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Interest in Green Products up; Tampa Countertops Helping the Environment
A company that provides Tampa countertops is going green and not only with the color of their countertops but with their help for the environment and concern for their customers. Going green is no longer simply something Hollywood elite and the trendy upper class get to do because they can afford it; going green is the right thing to do and now everyone can afford it.
Approximately 81 percent of respondents to a recent research study of industry professionals – carpenters, bathroom and kitchen remodelers, plumbers and electricians and contractors – said that they were seeing an increase in the demand for ‘green’ products and services and industry watch dogs say this is something that is not likely to dwindle or subside anytime soon.
Granite in Tampa is a family-owned granite and marble distributer but more than that, they own the refinery in Brazil where all the granite and marble is hulled up from the earth so they know exactly what they are offering their customers and exactly what type of stones people are getting, the best quality.
While in previous years environmentally friendly meant more expensive, today there are new products being added at different price points so that many families and homeowners can enjoy and participate in helping the environment. Suppliers and manufacturers to the bath and kitchen industries have increased their product offerings in the green category, with many retooling existing products to meet updated water conservation guidelines and indoor air quality requirements.
One of the key issues to a greener environment for many people is the fact that most individuals spend over 90 percent of their lives indoors. Designers need to get the facts about radon, which is a radioactive gas emitted from the breakdown of uranium in the bedrock upon which a house stands. Granite is the bedrock that produces it.
The jury is still out on granite countertops’ rate of radon emissions/non-emissions, which has to do with where the granite is pulled out of the earth. There is a website that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) runs that keeps stats on where radon incidences are highest.
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