Information on green, recycled, eco-friendly and sustainable surfaces
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building rating system, along with support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, announced a new grant program designed to recognize the sustainability and green building achievements of U.S. cities pursuing LEED for Cities certification. LEED for Cities enables local governments...
Chicago-based company Gilasi, a manufacturer of engineered recycled glass stone offers products made of fused recycled materials. Live-edge timbers lend natures grace to the polished elegance of Gilasi surface. Together, the look these materials create is striking, at once contemporary and natural. Each piece is...
Tenax Italy and Cosentino Spain have worked closely together to create a line of adhesive cartridges to work with the Dekton material. Mastidek Fast Indoor Outdoor Cartridge Glue is a new generation bi-component adhesive used to glue Dekton and is officially approved by Cosentino. Mastidek has...
Michels Corporation, in its commitment to sustainable business practices, achieved certification of two of its red granite quarries in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Red Granite Quarry and Wausau Red Granite Quarry achieved certification to the ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone Standard. Michels also completed...
TheSize, manufacturer of sintered stone brand Neolith, expanded its range of premium surfaces with four new color introductions for 2018. Following rigorous market research and a customer survey of prototypes, the new décors are in response to trends for high-end commercial and residential architectural surfacing design....
Teragren’s Strand Bamboo countertops are ideal for any application where traditional hardwood surfaces might be used, including table tops, desk tops, and other residential or commercial applications. With a beautiful hardwood-like grain on the surface and a striking traditional bamboo core, these unfinished countertops can be...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the world’s most widely used green building rating system. The list ranks states in terms of certified square feet per resident in 2017....
EchoScreen room dividers by Kirei are a great modular solution for visual and acoustic space division in today’s open spaces. EchoScreens are made from recycled PET and aluminum. Components can be reused or recycled at the end of life. EchoScreen can also help your project gain...
Italian manufacturer, Florim Ceramiche S.p.A, offers surfacing materials produced using sustainability and environmental mindfulness as guidelines. The company recovers 100 percent of the water used in the factory, as well as all the waste from the production process. A 37,000 sq. meter area of solar panels...
Despite the current Administration of the United States disregarding global efforts of sustainable development throughout 2017, sustainable building will continue to trend throughout 2018 and long into the future. Individual states, cities, and businesses have persisted in moving forward in a fight for green developments in...
The East Coast Builders Conference is in the final planning stages for ECBC 2018 speakers. Organizers for the event are looking for a few more fresh and cutting-edge educational topics that the attendees would like to hear, that would provide continuing education credit, and that would...
U.S.-based non-profit Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced earlier this month that it has completed acquisition of the global rights to Green Globes ®, a leading sustainability rating system for commercial and multi-family buildings. This acquisition from JLL now allows GBI to support existing Green Globes users...
As interest in sustainable building and construction continues to grow, Americans are looking for more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. In an article on Forbes.com Lara O’Keefe gives insight into materials architects and designers can use to make projects more sustainable. Among the materials recommended are:...
Each year Dwell on Design invites elite architect and design professionals to share their successes, secrets, and stories on the Main Stage. This year Dwell on Design will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center, April 5-7, with hundreds of exhibitors, notable design influencers, educational opportunities...
Renewed Materials, Inc. (RMI) provides recycled surfaces to the sustainable design community. With a focus on social and environmental responsibility, the company aims to provide a variety of unique surfacing solutions sourced directly from salvaged waste. RMI introduced ALKEMI-copper to the ALKEMI-acrylic line of recycled surfacing...
Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into performance surfaces that make people’s lives better, announced that its Ecore Commercial product collection formerly known as Tru has been renamed Rx and now features new products, colors and patterns. The Rx Collection includes these surfaces: Forest Rx,...
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