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# Sustainability: Green Building and Natural Stone a Perfect Combination

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Original Article found on the Natural Stone Institute website and Stone World Magazine dated Nov. 2019

 

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Rob Teel, founder of Continental Cut Stone reports on the progress of sustainability and natural stone. “Natural stone has a great story,” said Teel. “The advantages include low embodied energy as compared to manufactured materials. The characteristics of natural stone, to name a few, are durability and the ability to repurpose, and stone is much kinder to the environment.”   Read more here:  https://lnkd.in/eDq3Z3N

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