[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Fiberglass manufacturing process.

[Steve Tripp]

Sorry about the confusion everyone.

FUD = Fear Uncertainty Doubt

It's what people spread when they want to scare others away from a competing
product or belief, and yep it is a techie term.  I won't pollute my future
posts with jargon.

On 1/17/07, Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com> wrote:
>
> My understanding is that vinyl is really bad news, as far as it's effects
> on workers and the environment during processing. It causes a rare form of
> cancer in workers and people exposed around manufacturing plants.  After it
> is processed, it is a wonderful, amazing, flexible building material.  And
> then?  It can't be recycled. Vinyl is the least Green plastic, IMHO.  I use
> it, but sparingly if I can find an alternative.
>
> Fiberglass  isn't too great either, and can't be recycled to my knowledge.
> It has a somewhat better reputation than vinyl, IMHO, but I can't really get
> behind recommending it.
>
>
> Your windows will be on your house for 100 years if you install good
> ones.  Look into wood if you can afford it.
>
> >I think I smell FUD, but am not sure.
>
> What's FUD?  Lemme guess:  1.  A cartoon character from Bugs Bunny  2. An
> acronym for Fouled Up Deal.
>
> --Lawrence Lile
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org on behalf of Steve Tripp
> Sent: Wed 1/17/2007 3:08 PM
> To: Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
> Subject: [BULK] [Greenbuilding] Fiberglass manufacturing process.
>
>
>
> My wife and I are looking into fiberglass (rather than wood or vinyl)
> windows for our home remodel.  A representative for a different brand of
> windows mentioned that the pollution from the fiberglass manufacturing
> process was much worse than that of the vinyl manufacturing process and
> that
> was why a major fiberglass window manufacturer was in Canada (because the
> US
> has stricter limitations on pollution from manufacturers).
>
> I think I smell FUD, but am not sure.  I Wiki'ed and Googled, but didn't
> get
> a direct comparison.  I'm sure neither of the manufacturing processes are
> green, but could one be considered worse than the other?  Treehugger had a
> couple of articles on vinyl windows, but I've not seen one on fiberglass.
>
> TIA
> Steve Tripp
>
>
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