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Second-Look, manufactured by Louisville-based LSI Wallcovering, won the Gold Award for Most Sustainable Product from IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, the Symposium Distinction Award for Most Sustainable Product from the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo and the Grand Prize for Environmental Solutions in the Innovations Competition at NeoCon. Architectural Record and Interiors & Sources both selected Second-Look for 2007 Editor’s Choice Awards, recognizing it as one of the top product innovations of the year.

A comprehensive sustainable solution, Second-Look includes a retrieval program that reclaims used vinyl wallcovering made by any manufacturer and transforms it into new patterns with a minimum of 20% total recycled content and at least 10% post-consumer. LSI Wallcovering’s Cirqa, Plexus and Versa wallcovering brands each offer a Second-Look recycled collection that is available through the company’s U.S. and international distributors. Over 200 recycled selections are available and have the same durability, performance and price as LSI’s standard wallcoverings. In addition, many of LSI’s standard designs can be made as Second-Look recycled wallcoverings with a 500 yard minimum. The low-VOC wallcoverings last for 10+ years and can be repeatedly recycled to divert them from landfills for decades.

“Now designers and facility managers can enjoy the long life cycle of vinyl wallcovering and divert it from the landfill almost indefinitely,” said Beth Rich, LSI Wallcovering Director of Brand Management. “Second-Look Recycled Wallcovering has the long-term, high-performance of vinyl and can be recycled repeatedly to keep it out of the landfill for decades.”

Second-Look uses water-based inks, incorporates a mildew-inhibiting agent and is installed with water-based adhesives. The Type II, 20-ounce wallcovering measures 52”/54” wide and is available with Permavent™ microventing technology that manages mobile moisture. The low-VOC recycled wallcovering supports LEED criteria for low-emitting materials, recycling construction waste and using post-consumer recycled content.

For Second-Look information and distributors, contact LSI Wallcovering at 4700 Robards Lane, Louisville, KY 40218, 866-522-6072, 502-458-2639 (f), This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www.secondlookwc.com.

Editorial Contact:
Janice Hofmann
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