These are manufacturers that make extremely environmental solid surfacing materials. These specific materials will contribute to LEED certification. However, not all of the products manufactured by the companies listed below are 100% sustainable, so be sure to specify the correct ones!
Manufacturers and Products Tried and True for Commercial and Residential:
100 percent by 3Form http://www.3-form.com/
EnviroSLAB by enviroglas http://www.enviroglasproducts.com/index.asp
Alkemi by Renewed Materialshttp://www.renewedmaterials.com/
Certified Series by Paperstone http://www.paperstoneproducts.com/
Corian by Dupont http://www2.dupont.com/Surfaces/en_US/index.html
Environbiocomposite by Environ Biocomposites http://www.environbiocomposites.com/products.php
Other Products:
UltraGLAS by Ultraglas Inc. http://www.ultraglas.com/
ShetkaStone by All Paper Recycling http://www.shetkastone.com/
Richlite by Richlite Co. http://www.richlite.com/
Armstone recycled colors by Petrostone http://199.237.240.65/
I haven’t seen all of these specified in commercial spaces and I’ve heard that Richlite scratches easily. However, the listings in Other Products have high ratings for residential, so they would still be good to investigate.
