Companies Recognized As Products Qualify For ‘Cradle to Cradle’ Environmental Awards

Charlottesville, VA (August 23, 2006) — McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) today announced seventeen new products received the coveted, MBDC Cradle to Cradle Certification award. MBDC’s Cradle to Cradle Certification recognizes "significant, tangible progress in designing more environmentally sustaining products" and is widely recognized as a leading indicator of environmental excellence in product design.

Awards were made to companies as follows:

Gold Award

• Acrylic Stucco, Enamo Grip S/B, HSC 300, Inner Seal, Omega 06, Rust Grip®, Super Cleaner: Energy Barriers, Inc. (surface coatings)
• Celle™, Mirra®: Herman Miller, Inc. (office seating)
• Eco Intelligent® Polyester: Victor Innovatex, Inc.

Silver Award

• Caper®: Herman Miller, Inc. (office seating)
• Crypton® Green: Hi-Tex, Inc. (fabric coating)
• FlexSeal®, Heavy Weight Coupling Products: Mission Rubber Company
• Icestone® Durable Surface: Icestone®, LLC
• Leap®: Steelcase, Inc. (office seating)
• Mecho®/5: MechoShade Systems, Inc. (window shade)
• Poly™: Metro (office seating)
• Versawall®: CENTRIA (building exterior)

Biological Nutrient

• Begley’s Best™ All Purpose Cleaner: Begley's Best, Inc.

Ken Alston, CEO of MBDC said, "We are excited to add these products to the growing list of Cradle to Cradle Certification awards. As more products receive these awards, it is becoming easier for consumers and product specifiers to identify products that are on a clear path to more sustaining designs. Every product is re-evaluated on an annual basis to check progress towards agreed improvement goals."

About MBDC

MBDC is a product and process design consulting firm co-founded by William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart (co-authors of "Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things").