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Made Green in the USA
The Green Solution There's no question about it: Building green boosts your bottom line. That's why high-performance terrazzo tile from Nurazzo® are the best solution for your commercial flooring needs. Our Marble Line is manufactured using natural marble chips from local quarries.. Our Crystal Collection uses 70% post-consumer recycled glass from regional recycling centers. Our Recycled Marble Collection is created using 100% post-industrial recycled marble aggregates. Installing Nurazzo® flooring can contribute to the points needed for LEED certification -- the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. When you choose Nurazzo® terrazzo tile, you're demonstrating to your customers and the world that your building project is truly "made green in the USA." The Facts About Nurazzo® and LEED Certification Choosing Nurazzo terrazzo tile can help your project qualify for LEED Certification: Nurazzo® terrazzo tile is guaranteed durable for 20 years. Our terrazzo flooring provides significant savings over traditional flooring products. Our Crystal Collection uses 70% post-consumer recycled glass from regional recycling centers. Ref. LEED Materials and Resources 3.1 and 3.2 Materials Reuse - 5% and 10% (1-2 points) "Reuse building materials and products to reduce demand for virgin materials and to reduce waste. "Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials such that the sum of these materials constitutes at least 5% (or 10%), based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project". LEED Materials and Resources 4.1 and 4.2 Recycled Content - 10% and 20% (1-2 points). "Increase demand for building products that have incorporated recycled content material, thereby reducing the impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials". LEED Innovation in Design 1.1 to 1.4 (1-4 points) "for exceptional performance above the requirements set by the LEED for New Construction Green Building Rating System and/or innovative performance in Green Building categories notspecifically addressed by the LEED for New Construction Green Building Rating System". Our Recycled Marble Collection is created using 100% post-industrial recycled marble aggregates yielding a 70% recycled product. Use of our Recycled Marble Collection contributes towards LEED project points. We recycle all water used in our state-of-the-art factory. Ref. LEED 3.1 and 3.2 Water Efficiency "Maximize water efficiency within buildings to reduce the burden on municipal water supply and wastewater systems. Employ strategies that in aggregate use 20 (or 30%) less water than the water use baseline calculated for the building" (1-2 points)". We use regional materials. Our marble is locally quarried, and the recycled glass used in our Crystal Collection comes from local recycling centers. Ref. LEED Materials and Resources 5.1 and 5.2 Regional Materials. (1-2 points) "Use building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site." We recycle the waste material from our manufacturing process by grinding and reusing it. Ref. LEED Materials and Resources 2.1 and 2.2 (1-2 points) "Divert construction and demolition debris from disposal in landfills and incinerators. Redirect recyclable recovered resources back to the manufacturing process. Recycle and/or salvage at least 50% (or 75%) of non-hazardous construction and demolition debris." For more information about getting LEED certification for your building project, visit the Building Green section of the NRDC website.
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