Encompass Sign Systems, Inc. was recently named as a Finalist at the International INOVYN Awards competition in Brussels, Belgium. The Board of Judges recognized the Encompass ECO-press line of signage in the category of “Sustainability”. The ECO-press ADA sign products are made exclusively from 100% post-consumer, recycled, polymers and e-waste.
The intricate sign panels feature ADA-compliant, raised tactile text, pictograms and Grade II Braille. The panels are top-surface painted with ultra-low VOC paint. The ECO-press sign panels are compression molded with extreme heat and intense pressure thereby eliminating the use of traditional films and harmful epoxies.
Encompass Sign developed the process after two years of trial and error with various polymer blends in its thermoforming laboratories in Minnesota. The resulting process yields a highly-durable sign that is rated for both interior and exterior applications. Present fabrication capacities allow for the production of 2,700 ECO-press sign panels per month.
The ECO-press sign products are helpful to architects and facility owners by contributing towards achieving USGBC’s LEED® v4 BD+C credits under the MR category due to environmentally, economically and socially-preferable life-cycle impacts. In January ECO-press signs will be featured in a new, 5-story University building in Washington which has earned Platinum LEED status.
