I'm not sure this picture does it justice, but this is one of the products you'll see heavily used in our building. It's a countertop (okay, the industry calls them "durable surfaces") called IceStone and it's another example of how everything can be more environmentally friendly, even countertops.
First, we get bonus points for the fact that it's produced nearby in Brooklyn (for green building purposes, "regional" usually means a 500-mile radius).
The product contains no VOCs so it doesn't degrade the air quality within the building. About 75% of the product (by weight) is recycled material, much of it broken glass that gives the countertops a really interesting appearance. In fact, one of our donors was excited that she could get IceStone for her house with glass from her favorite blue Vodka bottles (Skyy Vodka). At the Community Foundation, we stuck to more neutral colors. I'm not sure our team could agree on a favorite liquor!
My wife and I have survived one kitchen renovation together, and have sworn never to do another (though I'm sure we will). But if I did another, I think I might use Icestone for the countertops. It's a really beautiful, and environmentally friendly, product. There's a whole lot of information about IceStone available here on the web.
More on IceStone in the next post.
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