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Which company offers the greenest

BUILDING WRAP products? HOLDING STEADY. Since GB’s
survey began, DuPont’s Tyvek
product has been the wrap of

DuPont Tyvek “HomeWrap” 245 24.5% choice for builders. Other brands
continue to nibble away at the
Huber “Zip System” 157 15.7% category, but Tyvek keeps the
R&D and related product releases
Kimberly Clark “Block It” 88 8.8% coming to maintain its lead.

Owens Corning “PinkWrap” 88 8.8%
Pactiv “GreenGuard” 78 7.8% DuPont

Fortifiber “WeatherSmart” 59 5.9%

Other 59 4.9% Tyvek
5.9%
Typar “HouseWrap” 49

GP “Forcefield” 39 3.9% 24.5%
Benjamin Obdyke “HydroGap” 39 3.9%

Which company offers the
greenest FLOORING products? FLOOR ARMOR. Armstrong’s market share
dropped by almost a third from 2016, but it still
holds a sizeable lead over last year’s runner-ups,
Armstrong 235 23.5% Mohawk and Shaw. The three are pulling away
from competitors. This may be because
Mohawk 206 20.6% Armstrong’s portfolio is more widely associated

Shaw 167 16.7% with solid flooring, while the other two are known
for carpet categories, which tend to have a
Other 88 8.8% tougher time achieving sustainability.

Crossville Tile 59 5.9% Armstrong
Lauzon 59 5.9%

Milliken 49 4.9% 23.5%

Mullican 40 4.0%
Interface 40 4.0%

Tiles of Italy 40 4.0%

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