IceStone
Product Information
IceStone durable surfaces are made from 75% recycled glass and concrete. These surfaces are ideal for kitchen countertops and backsplashes, bathrooms, vanities, bathroom dividers, tabletops, beautiful shower surrounds and bathtubs could be made with IceStone durable surface material.
IceStone durable surfaces are strong like granite, not as porous as marble and heat-resistant like stone. The chemical composition is benign and 99.5% inorganic making it a very safe material from the standpoint of toxicity and fire resistance. Third party testing results are available upon request. The fabrication, installation and maintenance of IceStone surfaces follow essentially the same process as used with natural stone.
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LEED Implications
Due to its high recycled content, IceStone materials can be used for LEED qualification. To qualify, the project must use materials with recycled content such that post-consumer content constitutes at least 10% of the total value of the materials in the project or combined post-consumer and ½ post-industrial recycled content constitutes at least 20%. Using IceStone products for countertops, wall coverings, flooring, bathroom dividers, shower stalls, greatly adds to the overall recycled content of the project.
Using IceStone durable surfaces has helped many projects to obtain their LEED credits. Below, you will find information relating to how IceStone can help to obtain credits in the LEED Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) version 2.0 rating system. Below that, you will find a condensed listing of the other LEED certification systems and the corresponding credits that IceStone can help your project to obtain.
LEED Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) Version 2.0 and IceStone
MR 4: Recycled Content
IceStone durable surfaces contain recycled content that ranges from 70% on average to 75% of the product by weight. Of the recycled content, generally 80-100% is pre-consumer waste, with the balance being post-consumer waste.
MR 5: Regional Materials
IceStone durable surfaces are manufactured in Brooklyn, NY. If your project is within 500 miles of us, IceStone qualifies as a regional material.
EQ 4: Low-Emitting Materials
IceStone durable surfaces contain no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and thus emit no VOCs. We recommend that IceStone be used in conjunction with certain low-VOC or no-VOC sealants.
Innovation in Design: Cradle to Cradle Certification
IceStone is the first and only durable surface to have achieved Cradle to Cradle certification. McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) – an independent third-party firm – has evaluated IceStone durable surfaces for its human health, environmental health, lifecycle attributes, social responsibility, renewable energy and water stewardship characteristics against stringent criteria and has certified it as a Silver level ecologically intelligent product.
Other LEED Systems and How IceStone Can Help:
LEED New Construction (LEED-NC) version 2.2:
- MR 4.1: Recycled Content: 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
- MR 4.2: Recycled Content: 20% (post-consumer + ½
- ID 1: Innovation in Design: Exemplary Performance: Recycled Content: 30% or greater
- EQ 4.1: Low-Emitting Materials: Adhesives & Sealants
- ID 1: Innovation in Design: Cradle to Cradle Certification
LEED Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) version 2.0:
- MR 2.1 – 2.5: Optimize Use of Alternative Materials
- MR 3.1 & 3.2: Optimize Use of IAQ Compliant Products
- IUOM 1: Innovation in Upgrades, Operations and Maintenance: Cradle to Cradle Certification
- IUOM 1: Exemplary Performance: Optimize Use of Alternative Materials
LEED Core and Shell Development (LEED-CS) version 2.0:
- MR 4.1: Recycled Content: 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
- MR 4.2: Recycled Content: 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
- ID 1: Exemplary Performance: Recycled Content
- EQ 4.1: Low Emitting Materials: Adhesives and Sealants
- ID 1: Innovation in Design: Cradle to Cradle Certification