Hilton Head Design

WHY HILTON HEAD GLASS COUNTERTOPS ARE SUSTAINABLE
AND A HEALTHY CHOICE:

  • 100% FULLY RECYCLABLE
  • NO SEALANTS OR HARSH CHEMICALS ARE USED TO PRODUCE THEM
  • MAINTENANCE-FREE AND HIGHLY DURABLE
  • NO EMISSIONS RELEASED AND NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY
  • RADON FREE (COMPARED TO GRANITE)
  • CERTIFIED NSF INTERNATIONAL (STANDARD 51-FOOD EQUIPMENT MATERIAL) AS SAFE FOR USE AS A FOOD PREPARATION SURFACE
  • 10 POINTS LEED POTENTIAL FOR HOMES
  • 23 POINTS NAHB POTENTIAL MODEL GREEN HOME

LEED® FOR HOMES FIRST EDITION (2008) AND NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME (2006) COMPLIANCE SHEET FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ARTISTIC GLASS CREATIONS FROM HILTON HEAD DESIGN

OUR UNIQUE GLASS CREATIONS CAN BE USED IN THE CONTEXT OF LEED® FOR HOMES AND NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME PROJECTS. THEY COMPLY WITH 3 LEED® FOR HOMES POINTS AND 15 NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME POINTS. WHEN PERFORMING YOUR GREEN HOME PROJECTS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF YOUR LEED® ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS TO ANALYZE PROJECT SPECIFIC CONFIGURATIONS, THE SCORE POTENTIAL* BECOMES 10 LEED® FOR HOMES POINTS AND 23 NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME – POTENTIALLY PROVIDING KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR LEED® AND NAHB PROJECTS.

COMPLIANCE SUMMARY

LEED® FOR HOMES NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME - 3 POINTS, 15 POINTS

  • THE ONSITE INSTALLATION OF OUR PROJECTS GENERATES NO WASTE – EXCEEDING BY FAR HOMES-MR3.2 REQUIREMENTS (3 POINTS LEED)
  • GLASS CAN BE DISASSEMBLED INSTEAD OF DEMOLISHED AT ANY TIME – COMPLYING WITH MODEL-RE2.3.1 (6 POINTS NAHB)
  • WHEN DISASSEMBLED, IT CAN BE REUSED FOR ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL PROJECT – COMPLYING WITH MODEL-RE2.3.2 (5 POINTS NAHB)
  • OUR PROJECTS REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL FINISH ONSITE – COMPLYING WITH MODEL-RE2.1.5 (4 POINTS NAHB). THIS REPRESENTS A MINIMUM OF 7.70% OF THE LEED® FOR HOMES SCORE AND 6,32% OF THE NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME SCORE REQUIRED FOR THE BASIC CERTIFICATION OF A 1,500SF AND THREE BEDROOM HOUSE.

PROJECT-SPECIFIC POTENTIAL

LEED® FOR HOMES NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME - 7 POINTS, 8 POINTS

  • OUR GLASS CAN PROVIDE LEED® ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR DURABILITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT – COMPLYING WITH PRE-REQUISITES HOMES-IDP2.1 AND HOMES-IDP2.2 (MANDATORY)
  • OUR GLASS CAN PROVIDE LEED® ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR INTEGRATED PROJECT PLANNING, EDUCATION OF THE HOMEOWNER OR TENANT AND EDUCATION OF THE BUILDING MANAGER – COMPLYING WITH HOMES-ID1 AND HOMES-AE (7 POINTS LEED)
  • OUR GLASS CAN PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING MATERIALS USED IN THE PROJECT – COMPLYING WITH MODEL-2.8.2 (8 POINTS NAHB)
  • THIS REPRESENTS A POTENTIAL OF OVER 25% OF THE LEED® FOR HOMES SCORE AND 9,70% OF THE NAHB MODEL GREEN HOME SCORE REQUIRED FOR THE BASIC CERTIFICATION OF A 1,500SF AND THREE BEDROOM HOME WHILE EASILY CONFORMING WITH LEED® MANDATORY PRE-REQUISITES.

EXTRA GREEN FEATURES

  • OUR CREATIONS COME OUT OF A FUSION PROCESS – HENCE FREE OF ANY ADHESIVE OR SEALANT POTENTIALLY CONTAINING UREA-FORMALDEHYDE RESINS AND OTHER HARMFUL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS)
  • OUR CREATIONS CONTAIN 25% OF PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT
  • THE GLASS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF OUR CREATIONS IS 100% POSTCONSUMER RECYCLABLE BUT ONLY FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS OUTSTANDING QUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF ARCHITECTURAL AND ARTISTIC GLASS CREATIONS.

* OUR LEED® AND NAHB SCORE POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON PRODUCT DESIGN INTENT AND DETAILED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS IN GOOD FAITH. HHD DECLINES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OMISSIONS OR MISINTERPRETATIONS IN THIS LEED® AND NAHB SCORE POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT.

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