APCO – Our Products & the Environment
Developing eco-friendly sign solutions involves a fine balance of quality and green attributes, where the signs’ intended use and life-span should be the starting point of any green project. With higher quality, more environmentally friendly raw materials and finishes available to the sign industry every year, truly green options are becoming more cost-effective and offer a higher level of quality than ever before. This is good news for all of us!

With the broadest range of sign systems in the industry, the specific eco-friendly attributes of APCO products may vary greatly from system to system. However, there are two common green threads which connect all of our products:

Modularity
All APCO products are built-to-last and modular so updates can be made without replacing the entire sign. This extends the product’s life cycle and helps reduce waste. There are many plaque sign solutions on the market which utilize very eco-friendly materials but often don’t offer a high degree of modularity. For certain applications, this may be a good fit but for environments where future changes may occur, a comprehensive modular solution is often the more environmentally friendly choice in the long run.

Made in the USA
All APCO products sold in the USA are made in the USA. Sign systems and their associated extrusions and components imported from Europe or Asia involve a much higher level of transportation energy and pollution than systems made locally in the US.

Sign Solutions for LEED® Projects
The impact signage has on a building project’s environmental footprint is extremely small as compared to the vast amounts of metal, concrete, windows, carpeting and interior finishes used. For this reason, signs and their associated materials will rarely have an impact, either positive or negative, on a facility’s ability to obtain LEED certification. This is the reality. However, signs can still play a role in green construction or renovation projects, at the very least helping maintain consistency with overall spirit and objectives of LEED.

APCO: Our Company & the Environment
APCO is excited to be a part of the ever growing green building movement and as a manufacturer we take our role in that movement very seriously. For more specific information highlighting a few of the steps we’ve taken to less
en our environmental impact, please download the attached flyer.

APCO’s Signs of Green
These resource sheets provide details of specific sign solutions to help with your next LEED project.

Download: Signs of Green: Arcadia Curved-Face Interior Sign System
Download: Signs of Green: FullView Low-Profile Interior Sign System
Download: Signs of Green: APCO: Our Company & the Environment