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