Reusing Recycled Building Materials Michigan

The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program encourages architects and builders to specify salvaged and reused building materials wherever possible. Short of that, the group sanctions products made with recycled content. Fortunately, manufacturers have rushed to fill this niche with a bevy of green goods, including flooring, insulation, and countertop surfacing. Bio Glass is one such product in Michigan.

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Home Adjustments, LLC
313-824-HOME
18530 Mack, Suite 466
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
LB Builders General Contractor Inc.
810-686-4760
11412 N. Saginaw Rd.
Clio, MI
England Building & Supplies, L.L.C.
231-743-6537
6397 20 Mile Road
Marion, MI
Robert Kenyon & Sons, Inc.
(989) 742-4533
25460 M-32
Hillman, MI
EZ Able, LLC
877-392-2531
PO Box 7118
Traverse City, MI
Advantage Engineering & Construction
906 485-4124
105 S. Westwood Drive
Ishpeming, MI
Ridgeline Builders LLC
866.878.6650
4098 Proceeds
pinckeney, MI
Recycle Ann Arbor Reuse Center
(734) 662-6288
2420 S Industrial Hwy
Ann Arbor, MI
Varda Enterprises
(906) 774-4565
305 S Stephenson Ave
Iron Mountain, MI
Habitat For Humanity Antrim County Restore
(231) 587-9965
306 S Williams St
Mancelona, MI

Source: residential architect Magazine
Publication date: March 1, 2008

By Nigel F. Maynard and Shelley D. Hutchins

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The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program encourages architects and builders to specify salvaged and reused building materials wherever possible. Short of that, the group sanctions products made with recycled content. Fortunately, manufacturers have rushed to fill this niche with a bevy of green goods, including flooring, insulation, and countertop surfacing. Bio Glass is one such product. Distributed by Miami-based Coverings Etc, the distinctive surfacing material is made from 70 percent to 100 percent recycled glass, depending on the color, and is nonporous and easy to clean. Cooler still, its textured, multidimensional appearance changes with the light. Available in four colors with polished or natural finishes. Coverings Etc, 305.757.6000; www.coveringsetc.com.

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Cali Bamboo's marbled, fossilized bamboo flooring offers funky durability through an innovative process of compressing and intertwining the material's fibers. The San Diego-based company says the scratch-resistant planks that result have “twice the density and strength of almost any other flooring,” making them appropriate for use with radiant heating systems and in high-traffic areas. Cali Bamboo, 888.788.2254; www.calibamboo.com.

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