuse demolition insulation and helped develop a wall system that uses recycled demolition materials. We are also working on projects to take back delivery pallets and to pick up and recycle customer waste (see page 51). To learn more about future-proofing our built environment read the latest report by the European Insulation Manufacturers Association Better Buildings for a Better Future at eurima.org 11 BUILDING RESILIENCE CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE Knauf Insulation campaigns to put energy eff

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iciency, building resilience, green infrastructure and fire safety at the heart of policies worldwide. ITALY NORTH AMERICA We have campaigned for higher thermal values during revisions of the International Energy Conservation Code across the US. In 2018, with our partners, we established minimum envelope levels which were 15% more efficient than proposed changes. New opportunities From our public affairs bases across Eastern Europe we are examining ways to generate greater awareness of stronger building energy efficiency regulation in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Hungary. The low-level of codes in these countries offers huge potential. Ambitious regulation to improve U-values and the pace of renovation would generate huge cost savings, provide enormous social and economic benefits as well as boost the contribution these countries make to curbing emissions. 12 UK The Government has committed to net zero by 2050 with a reduction in emission

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s in new homes playing a lead role in that ambition as part of a proposed Future Homes Standard 2025. We are campaigning for a ‘real performance’ element to be central to the proposed standard with a focus on ‘learning’ how to build to real performance targets for housebuilders in the interim. FRANCE We are supporting France’s plans to make 500,000 homes energy efficient annually to tackle fuel poverty and the national vow to bring all buildings up to low-energy class A-B. Our new Rock Mineral Wool plant in Illange and our Glass Mineral Wool site in Lannemezan, as well as Visé in Belgium, will provide a range of high-performance solutions. SPAIN GERMANY The Knauf Group is working with partners to find solutions to unsustainable urbanisation, high house prices and a lack of affordable housing such as adding 1.1 million new lightweight apartments to the top of 580,000 city buildings or providing modular affordable homes built off-site and located in designated areas. We are

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campaigning to increase proposed annual renovation rates from 100,000 to more than 250,000 buildings in Spain’s Climate Change and Energy draft law and working with policy makers to improve air quality in Andalusian schools. Our General Manager Oscar Del Rio is President of the Iberian Mineral Wool Manufacturers Association which in 2019 marked its 40th anniversary with initiatives highlighting the importance of insulation. We are working to put highly insulated buildings at the top of policy agendas and take a proactive role in energy efficient building campaigns. Our research with Polytechnic of Milan explored how highly efficient buildings can balance peak energy demand, support the full integration of renewables and pave the way towards smart decarbonised cities. SLOVENIA Knauf Insulation with representatives from South East Europe signed the ‘Ljubljana Declaration’ calling for policies to upscale energy efficient building renovation in the region at an event organised by

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the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings at our Experience Center in Škofja Loka. EUROPEAN UNION The revised Environmental Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) mandates that Member States must create renovation strategies to decarbonise their building stock. With partner associations we are helping policy makers make these strategies a reality through action plans and strategic guides. AUSTRALIA Germany and Australia have set up a new energy efficiency sub-group to drive bilateral collaboration on energy efficiency policy. Our Director Public Affairs AsiaPacific, Christoph Freiherr von Spesshardt, will chair this group in his role as a vicechairman of the German Energy Efficiency association (DENEFF). CEO of Australian sister organisation, EEC, Luke Menzel, will represent Australia as chair. Both will work with the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity, the Energy Transition Hub and German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, to define

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an energy efficiency workplan across building, industry and finance sectors. NEW ZEALAND We are supporting new laws mandating ceiling and under-floor insulation in the country's estimated 600,000 rental properties, as well as backing a NZ$142 million government investment to improve the insulation and heating of 52,000 low-income owner-occupier homes. Tackling emissions with green cities With the World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN) we are campaigning for ambitious green infrastructure initiatives and regulations in the European Union and beyond. Green infrastructures and natural based solutions can address major issues such as water management in urban areas, climate change, air pollution and lack of biodiversity. The European Union’s long-term emissions reduction vision listed green infrastructure as “one of the overriding priorities guiding the transition to a climate change neutral Europe”. “Green infrastructure can deliver adaptation benefits and absorb emissions a

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nd pollution,” says the European Commission. 13 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING KNAUF INSULATION’S CERTIFIED BUILDINGS LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION Knauf Insulation was awarded the Greenbuild Leadership Award by the US Green Building Council in 2019. Mahesh Ramanujam, President and CEO of USGBC and Green Business Certification, Inc (GBCI), pictured left, said: “Knauf Insulation’s commitment to improving the quality of life is an inspiration. This award recognises your outstanding contributions to positively affect the lives of people today and tomorrow.” Receiving the award, centre, is Vincent Briard, Knauf Insulation’s Director of Sustainability “We understand the need to tackle embodied carbon emissions. However, we must first focus on energy performance and that means creating a more resilient building envelope.” Vincent Briard, Knauf Insulation’s Director of Sustainability Our plant offices in Illange, France, are undergoing certification by HQE, the French Green Building R

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ating Scheme as well as OsmoZ which places emphasis on the health of building users. In Malaysia, our Johor Bahru plant aims to obtain the Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI) certification, and our Shelbyville headquarters in the US is certified LEED Gold. The Knauf Insulation Experience Center at Škofja Loka in Slovenia has been awarded Platinum DGNB certification, is contributing research to the European Commission’s Level(s) assessment initiative and has been certified by the green scheme Active House. In other buildings where we are based, our Brussels offices in Belgium are certified to BREEAM Very Good, our offices in Sweden are certified to LEED Gold while our Prague office is certified LEED-EBOM. EUROPEAN FIRST EFFICIENCY FIRST uildings are responsible for 39% of CO2 emissions globally and the sustainable building debate has put the issue of embodied carbon — carbon emissions associated with materials and construction processes throughout the whole lifecycle — in the s

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potlight. Vincent Briard, Knauf Insulation’s Director of Sustainability, says: “In a building constructed in 2010, for example, operational carbon (emissions from heating and cooling) would account for 75% while embodied carbon from construction and materials accounts for 25%. We understand the need to tackle embodied carbon emissions. However, we must — first and foremost — focus on energy performance and that means creating a more resilient building envelope. B 14 Energy efficiency must always take first place in the race to decarbonise buildings. “Installing insulation, double glazing and a more efficient boiler adds embodied carbon to a building. Over the course of their lifetime, and depending on their application and location, the impact of these elements on reducing emissions will be many hundreds of times higher than the embodied carbon generated during their creation. OUR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION Knauf Insulation has an in-depth understanding of embodied carbon and

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has always made it a key priority. Most of our products come with Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations which transparently identify their environmental impact from the cradle to the grave. And, of course, we are also looking at ways to be more sustainable in our own production processes. Since 2010 we have reduced our CO2 emissions by over 20% across the company and we are reducing the environmental impact of our products. We already produce a wide range of solutions with low embodied carbon such as our Glass Mineral Wool with ECOSE Technology® which is created from up to 80% recycled glass. And our commitment to progressively move to ECOSE Technology for our Rock Mineral Wool ranges will lower the environmental impact of these products as well. However, as a starting point, we have always called for an energy efficiency first approach to buildings while working with European policy makers in the context of the European Union’s vision of a 2050 carbon neut

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ral built environment and Paris Climate commitments underpinned by revised building directives. ‘NEED TO GET THE SEQUENCE RIGHT’ In 2019, the World Green Building Council published a position paper that called for all new buildings, infrastructure and renovations to have at least 40% less embodied carbon and be net zero operational carbon, by 2030. And by 2050, new buildings, infrastructure and renovations are to be net zero embodied carbon, and all buildings, including existing buildings, must be net zero operational carbon. “Knauf Insulation supports this ambitious plan, but we absolutely need to get the sequence right,” says Vincent. “First, we must tackle the biggest carbon source which is operational energy. This means reducing demand through high performing building envelopes, selecting the right set of equipment and control systems, then using renewable energy. “At the same time, through an iterative process, we should consider embodied carbon already in the design