Serious Materials a Two-Time Winner of AlwaysOn GoingGreen 100
Leading cleantech company integrates 27 years of green window leadership
SUNNYVALE, CA — Serious Materials announced today that it has been named to the AlwaysOn GoingGreen 100 list for the second year in a row. The company was voted #1 at Cleantech Venture Forum XII, Global Gypsum Product of the Year 2008, and won the first Aspen Institute award for innovation in Energy Conservation. It has also been recognized by TIME/CNN, Fortune, Business Week, GreenTech Media and Red Herring as one of the most promising green technology companies.
“The ‘built environment’ is responsible for 52% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide”, said Kevin Surace, CEO of Serious Materials. “Our advanced building materials – like ThermaProof windows, EcoRock green drywall and QuietRock soundproof drywall – save energy and money, reduce carbon emissions and improve comfort.”
Serious Materials and the GoingGreen Top 100 Companies will be honored at GoingGreen 2008 on September 15-17, 2008 at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, CA. Kevin Surace, CEO, will be featured at the ‘CEO Showcase’, and also participate on a panel on ‘The Integrated Building’.
ABOUT Serious Materials
Serious Materials develops and manufactures sustainable green building materials that dramatically reduce the CO2 impact of the 'built environment'. The company was voted #1 at Cleantech Venture Forum XII, Global Gypsum Product of the Year 2008, and won the first Aspen Institute award for innovation in Energy Conservation. It has also been recognized by TIME/CNN, Fortune, Business Week, AlwaysOn and Red Herring as one of the most promising green technology companies. ThermaProof™ windows and Alpenglass reduce heating and cooling energy costs by up to 40%. QuietRock® soundproof drywall and QuietHome Windows® reduce material use, enhance livability, and support dense sustainable urban construction. And EcoRock™, a green alternative to standard drywall, uses virtually zero energy in its core production, potentially saving billions of pounds of CO2 annually. The company is driving to create thousands of cleantech jobs here in the U.S.
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