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Webinar on Demand: Specifying Modern Vinyl How today’s manufacturers use sustainable practices to produce vinyl products

Discover the versatility, safety, and sustainability of modern vinyl products in this comprehensive CEU course. Gain essential insights into vinyl manufacturing, regulations, and responsible specification practices to make informed, sustainable design choices.
October 15, 2024
6:00 PM UTC
1 hour
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This webinar was originally held on October 15, 2024

Duration: 60 minutes
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Vinyl products are an essential building material.  With its unique performance characteristics, vinyl products are often the best selection for applications where durability, aesthetics, and value are vital. Modern vinyl production is a closely controlled and regulated process with an exceptional record of safety in the chemical industry.

This CEU course is designed to provide the learner with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions about vinyl specification. The course will communicate the realities of today’s vinyl product manufacturing, discuss the latest information about vinyl products' safety and sustainability, and present a verification standard for responsible vinyl manufacturing.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Gain an understanding of the basics of vinyl material production, regulations that govern vinyl production, and improvements in emissions performance.
  • Understand chemical risk and how to avoid the unintended consequences of single-attribute product selection.  
  • Learn the facts about vinyl hazards and risks. 
  • Explore the many uses and applications of vinyl products.  
  • Understand the role of resource efficiency in product sustainability.  
    Explore programs that govern and verify sustainability
  • compliance parameters, simplifying the specification of sustainable vinyl products.

Jay Thomas, GGP

Vice President Sustainability, Vinyl Institute Executive Director

The Vinyl Sustainability Council

Jay Thomas serves as the Vice President of Sustainability for the Vinyl Institute and the Executive Director of the Vinyl Sustainability Council. In these roles he is responsible for developing and implementing the strategies and tactics that support the sustainability mission and policies of the Vinyl Institute. He has more than 25 years of vinyl industry experience in the wire and cable, roofing and flooring industries having worked in various capacities at Tyco International and Sika Corporation.

Thomas Wardrop, PE

Climate Change Leader

Polymer Solutions Vestolit

Thomas is a professional engineer serving as the Climate Change Leader for Polymer Solutions Vestolit, an Orbia Business. In this role, he oversees efforts to reduce carbon emissions and waste generated by Vestolit’s operations. He uses his experience in consulting and manufacturing roles to analyze how processes create these impacts and identify the most effective ways to mitigate them.

Bill Bellico

VP of Marketing & Inside Sales

Sika Corporation

Bill has worked in the commercial construction industry for over 20 years as part of Sika’s roofing division, starting out in sales and eventually evolving into sales and marketing management as well leading key digital transformation projects for the organization. He is a LEED Accredited Professional with a strong background in sustainability. Bill is the current acting marketing chair for the CFFA’s PVC Roofing Division as well as the Vinyl Sustainability Council and is also a participating member of the RT3 (Roofing Technology Think Tank)