All the glass products are 100% recycled. The glass is received as recycled
post-consumer glass bottles from various domestic sources, including
material recycling facilities (MRFs) in, Utah, Los Angeles,
the Intermountain West and various other locations across America. The glass is also received as recycled post-industrial glass
window scrap and furnace cleanout from various window and glass product
manufacturers across the country as far as the East Coast.
Depending on the application of our recycled glass products in a given project, an architect
or client may claim LEED credits or “green points” for using our glass. In particular, credits
that are often claimed include:
NC MATERIALS & RESOURCES MR CREDIT 4 . 1 & 4 . 2 for RECYCLED CONTENT for 1 OR 2 POINTS
NC MATERIALS & RESOURCES MR CREDIT 5 . 1 & 5 . 2 for LOCAL SOURCE for 1 OR 2 POINTS
NC INDO OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQ CREDI T 4.1 for LOW VOCTERRAZZO for 1 POINT
NC INNOVATION IN DESIGN ID CREDI T 1 . 1 for UNIQUE DESIGNS for 1 POINT
Our suppliers professional affiliations include the US Green Building Council, the National
Terrazzo & Mosaic Association, the American Society of Production Architects, and
the National Plasterers Council.
