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Which company offers the

                   greenest DECKING products?


                   Trex                                             33.8%

                   TimberTech                                       13.7%
                   EcoLife (Viance)                                 9.8%

                   GeoDeck                                          7.4%

                   Cali Bamboo                                      7.4%
                   TruGrain                                         6.3%        The matter is settled. For the third year in a row,

                   CertainTeed EverNew   59                         5.9%        Trex dominates this category. It’s a brand position the
                                                                                company has worked hard to achieve and hold. The
                   Fiberon             59                           5.9%        only notable shift in brand perceptions is GeoDeck,
                                                                                which moved up several spots—perhaps because it
                                                                                has promoted its use of non-wood and recycled fillers.
                                                                                Trex 33.8%









                   Which company offers the                                Slight shifts. This year’s paint notables follow the same

                   greenest PAINT and COATING                              pattern as last year, although Behr and Valspar switched

                   products?                                               spots. This sector, which was marked by numerous low- and
                                                                           no-VOC brand introductions a few years ago, now seems to
                   Sherwin-Williams                           24.5%        have settled into comfortable familiarity for building pros.

                   Benjamin Moore                             19.1%        We’re surprised to see PPG drifting downward in the list,
                                                                           however. We know the company is serious about
                   Behr                                       18.1%        environmental reporting on products, but somehow the
                   Valspar                                    17.2%        messaging is being lost.

                   Glidden          54                        5.4%         Sherwin-Williams 24.5%
                   Dunn-Edwards     39                        3.9%

                   Kelly-Moore      34                        3.4%

                   PPG              34                        3.4%


                   42  GREEN BUILDER March/April 2019                                                     www.greenbuildermedia.com




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