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Kim A. Bowman, CSI, AAIA, LEED AP
Senior Member
Username: archspecmaster
Post Number: 22
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 04:53 pm: |    |
Has anyone heard of environmentally friendly mortar colors? Does being environmentally friendly even apply to mortar colors? I am writing specs for a LEED project and thought someone might have experience with this prior to me doing research and contacting mfgrs on this subject.
thanks for your help! |
Richard Howard, AIA CSI CCS
Senior Member
Username: rick_howard
Post Number: 56
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 05:24 pm: | |
My first rule is that the most environmentally-friendly product is the one you don't use. |
Doug Brinley AIA CSI CDT CCS
Senior Member
Username: dbrinley
Post Number: 97
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 05:31 pm: | |
But Richard, "you don't get LEED points for something that you don't do".
#) |
Doug Brinley AIA CSI CDT CCS
Senior Member
Username: dbrinley
Post Number: 98
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 05:39 pm: | |
Kim I think what they're saying is the pigments in their mortar colors don't contain something that 'ordinary' mortar colors 'ordinarily' do. Those somethings might be metals, organics, or some other stuff that a chemist or scientist has determined has an environmental impact.
So, we've heard of that but didn't do the research. Maybe it's as bad as the dolphins getting stuck in tuna nets; we dunno. |
Dave Metzger
Senior Member
Username: davemetzger
Post Number: 129
Registered: 07-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 05:41 pm: | |
Both Davis and Solomon Colors have color additives to provide green mortar |
Doug Brinley AIA CSI CDT CCS
Senior Member
Username: dbrinley
Post Number: 99
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 05:44 pm: | |
You mean for leprechauns? |
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