Hilti and Green Building Hilti shows leadership in Green Building The building sector is one of the major contributors to increasing global CO2 emis- sions. Green building is one important means to meet the challenge of climate change while also being highly beneficial for building owners. Green building is a globally visible trend to increase the resource efficiency of buildings as well as the comfort and well-being for their occupants. Hilti assists you in achieving green building standards Hilti is a responsible company and therefore dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of its products and services. As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of power tools, high performance consumables (including state-of-the-art fire protection systems) and integrated services, Hilti recognizes the value of designing buildings to meet green building standards. A great number of Hilti products and services help to comply with certain green building standards around the globe such as BREEAM, HQE, DGNB and LEED. Hilti is aware of customer needs with respect to green building and proactively incor- porates green building performance criteria in its most valuable products. Therefore, a wide range of Hilti products provide the customer with an additional integrated ser- vice. To create enthusiastic customers it is essential to understand the customer needs in the first place. How Hilti products directly contribute Green Building certification: The Hilti foam and firestop systems as well as the full range of chemical anchors are VOC compliant and meet standards set forth by South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1168 and by ISO 16000. Coating and paints are applied on large areas where, in a short time massive quantities of organic compounds could be released in the workplaces and living rooms. Requirements must be set higher to minimize the quantities of VOCs inside buildings. Studies have proved that mostly poor indoor air quality is the reason for the so-called “sickbuilding- syndrome” (SBS) which may cause illness or headache to the building occupants in new or remodeled buildings. To avoid further contribution to organic compounds Hilti has formulated their paints and coatings with water-based polymers. In case, you need a specific VOC value for a Hilti product for your Green Building pro- ject, please do not hesitate and contact your local sales representative or consult our technical support. We are happy to provide you with VOC values compliant with LEED (USA) the Green Star (Australia), DGNB (Germany) and HQE (France). This is only one example that shows how Hilti products can directly contribute to a green building project. Your local Hilti partner is happy to show you further positive attributes of Hilti products in the context of green building. Environmental management at Hilti 21