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SPOTLIGHT KAWNEER COMPANY, INC. Kawneer Puts the Spotlight on Sustainability at kawneergreen.com. 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, established Kawneergreen.com (www.kawneergreen.com). The website serves 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, architects and building professionals 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 2008, Kawneer launched a comprehensive campaign to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to sustainability and inspire people to think about how the everyday choices they make impact the environment. 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 support, Kawneer continues to be devoted to helping architects and building professionals achieve their sustainable visions, For the latest features, more information and to explore Kawneer’s green website, visit Kawneergreen.com. 38 ed+c J A N UA R Y 09 http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com http://www.kawneergreen.com

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