Information on green, recycled, eco-friendly and sustainable surfaces
The latest newsletter from ConcreteNetwork.com, The Concrete Source: Countertops, relays “Four Ways to Go Green with Concrete Countertops.” Over the past decade, concrete has been recognized by the countertop industry for its versatility and aesthetics, but as people become increasingly aware of how they affect the...
JM Lifestyles introduced a unique new product called Woodform Concrete. WoodForm Concrete is a lightweight engineered composite that looks like wood and acts like stone. According to the company, it will not split, crack, splinter, stain or rot. Multiple color choices, edge details and accessories are...
This video is an informative piece of investigative journalism produced by Jose Espinosa for USA Green Stories. Although this media company now appears to be defunct, the following video remains interesting and applicable to today’s market for recycled surfacing materials. In the video, Espinosa visits students...
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....
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...
Theri, from Tesselle, is a printed tile pattern that forms a non-repeating design with both organic and industrial influences. Printed on Silacrete, which is 50 percent recycled glass and 50 percent concrete, this design is comprised of four tile patterns that are laid out in random...
Tesselle’s Silacrete tiles from 50 percent concrete and 50 percent recycled glass, now come in several finishes: printed designs, murals, photorealistic, solids and custom designs. Suitable for outdoor wall applications or indoor applications, such as backsplashes, countertops, floors an walls, the digitally printed tiles allow designs...
Native Trails NativeStone™ concrete sinks use a renewable vegetable “jute” fiber mixture for reinforcement of the concrete. This jute fiber is integrated throughout the sinks to increase resistance to cracking. The sink line includes kitchen, bar/prep and lavatory sinks. The sinks are made impervious to staining...
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