Armstrong World Industries Introduces New Product to Reduce Carbon in Commercial Buildings

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AWI), a leader in the design, innovation and manufacture of ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas, continues to expand its portfolio of products designed to help building owners, architects and contractors reduce the environmental impact of buildings with the introduction of Ultima Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) ceiling panels.

With a rich history of product innovation dating to the 1890s and an ongoing focus on sustainable solutions, Armstrong is developing a comprehensive product portfolio for carbon reduction in the built environment. This portfolio includes the newly announced Ultima LEC product and recently launched Ultima Templok Energy Saving Ceiling panels, which are manufactured with phase change material that can help maintain thermal comfort and reduce heating and cooling costs in buildings. These products are designed to lower the carbon emissions over the lifecycle of a building by reducing operational and embodied carbon.

Using new technology that includes sustainable, wood-based biochar, Ultima LEC delivers a 43% reduction in the embodied carbon of a ceiling.^* Ultima LEC panels are USDA-verified 100% biobased content and represent the lowest embodied carbon mineral fiber acoustical ceiling panel on the market today.^**

“The importance of reducing the environmental impact of buildings continues to rise, and we are committed to bringing products and services to our customers that support decarbonization and circularity throughout the built environment,” said AWI CEO and President Vic Grizzle. “We believe both Ultima Templok and Ultima LEC will increasingly be specified by customers because of the growing attention our customers and our communities are giving to reducing the environmental impacts of buildings. From design conception to end-of-life product management, Armstrong is giving our customers additional tools to tackle energy efficiency, material waste, construction efficiency and embodied carbon. We are also excited about the impact these products can have in helping building owners, architects and contractors reach their own sustainability goals.”

In addition to Ultima LEC tiles and Ultima Templok, the company has recently introduced other energy saving solutions that can further reduce operational carbon from commercial buildings, including AirAssure gasketed ceiling panels, coupled with DynaMax structural grid for data center applications to reduce cooling costs meaningfully for owners.