ProVia's Commitment to Environmental Stewardship
ProVia Door, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of professional-class doors, storm doors, and patio doors. Based in Sugarcreek, Ohio, ProVia Door began as a small Amish country manufacturer of entry doors and has grown into a dynamic organization with nearly 400 employees. ProVia Door is an ENERGY STAR® Partner with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency and has been recognized for 5 consecutive years with the prestigious Sustained Excellence ENERGY STAR award for Door Manufacturing. ProVia Door has also been recognized as a Star Partner with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and is the first metal window and door manufacturer nationally to receive the award. For more information about the durability, security, and energy efficiency of ProVia Door Products, visit proviadoor.com or call 1.877.389.0835
Click here to learn more about ProVia's commitment to energy efficiency.
Here are a few examples of how we exercise corporate environmental stewardship:
We recycle paper, metals and glass
To Save Fuel, our trucks use the TriPac Idle Reduction and Temperature
Management System
Our Pollution Prevention Program dramatically reduced solvent
usage by over 33% since 2002.
Paperless online ordering and internal paperless fax
system reduces paper use.
What is LEED?
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a non-profit/non-government agency developed by USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) in 1998 to encourage sustainable building practices in a number of different markets.
The LEED green building certification program is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings. It is a voluntary certification program that can be applied to any building type and any building life-cycle phase. It promotes the a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in key categories. In order for a building to become LEED certified, it must meet specific prerequisites and achieve specified performance levels to qualify for rating points.
All rating categories can achieve 1 of 4 levels of certification. ProVia Door products can contribute to LEED points in 3 credit categories, helping your project satisfy all prerequisites to be certified. The three categories ProVia products contribute to are as follows:
Energy and Atmosphere (EA) - This credit category encourages a variety of energy strategies such as, reducing carbon impact and energy consumption.
Material and Resources (MR)- This credit category encourages of sustainably grown, harvested, produced and transported products and materials. Reuse and recycle existing building materials. Use more recycled content.
Regional Priority (RP) - This credit category encourages use of regional products to reduce carbon impact of fossil fuels in transportation and to support local economies. Map to right shows Regional Priority. 500 Mile Radius
We are here to help you build LEED-certified projects which are designed to:
- Lower operating costs and increase asset value.
- Reduce waste sent to landfills.
- Conserve energy and water.
- Be healthier and safer for occupants.
- Reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
- Qualify for tax rebates, zoning allowances and other incentives in hundreds of cities.
- Demonstrate an owner's commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility.
To learn more about USGC and LEED go to www.usgbc.org/leed