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Build sustainable facades that are more than just academic and specify the right products for your K-12 projects.

Interact with our extensive range of aluminum system solutions and discover how they can be utilized in educational settings.

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Reduce the need for artificial light with the InLighten® Interior Light Shelf. The energy-saving feature can be tilted at variable angles to reflect more sunlight into classrooms, improving the comfort and focus of students and teachers.

With best-in-class thermal performance, OptiQ® Ultra Thermal Windows continue to set the standard for thermal intelligence. Maintain thermal continuity, reduce thermal transmission and help retain interior comfort for student while learning.

The Trifab® VersaGlaze® 451/451T Framing System is designed to deliver energy-efficient custom lighting solutions. Highly regarded for standout acoustic performance, it provides optimal interior conditions for teaching.

With 40 different combinations of outrigger and single blade styles, the Versoleil® SunShade reduces solar heat and creates optimal temperatures for learning and reading.

Durable and flexible, the InFrame® Interior Framing System with integrated 190 Standard Entrance allows light to fill the interior of a space and withstands heavy school traffic.

With increasing energy costs and stringent code requirements, building owners, architects and glaziers need high-performing products that can help them stay ahead of codes. Kawneer’s 1600UT System™1 Curtain Wall is an ultra-innovative solution that raises the standards for pre-engineered performance.

Durable and designed to last, the combination of our ADA-compliant GLASSvent® UT Windows delivers super strength and improved accessibility for all.

Engineered to withstand the rigors of moderate to heavy school traffic, the 350/500 Heavy Wall™ Entrance is durable and complements both classic and contemporary architectural styles.

With 40 different combinations of outrigger and single blade styles, the Versoleil® SunShade reduces solar heat and creates optimal temperatures for teaching and learning.

Featuring IsoPour™ Technology, the 500T Insulpour® Thermal Entrance provides a thermally broken assembly with high structural performance and dual finish capabilities. The number one solution for thermal control and durability in education facilities.

With increasing energy costs and stringent code requirements, building owners, architects and glaziers need high-performing products that can help them stay ahead of codes. Kawneer’s 1600UT System1 Curtain Wall is an ultra-innovative solution that raises the standards for pre-engineered performance.

SUSTAINABLE FACADES THAT ARE MORE THAN JUST ACADEMIC

Schools provide an ideal setting for the next generation to learn, develop and be inspired. Children are shaped by their environment, and this is why creating sustainable educational facilities can make all the difference. From thermal performance and acoustics to lighting and reduced glare, Kawneer’s innovative solutions are proven to advance learning.

A better environment will create a happier child who can prosper and go on to do great things. As a global leader in architectural aluminum solutions, Kawneer has an extensive product portfolio that can protect, improve and enable schools to optimize efficiency.

The education sector is one of Kawneer’s primary building sectors, with a variety of Kawneer’s architectural aluminum systems offering thermal performance and durability while allowing natural light and uninterrupted views. Kawneer’s solutions help create learning spaces that are comfortable, healthy and conducive to learning.

Our Sustainability in K-12 Product Portfolio is available.

A WELL-ESTABLISHED COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

Kawneer is dedicated to reducing its impact on the environment by using sustainable products. Our aluminum has a minimum of 50% mixed pre- and post-consumer recycled content and rest of the primary aluminum is sourced from a hydroelectric smelter, and we monitor the effects the whole product lifecycle has on the world around us.

We provide complete product transparency to architects and designers through a range of industry standards. From Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Kawneer Material Transparency Summaries (MTS) to Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products Program and Declare labels, we care about how our products shape the learning environment of generations to come.

Our latest EPD renewal has confirmed that over the last five years, we have lowered our carbon footprint across all product lifecycles. We have processed two new Declare Labels for our 1620 and 1620UT Curtain Wall Systems disclosing them to be Red List Free.

We will continue to deliver value-engineered solutions for the education sector and empower architects and designers to imagine sustainable buildings that reduce energy, cost and impact on the world around us.

REDUCING ENERGY, COST AND IMPACT

Few materials offer the flexibility to create the ambitious design projects that aluminum can. Offering unparalleled natural light and heat management, Kawneer systems can supplement HVAC and artificial lighting systems to create sustainable, self-sufficient buildings with a lower total operating cost.

We provide recycled billet for your project-specific design needs. Combined with smart designs, Kawneer is committed to bringing schools toward a more sustainable future.

WHEN IT COMES TO SUSTAINABILITY, WE’VE DONE OUR HOMEWORK

Almost 75% of aluminum produced in North America is still in use today and can be fully recycled over and over again in a true closed loop.

Aluminum more than pays for itself, both environmentally and economically. With demand continuing to skyrocket and recycling saving more than 90% of energy versus producing new metal, nearly 40% of the North American aluminum supply is now created following this process.

Transparency continues to be important in the materials we specify. That’s why Kawneer North America has taken the initiative to assess the environmental impact of its products. We offer Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Kawneer Material Transparency Summaries (MTS), as well as DECLARE labels for our most sustainable and popular products.

Our 1600 Wall System®1 and 1600 Wall System®2 Curtain Wall, Versoleil® SunShade Outrigger Systems and Versoleil® Single Blade Systems are Cradle to Cradle Certified Bronze. They have also earned a Silver-level Material Health Certificate from the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.