Some materials used during installation of traditional stone construction, such as curtain sealers or adhesives, may fall under the Red List.
Typically, the stone manufacturer would not apply any sealants or adhesives on
the stone before sending it to the job site.
profiles of natural stone products, and
their impacts over the entire lifecycle, is available through the NSC
Life Cycle Inventory datasets and fact sheets on natural stones.3
tone Standard, will help project teams and consumers determine
whether a dimensional stone product has been
extracted and manufactured in an environmentally preferable manner.
Conclusion
Stone—a natural, durable, recyclable, and reusable material—is a suitable choice for projects where sustainability is an important consideration. For a truly green project,
the material must be evaluated in terms of its complete lifecycle, from quarrying and fabrication to transporting and installation.
Notes
1 For more on this project, see the article by Christopher
O’Hara, PE, SECB, and Julian Lineham, PE, C.Eng., MICE, SECB in the April 2013 issue. (ba
2 The Declare Product Database is available atck
3 Visit the Nelect the Stone & Sustainability sectio n for access to the NSC Life Cycle Inventory.
Tim Feldhege has worked at
Coldspring for 35 years it is not surprising that many and is now director of sales. He is responsible for managing drafting, sampling, and stock
utilization initiatives and has been instrumental in the company’s development and execution of building information modeling (BIM). Feldhege can be reached at
Amy Thielen, Coldspring’s director of sales, has been with
the company for 14 years. She is an expert in fabrication, quarrying, construction channels, and software associated with the stone manufacturer.
Thielen represents the company on the Landscape Architects Foundation (LAF) and American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Minnesota Chapter. She can be contacted by e-ma
Kathy Spanier is the marketing director at
Coldspring. She was part of the
Natural Stone Council’s (NSC’s) Sustainability Committee creation, participates in the NSC373 Stone Certification calling list initiative, and is a current member
of Building Stone Institute’s (BSI’s) Board of Directors. Spanier can be reached at.