Date and Time: July 23, 2011 at 12 Noon
Presenters: Tim Whaley – Founder
Esteban Diaz - Operations
Enviroglas
‘Enviroglas’ considers themselves a ‘boutique product’. Their product is recycled ground glass embedded in a quick hardening pigmented polymer based epoxy resin. Much of this glass comes from the City of Plano which has a glass crushing machine. Utilizing this 100 % post-consumer glass keeps the material out of landfills.
The installation procedure for Enviroglas is similar to working with terrazzo and workmen are able to use the same type of tools. The epoxy resin has no volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) so workmen don’t have to use respirators. They also use‘sand’ made of crushed glass which is combined with the resin. The ground glass is categorized by color, size, weight and shape. The mixture is troweled in and polished in a two-step process. First with wet polishing and then finalized by dry polishing. The final polishing brings out the color of the glass. The material is also easy to repair on site.
This material is being used for floors (Enviroplank), countertops (Enviroslab), ceiling panels as well as interior wall panels. It is not recommended for outdoor use as UV rays will degrade the epoxy resin. Another product they have is called ‘Enviroscape’ which is using recycled glass as a landscaping material. Commercial installations are their best customers and DFW International Airport as well as Dallas Love Field are using their flooring product.
Following is a link to their website:
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