Information on green, recycled, eco-friendly and sustainable surfaces
Cali Bamboo’s GreenClaimed® brand offer a product line of designer cork wall tiles. Cork is considered to be one of the most renewable and sustainable materials available because of the manner in which the material is harvested. GreenClaimed cork wall tiles are made from recycled cork...
While many other recycled-glass surfacing uses cement as a binder, Curava Recycled Glass Surface has a resin binder developed for strength, hygiene and stain resistance without the need for sealer or wax, reports the manufacturer. The amount of recycled glass used in making Curava is equivalent...
Squak Mountain Stone is a sustainable alternative to natural stone that is crafted out of recycled materials by Tiger Mountain Innovations in Seattle. The company stated that the idea for the material came from a graduate-school essay about transforming mixed waste paper into hard, workable slabs....
Richlite has been producing sustainable countertop materials since 1943, the newest of which is embedded with bamboo and called Stratum. Stratum is a naturally designed material inspired by the banded cliffs of Palouse Canyon in Eastern Washington. In addition to Stratum, Richlite offers the Northwest series...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the winners of its annual LEED for Homes Awards. The LEED for Homes Awards honor developers, homebuilders and projects that have exhibited leadership and innovation in residential single-, multi-family and affordable green building. As a leading program for the...
TESSELLE introduced Corrosi, its new large format (24- by 28-in.) Silacrete tile. Silacrete is made from 50 percent concrete and 50 percent recycled glass and is suitable for use on indoor or outdoor walls. The company describes Corrosi as having the “look of concrete that has...
Pelican Sinks introduced its Bamboo Series of sinks. Each eco-friendly sink is made of rapidly renewable bamboo and is sealed with a waterproof polyurethane that allows the sink to withstand everyday use and gives it a maintenance free finish. There are five models available in the Bamboo Series including two...
IceStone, a manufacturer of concrete surfacing that utilizes post-consumer recycled glass, has upgraded its website to include a store. The store features sections for both IceStone and PaperStone products. In each of the sample sections, samples of the products can be ordered in a set or...
In this month’s blog, I want to take a look at how New Orleans has recovered in the 10 years (almost to the day) since being struck by Hurricane Katrina, which left the city in devastation. In a dramatic turn of events, individuals and organizations united...
The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is again co-locating with the International Builders’ Show (IBS), the International Window Coverings Expo (IWCE) and The International Surface Event (TISE) for Design & Construction Week in Las Vegas Jan. 19 to 21, 2016. Registration is now open for...
Meganite offers 18 colors of its acrylic solid surface with recycled content (such as the “Goldrush” and “Raven” colors shown here). According to the company, they are among the company’s most popular designs so they are more likely to be used in everyday projects. Although the...
Sustainable Materials LLC introduced in the United States Organic Blocks, a surfacing material made of sustainably harvested, rapidly renewable and recycled molded cork. Primarily used for wall décor, the molded cork ’tiles,’ for lack of a better term, have depth and dimension not typically associated with other...
TorZo added Striata and Striata Fusion architectural panels to its product line. The Striata panels are manufactured using responsibly harvested, SFI-certified, 100 percent Northwest Douglas Fir structural beams. The wood is infused with colored acrylic that not only changes the aesthetics but is designed to increase...
IceStone LLC, the Brooklyn-based manufacturer of recycled glass countertops is now the exclusive Northeast distributor of PaperStone™ composite surfaces. Made in the USA using 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper and PetroFree™ resin, PaperStone is a durable and versatile sustainable surfacing material. Paperstone is NSF-certified as safe...
Vetrazzo, a manufacturer of surfacing material made from 85 percent post-consumer recycled glass added to portland cement, has a new surface color option, Coffee House. This environmentally-friendly product offering is suitable for use anywhere natural stone is used, such as countertops, tabletops, hearths/fireplace surrounds and architectural...
Móz Designs offers a variety of metal surfacing materials and a recent addition, Cosmos, is made using recycled aluminum. As part of the company’s Graphix collection, the metal surface is inspired by timeless textile patterns, and in this case a gradient background with several celestial patterns...
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