Greenbuild Attendees to Get Inside Look at the Design of the Next-Generation Workplace
Building science and product innovation experts from CertainTeed are ready to share firsthand insight into the monumental green transformation of the company’s new headquarters during the 2015 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo. The recently completed, 65-acre corporate campus is the foundation of the company’s exhibit (booth #1925).
In addition to a robust display highlighting the products used to construct the new office complex, and in conjunction with sister business SageGlass (#2029), CertainTeed will host five continuing education courses in Learning Lab #L1827. The event runs Nov. 18-19 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
The company has transformed more than 320,000 square feet of office space in Malvern, Pennsylvania, into a facility utilizing CertainTeed and Saint-Gobain products as well as technical consultation from the company's building science team. Opened with a ribbon cutting event on October 15, the exact day of the 350th anniversary of Saint-Gobain, CertainTeed’s parent company, the headquarters houses approximately 800 employees in a workplace designed to maximize comfort, health and productivity through the use of a wide range of the company’s building materials.
The facility serves as a “living laboratory” where CertainTeed experts are measuring the impacts its products have on real workspace environments, and will be the only commercial building in Pennsylvania to have an interior and exterior that is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certified, according to the U.S. Green Building Council database.
“Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed’s headquarters is designed to demonstrate the power our products have to improve the quality of people’s lives. It is a shining example of how innovative companies can design, construct and renovate sustainable, healthy, comfortable and environmentally friendly buildings around the world,” said John Crowe, president and CEO of Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed Corporations. “We are excited to share our unique construction journey with the building and remodeling community at Greenbuild.”
A number of innovative CertainTeed products selected to achieve energy efficiency, sustainability, indoor environmental quality, acoustic and aesthetic goals for the headquarters will be on display during Greenbuild. These include:
High-performance products from Saint-Gobain, including SageGlass advanced dynamic glass, SHEERFILL architectural membranes, and Novelio wall coverings, were also utilized in the headquarters and will be on display. Attendees can also look forward to three additional residential product displays: