November 17, 2011

Making Sustainability Possible Through Green Label Products

By Florian Jackson


The building industry is the world's second largest consumer of raw materials. For this reason, there is an urgent need for the manufacturers of building materials to promote a sustainable future through green label products. A building material can be considered as a green label product if it is earth friendly and harmless as well to human health and well-being.

Even though there are various criteria for a building product to be considered earth friendly, adherence to the principles of sustainable design generally makes a building material qualified for any green building certification program. When the principles of sustainable design are summed up, this would cause a valuable reduction in the consumption of raw materials, particularly the non-renewable ones.

Elements Of A Green Label Product

So what comprises the principles of sustainable design? Enumerated below are the common elements that building products should possess to become a certified green label product:

Low impact material

Energy efficient

Durable

Renewable

Recyclable

In Singapore, adherence to these principles is becoming an appealing option among several manufacturers of building materials. In fact, manufacturing businesses specializing in grates system have joined the green building bandwagon. Through the contribution of technology and research and persistent innovation, they are able to appropriately utilize the right ingredients in making earth-friendly outdoor building supplies.

Low impact materials pertain to non-toxic, non-polluting and energy-efficient building materials. Thus when it comes to gratings, natural stones are more preferrable than steel as far its impact on the environment and people's health is concerned.

In addition natural stones possess a pattern of diverse and yet attractive colors that only nature can conceive. Individuals can therefore expect a variety of patterns that can enhance the aesthetic value of any outdoor space, especially when its contours and moulds are made of out-of-the-box designs.

It matters to reconstruct the natural composition of stones for it to match the mechanical strength of steel grates. The edge of restructured stone grates from steel grates is that the first don't have a high heat absorption level.

Making building materials that are certified green label products, such as restructured stone grates, can only be accomplished with the aid of a research team that is passionate not only about the quality of the building material but also of its impact to the environment.




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