Serious Materials Schools Brochure

High Performance Schools Save Taxpayers Dollars Immediate benefits: • Conservation of important resources such as energy and water • Thermally, visually, and acoustically comfortable environments • Reduced operating costs and liability • Improved test scores and retention of quality teachers and staff • Increased average daily attendance GeT SeriOuS About Public School and Higher Education Modernization, Renovation and Repair “To give our children the chance to live out their dreams in a world that’s never been more competitive, we will equip tens of thousands of schools, community colleges, and public universities with 21st century classrooms, labs, and libraries.” President Obama eNerGY COSTS www.seriousmaterials.com STuDeNT HeALTH & TeST SCOreS How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Impacts Public Schools and Higher Education The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 offers significantly more funding for public schools and institutions of higher education to create high performance schools. Projects carried out by HR-1 grants must be certified, verified, or consistent with the applicable provisions of: LEED Certified Manheim Township High School Lancaster, Pennsylvania How Serious Materials Can Help Serious Materials makes advanced green building products that save energy, save money, improve occupant comfort, and aggressively address climate change. Using SeriousGlass for a 432,000 square foot retrofit project, winter glass is 5-10 degrees warmer. In summer, R-8 super-insulation keeps the inside pane of doublepaned glass cool. Payback on SeriousGlass is projected to be 7 years instead of the 30 years that was life cycled at the beginning of the project. SeriousWindows™ SAVES MORE ENERGY THAN ANY OTHER WINDOW. PERIOD. Windows are the biggest source of heating and cooling energy loss in building. Up to 40% of HVAC costs are lost through inefficient windows. With full frame R-values of R-5 to R-11, SeriousWindows can reduce heating and cooling costs by up to 49%*. SeriousWindows and SeriousGlass helps schools to: • • • • Eliminate cold air chill in winter and excess solar radiation in the summer. Increase natural daylight options in the building Lower the cost for energy used to heat and cool the building Reduce outside noise interruptions with higher sound transmission class (STC) 25+ Years of Leadership in Commercial Applications SeriousWindows and SeriousGlass have been the high-efficiency window of choice for a range of commercial applications. Our industry-leading insulated glass units can be used directly in your choice of framing system including storefront, curtainwall, and skylight frames. www.seriousmaterials.com * According to internal modeling with ResFen software & modeling parameters established by the Efficient Windows Collaborative. ThermaRock ® SUPER-INSULATED DRYWALL TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS BY UP TO 30% ThermaRock is the first insulating aerogel drywall that reduces a building’s energy use for operations and offers a simple solution to insulate walls in constrained locations. Standard gypsum drywall provides little thermal insulation, with an R-value of about 0.5. ThermaRock panels deliver R-values between R-2.5 to R-4.1. Adding one layer of ThermaRock to an existing exterior wall can substantially reduce energy costs and improve occupant comfort. HIGHER PERFORMANCE. HIGHER RELIABILITY. LOWER COST SOUNDPROOFING SOLUTIONS. Our Quiet®brand products provide the most reliable and lowest total cost means of achieving noise reduction in school construction. Our market-leading products include QuietRock soundproof drywall (used on more than 35,000 projects); QuietWood®; and QuietHome Doors. A single sheet of QuietRock is equivalent, acoustically, to eight sheets of standard drywall. uietRock ® Serious Materials will work with installers to support high-volume, logistically efficient installation program you need and can facilitate training and recruitment. EcoRock ® 5X MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THAN GYPSUM. AFTER 100 YEARS, YOU FINALLY HAVE A CHOICE. EcoRock is the first premium drywall designed for sustainable buildings. EcoRock contains 80% recycled content, requires 80% less energy to produce, and emits 97% less CO2 per manufacturing plant, resulting in a dramatically reduced carbon footprint. Replacement of gypsum drywall by EcoRock could save 200 trillion BTUs of natural gas per year in North America, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 billion pounds. Superior Performance & Unique Green Characteristics • Meets 100% of ASTM C1396 physical drywall properties • Used just like gypsum drywall • Cleaner, smoother score & snap • Generates less dust than gypsum drywall • 50% more mold resistant face (fiberglass) and core • Termite resistant face and core • Impact resistant • Sag resistant for ceiling applications • Tile backer board qualified • Generates no mercury in production • Can contribute up to 8 LEED points www.seriousmaterials.com Serious Materials Helps You Meet Industry Standards that Matter SeriousWindows ® DAY ENE VEN uietRock ® DAYLIGHT ENERGY SAVING VENTILATION/THERMAL COMFORT NOI RECY LOW ThermaRock ® LOW SUPER-INSULATED DRYWALL TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS BY UP TO 30% LEGEND NOISE REDUCING RECYCLED & RECYCLEABLE MATERIALS LOW VOC LOW EMBODIED ENERGY DAYLIGHT ENERGY SAVING VENTILATION/THERMAL COMFORT NOISE REDUCING RECYCLED & RECYCLEABLE MATERIALS "The next time [President] Obama thinks about visiting a company that epitomizes what he thinks the green economy should look like, may we humbly suggest Serious Materials of Sunnyvale." About Serious EMBODIED ENERGY LOW Materials Serious Materials is dedicated to creating building products that save energy and save money, while enhancing the comfort, health, and beauty of homes and commercial buildings. Not only are our products extremely energy efficient, they often require less energy to manufacture. The company was voted #1 at Cleantech Forum, Global Gypsum Product of the Year 2008, won the first Aspen Institute award for innovation in Energy Conservation, and was awarded Green Product of the Year 2008 by Popular Science. It has also been recognized by TIME/CNN, Fortune, Business Week, and NY Times as one of the top green technology companies. Our customers get the best of all worlds — style, comfort, performance, cost savings, and the good feeling that comes from helping our economy and the environment. LOW VOC SF Chronicle, Jan. 21, 2009 BEST OF WHAT’S NEW’08 www.seriousmaterials.com 1250 Elko Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (800) 797-8159