Kerry Pianoforte, Editor
The Tower at PNC Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania opened in October 2015 as PNC’s new corporate head- quarters. The building, which will host more than 2,000
employees. Incorporating state-of-the-art green technology, including a double-skin façade and solar chimney, the tower was
designed to exceed LEED Platinum certification and to be the
greenest office tower in the world.
A variety of PPG products were used to help achieve these
sustainability goals. PPG Industries’ SUNGATE passive low-emissivity (low-e) glass, STARPHIRE ULTRA-CLEAR glass,
CORAFLON powder coatings and PPG PAINTS products were
all used on the Tower at PNC Plaza. Designed to be the world’s
greenest office building, the 33-story skyscraper features an innovative double-skin façade, one of the first of its kind in North
America, that is designed to help the building naturally ventilate for more than 40 percent of the year. The inner and outer
curtain walls incorporate metal panels finished with Coraflon
The high-rise, designed as the ‘world’s greenest,’ uses a variety of PPG products.
PPG Coatings
Featured on The Tower
at PNC Plaza
