LP Building Solutions: Green Builder 2025 Brand & Product of the Year
LP Building Solutions (LP), long recognized for its high‑performance building products, has once again taken center stage in the green‑construction arena. Green Builder Media—one of North America’s most influential voices on resilient design and sustainable development—has named LP the 2025 Sustainable Brand Leader in the Siding category. Complementing that accolade, the company’s flagship LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding has been crowned a 2025 Sustainable Product of the Year.
These twin awards cement LP’s reputation for delivering durable, resource‑efficient materials that resonate with builders, architects, and homeowners who prize environmental stewardship.A Repeat Performance of Sustainability Excellence
This latest recognition marks the second consecutive year LP has topped Green Builder Media’s Brand Index and the third time overall that it has claimed Brand Leader status. According to the publication, the index aggregates three lenses of performance:
- Survey Data – Feedback from construction professionals evaluating product quality, sustainability, and customer support.
- Market Visibility – Brand presence across trade media, conferences, and digital channels.
- Sentiment Analysis – AI‑driven assessment of how positively or negatively the brand is discussed in public forums.
LP’s dominance in the siding segment underscores its ability to hit all three benchmarks: winning the confidence of the trades, commanding share of voice, and maintaining a positive buzz around product performance and eco‑credentials.
The Product Behind the Plaudits—LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding
Why did LP SmartSide stand out enough to earn Sustainable Product of the Year? Green Builder Media cites three pillars:
- Innovativeness – The engineered‑wood substrate incorporates SmartGuard® technology, a proprietary mix of waxes, zinc borate, and resin‑saturated overlays that shield against rot, termites, and harsh weather.
- Efficiency – Panels arrive long‑length and light in weight, streamlining installation and reducing job‑site waste.
- Resilience & Sustainability – Third‑party life‑cycle assessments (EPDs) reveal the product is carbon‑negative cradle‑to‑gate, meaning it stores more atmospheric carbon in its wood fibers than is emitted during manufacturing and transport.
With more than 20 years in service on millions of structures, LP SmartSide has amassed a field record that aligns environmental performance with real‑world durability.
Words from the C‑Suite
“We’re honored to be recognized once again as a sustainability leader in our industry,” said Jason Ringblom, President of LP Building Solutions. “This recognition reflects our long‑standing commitment to developing innovative, durable products that support sustainable building practices. We’re grateful to the building professionals who continue to place their trust in LP.”
Ringblom’s remarks highlight an ethos that predates green building’s mainstream adoption. Founded over five decades ago, LP has woven resource responsibility into its corporate DNA—from forest stewardship to factory‑floor efficiency.
A Track Record of Green Milestones
LP’s 2025 honors arrive on the heels of several notable sustainability achievements:
- 2024 & 2022 Brand Index Wins – Demonstrating year‑over‑year momentum in market perception.
- Multiple Sustainable Product of the Year Awards – Recognizing not only SmartSide but also LP Structural Solutions, a suite of sheathing and sub‑floor panels engineered to boost energy efficiency and resilience.
- Nine Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) – Independently verified disclosures showing carbon negativity across key product lines, giving specifiers transparent data for green‑building certifications like LEED, Green Globes, and National Green Building Standard.
From Forest to Job Site: How LP Embeds Sustainability
1. Responsible Forest Management
LP sources wood from well‑managed forests, many certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI). Active replanting programs ensure that harvested sites regenerate, maintaining biodiversity and long‑term fiber supply.
2. Carbon Storage in Wood Fiber
Engineered‑wood siding acts as a carbon sink. As trees grow, they sequester CO₂; LP’s manufacturing locks that carbon into building envelopes for decades, delaying its return to the atmosphere.
3. Lean Manufacturing & Energy Efficiency
Facilities are optimized to recover wood residuals for fuel, reducing reliance on fossil energy. Continuous‑improvement teams target water use, emissions, and waste‑to‑landfill reductions.
4. Community Engagement
LP partners with local stakeholders—schools, conservation groups, and economic‑development boards—around each mill, fostering a shared commitment to sustainable land management and workforce development.
Why Green Builder Media’s Accolades Matter
In an industry crowded with eco‑labels, Green Builder Media’s Brand Index remains influential because it triangulates qualitative and quantitative data. Builders use the index as a shortcut to vet suppliers capable of meeting evolving code requirements for energy, carbon, and moisture performance. For homeowners, the Sustainable Product of the Year seal signals that a material has cleared both lab‑bench testing and real‑world scrutiny.
Thus, LP’s dual win is more than a press‑release headline; it’s a market differentiator that can sway purchasing decisions and project specifications.
