Bathroom 4

Cambria’s Buxton color countertop contains 59% recycled content, and depicts an industrial, grainy concrete foundation intermixed with daubs of gray and cream and a constellation of white speckles. Cambria is committed to sustainability and offers products with recycled content consisting of reused Cambria natural quartz slabs, pigments, and binders.

Cambria is an American made, family-owned company, based in Minnesota. From slab production to countertop installation, every Cambria purchase invests over 95% of costs back into the U.S. economy. A domestic supply chain, means a limited carbon footprint, compared to countertops shipped from overseas, and on demand inventory. Cambria uses rail, instead of trucks to transfer raw material to their warehouse to further reduce pollution. Through a series of advanced settling and filtering techniques, they recycle 100% of the water used for production in Cambria’s processing and fabrication facilities, saving an estimated 1.6 billion gallons annually. Located in close proximity to our manufacturing facilities, a crushing facility processes any unused Cambria for reuse. Some of this crushed material can be reused in Cambria slabs and Life + Style retail products such as bookends and coasters. The remainder is repurposed for community road materials and other construction needs. They also repurpose 100% of pallet wood used.

Cambria has an ongoing commitment to reducing the environmental impacts of their manufacturing, and to clean materials. Cambria voluntarily discloses where their  products come from, what they are made of, and where they go at the end of their life through the Declare label, developed by the International Living Future Institute.

The single handle faucet recalls the form of a pump, and paired with the circular sink, is meant to reinforce an indoor/outdoor connection with visual cues that recall filling a pail from a well. WaterSense certified faucets conserve both water and energy, by reducing hot water use, and increasing savings on utility bills. The average family could save 700 gallons of water a year by switching to WaterSense certified faucets.

WaterSense certified, Kohler Veil toilets not only conserve water, but minimize the use of potable water to convey sewage, while saving the homeowner on both water and sewer costs. The Inspiration Home dual flush toilets can be flushed with either .8 or 1.28 gallons of water, allowing water to be used only as needed for a successful flush.

You might not know that toilets are by far the biggest source of water use in most homes, and in many cases a significant source of water waste. The average family could save about 13,000 gallons a year by switching to water sense toilets and $2,900 over the lifetime of the toilets. This also saves the energy required for sewage treatment, and the pollution associated with generating that energy, at a community level. Nationally, if all old, inefficient toilets in the United States were replaced with WaterSense labeled models, we could save 520 billion gallons of water per year, or the amount of water that flows over Niagara Falls in about 12 days.

Even if your toilet is relatively new, it could be wasting water through a silent leak. You can find out if your toilet is leaking by putting a drop of food coloring in the tank. If after 10 minutes or so, you see colored water in the bowl, then your flapper needs to be replaced.

These clever contemporary toilet paper holders from the Delta Decor Assist line are designed with a subtle, integrated grab bar. This feature eases use for people of all ages and abilities, and adds to the adaptability of the space.

The shower is designed without a curb, for ease of use and accessibility. Behind the wall tile, blocking has been provided for grab bars. These add stability and security for all users and allow the shower to be used by people with a range of ages and abilities.

The Delta Trinsic slide bar shower head and hand shower make the shower adaptable for use by small children or even someone who is injured or disabled. The hand shower is convenient for cleaning every corner. The fixtures have simple modern lines which set off the wood grain in the wall tile and natural wood in the bath, and are intended to bring a bit of zen to the bath

WaterSense-certified showers conserve both water and energy, by reducing hot water use, and increasing savings on utility bills. The average family could save 2,700 gallons a year by switching to Watersense certified showers. The energy that could be saved each year by an average family switching to Watersense certified showers is enough to power a home for 11 days.

Crossville’s Nest tile with subtle wood graining is used on the walls and shower floor, while their Notorious line, which references the patina of concrete, is used on the floor.  The natural textures and forms reinforce the biophilic interior environment.

Crossville tile and porcelain slabs are made in Crossville TN, less than 500 miles from Fairhope, and between 95%-95% of the materials used in these products are sourced from within 500 miles of the factory. Using local and regional materials reduces the carbon impact and emissions associated with transporting raw and finished materials over long distances.

Crossville is a leader in sustainable manufacturing processes. They reuse more than 99.98 percent of water used in manufacturing. The small amount that is not reused is returned clean to the environment.  Through a certified recycling processes, they recycle approximately 12 million pounds of material that previously went to landfills. Crossville remains the only tile manufacturer with a Tile Take-BackTM Program, allowing previously installed tile from any manufacturer to be returned to Crossville for recycling. Crossville works with TOTO USA, the world’s largest plumbing products manufacturer, to recycle pre-consumer waste. Crossville has developed a proprietary system of processing TOTO’s sanitary ware waste back into powder used in manufacturing new tile.

In March 2011, Crossville became a net consumer of waste, meaning they recycle more waste into new products.  This recycling conserves resources; the volume of finished goods Crossville ships now exceeds the amount of raw materials it extracts from the earth for use in manufacturing.

Crossville tile and porcelain slabs are clean materials. The ingredients used in the tile and porcelain slabs are fully disclosed down to one part per million, and are disclosed through the Declare (link) Health Product Declaration to contain no red list (link) ingredients. Crossville also provides an Environmental Product Declaration quantifying the life cycle impacts of its products.

The Bathroom Exhaust is on the “most efficient” list of Energy Star certified ventilation fans. These exhaust fans have three different air flow settings to be tailored to the needs of each space and have a certified sone rating for quiet operation. Effective ventilation in bathrooms and high humidity areas helps to control moisture inside the home and prevent potential indoor air quality and durability issues with mold or mildew.