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World of Concrete
| By www.greenervegas.org - Sep 28, 2008 3:15:08 PM ET |
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A World of Green
It is encouraging to note that as we move forward in 2008 that more and more conventions held here in Las Vegas are providing exhibitors the opportunity to highlight their "green" products. Even industries that you may not expect to be going green are. For example at this year's "World of Concrete" a number of exhibitors were on display in the "Green Site" section of the convention.
The way companies approached being green covered the three "R"s of conservation - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. For example:
REDUCE -- A number of companies have developed more efficient insulating materials or reflective coatings to reduce consumer energy costs while other companies have reformulated chemical compounds used in concrete work to reduce VOCs and carbon emissions created during production.
REUSE - Wastewater pollution from concrete pours has become an issue. One company, Slurry Recycle Solutions, has developed a system to capture, filter, and reuse the wastewater created from concrete mixers.
RECYCLE - Utilizing recycled material that would otherwise be thrown into our landfills to manufacture new building products is another way go-green. Enviroglass, out of Austin TX., produces countertops and flooring materials from recycled glass and porcelain. These countertops were installed here at the Molasky Corporate Center as part of their LEED certification process.
In fact, it is the U.S. Green Building Councils LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards that have driven much of the trend in developing these products and services. As more and more contractors seek LEED certification, the construction industry must supply this demand. This encourages more and more companies to find "Green" alternatives for their clients. It seems that necessity is also the "mother of 'green' invention".
For a complete list of all WOC
Greensite Participants Click Here.
Webmaster note: "This site built using 80% recycled code "
It is encouraging to note that as we move forward in 2008 that more and more conventions held here in Las Vegas are providing exhibitors the opportunity to highlight their "green" products. Even industries that you may not expect to be going green are. For example at this year's "World of Concrete" a number of exhibitors were on display in the "Green Site" section of the convention.
The way companies approached being green covered the three "R"s of conservation - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. For example:
REDUCE -- A number of companies have developed more efficient insulating materials or reflective coatings to reduce consumer energy costs while other companies have reformulated chemical compounds used in concrete work to reduce VOCs and carbon emissions created during production.
REUSE - Wastewater pollution from concrete pours has become an issue. One company, Slurry Recycle Solutions, has developed a system to capture, filter, and reuse the wastewater created from concrete mixers.
RECYCLE - Utilizing recycled material that would otherwise be thrown into our landfills to manufacture new building products is another way go-green. Enviroglass, out of Austin TX., produces countertops and flooring materials from recycled glass and porcelain. These countertops were installed here at the Molasky Corporate Center as part of their LEED certification process.
In fact, it is the U.S. Green Building Councils LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards that have driven much of the trend in developing these products and services. As more and more contractors seek LEED certification, the construction industry must supply this demand. This encourages more and more companies to find "Green" alternatives for their clients. It seems that necessity is also the "mother of 'green' invention".
For a complete list of all WOC
Greensite Participants Click Here.
Webmaster note: "This site built using 80% recycled code "
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