The Pharos Project is a project of the Healthy Building Network. HBN is:

In Vermont:
Melissa Coffin, Bill Walsh

In California:
Tom Lent

In Washington, DC:
Larry Kilroy, Sarah Gilberg, Sarah Pickell, Susan Sabella

In Maine:
Jim Vallette

PHAROS HELPS EPA WITH INSULATION STUDY

Pharos is partnering with the EPA to insure that the insulation used in federal stimulus funded home weatherization programs is healthy and low in environmental impact. In a special project with EPA Region 9 and StopWaste, Pharos is surveying cellulose, fiberglass and cotton products to understand the current state of the industry on a variety of key parameters set by the EPA, including recycled content, indoor air quality, including application of the new residential emissions standards, and toxic content. Manufacturers interested in participating in the program are submitting information to Pharos which the EPA will use to evaluate products and modify standards.

Recent improvements in products are starting to show up in Pharos listings. For example, UltraTouch cotton insulation has switched its 85% recycled content from post industrial to entirely post-consumer recycled cotton, doubling its renewable material score. Watch for more news of the evolving state of blanket insulation as this project progresses. 

Tom Lent is a researcher with the Pharos Project and the policy director of the Healthy Building Network.

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