Cork Flooring, Linoleum Flooring, and Concrete Flooring: Green Alternatives
This week we highlight some greener flooring materials that may have been hiding ‘under our feet’ without widespread knowledge of their environmental nature. And, we are excited to inform you Sungloss Marble Restoration is able to refresh, renew, and restore these flooring materials for you! Cork Flooring is a renewable resource. It is harvested every […]
Continue readingCommon Customer Questions Regarding Marble, Granite, Terrazzo, Limestone, and Other Natural Stone Refinishing
At Sungloss Marble Restoration we enjoy talking with our customers, and making sure they are educated on what benefits we offer to their concrete, terrazzo, marble, limestone, Silestone, granite, travertine, or other natural stone, and how we approach the work we do. During the course of our history of cleaning, concrete refinishing, polishing, grinding, honing, […]
Continue readingSustainable Modernization and Green Appeal in the Stone Maintenance, Cleaning, Polishing, and Restoration Industry
At Sungloss Marble Restoration Company, one of the things we offer to our real estate developers, banks, condominium associations, homeowners, and real estate management clients to name a few, is the ability to increase the curb appeal of their property. The services we provide are all designed to improve the quality and beauty of a […]
Continue readingBig and Small Jobs Pt 2: Marble, Granite, Terrazzo, Limestone, and Other Natural Stone Restoration and Refinishing
When we think back through our 20-year history we are amazed at the progress and growth of the industry. We marvel how the US Green Building Council and LEED, along with the Marble Institute of America (MIA) have become guideposts in our effort to be the most environmentally friendly home and professional marble, granite, terrazzo […]
Continue readingBig and Small Jobs Pt 1: Marble, Granite, Terrazzo, Limestone, and Other Natural Stone Restoration and Refinishing
At Sungloss Marble Restoration Company, we have a history of performing all different kinds of historic restoration, refinishing, cleaning, colorizing, sealing, honing, and polishing work. We have done some big jobs, small jobs, and a few pretty weird jobs along the way. We even have contributed to a LEED-CI certified project in Chicago this year. […]
Continue readingGreen Choices in Marble, Terrazzo, Slate, and Other Natural Stone – Recycled Glass Terrazzo and Tumbled Marble
It seems like choosing natural stone can have multiple effects towards a green environment. There are two stone surfaces that come to mind that use reclaimed material, which embody a green approach starting out of the gate. Glass terrazzo is terrazzo made with recycled pieces of glass, instead of marble chips. According to an article […]
Continue readingRefinishing Marble, Terrazzo, Granite, Limestone, Honed Slate and Other Natural Stone is Greener
We’ve said in previous posts that refinishing you natural stone is ‘greener’ than installing new stone. A recent report from the Natural Stone Council (link) solidifies (no pun intended!) what we’ve been saying. The data contained in a group of stone life-cycle reports prepared by the University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products is illuminating. […]
Continue readingSungloss Marble Restoration: Where To Get Stuff Fixed
Our excitement and pride is beaming this month, after being featured in Chicago Magazine’s annual “Where To Get Stuff Fixed” list (link). This perennial list uncovers the cream of the crop for repair and renovation services in and around Chicago. Savvy homeowners have used this list to help save money, and to save worn-out things […]
Continue readingLEED CI and Sungloss
We are proud to have been part of a recent office renovation project in the office space of Perkins+Will, a premiere architectural firm in Chicago. Through Pepper Construction, our work included cleaning and restoring existing slate flooring with earth-friendly products. The slate was then color-enhanced and sealed with a low-VOC, water-based sealer. This project was […]
Continue readingRecession Update – Green is Growing
We recently read an interesting study at Greenseal.org (link) which finds that despite the recession, 4 out of 5 people are continuing to buy green products and services today. This shows the reach of the green movement and also the power of consumers to tip the scale towards change. It tells us there are two […]
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