Generally, sustainability is concerned with addressing social, economic and environmental needs. Societal considerations include the needs of upcoming generations, effects on health from contact with toxins and quality of life concerns. Economic considerations deal with cost and waste. Environmental considerations include optimizing the utilization of resources and utilizing resources that are renewable.
Iris Window Coverings is proud to be a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings accessible to everyone within a generation. This is the organization that developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ which encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
Along these lines, Iris Window Coverings is pleased to represent a number of different GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® and GREENGUARD for Children & Schools Certified fabrics in roller shade line of products. We also have available a wide range of other window treatments that are including wood blinds, shutters and aluminum horizontal blinds that are also GREENGUARD certified.
There are a number of green drapery fabrics available. These are manufactured from renewable resources utilizing environmentally friendly techniques. There are also a number of other window coverings that are considered green, due to the manner in which they are fabricated or due to their enhanced R-value when used as window treatments.