Product Transparency
Transparency continues to be important in the building and construction industry and the product materials you specify for your projects are also important. That’s why Kawneer has taken the initiative to research and assess our products on a variety of levels. We are committed to providing product transparency and will continue to disclose product information through the use of industry standards, such as:
- Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
- Kawneer Material Transparency Summaries (MTS)
- Cradle to Cradle® Products Program
- DECLARE labels

Kawneer products are among the first commercial exterior architectural fenestration products to create Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) using the new Window Product Category Rule (PCR) specifically for use in North America. Our EPDs have been third-party validated and certified by UL Environment, the leader in understanding environmental product standards.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) exhibit the environmental impact of a product for a variety of categories. Using life-cycle assessment information, EPDs provide architects and customers the opportunity to include environmental aspects in product decisions. EPDs also help Kawneer to create more responsible products by providing a better understanding of a product’s impacts on the environment. Kawneer EPDs can be used toward Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Materials & Resources, Building Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations credit under Option 1 as a Product-specific Type III EPD.
Kawneer’s Environmental Product Declarations cover a broad range of products including:
Storefront - Trifab® VersaGlaze® 450/451/451T Framing Systems, Trifab® 400 Framing System, Trifab® 451UT Framing System, Trifab® 601/601T/601UT Framing Systems, EnCORE® Framing System, IR500/501 Framing, IR501T/501UT Framing, and InFrame® Interior Framing System
Traditional Curtain Wall - 1600 Wall System® 1, 1600 Wall System® 2, 1600 Wall System® 3, 1600 Wall System® 4, 1600 Wall System® 5, 1600 SS Curtain Wall System, 1600 UT System® 1 Curtain Wall, 1600 UT system® 2 Curtain wall System, 1620/1620 SSG Curtain wall System, 1630 SS IR Curtain Wall System, 2250 IG Curtain Wall System, 2250 LR Wall System, 7500 Wall® Curtain Wall System and Clearwall Curtain Wall System
Unitized Curtain Wall - 2500 UT Unitwall® System, 1600 SS Curtain Wall System, and 2500 PG Wall® Curtain Wall System
Hung & Sliding Windows - OptiQ® AA®5450 Series Windows, TR-9100 Windows, 8400TL Thermal Windows, and TR-9700 Windows.
Projected & Casement Windows - OptiQ® AA®4325 Series Windows, 8225TL Thermal Windows, 526 Thermal Windows, AA®6400 Thermal Windows, NX-300 Series Windows, NX-3000, and AA®900 Thermal Windows.
Fixed & Ribbon Windows - OptiQ® AA®5450 Series Windows, OptiQ® AA®4325 Series Windows, 8225TL Thermal Windows, 8400TL Thermal Windows, 516/518 Thermal Windows, AA®6400/6500/6600 Thermal Windows, NX-380 Windows, NX-3000 Series Windows, and 5500/5525 Thermal Windows.
Window Wall - MetroView® FG 501T Window Wall, FG 623 Window Wall, and PG 123® Framing.
Overhead Glazing - 1600 Sloped Glazing and 2000 Skylight
GLASSvent Windows - GLASSvent® UT (Ultra Thermal) Windows, GLASSvent® Windows for Curtain Wall and GLASSvent® Windows for Storefront Framing
Aluminum Extrusions - Covers all aluminum extrusions produced by Kawneer and can be used for products not covered under the other categories such as InLighten Light Shelf, Versoleil SunShades and Entrance Doors.
The UL EPD certification mark indicates that UL has independently reviewed and certified the manufacturer’s environmental impact disclosure that constitutes the EPD. For more information, visit ul.com/epd
Kawneer has created a complete manufacturer’s material ingredient inventory known as the Material Transparency Summary (MTS). Similar to Environmental Product Declarations for environmental impacts, the Kawneer MTS helps us to better understand and evaluate the health impacts of our products. Creating an inventory of chemicals is the first step to optimizing products for health impacts in high performing buildings.
The Kawneer MTSs provide a chemical inventory of all substances above 100ppm – that’s 0.01%! This means that the Kawneer MTSs can be used toward Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Materials & Resources, Building Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients credit under Option 1 as a Manufacturer Inventory and Living Building Challenge Materials Petal I10-2 Supporting Data.
Kawneer Material Transparency Summaries (MTS) cover a broad range of products including:
Storefront -
Entrances -
Interior Framing -
MTS - InFrame® Interior Framing System
Traditional Curtain Wall –
MTS - 1600 Wall System®1 Curtain Wall and 1600 Wall System®2 Curtain Wall
MTS - 1600 Wall System®1 Curtain Wall and 1600 Wall System®2 Curtain Wall (IMPACT RESISTANT)
MTS - 1600 Wall System®3 Curtain Wall and 1600 Wall System®4 Curtain Wall
MTS - 1600 Wall System®5 Curtain Wall
MTS - 1600 SS Curtain Wall System
MTS - 1600 LR Wall® Curtain Wall System
MTS - 1600UT System®1 Curtain Wall and 1600UT System®2 Curtain Wall System
MTS - 1620/1620 SSG Curtain Wall System
MTS - 1620UT/1620UT SSG Curtain Wall System
MTS - 1630 SS IR Curtain Wall System
MTS - Clearwall® Curtain Wall System
Unitized Curtain Wall -
MTS - 2500 UT Unitwall®; System
Window Wall -
MTS - MetroView® FG 501T Window Wall and FG 601T PG Window Wall
Windows -
MTS - GLASSvent® UT (Ultra Thermal) Windows, GLASSvent® Windows for Curtain Wall and GLASSvent® Windows for Storefront Framing
Sun Control –
MTS - Versoleil® Sunshade Outrigger Systems and Versoleil® Single Blade Systems for Storefront and Curtain Wall

Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is not just a set of principles, it’s has a product stewardship standard that encompasses all aspects of a product and its production. The Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products Standard evaluates a product and company on five categories – material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship and social fairness. The review is performed by an independent third-party and in conjunction with the Institute awards the achievement level for the product.
A new more stringent version (v3) of the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products Program was introduced and we are pleased to announce that our products Kawneer 1600 Wall System®; 1 Curtain Wall and System®; 2 Curtain Wall and Versoleil®; Sunshade Outrigger Systems and Versoleil®; Single Blade Systems for Storefront and Curtain Wall are Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze.
There is also a Materials Health Certificate that is awarded for meeting the Material Health requirements of multi-attribute Cradle
to Cradle Certified® Products Standard. These same Kawneer products 1600 Wall System®;
1 Curtain Wall and System®; 2 Curtain Wall and Versoleil®; Sunshade
Outrigger Systems and Versoleil®; Single Blade Systems for Storefront and Curtain
Wall have a Silver level Material Health Certificate.
The Material Health Certificate can be used toward Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Materials & Resources, Building Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients credit. There are three options in this credit and the Material Health Certificate can be used toward points in Option 1 and Option 2. Please see the LEED v4 Guideline for more information.
C2C Material Health Certificate products Silver and above are now accepted for Living Building Challenge Materials Petal I10-2 Supporting Data.
Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze - 1600 Wall System®; 1 Curtain Wall and System®; 2 Curtain Wall
Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze - Versoleil®; Sunshade Outrigger Systems and Versoleil®; Single Blade Systems for Storefront and Curtain Wall
Silver level Material Health Certificate - 1600 Wall System®; 1 Curtain Wall and System®; 2 Curtain Wall
Silver level Material Health Certificate - Versoleil®; Sunshade Outrigger Systems and Versoleil®; Single Blade Systems for Storefront and Curtain Wall
To assess the health impact of our products, Kawneer has created a complete manufacturer’s material ingredient inventory for projects specifically trying to obtain a certification through the Living Building Challenge. Kawneer has partnered with the International Living Future Institute to create DECLARE labels for our most sustainable and popular products. These products are Red List Free for anodized finishes and are manufactured in the United States and/or Canada.(Note: Painted finishes are not covered by these labels.)
DECLARE label - 190/350/500 Standard Entrances
DECLARE label - 250T/350T/500T Insulpour® Thermal Entrances
DECLARE label - Trifab® 450/451/451T and Trifab® 601T Framing Systems
DECLARE label - Trifab® 451UT and 601UT Framing Systems
DECLARE label - 1600 Wall System®1 Curtain Wall and System®2 Curtain Wall
DECLARE label - 1600UT System®1 Curtain Wall and 1600UT System®2 Curtain Wall Systems
DECLARE label - 1620-1620 SSG Curtain Wall System
DECLARE label - 1620UT-1620UT SSG Curtain Wall System
DECLARE label - 2500 UT Unitwall® System
DECLARE label - Clearwall® Curtain Wall System
DECLARE label - IR501T/501UT Framing
DECLARE label - Versoleil® Sunshade Outrigger Systems and Versoleil® Single Blade Systems for Storefront and Curtain Wall
DECLARE label - GLASSvent® Windows for Storefront Framing and Curtain Wall and GLASSvent® UT Windows

