LEED / Green

Hollaender’s® metal railing systems qualify for LEED points under 2 sections of  LEED - NC Version 2.2

 

MR Credit 4.1 – 10% Recycled content (post consumer + ½ pre-consumer)

 

* Hollaender® systems, comprised of aluminum and steel components, have a total recycled content, per the above, of 14- 15%

 

MR Credit 5:1 – 10% Extracted, Processed and ManufacturedRegionally (within 500 miles of the project site)

 

* Hollaender’s® components are manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio (sand cast aluminum fittings, machined aluminum fittings), Niles, Michigan (extruded aluminum pipe) and Johnson City, Tennessee and Cincinnati, Ohio (fabricated steel infill panels)

 

– Based on the above,  our regional content can be considered as:
* 24% Cincinnati, Ohio (fittings, handrail fabrication)
* 14% Niles, Michigan (extruded pipe)
* 20% East Tennessee or Cincinnati, Ohio (infill panel fabrication)

 

– A 500 mile radius circle around Cincinnati, Ohio covers much of the eastern US population, with cities such as St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Rochester, Washington, Atlanta, etc…