In Part 1 of the this GreenChoice blog, we discussed how choosing low smoke zero halogen (LSZH) cables can offer a much safer industrial cabling alternative. Now, we will discuss the business arguments for GreenChoice LSZH cables and offer an opportunity to download the new Belden GreenChoice white paper for the complete argument for LSZH cables.
Today, even though standards in North America do not require non-halogenated cables, incentives are in place. For example, builders can get Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) incentives for using LSZH (green) wiring; it is possible to get LEED Pilot Credit 54 for up to 2 LEED points per installation. LEED is intended to provide a standardized framework for recognizing and actualizing practical and measurable green standards in design, construction, operations and maintenance for building professionals. Read more
deposited in landfills. These GreenChoice cables are particularly beneficial when installed in control and instrumentation applications, computer and CAD/CAM equipment, power supplies, audio, personal computers, POS and automotive – wherever humans or animals are in close proximity to the cables and could be exposed to halogens.
The Belden PPO Hook-up Wire is an environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional PVC-insulated and XLPE-insulated hook-up wire. PPO Wire also meets or exceeds the electrical and thermal characteristics of traditional products, while having the adding “green” benefit of being smaller in diameter, lighter in weight, stronger and more durable.Superior dielectric strength enables a thinner wall thickness and an OD which is up to 45 percent smaller than equivalent wires. The cable’s weight is reduced by up to 40 percent, due to PPO’s lower specific gravity/density as compared with PVC, polyethylene (PE) and XLPE insulations.