Rigidized® Metals Now Offering EPD & HPD Documents Compliant With LEED v.4

Buffalo, NY - Rigidized® Metals' engineered metal surfaces in stainless steel, aluminum, copper, titanium, carbon, brass and bronze, as well as its manufactured panel systems, have been third-party verified as compliant with LEED v.4 and other environmental bodies.

Rigidized® Metals now has third-party verified documents declaring that its vast selection of metal surface designs and installable systems can now be easily integrated into LEED projects.

This new documentation makes it easier than ever for architects and construction professionals to build with metal surfaces that are engineered for architectural applications. The substantial increase in LEED certified projects has reduced the selection of products and materials to those that offer energy and health declarations (EPDs and HPDs). The marketplace has been slow to respond to the need for these documents.

Rigidized Metals' LEED-compliant Environmental Product Declarations and Health Product Declarations are available for download at www.rigidized.com, as well as through Spot® UL (EPDs) and in the HPD Public Repository (HPDs). An LCA report is available upon request.

In keeping with our commitment to make metal better, many of the company's surface designs are simply cold rolled into bare metal, sparing the environmental impact of coating systems that are otherwise required to decorate and protect ordinary metal surfaces.

In addition, Rigidized Metals' products have naturally-cleaning hydrophobic surfaces that stay clean indefinitely. Stainless steel is also a natural radiant barrier that reflects 94% of the Sun’s radiation. "A hydrophobic stainless steel surface can maintain that performance in the long term, and look great in the process," the company reminds.

"Providing sustainable products and services is at the forefront of our business goals," a press release about the new documents continues. "Not only are we focusing on making our products and services more sustainable environmentally, socially and economically on all fronts, our employees are also continuously striving to make our world a more sustainable place for future generations."

Rigidized® Metals offers over 150 guide specifications in three-part format, along with product data sheets and other technical information. Designers, specification writers, project managers and other building industry professionals have ready access to the resources they need.

About Rigidized® Metals

Since 1940, Rigidized® Metals Corporation has been a leader in the production of engineered metal surfaces and panels. Metal texturing to stainless, titanium, anodized aluminum, copper and other metal substrates adds strength, durability and beauty, making the company's products ideal choices for a whole host of interior and exterior applications, including as roofing, column covers, walls, elevator interiors, ceilings, screens and more. To learn more, visit rigidized.com.