Products Qualify for 'Cradle-to-Cradle'

Sept. 21, 2006
Charlottesville, VA/PRNewswire/ – McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) recently announced 17 new products were awarded MBDC Cradle-to-Cradle certification. MBDC's Cradle-to-Cradle certification recognizes "significant, tangible progress in designing more environmentally sustaining products" and is widely recognized as a leading indicator of environmental excellence in product design.Awards were made to companies as follows:  Gold Award  * Acrylic Stucco, Enamo Grip S/B, HSC 300, Inner Seal, Omega 06, Rust     Grip®, Super Cleaner: Energy Barriers Inc. (surface coatings)  * Celle™, Mirra®: Herman Miller Inc. (office seating)  * Eco Intelligent® Polyester: Victor Innovatex Inc.  Silver Award  * Caper®: Herman Miller Inc. (office seating)  * Crypton® Green: Hi-Tex Inc. (fabric coating)  * FlexSeal®, Heavy Weight Coupling Products: Mission Rubber Company  * Icestone® Durable Surface: Icestone®, LLC  * Leap®: Steelcase Inc. (office seating)  * Mecho®/5: MechoShade Systems Inc. (window shade)  * Poly™: Metro (office seating)  * Versawall®: CENTRIA (building exterior)  Biological Nutrient

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