PPG Industries, Inc. : SOLARBAN 60 glass helps former Nabisco bakery earn LEED Platinum rating – Pittsburgh’s Bakery Square houses local Google offices

Photo by Jim Schafer

PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2013 - Historic Bakery Square, formerly home to a Nabisco bakery in Pittsburgh, earned Platinum certification under the LEED® for Core and Shell Rating System, due in part to extensive use of SOLARBAN® 60 solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) glass by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG).

Large windows fabricated with Solarban 60 glass enable daylight to flood 84 percent of the building's occupied space. Originally built in 1918, Bakery Square is at the center of an extensive urban revitalization program in Pittsburgh's East End. The structure's largest tenant, Google, recently announced plans to occupy approximately 165,000 square feet of office space, expanding its presence by 50,000 square feet.

For more information on Solarban 60 glass and other PPG glasses qualified through the CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED(CM) program, visit www.ppgideascapes.com or call 1-888-PPG-IDEA (774-4332).

PPG: BRINGING INNOVATION TO THE SURFACE.(TM)
PPG Industries' vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in nearly 70 countries around the world. Sales in 2012 were $15.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, www.ppg.com.

Bringing innovation to the surface is a trademark and Solarban is a registered trademark of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
LEED - an acronym for the phrase "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" - is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Cradle to Cradle Certified is a certification mark licensed by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.