Striving to develop a ‘Green Building’ footprint?

Clearshield ‘Green Mark’ Glass gets the ticks.

 Specifying ClearShield® a ‘Green Mark’ product contributes to ‘Green Building’ initiatives by significantly reducing the use of water and harsh cleaning chemicals, it is also the only glass surface treatment not classified as hazardous and unlike other glass protection products, ClearShield is safe for your family with no presence of harmful nano-particles.

ClearShield™ helps glass maintain its original light transmittance (t-Value), reduces energy requirements, operating costs and environmental impacts such as CO2 emissions by half, makes glass “green” in performance.

 What is the importance of designing for a Green Building standard?

Green Building status promotes the efficiency of buildings with regards to the use of water, energy and materials while reducing the building's impact on individual's health and the environment through better design, construction, operation, maintenance and removal.

This can only be best for owners, tenant’s and the community.

 Obtaining the ‘Green Mark’ label of approval means the products are assured of their superior environmental performance benchmarked against industrial standards. The certification provides consumers, building industry stakeholders, and government procurement system a listing of assessed and certified green building products in the following categories: Mechanical, Electrical, Facade and Roof System, Concrete and Structural, Interior System, Finishes, Recycled Material, and Renewable Energy.

 To qualify for the prestigious ‘Green Mark’, Ritec ClearShield®  formulations were assessed on their environmental properties and performance through a comprehensive list of criteria covering five key areas:

·       Energy efficiency

·       Water efficiency

·       Resource Efficiency

·       Health & Environmental Protection

·       Other ‘Green’ features.

The assessed Ritec ClearShield® products were ultimately awarded with a two tick ‘Very Good’ rating.

Awarded by the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), its SGBP scheme is regarded as one of the key standards and benchmarks for green building products in the building and construction industry. As such, the SGBP is well recognised under the Green Mark Scheme,