A New Breed of HalogenFree Category Cable General

A New Breed of Halogen-Free Category Cable General Cable 2010

Agenda • • What are halogens? Why are halogens used in category cables? What defines a “green” cable? A new breed of halogen free cables

What are Halogens?

What Are Halogens? • Halogens – Group 17 on the Periodic Table • Chlorine, Fluorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine – Highly Reactive • Produces bio-accumulative toxic chemicals • Fire – hydrogen chloride/flouride/ bromide/iodide – Water – hydrochloric/flouric/bromic/iodic acids • All of which can be considered toxic to the environment and humans in sufficient quantities

Why are Halogens Used in Category Cables? • Materials that contain halogens Compound Use Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Jacket (CMR & CMP) Fluoropolymers (FEP) Plenum (CMP) Insulation Flame retardants Cross-web members, insulating materials, and jackets

What defines Green for Data communication cables? ? Ro. HS – Restriction of hazardous substances (European standard) ? Recycled Material – copper, packaging (Cardboard, plastic) ? Reduced Material – scrap reduction, smaller diameter cable These are all environmentally responsible, but what makes the cable itself green?

USGBC announces LEED Pilot Credit • What is LEED? – “LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO 2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. ” • LEED Pilot Credit 2: PBT Source Reduction: Dioxins and Halogenated Organic Compounds – Aimed at reducing PBTs (persistent bio-accumulative toxic chemicals), associated with the life cycle of building materials, including electrical wiring and cable jacketing * Source: USGBC. Please see LEED Pilot credit for complete details.

Introducing 17 FREE™: A New Breed of Halogen-Free Cables Gen. SPEED® 17 FREE™ CMR rated cable uses a halogen free jacketing compound to replace the traditional PVC jacketing compound • • Halogen-free Reduced Toxicity More environmentally friendly Increased flexibility over European LSZH products for easy installation

Benefits of a Halogen Free Cable

Gen. SPEED® 17 FREE™ CMR cables are electrically and physically equivalent to traditional cable Traditional Category 5 e CMR Gen. SPEED® 5000 CMR – 17 FREE™ -25 -45* UL 1666 CMR Rated Meets Cat 5 e Electrical Requirements Meets UL 444 Physical Requirements Cold Bend Failure Temperature (°C) *17 Free has improved cold bend characteristics

Acidity Indicator Test

IEC 60754 -2 Halogen Acid Gas Evolution Testing The closer the p. H value is to zero, the more acidic

Benefits of a Halogen Free Cable

FAQ • Can a product be LEED certifed? – No. The USGBC does not certify products. Thus, if you buy 17 Free cable, you will not necessarily get a LEED credit. It is simply a halogen free cable that should be helpful towards the LEED Pilot Credit 2: PBT Source Reduction: Dioxins and Halogenated Organic Compounds. • Why not just use low-smoke, zero-halogen cable? – LSZH is a European standard that is not listed as a UL 1666 CMR or NFPA 262 CMP ratings. Typically, LSZH category cables are more expensive and difficult to work with. The compound that produces the low-smoke attribute tends to be stiff and adds to the cost increase of approximately 30 -40%.