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| November 18, 2008
Alcoa Features Aluminum Solutions for Building and Construction Industry at Greenbuild 2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it is featuring numerous examples
of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild
International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The
Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum
products that help the building and construction industry make strides
in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects.
The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that have
received world energy and environmental standard ratings, such as the
LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the
top U.S. standard for green building. These buildings include Kawneer
architectural aluminum products such as the 7500 Wall® curtain wall and
1600 PowerShade®, a patented Building Integrated Photovoltaic sunshade.
Alcoa’s formula for sustainability, which includes information on the
company’s sustainability framework, and its business, community, global,
and green building solutions is featured. Also highlighted is how
aluminum factors in the cradle-to-cradle concept of eliminating all
waste, because of the metal’s ability to “close the loop.” In addition,
visitors will see examples of buildings that exemplify the many
qualities of aluminum that make it an excellent building material
including lightweight, formability, corrosion resistance, and its
aesthetic appeal, and they will also have the opportunity to view green
credentials Alcoa has achieved as a leader in sustainability.
“Sustainability is a core ingredient of Alcoa’s business strategy to
leverage the lightweighting and recyclability of aluminum to help
customers develop new sustainable products. Aluminum’s use as a building
material is a smart investment over a potentially infinite product life
cycle,” said Dave Schlendorf, President – Alcoa Building and
Construction Systems.
The Alcoa booth was constructed using a variety of ecofriendly materials
including custom curved, recyclable aluminum sheet panels and framing,
recyclable ECOstone rubber flooring, LED lighting elements, Energy Star
Rated computer monitors, acrylic low VOC paints and clear coating, and
water base adhesives.
About Alcoa
Alcoa 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® 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
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