Sustainability
BIKE PARKING AND OUR ENVIRONMENT
Commercial and Residential Outdoor Spaces
As the world's premier manufacturer of quality
bike racks,
bike bollards and
bike lockers, Reliance Foundry is focused on improving bike storage options in public spaces. Reliance Foundry's bike parking products offer exquisite beauty, a long life cycle and innovative uses of recyclable materials that have been field-proven in thousands of projects. As a premier manufacturer of bicycle parking solutions, Reliance Foundry has products installed in or around schools, office complexes, parking garages, residences, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, and anywhere else people congregate. Reliance Foundry is inherently committed to sustainability by creating bike friendly storage solutions and perimeter features that offer an outstanding quality of life for their residents.
Materials and Processes
Our recycable bike parking products emphasize
steel, iron, stainless steel, and aluminum - materials that offer a long life cycle, high recycled content and 100% recyclability. Reliance Foundry's bike bollards, bicycle parking racks and cycle storage lockers are
powder coated prior to shipping, a process that provides a high performance coating which is relatively hard, abrasion resistant, and tough. When powder coated items are installed without damage and they are maintained regularly, they will enjoy a long service life. The correctly applied coating, although not metallurgicaly bonded to the metal, will not crack, chip or peel as with conventional paint films — thereby reducing the need for repair.
Lifecycle
Reliance Foundry's bike parking products further meet today's sustainable standards by having exceptional durability and low
maintenance requirements. Reliance Foundry's bike bollards, racks and lockers are designed and engineered to live long, useful lives in outdoor spaces without the use of harmful cleaning chemicals to maintain the finish. In addition, our products are designed to allow replacement of damaged parts.
LEED
The
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System
TM is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance, sustainable, "green" buildings. Developed by the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Reliance Foundry supports USGBC and the concept of sustainability.
Walk Green. Build Green. Bike Green. Live Green. Committed to Keeping Green
Reliance Foundry makes stewardship of the environment a vital part of our business. By implementing the use of
green, recycled and/or recyclable products in our facility, producing many products that are themselves recyclable, and creating products with a long life cycle, we meet our customers' expectations for high-design, high-quality products that also help them meet their sustainable goals.
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