The Carpet Industry Continues to Move Toward Sustainability
Ga. Tech Professor Provides Correlation to Carpet Industry's Reduction of Energy Use

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November 6, 2001 DALTON, GA -- Following the Carpet and Rug Institute's (CRI) Sustainability Report 2000, and in a continuing effort to communicate the carpet industry's move toward sustainability, CRI is reporting today that Matthew Realff, PhD., Professor of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, has provided a correlation between the amount of energy reduction reported by the carpet industry and the equivalence in the annual emissions of 226,000 cars. This number of cars is equivalent to the approximate total number of cars licensed annually in the Washington, D. C. area.

Werner Braun, president of CRI, stated, It's great to see that the reduction of energy use in this industry is essentially equivalent to parking over a quarter of a million cars. That's admirable, and a noteworthy step toward being a sustainable industry. He continued, Carpet manufacturers have made and are making great strides in energy conservation while focusing on creating high performance products for the benefit of customers. The manufacturers are truly decreasing their environmental footprints for the value of future generations.