Remodeling Tips
for the Green Home
by Gardner/Fox
for the Green Home
by Gardner/Fox
Tile & Stone
An excellent choice for both floors and walls, tile and stone products deliver both high performance and low maintenance. In relation to air quality, tile and stone release few, if any, emissions. They can be costly to transport, so try to choose local materials.
Stone Natural material extracted from the earth, highly durable with a thorough body color.
Terrazzo Consists of small pieces of stone, masonry, concrete, tile, or glass, bound together by a low/no VOC adhesive. A wide range of colors and textures please all aesthetics. Durable, easy to clean, resistant to stains and burning.
Ceramic Tile Created from raw materials, like clay, sand, quartz, and water and oven-fired. Available in a variety of colors. Lines may include post consumer recycled tile. Durable, easy to clean, low/no VOC. Resistant to stains and burning.
Glass Post-consumer recycled glass, melted down and made into tiles. It has the durability of a ceramic tile, with a wide range of colors. Could be 100% recycled, durable, easy to clean, low/no VOC.
Vendors
Paris Ceramics www.ParisCeramics.com
Offers a wide selection of Antique Stones and Terracotta reclaimed from all over the world.
Exquisite Surfaces www.XSurfaces.com
Includes Salvaged Materials, Tile, Stone, and Antique Materials.
Garden State Tile www.gstile.com
Offers the Eco Choice Tile Label
Florida Tile www.FloridaTile.com
Carries natural stones, recycled ceramic, porcelain and glass tile.
American Olean www.aogreenworks.com
97% American Olean products are pre-consumer recycled materials.
An excellent choice for both floors and walls, tile and stone products deliver both high performance and low maintenance. In relation to air quality, tile and stone release few, if any, emissions. They can be costly to transport, so try to choose local materials.
Stone Natural material extracted from the earth, highly durable with a thorough body color.
Terrazzo Consists of small pieces of stone, masonry, concrete, tile, or glass, bound together by a low/no VOC adhesive. A wide range of colors and textures please all aesthetics. Durable, easy to clean, resistant to stains and burning.
Ceramic Tile Created from raw materials, like clay, sand, quartz, and water and oven-fired. Available in a variety of colors. Lines may include post consumer recycled tile. Durable, easy to clean, low/no VOC. Resistant to stains and burning.
Glass Post-consumer recycled glass, melted down and made into tiles. It has the durability of a ceramic tile, with a wide range of colors. Could be 100% recycled, durable, easy to clean, low/no VOC.
Vendors
Paris Ceramics www.ParisCeramics.com
Offers a wide selection of Antique Stones and Terracotta reclaimed from all over the world.
Exquisite Surfaces www.XSurfaces.com
Includes Salvaged Materials, Tile, Stone, and Antique Materials.
Garden State Tile www.gstile.com
Offers the Eco Choice Tile Label
Florida Tile www.FloridaTile.com
Carries natural stones, recycled ceramic, porcelain and glass tile.
American Olean www.aogreenworks.com
97% American Olean products are pre-consumer recycled materials.
