Getting Serious About Energy-Saving Building Products

[Nathanael]

Nice profile on Serious Materials, a company that manufactures sustainable green products. Serious Materials has won several awards as well as being labeled one of the most promising green companies by media outlets such as TIME and Fortune. Check them out:


Kevin Surace is serious about energy saving building products.

The CEO of Sunnyvale, California-based Serious Materials, Surace and his team develop and manufacture sustainable green building materials that dramatically reduce the impact of the built environment on the climate.

Voted number one at the Cleantech Venture Forum XII, Serious Materials has also won the Aspen Institute award for innovation in Corporate Energy Conservation and the Global Gypsum Product of the Year. The company's success has not been lost on the media, where TIME, CNN, Fortune, and Business Week have all recognized Serious Materials as one of the most promising green companies.

Serious Materials aims for breakthroughs in product performance, without requiring changes in customer behavior, or in how products are used – thus speeding market adoption. Examples of the company’s products are Serious Windows, high-performance insulated windows and glass, which can reduce heating and cooling energy costs and emissions up to 40%. Windows are a US$20 billion dollar market in the U.S.

Link: http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/getting-serious-about-energy-saving-building-products