To achieve the green-built LEED standards, eco•systems uses the following environmentally responsible materials:
Aluminum Extrusions:
Lightweight, reconfigurable, and 100% recyclable. Aluminum extrusions provide structural integrity with significant design appeal.
Bamboo Plywood:
Bamboo plywood is made from 100% rapidly renewable bamboo, using adhesives that are both strong and emission free. Bamboo, a member of the grass family, is harvested every 7 years.
Exhibit Panels:
Recycled, renewable, and recyclable. The modular panels are constructed from an aluminum frame filled with a PET board (polyethylene terephthatlate, created from 100% recycled post-consumer soda bottles), acoustical cork substrate, and finished in a veneer or laminate product.
Sorghum Board:
Uniquely textured, this furniture board is manufactured from reclaimed agricultural fiber from the sorghum plant grown around the world for food. The stalks of this plant are usually burned or thrown into landfills after harvest. By using sorghum board, this material is removed from the waste stream, reducing landfill need and air pollution while giving rural farmers a new source of revenue from previously unused waste material.
Stains and Finishes:
Water-based, Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound), and VOC Free. All stain, paint, and finishing products are low or no emitting treatments for minimal environmental impact.
Exhibit Graphics:
Fabric substrates are 100% recyclable. Dye-based inks are water-soluble. eco•systems has also developed a retractable fabric cartridge system to house, protect, and suspend fabric graphics.
Track Lighting:
Ultra-energy efficient and Energy Star certified. eco•systems metal halide track fixture produces 10 times the candle output while consuming over 7 times less energy when compared to the industry standard, low voltage track lighting.
Shipping Cases:
Recycled and recyclable. Rotationally molded from recycled plastics, the shipping cases are as durable as traditional cases currently used in the industry.
Flooring:
100% recycled commercial vehicle tires. Manufactured from recycled tire rubber, this modular tile is available in a variety of accenting colors.
