DuPont Zodiaq® Gets “Green” Seal

The surfaces now have the Green Approved Product Seal for National Green Building Certification by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center. Zodiaq® is the first quartz surface to receive the recognition.

Due to the material’s post-consumer recycled content, the Terra Collection from DuPontcan be used in a variety of locations and score points for green-building certification. All Zodiaq® products, along with the company’s Corian® solid-surface line, received approval for certification points in vertical cladding applications.

The certification is part of the ICC-700-2008 National Green Building Standard, approved last year by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The standard is a joint effort of the NAHB and the International Code Council.

A separate sustainable-design points-scoring plan, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Ratings System™, is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).