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A website to promote professional education about recycled-content building products in the American Heartland.
NEWS: April, 2005: We have changed the look and operation of the database. You no longer have to log in to use it, and some of the functionality has been improved. If you have trouble or wish to make comments, please contact ngore@ku.edu.
Heartland Green Sheets was started in July 2002. This website was launched in October 2002, and will be developed until July 2005. We are in the process of locating recycled-content building products within a 500 mile radius of Kansas City, evaluating the products according to 10 Criteria, and entering them in our searchable database. (Over 450 products have been entered thus far, and more are being added daily.)
As an example, see the following
Burls,
Sunflower Seeds and Soybeans
(1, at left)
These particleboard panels sometimes look like stone, burl or simply particleboard,
but are instead a combination of recycled newsprint and agricultural wastes
such as sunflower seed hulls, soybeans and wheat straw. Originated in
the USDA Alternative Agriculture Research and Commercialization Cooperative
program, Phenix
Biocomposites out of Mankato, Minnesota is producing a wood-free particleboard
made from wheat and soybean straw. Most of the ag fiber boards are used
in cabinetry and other non-structural applications, however, in late 2000,
Phenix developed an approved structural grade wheat and soybean straw
board, which they believe will be economically competitive with Oriented
Strand Board products.
Recycled
Glass Tiles (2)
An increasing number of manufacturers offer architectural tiles made partially
or entirely from recycled glass. EcoFriendly
Flooring out of Madison, Wisconsin makes 100% recycled glass tiles
in over 50 different colors. Terra
Green Ceramics, Inc. from Richmond, Indiana has created a unique glass
fusion process that combines 58% recycled glass with select ceramic materials.
Milk Jugs
and Detergent Bottles (3)
Yemm & Hart
in Marquand, Missouri, produces restroom partitions made of 100% Post-Consumer
recycled polyethylene from milk jugs and detergent bottles. All scrap
is either recycled, goes into samples or becomes art & craft supplies
for schools.
The site is intended for use by building construction professionals (architects, builders, developers, owners), and others interested in researching and specifying building products with recycled materials content.
If you are a manufacturer of green building products, and you would like to see your products listed in our database, please contact us at GreenSheets@ku.edu
For information, contact: GreenSheets@ku.edu
1.
Developed by Associate Professor Shannon Criss of the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Design. (Project Staff: Rebecca Bruce, Jean Dodd, Ben Johnson, Kai Raab, and Lisa Reed. Students in the Intro to Sustainable Design course at KU also participated in the collection of the data.)
Funded by the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas City Design Center
Heartland Green Sheets was prepared with the support of funds from the Missouri State Solid Waste Fund through the MARC Solid Waste Management District. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the MARC Solid Waste Management District or the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Last updated: 04.03.05