ENERGY
CLINTON CLIMATE INITIATIVE
NAMES SOLAR GARD® WINDOW
FILM A KEY RESOURCE FOR
SAVING ENERGY
High performance window film improves energy efficiency and offers
significant related benefits
T
he management from Solar “Because Solar Gard® rejects solar energy, Bekaert
Gard® window films, a Bekaert less energy is used to keep the interior Specialty Films
product, today announced it has temperature comfortable. Our window film LLC., is
teamed up with the Clinton provides an ideal solution for all facility headquartered
Climate Initiative to reduce managers, environmental service companies in San Diego,
energy consumption in public and municipal leaders who have pledged to CA and is a
and commercial buildings. Installation of reduce CO
2
emissions.” subsidiary of
Solar Gard® window film is included under For building managers and employees, Bekaert, an
the Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit the benefits of Solar Gard® window film innovation and technology driven company,
Program, which was designed to help public extend far beyond energy reduction. founded in Belgium in 1880 that develops,
entities lower their energy consumption. Professionally installed window films produces and distributes a wide range of
Solar Gard® window film can be sized to fit contribute to the overall safety, comfort and metal transformation and coating products
any glass door or window, making it an productivity of employees inside the building. worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB)
essential measure for government buildings Should man-made or natural disaster strike, is still headquartered in Belgium today,
which are often historic and frequently Solar Gard® window films will act as a employing 19 300 people worldwide.
characterized by oversized windows. Now, all protective barrier from broken glass, keeping Bekaert is present in 120 countries and
public organizations that have committed to shattered pieces from entering the building generates annual sales of 3.2 billion Ä, more
reducing their carbon footprint can easily and causing injury or damage to people and than $4 billion.
and cost-effectively fit Solar Gard® window property inside. Furthermore, Solar Gard® For more information about Solar
film into an overall strategy to reduce window films are proven to block 99% of Gard® window films, contact
CO
2
emissions. cancer-causing ultraviolet (UV) rays. Not only info@duomedia.com.
“Climate change is a global issue that are they critical for the fight against skin
we must address immediately if we are to cancer, but they also reduce interior fading ABOUT THE CLINTON CLIMATE
reverse its catastrophic effects,” said of furniture and window displays, solar glare INITIATIVE
President Clinton. “I am pleased that the US on computer screens and eliminate Building on his long-term commitment to
Conference of Mayors, Wal-Mart and many uncomfortable heat pockets. Additional preserving the environment, President Clinton
businesses are working with my foundation information about Solar Gard®’s benefits launched the Clinton Foundation’s Climate
to supply energy efficient and clean energy can be found online at www.solargard.com. Initiative in August 2006 with the mission of
products. By offering these products at a applying the Foundation’s business-oriented
discounted rate, we can ensure that more ABOUT SOLAR GARD® approach to the fight against climate change
cities and citizens have access to them and Bekaert, www.bekaertfilms.com, is a in practical, measurable, and significant
that the market for clean energy technology global leader in the development, ways. In its first phase, CCI is working with
will grow. Together, I hope that we can have manufacture and distribution of specialty the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership
a measurable impact on greenhouse gas films for use in solar control and safety Group to accelerate efforts to reduce
emissions around the world.” window films, and industrial applications. greenhouse gas emissions. CCI team
Numerous municipal buildings Used for vehicles and buildings to keep members have visited nearly all of these
worldwide have already realized the benefits out the sun’s heat, filter out ultraviolet cities and are working with them to define
of Solar Gard window film. A select list of radiation and hold glass together in the projects and take action.
these installations includes: Department of event of breakage, Bekaert delivers solutions The C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership
Energy and National Geographic Society for safety, security, glare, energy use and C0
2
Group is comprised of the following cities:
Campus (both in the USA), Hong Kong emission reduction. Distributed through a Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin,
International Airport (China); Seongdong-Gu network of independent certified dealers and Bogot·, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Caracas,
Office Complex (Korea); Helsinki Metro distributors in more than 60 countries via 18 Chicago, Delhi, Dhaka, Hanoi, Hong Kong,
(Finland); Lyon Metro (France); Raffles Tower company-owned offices, Bekaert window film Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg,
(Singapore); Australia Square (Australia); is sold under the Solar Gard®, Panorama®, Karachi, Lagos, Lima, London, Los Angeles,
Kudan Fuji Building (Japan) and Millbank Quantum® and Armorcoat® brands. Madrid, Manila, Melbourne, Mexico City,
Tower (England). For the industrial market Bekaert Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris,
“We are excited to work with the Clinton provides highly sophisticated vacuum Philadelphia, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sao
Climate Initiative in providing this strategic sputtered, wet coated and laminated flexible Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Toronto,
resource for organizations that are looking to film products to major OEM manufacturers Tokyo, and Warsaw.
reduce their energy consumption.” said worldwide. These are used in a vast range of For more information about CCI,
Christophe Fremont, President, Bekaert industrial applications including electronics, contact the Clinton Foundation Press
Specialty Films LLC, the company that medical, graphic arts and imaging, Office: press@clintonfoundation.org
manufactures Solar Gard® window film. automotive and aerospace.
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