New Website Showcases Kawneer North America's Featured Sustainable
Products, Explores Selected LEED Projects and Delivers Tools to Help
Customers Achieve Eco-Friendly Vision
NORCROSS, Ga.--(Business Wire)--
As an expression of its long-term commitment to sustainability,
Kawneer Company, Inc., the leading manufacturer of architectural
aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction,
has launched Kawneergreen.com. (www.kawneergreen.com) Kawneer is part
of Alcoa's global Building and Construction Systems business unit. The
new website will serve as a resource for Kawneer's green focus -
featured products, systems, tools and support to help architects and
building professionals achieve their sustainable vision.
As an industry leader, Kawneer is dedicated to providing
high-performance, sustainable solutions and continuing to challenge
the status quo - all while practicing social and environmental
responsibility. Kawneer believes that in choosing the company,
customers and architects can make choices that achieve the business,
performance and aesthetic goals for their projects, while enhancing
the sustainability of those buildings. Kawneergreen.com showcases
Kawneer's featured green products, explores recent Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects and includes a LEED
Certification section that brings Kawneer's printed LEED Planning Tool
to life. Highlights of the evolving site include:
Green Products - Kawneergreen.com highlights information on
Kawneer's featured portfolio of thermal, solar and photovoltaic
products. In addition, the website enables users to quickly link back
to Kawneer.com to download CAD and spec information and easily access
LEED information to determine potential points for each product and
LEED category.
Sustainable Projects - Kawneer products can help provide solutions
addressing the unique climate and environment of each building, as
well as interior challenges, such as thermal performance or
condensation. Kawneergreen.com highlights selected LEED-registered or
LEED-certified projects using Kawneer products - intriguing structures
that have turned the idea of sustainability into a reality.
LEED Certification - Designed as a working instrument, Kawneer's
LEED Planning Tool guides users to specific Kawneer products and
solutions that can help in achieving LEED certification goals.
Kawneergreen.com brings the popular tool to life, allows users to tie
specific strategies to specific products and features sections for
"Potential Points" based on the recommended products/principles for
each LEED category. The site also includes additional links and
resources for users to learn more about LEED principles and
sustainable design.
Kawneer's commitment to sustainability is evidenced in its
products and its actions. In January 2008, Kawneer launched a
comprehensive campaign affirming its commitment to sustainability.
With its key message, "Every Day You Make a Choice. Make a Choice that
Counts," Kawneer examines how everyday choices may impact the future
of the environment and how building with sustainable products can make
a difference in the future of the planet. From its dedication to
developing products and systems that help comply with LEED standards
and promote integrated, whole-building design practices, to its
innovative tools and solutions, the company continues to be dedicated
to sustainability.
For the latest features, more information and to explore Kawneer's
green website, visit Kawneergreen.com.
About Kawneer
With more than 100 years of innovation and experience, Kawneer
North America is headquartered in Norcross, GA, and is the leading
manufacturer of architectural aluminum products and systems for the
commercial construction industry. Kawneer is part of Alcoa's global
Building and Construction Systems (BCS) business unit headquartered in
Geneva, Switzerland. Alcoa BCS manufactures and markets architectural
systems and products in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle
East. Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary
aluminum, and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects
of the industry. For more information on Kawneer or its products,
please visit www.kawneer.com.
About Alcoa
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the world leader in the production and
management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina
combined, through its active and growing participation in all major
aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive,
packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and
industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other
capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to
aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard
alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa(R) wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems. The Company has 97,000 employees in 34 countries and has been
named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be
found at www.alcoa.com
Kawneer North America
Karen Zipfel, 770-840-6449
or
Joslyn Fagan, 404-524-3075
OR
Alcoa Inc.
Kevin Lowery, 412-553-1424
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