Information on green, recycled, eco-friendly and sustainable surfaces
Evolution Glass is manufactured in a facility in Charlottesville, Va. This surfacing material is made using 100 percent recycled bottle glass. The product is designed for residential and business owners who have a taste for innovation and sustainable design. Evolution Glass is reportedly stronger than marble...
Merge Design released its new standard line of LEED-contributing extremeconcrete™ tiles called Fourell™. Fourell eco-sensitive concrete tiles feature clean lines and appeal to the modern aesthetic. Made with up to 85 percent recycled content, the surface of Fourell is “mold-finished” for a smooth and sensuous feel, revealing subtle color variations from each...
Green Building Supply announced that it is now offering Vermeister ZERO VOC, the only water-based polyurethane finish made without VOCs, solvents, NMP or other toxic ingredients. This is an extremely low-odor product that’s reportedly safe for everyone, including those with allergies and chemical sensitivities. Made only...
Vetrazzo recently collaborated with Laura Umansky of Laura U Interior Design to create a new line of recycled glass surfacing designs. During the six month design and development process, Laura worked closely with the craftsman at Vetrrazzo’s Georgia atelier to come up with four colors that...
Merge Design Company, exclusive manufacturer of the extremeconcrete™ line of eco-sensitive materials and products, has increased the recycled content of its extremeconcrete material, Xposed™, making it even more eco-friendly. Previously, extremeconcrete Xposed™ had consisted of 28 percent recycled content. Now, the company reports that the material’s...
TRASHPRESSO is the first mobile plastics and fabric waste recycling plant. It was designed to tackle waste in isolated communities by bringing industrial grade recycling to those communities on a mobile, automated, and self-powered platform. The TRASHPRESSO plant is housed in a 40-foot container platform that...
Merge Design Company, exclusive manufacturer of extremeconcrete™ line of eco-sensitive materials, announced the availability of large format, 3cm thick slabs of extremeconcrete for surfacing. Each 3cm thick slab is 60 in. by 108 in., weighs approximately 14 lbs. per sq. ft. and is now available in...
The Copper Farmhouse Sink from Stone Forest is made from 100 percent recycled materials, which are 99.14 percent pure copper (standard), and lead free. The sink is created from heavy 16 gauge copper sheeting. Stone Forest’s Copper Farm is double walled on all sides, which enables a...
CoveringsETC announced the launch of its newest Eco-Terr product Venetian Terrazzo, Torcello Grey G. Creating styles of Eco-Terr with increasingly larger aggregates has become a focus for CoveringsETC as the company helps its clients customize their projects. Venetian Terrazzo features cool tones and each finish creates...
The Eden Plus collection by LG HI-MACS® offers an environmentally conscious choice with the beauty and functionality of solid surface. The material contains up to 35 percent certified pre-consumer recycled content including trim materials, unused particulates, and pieces from sheets of solid surface that fell below...
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...
GAF, a North American roofing manufacturer, recently announced a new innovation in solar roofing technology: the DecoTech™ Roof-Integrated Solar System. According to the company, the GAF DecoTech System couples innovative, attractive and affordable solar technology with fast, safe and easy installation by roofing contractors. Designed to...
Bradley introduced TerreonRE, a recycled solid surface material that has all of the features of Terreon Solid Surface with the added benefit of 25 percent pre-consumer recycled granules and eight percent rapidly renewable material, which can count toward LEED credits. Many of the environmental benefits of...
The newest Design Collection color offered by PaperStone® is Azure, a beautiful light blue shade. The company describes this new offering as a distinctively modern countertop design solution for any home or office setting, that is reminiscent of the sea viewed from the beach on a...
Prock Operations, Inc. presented EcoTec Surfaces, its recycled and renewable solid surface replacement, at Seatrade Cruise Global in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Seatrade features exhibitors and attendees from around the world, and is the epicenter of the cruise ship industry. EcoTec Surfaces’ goal is to provide an...
Beachstone® Sustainable Products are customizable recycled glass concrete products that can be pigmented any color and made to a variety of sizes, shapes and forms. Beachstone surfaces are made with a high-performance concrete design with a very high amount of recycled glass. All products are “finished...
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