Eco-Friendly Fabrication: Sustainable Products for Your Shop By Sarah Peiper
Sustainability is at the forefront of
through a series of hydrocyclones. Solids
Pledge, they’re NSF certified, UL certified
nearly every conversation around design
are collected in a sludge hopper and settling
as mold-resistant and do not contain BPA.
and remodeling, and you’re behind the
weir, both of which are lined with removable
A low-VOC material, Corian is free from
times if you aren’t considering integrating
bags for easy disposal. The filtered water
dangerous chemicals, which supports better
sustainability in your business. The
enters a holding tank before a horizontal
indoor air quality. The Corian Design
betterment of our communities and the
pump delivers the water back to the shop at
portfolio allows for beautiful and safe
health of our environment depend on every
75 psi. Additional features can be added to
interiors with sustainability as a top priority.
business, no matter how big or how small,
the PURE System. Learn more at
To learn more, visit www.corian.com.
taking responsibility for how they work and
www.bacasystems.com/baca-pure.
contributing to a better planet. There are all kinds of materials, tools and solutions for the decorative surfacing industry that
Corian Design — A Responsible
Durasein Solid Surface
Choice
can help you embrace sustainable products and practices. Here are 15 innovations to consider for your shop. BACA Systems’ PURE Water Filtration System
Diamond is Durasein’s newest addition to their marble-inspired Dreamy Collection. Corian Design offers a wide portfolio
From unique color blends to mesmerizing
of beautiful, on-trend designs that are
visual textures, Durasein patterns are
harmonious with human health and the
magically crafted with the help of their
environment. The company is innovating
proprietary robotic color dispensing tech
to reduce waste and incorporate post-
to create a surfacing product that provides
consumer and post-industrial recycled
both elegance and performance.
content. The Corian Solid Surface portfolio
From air quality to food safety,
PURE is a water filtration system that
includes a variety of high-recycled
Durasein is engineered to maintain a
removes stone particulate, so gray water can
content aesthetics, including the new
safer environment for human health.
be recycled and reused in cutting. PURE
Terrians collection. Corian Endura High
With concerns that prolonged exposure
Systems are available in varying sizes to
Performance Porcelain is made from 100%
to nanoparticles may lead to health issues,
meet the shop’s needs, filtering from 80 gpm
natural minerals and clays. The North
it’s also reassuring to know that Durasein
to 320 gpm.
American manufacturing facilities are zero
solid surfaces are free from nanoparticles.
waste, and electricity comes from renewable
With zero emissions, Durasein’s material
energy sources.
and the cured adhesive used in installation
The PURE System pumps dirty water from a collection pit by a heavy-duty, sealless pump to a centrifugal separator, where
Corian surfaces are GREENGUARD
are 100% free of formaldehyde and volatile
solids are filtered to 40 micron. The water is
Gold certified and contribute toward LEED
organic compound emissions. In addition
further filtered to approximately 10 micron
points. In alignment with the AIA Materials
to GREENGUARD, GREENGUARD Gold
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