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MBDC Awards 17 Cradle to Cradle Certifications

Herman Miller, Energy Barriers, and Victor Innovatex take home Gold.

Mairi Beautyman -- Interior Design, 8/28/2006

Celle by Herman MillerThe manufacturing industry continues to make sustainable strides: Seventeen new products recently earned Cradle to Cradle Certification from product and process design consulting firm McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry. Co-founded by William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart, MBDC issues Cradle to Cradle Certification for "significant, tangible progress in designing more environmentally sustaining products."

Office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, surface coating manufacturer Energy Barriers, and textile manufacturer Victor Innovatex take top billing—each collected more than one Gold certification, the highest Cradle to Cradle rating. 

Leap by Steelcase“As more products receive these awards, it is becoming easier for consumers and product specifiers to identify products that are on a clear path to more sustaining designs,” says Ken Alston, CEO of MBDC. “Every product is re-evaluated on an annual basis to check progress towards agreed improvement goals."

More information about the awards and recipients (as well as applications for Cradle to Cradle product certification evaluation) is available online.

The complete list of certifications is below:

  Gold Award
  * Acrylic Stucco, Enamo Grip S/B, HSC 300, Inner Seal, Omega 06, Rust
    Grip(R), Super Cleaner: Energy Barriers, Inc. (surface coatings)
  * Celle(TM), Mirra(R): Herman Miller, Inc. (office seating)
  * Eco Intelligent(R) Polyester: Victor Innovatex, Inc.

  Silver Award
  * Caper(R): Herman Miller, Inc. (office seating)
  * Crypton(R) Green: Hi-Tex, Inc. (fabric coating)
  * FlexSeal(R), Heavy Weight Coupling Products: Mission Rubber Company
  * Icestone(R) Durable Surface: Icestone(R), LLC
  * Leap(R): Steelcase, Inc. (office seating)
  * Mecho(R)/5: MechoShade Systems, Inc. (window shade)
  * Poly(TM): Metro (office seating)
  * Versawall(R): CENTRIA (building exterior)

  Biological Nutrient
  * Begley's Best(TM) All Purpose Cleaner: Begley's Best, Inc.

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