Fabrics, Trim, and Hardware

Robert Allen Design

225 Foxboro Blvd.

Foxboro, MA

02035

1-800-333-3777

Showroom:

Designer's Market Inc.

10319 Jefferson Highway

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

225-295-0142

Brief Description: Robert Allen is a company that carries fabrics, trim, hardware and furniture. They carry assorted types of materials an furnishings such as fabrics, trim, hardware, and furniture. They even have an outlet store for all of their sell out products. They also provide shades.

Sustainability: At least 50% of the fibers in their eco friendly fabrics are sustainable, organic, and/or recycled. Their dyeing procedures must meet ETAD (Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers). Their fabrics also come from the loom state, meaning they come straight from the loom without any preparations.

www.robertallendesign.com

Rugs

Samples of Rug styles

process of rug weaving

Delinear

New York

212-684-0070

Brief Description: They are a rug company that offers different styles such as geometric, organic, landscapes, etc. Their hand knotted rugs are made from 100% himalayan highland wool. Each rug is hand dyed and carded by the weavers themselves. Their use of innovative and non invasive materials includes banana silk, bamboo, cactus, linen, jute, soybean, nettle, and kemp. They are Goodweave Certified, which is a nonprofit organization that ends child labor. Knots are available in 100, 80, and 60.

Sustainability: no sustainability mentioned, but it is a good thing they are using wool b/c it is a raw material.

www.delinear.com

Carpet

Shaw Contract Group

Ken Thaller

225-603-7535

kenneth.thaller@shawinc.com

Brief Description: Shaw is a company that carries carpet and hardwoods. Their carpet comes in a wide range of color to meet more peoples needs. They have a commercial product. They are a corporation with $8 billion a year in revenue. They try to focus on sustainability b/c it is the way of the future. Their products are extremely durable, and its lifetime is estimated at 20-30 years. The most common type of carpet is nylon. They produce Type 6 carpet only b/c it is the only kind that is sustainable. They carry residential and commercial brands.

Sustainability: Some of their new products are cradle to cradle. You can take their carpet, and recycle it into a completely new type of carpet. They use plastic bottles to create a durable, soft backing which is more durable than their original product that was not sustainable. They are eligible for LEED MR and LEED ID.

www.shawcontractgroup.com

Residential Furniture

Lema

Everyday Italian Design

Architects and Designers Building

150 East 58th Street

Floor 3

New York, NY 10155

info@lemausa.com

1-800-LEMAUSA

Showroom:

4141 Design

Florida

305-572-2900

www.driademiami.com

Brief Description: Lema is a company located in New York that specializes in Residential Furniture. They carry wardrobes, wall systems, bedroom furniture, and dining room furniture. Their furniture comes in different woods and fabrics. Their Lema Contract Division can assist with designing anything custom thats best for the client. Their style is very modern and sleek. It would do well in high end residential places. I would love to use this company if I was ever designing my own home.

Sustainability: no sustainability mentioned on the website.

www.lemausa.com

Indoor/Outdoor Furniture

Sutherland

168 Regal Rd.

Dallas, TX 75247

314-638-4161

Showroom:

Decorative Center Houston

5120 Woodway Dr.

Houston, TX 77056

Brief Description: This company specializes in outdoor furniture, but also provides indoor furniture. They have custom furniture options available. Different showrooms are located all around the world. There is only a minimum amount of maintenance required. They do not mention any fire codes or life expectancy.

Sustainability: They use a wood called teak that is weather and stain resistant, extremely dense, resists rot and warping, shrinking, and swelling. It is not endangered, and for every tree cut down, another is planted. There is no mention of LEED on their website.

www.sutherlandfurniture.com

Tile

Artistic Tile

877-528-5401

New Jersey

productdevelopment@artistictile.com

Showroom:

New York, NY

Contact: Claudia DiFabio

212-838-3222

claudiadifabio@artistictile.com

Brief Description: This is a tile company that specializes in stone, ceramic, glass, porcelain, medallions, and american artisan tiles. Their company was started by a woman that quickly grew her business into an entrepreneurship. They started in 1987, and since then, their products have been featured in many magazines. They do their work in residential areas for kitchens and bathrooms, retail. hospitality, spas, and corporate. They do a lot of charity giving such as habitat for humanity, Gilda's Club, Jewish National Fund, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, etc.

Sustainability: no sustainability mentioned.

www.artistictile.com

Leather

Cortina Leathers

45 West 25th Street

New York, NY 10010

212-463-0645

info@cortinaleathers.com

Contract & Residential

5120 Woodway Suite 4001

Houston, TX 77056

713-623-2344

brad@interiordesigncollection.com

Brief Description: This leather company started in 1986 and is owned by a mother-daughter. Their leathers are exclusively from Italy and uses European raw materials. They have a custom leater/custom color program. They can drop ship anywhere in the world. They carry over 50 qualities of leather in over 100 different colors. They also purchase leathers for airplane seating.

Sustainability: They were the first to introduce chrome-free, environmentally friendly leather. The leather is a renewable resource and has no off gassing. They can be maintained without any harsh chemicals. Paints, dyes, and topcoats are water based rather than petroleum based. They offer a chrome free leather called Ecco-La. It's soft, durable, and competitively priced.

www.cortinaleathers.com

Modern Furniture Design

lighting

seating

seating

Hive Modern

820 NW Glisan St.

Portland, OR 97209

503-242-1967

Brief Description: They are a design furniture company but also a retailer for Alessi, Artemide, Artifort, Carl Hansen, Cassina Flos, Kartel, Knoll, Vitra, and more. Their goal is to share the joys of Good Design while providing excellence and good quality to their customers. They also carry lighting and accessories. They design for residential. You are able to purchase items from the website. The prices are for upper class society.

Sustainability: this only pertains to each company that Hive carries. Knoll is a big supporter of sustainability from manufacturing to post consumer.

www.hivemodern.com

Sinks & Faucets

Blanco America Inc.

110 Mount Holly Bypass

Lumberton, New Jersey

08048

Representative:

Alliance Manufacturer Representatives

1-800-324-9400

Louisiana

Brief Description: They specialize in kitchen sinks and faucets. They can also do custom work. Their products are found mostly in residential spaces. They offer different sink and faucet styles and multiple colors to choose from for each sink. They have easy access to all spec sheets that you would need for any furnishings.

Their Blanco Germany line furthers in sink design with catering systems, industrial components, and medical care systems.

Sustainability: no mention of sustainability anywhere on the site. MAJOR NEGATIVE.

www.blancoamerica.com

Wallcoverings

made with pulp

made with newspaper

Weitzner Design Inc.

54 West 21st Street, Suite 404

New York, NY 10010

212-414-1089

info@loriweitzner.com

Showroom:

Dallas Design Center
1025 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 745
Dallas, TX 75207
Tel 214.698.0226
Fax 214.698.8650
joe@interiordesigncollection.com

Brief Description: This company is run by Lori Weitzner and does nothing but sustainable wallcoverings. They are class A certified. She will take old heirlooms to create an original work of art. Her work is always new and innovative, and she's always wanting to use raw materials to support sustainability.

Sustainability: She tries to design her stuff with organic materials such as banana leafs, paper pulp, recycled newspapers, etc. She finds places with old materials to create her works of art. Most products are 100% recycled.

www.weitznerlimited.com

Planet Reuse Materials

barn wood

Planet Reuse

Kansas City, MO

Chicago, IL

contact: Nathan Benjamin

Email: nbenjamin@planetreuse.com

816-918-1120

Brief Description: This website provides you with the option of finding materials around the globe that have ben salvaged, and you are able to use them in your new project. This can give you materials that are unique and a nice worn look depending on the product. You are able to also save time on your project by not having to wait on something to be made. It can already be shipped to you and save weeks on manufacturing process. The site also works with getting your samples and helping with the payment process. They will do anything to let the process be easy and answer all your questions.

Sustainability: This site promotes you to reduce landfill waste, save money, time, and the planet. By reusing materials, you are helping reduce the new manufacturing of materials for less waste. This can help contribute to LEED, and ideally if it's in the 500 mile radius.

www.planetreuse.com

Quarry Tile

The Quarry Tile Company

6328 E Utah Ave.

Spokane, WA 99212

509-536-2812

Local Distributor:

11091 Airline Hwy

Baton Rouge, LA

225-291-3585

Brief Description: They specialize in creating ceramic tiles for historic restoration and custom specification. They have eco body tiles and natural hues (festiva) tiles. They can also make custom colors with either a matted or gloss finish. The eco body is available in 59 different colors and 14 different sizes. They can also come with a special slip resistance finish. The festiva line does not come in the same colors as the eco-body line. It comes in 25 colors glazed on a talc wall tile. The color palette is more of a warm feel. Festiva is wall installations only with a 1/8" grout. Natural Hues has a 1/4" grout for wall or floor installations.

Sustainability: The natural hues of eco-body is a recycled green clay body available in all Natural Hues colors.

www.quarrytile.com

Residential Brick Paving

Pine Hall Brick Company

2701 Shorefair Dr.

Winston-Salem, NC 27116

1-800-334-8689

Distributor:

Acme Brick Company

Baton Rouge, LA

225-756-3383

www.acmebrick.com

Brief Description: This is a brick company that does vertical and horizontal applications. They can do paved paths for residential or commercial, and also brick siding for commercial or residential. All bricks come in many different sizes, colors, and styles.

Sustainability: They offer a permeable pavement system with 4 layers that consists of 2" bedding, 4" base, 12" sub base, and stormwater runoff. It may qualify for LEED Credit 6 sustainable site stormwater design. They also have bricks that have an SRI of at least 29 to qualify for LEED credits. The company recycles process water , un fired brick, kiln waste, harmless waste, waste wood for fuel, waste restaurant grease for fuel. Brick has been used for thousands of years, and all ingredients are from the earth, so easier recycling. They have 53% recycled content in the bricks.

www.pinehallbrick.com

Fire Rated Glass

Safti First

325 Newhall St.

San Francisco, CA

1-888-653-3333

Representative:

Steve Bishop

Memphis, TN

901-278-3145

repbishop@yahoo.com

Brief Description: One of the top distributors for fire rated glass in 25 years. The glass can be fire protective, heat reflective, and fire resistive. It limits the temperature rise on the non fire side. It blocks the passage of radiant heat. It reflects the heat back towards the source. The Heat Reflective glass does not meet ASTM E119 and requires AHJ approval for 40 and 60 minute applications. They have many different versions of the glass with different traits depending on your project. Ex. SuperLite I is the most economical fire and safety rated glazing available. It has a lifetime warranty, and can be used in interior and exterior applications. It can also be used in doors and walls, depending on the glass grade and the project.

Sustainability: The website and pamplet mention there are sustainable traits in the glass, but it doesn't go into much detail at all.

www.safti.com

C/S Solarmotion

C-S group

49 Meeker Ave.

Cranford, New Jersey

07016

908-272-5200

Representatives:

1-800-631-7379

Brief Description: It helps reduce heat gain and solar glare. This product not only looks good aesthetically, but it also contributes to major reductions on a building's skin load air conditioning. With the use of more daylight, this makes happier employees and better working environments. They are able to be mounted on masonry or curtain walls. You can get the shades in up to 5' depth for maximum shading. They have horizontal, vertical, and cantilevered/suspended shades.

The shades come in red cedar, airfoil, laminated glass, perforated, clear acrylic, or airfoil with LED lights. They can also do custom designs.

Sustainability: gain a lot of points through LEED certification for Energy and Atmosphere (up to 35 points). It saves energy, lets in natural light, keeps out heat, and allows occupants to look out the windows. You can save up to 22% on energy savings if you use a sunshade with a 4'2" blade. They have a MBDC Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification.

www.c-sgroup.com

Fabricut

Tulsa, OK

1-800-999-8200

Brief Description: a company that supplies trims and fabrics for residential. Very affordable for a middle class family. One of the largest distributors in the world. They have lots of beautiful, modern and traditional patterns that are very appealing for the price offered. This would be a great company to use if you are a small business owner that needs a good range of fabrics at a great price.

Sustainability: they created a line called Environmental Plus that is committed to producing new sustainable fabrics each season. They are trying to become a paperless company. Their packages are recycled for shipping and no ink printed on it. They also have an internal recycling program to promote their employees to recycle.

www.fabricut.com

Stone and Brick

Eldorado Stone

1-800-925-1491

customerservice@eldoradostone.com

Local Dealer:

Luxury Concrete Building Co.

225-303-0540

Baton Rouge, LA

Brief Description: stone veneers are very light weight and easy to adhere easily to structurally sound surfaces, and capable of installations that are normally very costly with natural stones. The light weight eliminates the needs for wall ties and footings. It has a 2% waste factor unlike natural stone which is 10%.

Sustainability: The light weight veneer stone allows less gas usage. Contributes to LEED credits. 78% of country within 500 miles of a manufacturer. 1/2 the weight of natural stone reduce shipping weight and installation costs.

www.eldoradostone.com

Adjustable Tables

Steelcase

901 44th St. SE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508

Brief Description: The desks operate to move at different heights for best ergonomics. They can be adjusted with electrical, turn crank, or an airtouch button to move the desk up and down. The desk allows you to use it more for things and take up less space. It also promotes healthier atmosphere for people so they don't have to sit all the time. They pay for themselves in less than 2 years b/c of not taking up too must space, so no need for extra square footage.

Height adjusts in 1.2 seconds

Height ranges from 26" to 43"

ergonomic handle to make adjustments.

Additional modesty screens available for more privacy.

"A place where more people are making more moves into less space."

Sustainability: members of FSC. They focus on life cycle assessment, recycle and reuse, supply chain, operations and facilities, and materials chemistry to better impact the environment in the best way. You can get LEED credits through MR and IEQ. You can also have direct and indirect connections with Operations and Maintenance, Building Design and Construction, and Interior Design and Construction.

www.steelcase.com

Metal Panels

Metl Span

Metl-Span LLC 1720 Lakepointe Drive, Suite #101 Lewisville, TX 75057

Toll Free for Calls in the U.S. (877) 585-9969 Calls from Outside the U.S. (972) 221-6656 (972) 420-9382 Fax

Brief Description: They supply exterior metal panels, roofs, storage, and windows for commercial buildings. It can be applied horizontally and vertically for maximum design impact. You can do custom sizes and varying size joints of 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", and up to 3". They also have Metal-Vision windows that help contain hot and cold much better. They also make sure their windows are tested for water and air infiltration so they meet the criteria for high performance.

Sustainability: members of FSC. Many of their products have contributed to buildings that reached LEED Platinum ratings. Members of USGBC, Energy Star, and CRRC (Cool Roof Rating Council). Their metal contributes to reducing the heat island effect with a 79 SRI for low sloped roofs and 29 SRI for steep sloped roofs.

www.metlspan.com

Windows & Doors

Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc.
1323 S. 11th Ave.
Wausau, WI 54401-5998
715.842.5666

Sales Rep:

Sony Lockhart

ext. 1392

Brief Description: They supply residential windows and doors. They can customize whatever you want. They have multiple samples for different stains. They pay special attention to detail for a more elaborate, sophisticated design. It looks very high quality, and definitely gives the home an expensive look. Their K-Force windows can withstand hurricane force winds and debris for maximum strength. You can get them in single or dual glazed windows. You can put an LoE coating also.

Tests: Meets of exceeds ANSI/AAMA/NWWDA 101/I.S.2-97, 101/I.S.2-97/NAFS-02

Sustainability: Some of their windows have EnergyStar depending on your region. The dual glazed windows are more energy efficient to keep in the heat or cold. The LoE coating improves energy efficiency and reduces heat gain. Members of USGBC, FSC, and EnergyStar.

www.kolbe-kolbe.com

Omega Lighting

Omega Lighting Contact Info:

General

Phone: (800) 234-1890 Fax: (662) 680-6619 Email: DayBrite.Marketing@Philips.com

Technical Support (Fluorescent)

Phone: (800) 814-0603 Fax: (662) 841-5501 Email: DayBrite.TechSupport1@Philips.com

Technical Support (HID, Exit/Emegency, E/C)

Phone: (800) 814-0603 Fax: (800) 285-6655 Email: DayBrite.TechSupport2@Philips.com

Brief Description: This is a lighting company that provides all types of commercial light such as emergency, recessed, suspended, and outdoor. They have low HID, incandescent, LED, and fluorescent fixtures. You can mount this on surface and wall, ceiling, steps and isles, etc.

They provide a type of fire proof casing for recessed lighting that protects from continuing the fire.

Sustainability: part of Day-Brite/Capri/Omega. They push for recycling of materials to create their fixtures with aluminum and steel. Their manufacturing plants try to use less packaging and repair their damaged pallets for reuse, and all metal halide and fluorescent bulbs are gathered for reuse. The attune family products provide an improved quality of the space through the lighting and 30-50% of energy savings compared with existing systems.

This product seems great towards LEED certification. I want to use this product in my gas station, because it will help with energy and atmosphere savings.

www.phillipsomega.com/omega

Snaidero USA

Snaidero-USA

Corporate Office:

Torrance, CA

310-516-8499

email: sales@snaidero-usa.com

Brief Description: Originated as a small cabinetry shop in Italy in 1946. It provides Kitchens, Closets, and Bathroom furniture in high end residential. It's an Italian influenced company where they took Italian home influences and modernized it. Their design of the products looks very uniform, but still shows distinctions in the shapes that make up the whole. Very contemporary company. Each of their ideas has a distinct theme to it.

Negatives: Because this product is produced in Italy, it cannot be considered int he 500 mile radius for LEED regional materials and this could also prevent synergy credits.

Because it is for residential, there are no mentions of fire codes or ways of cleaning.

Sustainability: offers eco friendly products toward LEED certification for homes. Members of USGBC. Not much else is mentioned on sustainability.

www.snaidero-usa.cm

Pantheon Floor Solutions

Vegas

Pantheon Floor Solutions, Inc.

Corporate Office

Carrollton, TX

877-737-3742

Sales Rep:

Randy McCarthy

Louisiana

469-417-9209

randy@pantheonfs.com

Brief Description: International Company. Very durable products and great for my gas station! Beautiful colors, and very professional looking. Easy for cleaning. They offer porcelain tile, thin porcelain tile, and hydro core. You can create different patterns, or one holistic pattern. Surface sealers and finished not recommended.

Sizes: 4.25x13, 6.5x20, 13x13, 13x20, and 20x20. All products may vary with what is available in sizes. Formats can range from 1"x1" to 24"x48".

Cleaner: hot water and acidic cleaner. If maintenance procedures are not followed, warranty will be cancelled.

Warranty: 10 year structural warranty.

Sustainability: They offer a thin porcelain tile that is a lot lighter, so easy for travel for less fuel usage, and easier to install b/c of weight.

www.pantheonfs.com

Arborite

Arborite

William Lee

Sales Representative, South East Region,

Telephone: 336-554-3362

Email: william.lee@arborite.com

Distributor:

C&S Service Lumber & Supply

1902 Oak Villa Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA

Phone: 225-926-4921

Brief Description: They have laminates that come in solids, woodgrains, patterns, and metal. They also come in different finishes with shiny or matted, textured or smooth. Used in commercial, residential, healthcare, or hospitality. This product will do great for areas where bacteria and germs could be a serious issue, because surfaces are uniformed without any crevices to trap the germs. Definitely a good product for my gas station. This will allow easy cleanup for employers and low maintenance. I plan to use this on all counters and food surface areas.

FREE SAMPLES!

**When you select a material, at the bottom of the site they will show you 3 other materials that potentially go with the product.

Sheet sizes: 4x8, 4x10, 5x8, 5x12, 30"x8, and 30"x12.

Fire rated Class 1, Class A

12 month warranty from the time of purchase. Any damage done that is not a manufacturer problem will not be included in the warranty.

Sustainability:part of GreenGuard (meaning their product will not emit harmful chemicals into the air for a home or commercial building). Lighter shipping so easier on fuel usage.

www.arborite.com

Formica

Formica

1-800-FORMICA

Manufactured in Cincinnati, OH and St. Jean, Canada.

Local dealers:

Lowe's, Home Depot

CLAY TILE COUNTERTOPS AND FLOORING COMPANY INC.
7255 GREENWELL SPRINGS ROAD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70805

Phone: 225-926-2820

Fax: 225-926-4614

Brief Description: They have more than 100 years of experience of creating surfacing materials. Can create many different textures, colors, and looks that look just like the raw material product, but aren't! An example is wood. They make a thin sheet of laminate to appear like wood on the outside, but it's very thin and not as expensive as real wood. They offer free samples. Solid surfacing is manufactured in China. This product can be applied to bathroom partitions, doors, and counters.

10 year warranty

Sustainability: Shipping costs could be cheaper for less fuel usage because it isn't as heavy and it's not a raw material like trees. Their laminate has met GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality certification including for schools and children. Companies that provide paper for Formica are certified under FSC, SFI, and PEFC. Products manufactured in North America contain 6-14% post consumer and pre consumer recycled content depending on the grade. Their product meets MR and IEQ for LEED.

Cleaning: basic water and rag with light clorox.

www.formica.com

Bicycle Racks

Cycle Safe

Toll Free: 888-950-6531
947 Forest Hills Avenue, Suite C
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

Brief Description: these bike lockers are used for security, durability, uniformity, performance, and aesthetics. You can get a View Thru on the lockers to help with someone providing security, and the public can instantly recognize that they are bicycle storage. It's a high fiberglass reinforced compression. 100% weather resistant, security, and durability.

Sustainability: using bicycle security storage and lockers can contribute to SS with LEED.

Solar lockers***

Used to let electric bikes be stored and charged at the same time. This will allow 3 times the amount of battery power, and so they don't have to worry about taking their bikes into the store with them b/c of security.

I will use these in my gas station...such a great idea!

www.cyclesafe.com

Chairs by Herman Miller

Celle Chair

Herman Miller

Local Dealer:

Ensemble of Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

225-293-5884

Brief Description: The Celle Chair uses minimum textiles to make a better eco friendly chair. It can be taken apart in 5 minutes with common tools. They also offer systems furniture, filing and storage, desks, and tables. The Celle Chair is a very aesthetic chair that looks sturdy but lightweight at the same time. The comfort of the chair will also allow employees longer ability to focus and work, and possibly even better work results.

Sustainability: Perfect Vision is a broad initiative that sets significant sustainability targets for the year 2020 including: zero landfill, zero hazardous waste, zero air emissions, zero process waste use, 200 percent green electrical energy use, company buildings constructed to a minimum LEED silver, and 100 percent of sales from DfE approved products. They have an award for Cradle to Cradle Certification for their products. The celle chair ranks gold. The Celle chair is 99 percent recyclable at the end of its life. It's composed of 33% recycled materials. It uses 100 percent renewable energy to produce the chair. The packaging for the chair can be recycled and contribute to LEED.

www.hermanmiller.com

Yemm & Hart

Tire Veneer

Yemm & Hart

1417 Madison 308

Marquand, MO 63655

573-783-5434

Brief Description:Their tire veneer is made of completely recycled automobile rubber tires and and virgin rubber particles.. They have specs of color in it. Looks like it could be placed on a children's playground, or wherever you need to help with fatigue. It's tough, resilient, and nontoxic just like rubber tires, so it will hold up well.

They also have products such as wine cork recycling that recycles old wine corks to make flooring. It has a great look to it, would help with foot fatigue, and is sustainable!

Sustainability: 100% recycled styrene butadiene rubber (from automobile tires). Very sustainable material, but no mention of LEED.

www.yemmhart.com

Duralee Fabrics

Duralee Fabrics

Corporate Headquarters
Duralee Fabrics Ltd.
1775 Fifth Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Phone: 1-631-273-8800
Fax: 1-631-273-8996
info@duralee.com

Order Department:
Phone: 1-800-275-3872
Fax: 1-800-275-3297

Furniture Division:
Phone: 1-866-565-7731
Fax: 1-866-565-7732

Fabric Research Department:
Phone: 1-516-584-8375
Fax: 516-584-8377
email: research@duralee.com

Representative Showroom:

Designers Market Inc.

4469 Arnold Ln.

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

225-295-0142

Brief Description: They offer fabrics, trimmings, and furniture. Primarily used for residential purposes. Highland Court is their line of fabrics that are the elite of what they offer. Techstyle is their line that can be custom made. Their furniture line is called Cavalier furniture. They are a worldwide company, so they provide many jobs for people.

Sustainability: There is no mention of sustainability on their website. This is a HUGE negative, b/c they are the first company I've found that doesn't have a single thing on sustainability. Many people are starting to go green, so they need to make sure to jump on the band wagon, or else they could lose business. I do not want to use this company since they don't have anything sustainable.

www.duralee.com

Paint-Sherwin Williams

Paint

Sherwin Williams

225-929-7387

4469 Perkins Rd.

Baton Rouge, LA

Brief Description: Used in commercial and residential homes. It's the largest producer of paints in the United States and one of the largest producers in the world. They are with National Home Builders Association. They also have low VOC exterior products. They not only offer paints, but also all types of liquid products used on houses and commercial buildings, stains, calks, primers, wallpaper, etc.

Their website is very helpful with tips on how to choose colors for those who aren't capable of deciding that. They also explain techniques on how to add textures and faux finishes to your rooms. They seem to primarily be a residential company.

Sustainability: many products have low VOC in them. It meets LEED NC, H, CI, C&S, Schools. They have a commitment through their company called EcoVision. It promises customers that they will look for and implement ways that reduce their impace on the environment, but also expect the customers to do the same. Green Sure is the label placed on their green products that they consider best for the environment. They have 4 products that have this label called Harmony Interior Latex Low Odor Coatings, Duration Home Interior, Progreen 200, and Builders Solution Interior Latex.

www.sherwinwilliams.com

Green Roofs

IB Roofs Systems

Jason Stanley - Regional Manager

ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS & WISCONSIN

Office: 800-426-1626 Cell: 541-337-3334 Email:jason@ibroof.com

Brief Description: Installing a rooftop garden is a lot of tedious and pricy work, so you have to make sure it's done correctly. But it gives long term benefits to the environment and the building. The main thing to keep a green roof successful is a durable waterproofing system. This will help protect the building from leakage, mold, and any other types of bacteria from ruining the building more than helping it. Green roofs are typically used on flat or low pitched roofs. They also offer a maintenance program to allow people to understand the easy maintenance of their structure. If a major problem occurs, like leakage, they ask you to contact their company immediately.

This system can be installed on 90% of existing rooftops eliminating messy tear offs.

100% lifetime warranty! The membrane is Class A fire resistant.

Good Fact: The company refers contractors b/c building a green roof is not an everyday affair. In fact, it only happens about once every 10-15 years that someone would want to re-roof their home.

Sustainability: This allows less heat island effects for a city, helps reduce CFCs into cities and more CO2 into the air. They are 100% recyclable. It reflects 90% of heat that normally enters your home allowing much savings on energy bills.

www.ibroof.com