MERMET’S “Solar Shade Fabric and Sustainable Design” CE COURSE is an in-depth presentation discussing the importance of building green, as well as the benefits of solar shading. The course is hosted by AEC Daily, the largest provider of free online continuing education for Architects and Interior Designers. The course is AIA and CSI registered.

AEC Daily FREE Course: http://www.aecdaily.com/sponsor/mermet

MERMET fabrics are GREENGUARD CERTIFIED for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), as well as GREENGUARD certified for Children and Schools. These certifications mean that Mermet fabrics meet or exceed the stringent field-validated standards for "low emissions" and are safe to use in all building interiors where people are located.

Visit GREENGUARD on the web: http://www.greenguard.org

MERMET fabrics are tested for compliancy under RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) – a third-party rating that limits the amount of heavy metals allowed in products. These metals include lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).

Visit RoHS on the web: http://www.rohscompliancedefinition.com

MERMET fabrics are listed in the McGraw Hill Construction SWEETS CATALOG. The Sweets catalog is the industry’s most well-known construction guide, helping industry professionals select and specify products more effectively and accurately. Fast-track designs, specifications and document creation with downloadable, insertable product information from the Sweets Network website.

McGraw Hill Construction Sweets Network: http://products.construction.com/

MERMET fabrics also carry the OEKO-TEX® LABEL for Confidence in Textiles. “Confidence in Textiles” has been the motto of the International Oeko-Tex® Association since 1992, an independent institution that conducts tests for harmful substances in textiles according to the internationally accepted Oeko-Tex® Standard 100. For companies in the textile and clothing industries, or those that deal with these industries, Oeko-Tex® continues to provide a uniform, scientifically founded evaluation standard for the human ecological safety of textiles.

Visit Oeko-Tex® on the web: http://www.oeko-tex.com/

The CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED program is a third party, multi-attribute eco-label administered by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute that assesses a product's safety to humans and the environment and design for future life cycles. The program provides guidelines to help businesses implement the Cradle to Cradle framework, which focuses on using safe materials that can be disassembled and recycled as technical nutrients or composted as biological nutrients. Unlike single-attribute eco-labels, the Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM program takes a comprehensive approach to evaluating the design of a product and the practices employed in manufacturing the product. Consumers can rely on the certification mark to identify and specify sustainable products for their homes, businesses, and buildings.

CORTINA AND SIENA ACHIEVE SILVER LEVEL CERTIFICATION.

Visit the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute on the web: http://www.c2ccertified.org/