Environmental Considerations
Green building has made rapid movement throughout the construction industry. Owners, architects and contractors are striving to build in a more environmentally friendly manner. Material suppliers are no different. As a product steward to the construction industry and the largest supplier of terrazzo products in the United States, Terrazzo & Marble Supply (T&M) has also embraced this initiative.

As one of the original recycled products, terrazzo provides the ultimate in durability, low maintenance and sustainability, typically lasting the life of a building. Previously only available in flooring, T&M is pleased to introduce terrazzo to the recycled glass countertop market with RINATO, a line of cementitious terrazzo slabs incorporating post and pre-consumer recycled glass chips.

RINATO recycled glass countertops provide an alternative to using non-renewable or petrochemical-based resources and provides a new market for recycled glass. Previously destined for the landfill, glass has been recycled or “re-born” as a raw material for RINATO.

To offer a standard to facilitate sustainable design, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed consensus-based rating which has become the national standard for green building, the LEED^® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating System.

Material & Resource Credits
Under the LEED^® Ratings System for New Construction v2.2, RINATO recycled glass countertops may help to contribute toward the following credits for your sustainable projects.

• Credits 4.1 & 4.2: Recycled Content (2 points possible)
  One point is granted for 10% recycled content and a second point for an additional 10% (20% total) of the total value of the materials on the project.
  
  When considering the recycled glass as well as the slag and fly ash incorporated in the cement matrix, approximately 80% of the composition of RINATO is recycled.
  
  
• Credits 5.1 & 5.2: Regional Materials (2 points possible)
  One point is awarded if 10% of the project building materials is extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured within a 500-mile radius of the project site and a second point is awarded if the total percentage of the cost of regional materials is at least 20%.

RINATO recycled glass countertops are regionally manufactured in Wisconsin. Additionally, RINATO is fabricated and installed by local fabricators.

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Environmental Considerations of RINATO Recycled Glass Countertops

To learn more about RINATO from T&M, please contact us.