Product Transparency

 

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:

 

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:

 

 

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^TM 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.)