Appendix | Memberships & Associations 57

DGN

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Duravit AG is a member of the German Society for Sustainable Building, DGNB e.V. The

purpose of the DGNB system is to objectively describe and evaluate the sustainability of

buildings and districts. Quality in the broadest sense, across the entire building life cycle,

is evaluated.

IB

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Duravit AG is a member of Institut Bauen and Umwelt e.V.(IBU), an initiative by buildin

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product manufacturers promoting greater sustainability in the construction industry.

IBU offers a self-contained external representation of environmental product declarations

(EPDs) of Ecolabel Type III in accordance with ISO and CEN standards

.

USGBC/LEED

Duravit AG is a member of USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council), a committee that

advocates efficient and energy-saving buildings for a sustainable future. One of it

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measures is the LEED program for green construction. LEED-certified buildings are

efficient, have a positive e

ffect on residents’ health and promote renewable energies

.

EPD

The IBU has awarded Duravit AG the Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for the

product groups sanitary ceramics, sanitary acrylic, and DuroCast (Plus and UltraResist)

.

An EPD demonstrates the environmental qualities of a product as well as the company’s

sense of responsibility in terms of sustainable construction

.

Uni

fied Water Label

The Uni

fied Water Label is a voluntary system by European bathroom manufacturers i

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which Duravit participates together with many other major brands. The online database o

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the Unified Water Label and labels that can be a

ffixed to products create transparency by

presenting the water-consumption values and energy consumption of bathroom product

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in an easily understandable manner.

Water sense

Duravit AG is a member of WaterSense, a partnership program of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA). It is mainly aimed at consumers who want to reduce their water

consumption. To be awarded the label, products and services must save at least 20

%

without impairing function and performance.