NEWS Larson in as COO at Ames-buryTruth INDUSTRY A New EPD for aluminum extrusions he Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released a comprehensive industry-wide set of Environmental Product Declara-tions (EPDs) for aluminum extrusions manu-factured in the United States and Canada. The EPDs quantify the “cradle-to-gate” lifecycle environmental impacts of aluminum extrusions. One EPD is for thermally-im-proved extrusions – of particular interest for fenestration applications – and one covers extrusions that have not been thermally improved. Both provide data for mill finish, painted and anodized products, so architects and designers can assess the environmental impacts of finishing and thermal improve-ment decisions. The EPD’s are based on a detailed study of the process inputs and outputs of 11 AEC member extruders. Thirty separate facilities, located across the U.S. and Canada, with more than 85 extrusion presses and a variety of finishing and thermal improvement facilities, were included in the study. In aggregate, extrusion production of 1.7 billion pounds, or about one-third of the North American total for 2015, was covered in the study. Based on a peer-reviewed lifecycle assessment (LCA), these EPDs can help designers achieve the credits required for building certification within Leadership 6 DECEMBER 2016 | GLASS CANADA T in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and other green building rating programs. Lewie Smith, chairman of the AEC’s Building and Construction Industry Promo-tion Team and president of Jordan Aluminum in Memphis, Tenn., a participant in the EPD program, noted, “We are extremely pleased to bring such a comprehensive set of EPDs to the building and construction community. Between the EPDs and the foundation LCA study, building professionals have access to new detailed information about the environ-mental impact of extrusions, the billet used in their production, and the downstream fin-ishing and thermal improvement processes.” Jeff Henderson, AEC president, added, “This project is an important step in our ef-fort to document and improve the environ-mental performance of our industry in the U.S. and Canada. While LEED practitioners are a key constituency for this work, we see more and more extrusion users – particu-larly those in consumer oriented industries – asking for environmental information.” Copies of the two EPDs, as well as the more-detailed LCA that serves as the EPD background report can be downloaded at aec.org. mesburyTruth has named James Larson chief operating officer. Larson brings over 10 years of fenestration manufacturing experience to his new position. He held internal positions as director of operations for balance manufacturing, vice-president of hard-ware operations and his most recent role as vice president of global supply chain. Larson comple-ments his AmesburyTruth experience with prior non-fenestration positions including environmental health and safety compli-ance, manufacturing engi-neering, account manage-ment, quoting, engineering management and plant management. With this experience, he worked directly with suppliers, customers and internal operations to improve value delivery, safety and efficiency. In his new role, Larson will oversee and have responsibility for all North American opera-tions, global supply chain, quality management, and continuous improvement activity for hardware, seals and extrusions. Larson has a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering, a wife and two sons.
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