Sustainable Hard Goods

Sustainable Hard Goods

New York School of Interior Design Athanasiadou K. & Buran T.

Assignment: Life cycle assessment

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Raw materials

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Manufacturing

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Transportation / shipping

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Installation

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Operations / maintenance

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Recycling / disposal

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Warranty

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Certifications

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QUARTZ From Cambria

Quartz is one of the hardest minerals on Earth. Because of its strength and abundance, quartz is a popular and reliable choice for countertops.

“engineered” or “man-made”

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extremely durable

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never have to be sealed, unlike granite, marble, and other surfaces

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scratch resistant,but they may dull a knife that is used directly on the surface

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quartz can be damaged by sudden changes in temperature

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not approved for outdoor use

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not heat tolerant

nonabsorbent beautiful designs, colors, and patterns

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“For Cambria, protecting the environment is second nature.”

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Manufacturing Cambria surfaces are made of : ▫ ▫ ▫

pure & natural quartz binder pigment

2018 : Cambria acquired its own quartz mine (yields some of the highest-quality quartz found on Earth)

The mine possesses a quartz supply sustainable for hundreds of years.

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%90 ground quartz (a natural hard mineral)

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%8 to 10 resins, polymers, and pigments 7

Manufacturing Headquartered in Le Sueur, Minnesota, Cambria owns and operates 32 facilities, including a state-of-the-art one-million-square-foot processing facility, fabrication and distribution centers and galleries.

Mining quartz particles through crushed stone

smaller & greener footprint

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better yield per extraction less waste

Also, the mining sites are backfilled and the land restored after the quartz is extracted.

Cambria has control of every step of the process including:

Cambria prides itself on being the leading American-made, family-owned producer of natural quartz surfaces.

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meticulous quartz procurement Inspection quality checks at the mine itself.

Cambria takes pride in ensuring responsible environmental stewardship of this unique resource.

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Transportation / shipping Their commitment to American made, including a domestic supply chain, means a limited carbon footprint and on demand inventory.

To transfer raw material to the warehouse, they use rail and minimize the use of trucks.

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Distance from our design area

The distance of fabricator from our design area is 1,8 miles ( 10 min)

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Distance from the Headquarter In Le Sueur, Minnesota

The distance until the NY fabricator is 1,231 miles ( 19 hours)

Distance by rail = 1,231 / 3 = 410,33

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Installation 19 edge profiles Multiple thicknesses Finishes Cambria Matte Cambria Satin Ridge

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General Installation Requirements

Installation The quality standards that must be adhered to when installing Cambria Quality Quartz Surfaces

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The cabinets must not be out of plane more than 1/8” for every 8’ length Visible gaps between Cambria countertops and each wall must not exceed 1/32”.10 Use 50-year 100% silicone to fasten Cambria to the support. Run a light bead of 50-year 100% silicone at the intersection point of the Cambria countertop and the substrate or cabinet.

Do not rigidly adhere Cambria to other products. Use only 50-year 100% silicone to adhere Cambria to wood, steel, ceramic, tile, etc.

Apply Cambria backsplashes (strips and full height) using 50-year 100% silicone.

Never install mechanical fasteners (screws, nails, etc.) directly through Cambria. ‘Slip fit and glue’ inserts may be used with Cambria. Pressure fit inserts are not permitted.

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Cambria’s Sustainable Process Mining Mining sites are backfilled and the land is restored after the quartz is extracted.100% of the power used at our mine is hydroelectric.

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Water Cambria recycle 100% of water used for production which saves 1.6 billion gallons annually. On-site storm drainage pond provides water for the grounds of the processing facility.

Tooling All diamond-metal tooling is refurbished and reused.

They refurbish and restore the tools for an additional 2,000 lineal feet and repeat this process up to seven times.

Scrap Cambria has a crushing facility that processes any unused for reuse. Some of this material is reused for Cambria products. The remaining is repurposed for community road materials and construction needs.

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Transparency

Refurbished & Recycled Materials

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Maintenance free

Hygienic surface

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Warranty

Cambria provides Warranty to the owner of the Product if it was purchased and installed in the United States or Canada after September 1, 2018.

The Warranty commences upon the original installation of the Product and continues for the lifetime of the Product until the Product is removed, replaced, altered or subjected to excluded damage (the “Warranty Period”).

CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPD) v2.1 Living Building Challenge compliant GreenGuard Gold certified USGBC Gold Member 20

Cambria® practices transparency and environmental responsibility.

safe for use as a food preparation surface

for low VOC emissions

From raw mineral procurement all the way through manufacturing and finishing processes to create beautiful natural stone surfaces that make a big impact in any space, but not on the environment.

LEED v.4 program in areas such as Indoor Air Quality Cambria qualifies for one LEED point in the Indoor Environmental Quality: Low Emitting Materials category Cambria reduces the quantity of indoor air contaminants that are odorous, potentially irritating, and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and occupants.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

“True sustainability requires an ongoing effort to evaluate the impact of our decisions and identify opportunities for improvement. This effort drives our innovations.”

CAMBRIA, NATURAL STONE SURFACES

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Thank you!