Mar 23 2009
VAST Enterprises, LLC, a material science research and manufacturing company, announced that using its composite pavers in construction applications can contribute to six or more LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits.
VAST Composite Pavers
VAST produces green building products with its patented technology that transforms post-consumer recycled rubber and plastics into an environmentally friendly material: composite masonry. All VAST products are made from up to 95 percent recycled car tires and plastic containers. VAST composite masonry products include standard landscape pavers, permeable pavers for stormwater management, deck pavers and brick wall fascia. VAST applications include commercial and residential landscaping, residential decking and commercial wall thin brick.
"We recycle an enormous quantity of tires and plastic jugs out of landfills and use our proprietary process to turn them into beautiful, durable, sustainable and affordable alternatives for landscape masonry," said Andy Vander Woude, chief executive officer, VAST Enterprises, LLC. "VAST composite masonry products are cradle-to-cradle green. We use recycled materials. Our manufacturing process has minimal greenhouse gas emissions compared to concrete, produces no volatile organic compounds, yields zero scrap, and creates products that are 100 percent recyclable."
"When it comes to companies claiming that their building products are earth-friendly, the proof is in the LEED® credits," said Troy Achterkirch, vice president, operations and engineering, VAST Enterprises, LLC. "VAST Composite Pavers can contribute to six or more LEED credits -- two to three times more possible credits than any other paver."