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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION PROJECTED & CASEMENT WINDOWS ALUMINUM WINDOWS Kawneer Company, Inc., part of Alcoa's global Building and Construction Systems (BCS) business, has provided the commercial construction industry with best-in-class architectural aluminum products and service for more than 100 years. Its extensive range of solutions from curtain walls and windows, to entrances and framing systems help build infinite possibilities for thermal performance, hurricane resistance, blast mitigation and sun control. Kawneer s commitment to social and environmental responsibility is rooted in high performing, sustainable solutions that extend beyond energy efficiency to elements like daylighting, acoustical efficiency, recyclability, occupant security and occupant comfort. In fact, sustainability is at the heart of Kawneer s product line, which is comprised of one of the earth's most plentiful recyclables aluminum. Kawneer offers architects a new way to look at the building façade, placing endless design and sustainability options at their fingertips. Kawneer products are comprised of extrusions made from one of the earth's most plentiful recyclables aluminum. Durable and lasting the extruded products also boast aesthetically appealing design features that can help contribute to energy efficiency and long term sustainability For more information visit www.kawneer.com

Page 2 of 8 This declaration is an environmental product declaration (EPD) in accordance with ISO 14025. EPDs rely on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to provide information on a number of environmental impacts of products over their life cycle. Exclusions: EPDs do not indicate that any environmental or social performance benchmarks are met, and there may be impacts that they do not encompass. LCAs do not typically address the site-specific environmental impacts of raw material extraction, nor are they meant to assess human health toxicity. EPDs can complement but cannot replace tools and certifications that are designed to address these impacts and/or set performance thresholds e.g. Type 1 certifications, health assessments and declarations, environmental impact assessments, etc. Accuracy of Results: EPDs regularly rely on estimations of impacts, and the level of accuracy in estimation of effect differs for any particular product line and reported impact. Comparability: EPDs are not comparative assertions and are either not comparable or have limited comparability when they cover different life cycle stages, are based on different product category rules or are missing relevant environmental impacts. EPDs from different programs may not be comparable. PROGRAM OPERATOR UL Environment DECLARATION HOLDER Kawneer North America DECLARATION NUMBER 47868332121.103.1 DECLARED PRODUCT REFERENCE PCR Earthsure. Cradle to Gate Window Product Category Rule. September 2015. DATE OF ISSUE November 16, 2015 PERIOD OF VALIDITY 5 Years CONTENTS OF THE DECLARATION The PCR review was conducted by: Product definition and information about building physics Information about basic material and the material s origin Description of the product s manufacture Indication of product processing Information about the in-use conditions Life cycle assessment results Testing results and verifications PCR Review Panel Chair: Thomas P. Gloria Industrial Ecology Consultants This declaration was independently verified in accordance with ISO 14025 by Underwriters Laboratories INTERNAL EXTERNAL This life cycle assessment was independently verified in accordance with ISO 14044 and the reference PCR by: Wade Stout, UL Environment Thomas Gloria, Industrial Ecology Consultants

Page 3 of 8 Product Information Product Description Kawneer aluminum windows are designed to increase daylighting, ventilation and provide quality views to the outside while providing high thermal performance and energy efficiency. The range of Kawneer windows allow you to have increase design flexibility, thermal options and offer more aesthetic choices for new and retrofit construction. Kawneer featuring: OptiQ AA 4325 Series Windows, TR-700 - Window Wall, 8225TL Thermal Windows, TR-2000 Series Windows, TR-3000 Series Windows, 526 Thermal Windows, AA 6400 Thermal Windows, NX-200 Series Windows, NX-300 Series Windows, NX-4000, NX-3000, and AA 900 Thermal Windows A projected window is a window consisting of one of more sash hinged at the top or bottom which project inward or outward from the plane of the window. A casement window is a window consisting of one or more sash hinged to open from the side which project outward or inward from the plane of the window in the vertical plane. Thermal performance is a key attribute of Kawneer windows which helps to reduce energy demands. Kawneer windows are thermally broken to improve thermal resistance. Thermal barriers are created using two methods: insertion of low conductance material and poured polymers. AA TM 900 PROJECT OUT THERMAL WINDOW Performance Standards Kawneer products are tested, certified and labeled for the following performance standards: AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/IS2/A440 (NAFS-North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights) for the most current version ASTM E283, AAMA 501 and NFRC 400 Air Leakage ASTME331 and AAMA 501 Water Penetration ASTME330 and AAMA 501 Static Structural Performance AAMA 1503, AAMA 507 and NFRC 100 Thermal Transmittance U-Factors AAMA 1503, CSA A440.2 and NFRC 500 Condensation Resistance (CRF,I,CR) AAMA 507 and NFRC 200 Overall Solar Heat Gain Coefficient and Visible Transmittance (SHGC) & (VT) AAMA 1801, ASTM E90 and ASTM E1425 Sound Transmission (STC, OITC)

Page 4 of 8 Life Cycle Assessment Declared Unit The declared unit of the underlying life cycle assessment study was one square meter (1 m²) of window (including frame) meeting the performance standards noted below. The reference flow is 29.2 kg of window unit with framing, with a frame to glazing ration of 54.5% to 45.5% by mass. The 1.2m x 1.5m punched opening standard size was used to derive the declared unit. System Boundary The system boundary for the declaration is cradle-to-gate per the guiding PCR. The product life cycle stages included within this boundary are illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1: Life cycle stage diagram for cradle-to-gate production of projected & casement windows by Kawneer Data Sources To cover these requirements and to ensure reliable results, first-hand industry data were used in combination with consistent background LCA information from the GaBi ts 2014 database. The data for aluminum billet, as well as externally sourced aluminum extrusions, are based on 2010 Aluminum Association studies and are the best available. Other LCI datasets were sourced from the GaBi LCA databases and are representative of years 2010-2013.

Page 5 of 8 Assumptions The manufacturing process and end product is essentially the same in all manufacturing sites. Impacts and inventories for projected & casement windows are calculated with a mass-based production-weighted average of each manufacturer s impacts and inventories. Float glass is insulated, laminated, or tempered and added to the finished assembly. At this time data does not include granularity to differentiate between insulate, laminated and tempered glass. As such, all glass is treated the same. Glass is only processed at the Cranberry facility. The remaining facilities produce and sell only the aluminum frames. For these facilities, the glass produced at the Cranberry facility was used as a proxy for the window glazing. No significant assumptions have been made beyond the aforementioned. All of the raw materials and energy inputs have been modeled using processes and flows that closely follow actual production raw materials and processes. All of the material and energy flows have been accounted. Sensitivity Analysis Sensitivity analyses was performed because primary data from more than one location is averaged for a unit process. In order to better understand the variation of impacts across locations for the manufacturing process, the coefficient of variation was calculated for the environmental impact categories. As shown in Table 1, the impacts were seen to vary between 30% and 41%, depending on location for the production of projected & casement windows. These variations are likely due primarily to the different scales of operations at each location, the different proportions of finishes used, as well as due to energy mixes used at each location. Table 1: Coefficient of variation for environmental impacts of projected & casement windows Impact Category CoV TRACI 2.1 Global warming potential Ozone depletion potential Acidification potential Eutrophication potential Smog formation potential 33% 41% 38% 34% 30% The coefficient of variation for each impact category was calculated by first determining the weighted standard deviation (σ ) and the weighted average (x ) and then applying

Page 6 of 8. The weighted average was calculated via, while the weighted standard deviation is determined by, where w is the weight, i.e. annual production, for each company and x is the particular input or output for each location.

Page 7 of 8 Life Cycle Impact Assessment Results Table 1: Cradle-to-gate (manufacturing, glazing and frame) LCIA results of Kawneer Units (per 1m 2 ) Manufacturing Impact (cradle to gate) Glazing Impact (cradle to gate) Frame Impact (cradle to gate) Life Cycle Impact Assessment Results (TRACI 2.1) Global Climate Change Potential (excluding biogenic carbon) Acidification Potential Eutrophication Potential Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Potential Photochemical Smog Formation Potential kg CO 2 equivalent kg SO 2 equivalents kg N equivalents kg CFC-11 equivalents kg O 3 equivalents 4.84E+03 4.79E+03 4.95E+01 3.07E+01 3.03E+01 3.84E-01 6.81E-01 6.70E-01 1.09E-02 1.52E-06 1.51E-06 9.44E-09 2.08E+02 2.05E+02 3.09E+00 Use of Material and Energy Resources Fresh Water Consumption (excluding 143 L rain water) Non-Renewable Primary Energy Demand Renewable Primary Energy Demand Non-Renewable Material Resources* Renewable Material Resources* Non-hazardous Waste Generated Hazardous Waste Generated Liters MJ (HHV) MJ (HHV) kg kg kg kg 4.99E+04 4.96E+04 2.46E+02 6.29E+04 6.23E+04 6.70E+02 1.14E+04 1.13E+04 8.91E+01 1.45E+04 1.44E+04 9.31E+01 1.12E+07 1.11E+07 1.51E+05 Waste Production 7.26E+02 7.21E+02 4.81E+00 2.10E-01 2.10E-01 1.36E-04

Page 8 of 8 Additional Information Disclosure of Windows Hazardous Content There are no materials present in at least 0.1% of the projected & casement windows that are known to be hazardous to human health and the environment nor on the Candidate List Substances of Very High Concern [IERE 2015]. Recyclable Content Aluminum is a highly efficient sustainable building material. Aluminum is 100% recycleable and can be recycled repeatedly. Recycled aluminum is identical to smelted aluminum but requires only 1/20 of the energy to manufacture. In building and construction aluminum scrap has a recycling rate of 95% [AA]. The remaining 5% is sent to landfill. References AA. 2013 Aluminum Association. The Environmental Footprint of Semi-finished Aluminum Products in North America: A Life Cycle Assessment Report. 2013 Bare, J. 2012 Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and other Environmental Impacts (TRACI) - Software Name and Version Number: TRACI version 2.1 - User s Manual. Washington, D.C.: U.S. EPA. Earthsure 2015 EN 15804 2012 ISO 14040 ISO 14044 thinkstep. 2014 Earthsure. Cradle to Gate Window Product Category Rule. September 2015. Earthsure PCR Cradle-to-Gate 30171600:2015. A Program of the Institute for Environmental Research and Education. Vashon WA. 2015 European Committee for Standardization (CEN). EN15804:2012. Sustainability of construction works Environmental product declarations Core rules for the product category of construction products International Standard Organization. ISO 14040:2006-10, Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework (ISO 14040:2006). German and English version EN ISO 14040:2006 Geneva. 2006 International Standard Organization. ISO 14044:200610, Environmental management Life cycle assessment Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044:2006). German and English version EN ISO 14044:2006 Geneva. 2006 GaBi LCA Database Documentation. Retrieved from thinkstep AG: http://databasedocumentation.gabi-software.com The Life Cycle Assessment was conducted by thinkstep (formerly PE INTERNATIONAL) using GaBi data.