Environmental

When it comes to the environment, there are many beneficial advantages from using natural stone. Quality Marble & Granite takes part in making sure that each and every company who produces the materials which we purchase is using a water filtration system to optimize the use of water during the cutting process. We have purposely sourced out companies who have been creating ways to conserve the forests as well as re-use 100% of their production water.

Natural stone has been used for building and construction purposes for many years. While certain surfaces lose surface quality relatively quickly, natural stone ages nicely and is said to be able to last over 100 years with proper maintenance. This helps out with landfills as well as wasting other natural resources during construction.

For use indoors, natural stone is known to optimize energy performance. Due to its great thermal mass, natural stone can store heat and slowly release it, resulting in conservation of energy.

For more information: check out link

• Flooring Case Study
• The Use of Reclaimed Stone in Building Construction
• Granite Life Cycle Inventory Dataset
• Water Consumption Data Sheet