Information on green, recycled, eco-friendly and sustainable surfaces
The Living Product Expo is now in its second year, and to step up the game, the expo’s focus has shifted from inspiration to action. The highlight this year will be prototypes for new, sustainable products that adhere to the rules of the Living Product Challenge...
Centennial Woods offers reclaimed wood products that are 100 percent natural and come from ponderosa pine, lodge pole pine, spruce, and douglas fir from the Rocky Mountain region. The planks are aged for an average of 7 to 10 years as slats on the snow fences...
By Mark Jeantheau, GrinningPlanet.com At home, most of us recycle, and many of us are committed to minimizing waste, buying organic and other activities that contribute to good health and a clean environment. But at the office, it’s usually a different story. Trash cans can be...
Chroma is a translucent solid surface material made with 38 percent recycled content (9 percent post-consumer, 29 percent pre-consumer). This monolithic material can be used in nearly all horizontal applications. More than 10,000 colors are available that can be combined with a wide selection of lighting...
Engineered panels from Windfall Lumber are comprised of reclaimed wood from Douglas fir trees. In addition to the reclaimed wood, the panels also include solid and glue-laminated lumber from deconstructed buildings in the Pacific Northwest. The panels are smooth to the touch, but some of the...
The following video produced by New Prairie Construction Company in Urbana, Ill., summarizes the renovation of a 1961 Airstream Safari that includes sustainable systems and eco-friendly materials, including Plyboo bamboo plywood and reclaimed redwood lumber.
Kirei introduced three new EchoPanel reconfigurable partition systems. According to the company the EchoPanel acoustic panels absorb sound and are made from recycled plastic soda bottles. The company also states that the modular systems enable quick and easy reconfiguring. EchoPanel system components may be reused over...
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) recently selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the environment. Projects showcase excellence in ecological design principles and reduced energy consumption. The projects will...
By Jessica McNaughton Everyone is familiar with this simple game of odds. You have a one in three chance of winning. But one of the biggest winners in the Green Countertop space transcends logic and actually turns Paper into Stone. In reality, that would mess up...
A report released at the COP21 Paris Climate Conference presented a scientifically validated process to assess how “green” products made from bamboo really are. It shows that items made from bamboo can be carbon-neutral (or even carbon-negative) over their life-cycle. The report used a Life-cycle and Carbon Footprint...
With the growing interest in reclaimed, salvaged and repurposed wood, we thought our readers may be interested in some products we found that are available from Troy Lighting. Although not a surfacing material, which is our usual focus, these light fixtures made from reclaimed wood seem...
Earlier this year, Ewa Gromadzka, a renowned sustainability consultant, released what is quickly becoming known as the definitive outlook on Green Skyscrapers in conjunction with the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology. In his paper, Green Skyscrapers: Crucial Transformation in the Construction Industry and the Paradigm...
Teragren now includes in its line of Ecosmart worktops the Parquet Butcher Block, a furniture-grade, end-grain butcher block bamboo surface that is made with a formaldehyde-free adhesive. Using rapidly renewable Optimum 5.5 Moso Bamboo, the material is designed to be a harder and more stable product, according to the...
TorZo’s Tiikeri is manufactured in Woodburn, Ore. These resin-infused panels and flooring are made of 50 percent pre-consumer recycled and rapidly renewable sorghum straw which gives the material a tiger-like striped look. Tiikeri is suitable for use as flooring and horizontally or vertically in panel applications. According to...
Whether you focus on countertops, flooring, walls or other surfaces, there is no question that trade shows are a big part of the industry and necessary to help drum up business and learn what’s new. Trade shows, however, are also notoriously big on waste. There may...
EchoStar, the hung ceiling cloud units from Kirei’s EchoPanel Systems Collection are available in single or in linked arrays, sized at 31 in. by 36 in. by 5.5 in. that reportedly cover 5.84 sq. ft. EchoStar acoustic ceiling panels convey your design values with five colors...
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