Toitu Carbon Reduce Certified Product
OMEGA® Windows + Doors By McKechnie® achieves a carbon footprint of 1.35 kg of CO2e per kg of Aluminium on a Scope 1 & 2* basis and is 88% better than other New Zealand-sourced aluminium. (Toitū carbon reduces third-party product certification).
Every 1000 house-lots of OMEGA® Windows + Doors specified consequently saves 1 million kilograms of CO2 carbon. This equals carbon sequestered by
- 16,000 tree seedlings grown for 10 years, or
- 516 hectares of native forest - that's the area of over 3 average dairy farms.
These are not carbon offsets from third-party plantings, but real carbon savings, which is why every home is eligible to receive a certificate of its OMEGA® carbon savings.
Specify OMEGA® Windows + Doors to create high-performance buildings and unmatched carbon savings.
Full Life Cycle is 8.19kg of CO2e / Kg of Aluminium.