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SCHOTT PYRAN® Platinum Fire-Rated Glass- Ceramic Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM by MBDC. · Only fire-rated glass-ceramic to receive this certification · Helps qualify projects for LEED Certification June 10, 2010 (at American Institute of Architects Conference and Exposition in Miami, Booth 1217) – Architects and designers searching for fire-rated glass solutions that will help qualify projects for LEED certification finally have an option. SCHOTT PYRAN® Platinum fire-rated glass-ceramic has been Cradle to Cradle (C2C) CertifiedCM-Silver by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC). Cradle to Cradle® Certification is a rigorous eco-label that evaluates the impacts of a product and its manufacturing process throughout its lifecycle, including recyclability and toxicity to human and environmental health. SCHOTT PYRAN® Platinum uses innovative production processes that do not require the use of environmentally damaging heavy metals arsenic, antimony and barium. “SCHOTT PYRAN® Platinum is the only glass-ceramic in the world produced via the Microfloat process,” said Dan Poling, Sales Manger, Fire-Rated Glass for SCHOTT in North America. “Our process provides a superior surface quality and color rendition, while also removing heavy metals that could harm the environment. Really, everyone wins.” Qualifed for USGBC’s LEED Certification Because SCHOTT PYRAN® Platinum fire-rated glassceramics are Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM -Silver they can contribute points towards a U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) building certification. The Innovation in Design Credit in any LEED Rating System can be earned if 2.5-5% of the building materials budget is used on Cradle to Cradle Certified products. Furthermore, C2C CertifiedCM products qualify for LEED points as Environmentally Preferable Materials (MR 2.2) in the LEED for Homes Rating System. Recognized by EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program C2C Certification also qualifies products to be listed in the U.S. EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) database. Federal agencies are directed by executive orders to make purchasing decisions with the environment in mind, and the EPP database is a tool used to facilitate the purchase of products and services with reduced environmental impacts. Environmentally preferable products are those that have a “lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products that serve the same purpose.” No other glassceramic on the market meets these requirements. About SCHOTT SCHOTT is a technology-driven, international group that sees its core purpose as the lasting improvement of living and working conditions through special materials and hightech solutions. Its main areas of focus are defense, household appliance industry, pharmaceutical packaging, optics and opto-electronics, information technology, consumer electronics, lighting, automotive engineering and solar energy. SCHOTT has a presence in close proximity to its customers through highly efficient production and sales companies in all of its major markets. The company has approximately 17,000 employees producing worldwide sales of approximately $3 billion. In North America, SCHOTT’s holding company SCHOTT Corporation and its subsidiary SCHOTT North America, Inc. and their affiliates employ about 2,500 people in 14 production operations with 6 sales offices. The company’s technological and economic expertise is closely linked with its social and ecological responsibilities. For More Information contact: PRODUCT INFORMATION: Daniel Poling Sales Manager, Fire-Rated Glass Technical Glass Solutions SCHOTT North America, Inc. 5530 Shepherdsville Road Louisville, Kentucky 40228 daniel.poling@us.schott.com 502.657.4439 PRESS INFORMATION: Matthew Kraft Public Relations Manager SCHOTT North America 555 Taxter Road Elmsford, NY 10523 matthew.kraft@us.schott.com 914.831.2288 Also Check Out:
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