Sto Powerwall® Stucco Featured
in LEED® PLATINUM Southface Eco Office
Using a high-quality exterior stucco meets the challenge of this ground breaking project
ATLANTA (March 3, 2006) – Sto Powerwall Stucco Systems manufactured by Sto Corp., the leader in cladding, coating and restoration systems, was selected as the cladding of choice for the Southface Energy Institute’s Eco Office in Atlanta, to be complete Summer 2006. The Southface Eco Office is on track to earn the Southeast’s first LEED®1 Platinum-level rating for New Construction from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).2
“The Southface Eco Office is the result of a unique collaboration among Southface, the owner; Lord, Aeck & Sargent, the architect; Eco Office Contractors: A Green Building Consortium (of five builders); and others who have donated their services and dollars, as well as off-the shelf green building products and technologies, like Sto’s, that will be used in the Eco Office,” said Dennis Creech, executive director of Southface, a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities.
The three-story structure, approximately 10,000 square feet, will serve as a model of environmentally responsible commercial construction and will demonstrate that green commercial building creates a healthy and productive workplace with reduced operating costs. The Eco Office will showcase innovative ideas for saving energy and water, reducing waste, re-using and recycling materials, and maintaining a healthy indoor environment. The building will be home to a two-story classroom, two private offices and workstations for the staff.
“We were originally torn on what to use as our cladding,” said Creech. “When a representative from Sto contacted us and showed us the product we immediately liked it. It’s an environmentally friendly and commonly used product that fit perfectly into our plans.”
The Eco Office will use Sto Powerwall Stucco Systems (over Insulated Concrete Forms) and Sto Powerflex Silco. Sto Powerwall Stucco Systems combine the best of engineered fiber-reinforced cement stucco with technologically advanced elastomeric finishes to create a stucco-type system that provides a superior cladding over traditional, field-mixed sand, lime, and cement. The Sto Powerwall Stucco System creates a more durable, impact resistant, colorfast exterior wall cladding. This lightweight cladding offers greater flexibility, with faster installation than traditional stucco.
The selected finish, Sto Powerflex Silco, is a silicone enhanced textured elastomeric coating for premium weather-resistance and appearance. It is available in many colors or custom tints, is weather-resistant, flexible, resists mold, mildew and algae as it bridges hairline cracks, and is water-based.
“We are thrilled to be a part of the Southface Eco Office,” said Lisa Petsko, Product Manager from Sto Corp. “Durability is a factor in green building and stucco is a durable, economically effective product that will stand up in any type of climate.” Sto Corp. is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Sto Powerwall Stucco Systems was also recently a part of the NextGen Peace of Mind Home Experience at the 2006 International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla. The NextGen home featured the latest in affordable home technology and home building best practices in the market right now. The project’s goal was to show builders how today’s advancements can bring homeowners true peace of mind – knowing their home is smart, efficient, storm resistant and eco-friendly. # # #
About Sto Corp.
Sto Corp., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is an innovative world leader and producer of a broad range of versatile cladding and coating systems for building construction, maintenance and restoration. Sto Corp. is ISO 9001 certified and operates production plants strategically located to serve more than 200 distributor shipping locations across North America. At research and development laboratories in the U.S. and Europe, Sto continues to revolutionize the industry with the highest quality products and application technology. For more information, visit www.stocorp.com or call toll free (800) 221-2397 or (404 ) 346-0755.
About Southface
Since 1978, Southface has encouraged responsible solutions for environmental living. Driven by the Southeast’s growing need to save energy and water and preserve our natural resources, Southface has successfully fostered unique partnerships with public, private and nonprofit organizations. Southface programs and publications reach design and construction professionals, homeowners, government officials and others to promote sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance. For more information, visit Southface at www.southface.org.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Members of the U.S. Green Building Council representing all segments of the building industry developed LEED and continue to contribute to its evolution.
2. The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. |
Press Release 2006
