RPM's Tremco and Dryvit Units to Address High-Performance Building
Congressional Caucus Coalition
- Will Focus on How Today's Building Envelope Technology Can Reduce by 40% the
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to Heating and Cooling Buildings
MEDINA, Ohio, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RPM International Inc. (NYSE:
RPM), a worldwide specialty coatings and building materials and services
holding company, today announced that executives from its Tremco sealants and
Dryvit exterior insulation and finish systems businesses will address the
High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition at a briefing on
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the Rayburn House Office Building in
Washington, DC.
Tony Stall, vice president, marketing and sustainability for Dryvit Systems,
and Michael Schmeida, manager of sustainable programs for Tremco Commercial
Sealants and Waterproofing, will focus on how an efficient building envelope
can reduce structures' energy consumption by up to 40 percent utilizing
technology available today. The building envelope includes roof, walls,
windows, foundation and transitions between these components where air and
moisture can pass. The executives will also discuss provisions in developing
energy legislation that will ensure that the building envelope is seen as a
tool to address energy efficiency.
The program will be moderated by Doug Read, director of government affairs for
ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
Engineers. Other speakers will include Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Russ
Carnahan (D-MO), co-chairs of the High-Performance Building Congressional
Caucus Coalition, and Marc LaFrance, technology development manager for the
Department of Energy. James C. Benney, CAE, of the National Fenestration
Rating Council, will discuss measuring and verifying the energy efficiency of
building components, while Achilles N. Karagiozis, of the Department of
Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will cover future objectives for
building envelope technologies.
About RPM
RPM International Inc., a holding company, owns subsidiaries that are world
leaders in specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related
services serving both industrial and consumer markets. RPM's industrial
products include roofing systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings,
flooring coatings and specialty chemicals. Industrial brands include
Stonhard, Tremco, illbruck, Carboline, Day-Glo, Euco and Dryvit. RPM's
consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home
maintenance and improvement, boat repair and maintenance, and by hobbyists.
Consumer brands include Zinsser, Rust-Oleum, DAP, Varathane and Testors.
Additional details about RPM are available at www.rpminc.com. More
information about the company's high-performance building solutions may be
found at www.RPMhpbs.com.
For more information, contact P. Kelly Tompkins, executive vice president -
administration and chief financial officer, at 330-273-5090 or
ktompkins@rpminc.com.
SOURCE RPM International Inc.
P. Kelly Tompkins, executive vice president - administration and chief
financial officer, RPM International Inc., +1-330-273-5090,
ktompkins@rpminc.com
