{"id":577,"date":"2022-05-09T10:39:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T02:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpcintan.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2022-09-14T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T04:28:21","slug":"the-longest-lasting-material-available-environmentally-responsible-and-cost-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpcintan.com\/?p=577","title":{"rendered":"THE Longest-Lasting Material Available: Environmentally Responsible and Cost Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Article posted in NCPI<\/strong> official website:
https:\/\/www.ncpi.org\/education-center\/sustainability\/<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability doesn\u2019t hinge on one characteristic or a small part of the product\u2019s overall life cycle as some seem to think.\u202f Claims of \u201csustainable manufacturing\u201d only consider a limited window of the product\u2019s total environmental impact.\u202f Claims relating to \u201crecyclability\u201d of products that are never recycled are distractions from a clear-eyed evaluation of a product\u2019s environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the full impact of \u201ccradle to grave\u201d effects on the planet are considered, no other sewer pipe material can meet the environmental standard set by vitrified clay pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cradle – The Raw Materials<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Clay pipe products are made from various types of shale and clay, which are the natural decomposition product of stone.\u202f It is an abundant, naturally occurring group of materials found all over the country, allowing the VCP manufacturers in the U.S. to locally source their raw materials. All we add to those raw materials is a little water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacture of the Product<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Compression and heat are added to the raw materials to convert them into a chemically inert ceramic.\u202f There is zero waste generated in the manufacture of clay pipe and total Embodied Energy has been shown to be roughly half that of the manufacture of other materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, lifecycle and durability are a critically important component of the actual environmental, economic and social impact of any product.\u202f This has always been one of the strongest arguments for specifying clay pipe.\u202f Only clay pipe has a demonstrated performance history of more than four millennia on which it can be judged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers assumes a one-hundred-year service life for VCP while the Canadian National Research Council\/Institute for Construction Research estimates a service life for VCP at 132 years.\u202f We believe these estimates are very conservative.\u202f Seattle Public Utilities has returned to VCP based in part on a projected service life of the existing clay pipe in that system at between 300 and 400 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grave – End of Life Issues<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vitrified Clay Pipe is as close to permanent as any material can be for gravity sewer applications.\u202f Due to the long life cycle for VCP, the fact that it is chemically inert and it does not change over time, there are no long-term disposal or decay concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, it\u2019s not easy being Sustainable.\u202f Vitrified Clay Pipe is, and always has been, the most environmentally friendly and sustainable product available. We welcome your questions on our environmental credentials.


from NCPI official website at https:\/\/www.ncpi.org\/education-center\/sustainability\/<\/em>
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