This year at Coverings, the annual U.S. tile and stone exhibition, three winners of the PROJECT: Green Awards were chosen. All three were chosen for their defining achievements in design and architecture where sustainability was a core mission and tile and stone were integral to that end.
The objective of PROJECT: Green is to showcase sustainable projects featuring tile and stone. Contestants are judged on a number of criteria that include: the use of tile and stone in the project; the aesthetic design -- aesthetic attractiveness and/or uniqueness of the installed finish; positive environmental impact; environmental effectiveness and/or significance of the project design, installation and/or operation; environmental innovation: incorporation of design, installation and/or operational strategies not regularly addressed by green building standards or rating systems.