INTERNATIONAL
CODE COUNCIL
Manufacturers represented by CISPI enjoy recognition of their products for green attributes as well as for code compliance
Many people are unaware that today’s cast iron soil pipes are made with almost 100 percent recycled content. The Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI), which represents three U.S. manufacturers of cast iron soil pipes and fittings (AB&I Foundry, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and Tyler Pipe), chose ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) to verify their products’ green attributes and to get their “green” message out to code officials, architects, engineers and consumers. “One of our primary goals was to have everyone in the building industry understand how green our products really are. With the ICC-ES VARs, we not only get wide recognition, but we now have independent verification of the “greenness” of our products,” says Bill LeVan, CISPI Executive Vice President.
The combined efforts of CISPI and ICC-ES resulted in all three manufacturers receiving recognition under two ICC-ES programs--the ICC-ES Sustainable Attributes Verification and Evaluation™ (SAVE™) Program and the ICC-ES Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas (PMG) Listing Program.
“Our Institute interfaced with ICC-ES on behalf of the manufacturers to obtain these evaluations so they will be able to show the SAVE and PMG marks of conformity to code officials and add credibility for their well-established products” says Bill LeVan, CISPI Executive Vice President.
The process started when the CISPI members applied for VARs (Verification of Attributes Reports) from the ICC-ES SAVE Program. These reports provide an independent and comprehensive evaluation of the recycled content of each CISPI member’s cast iron soil pipes and fittings. The evaluation process verified that the CISPI members’ products met specific sustainability targets defined by today’s green codes, standards, or rating systems.
“Through the ICC-ES SAVE Program, ICC-ES has independently verified the high percentage of recycled content and the availability of the recyclable material in their supply chain,” says Rob Brooks, Director of ICC-ES Environmental Programs.
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