Environmental Awards and Recognition

2010 AIA COTE Top 10 Design Award, reflects the escalating standards of sustainable building in both design and performance. Project: Homer Science & Student Life Center, Atherton, California—includes PaperStone countertops

2009 Green Business of the Year, Hoquiam Business Association

2009 NSF® The Public Health and Safety Company™
Standard 51: Food Equipment Materials
Certified safe for any type of food contact (4G970-01)

Green Building Pages, 2009 Silver

2008 Winner’s Circle Member, GREEN LOG Home & Lifestyle Awards
"Building a Greener World One Home at a Time"

2008 Habitat for Humanity® Riverside, Certificate of Appreciation for … generous contribution to the first affordable, energy-efficient, 'green' home in the City of Riverside, California (July 28, 2009)

2006 Handy Magazine Innovation Award

2006 Top 10 Green Building Products, Building Green, Inc. publishers of Environmental Building News and the GreenSpec® Directory

U.S. Green Building Council, member since 2005

PaperStone® is certified to Forest Stewardship Council standards by the Smartwood program of the Rainforest Alliance (SW-COC-001678) for the use of 100% post-consumer recycled paper

Registered with Olympic Region Clean Air Agency, exceeds requirements for Title V Air Operating Permit (AOP)

Participant in Washington State Department of Ecology 5-Year Plan to conserve energy, reduce carbon footprint and decrease pollution, solid waste and CO2 emissions; recycling of manufacturing by-products has resulted in no hazardous waste disposal since 2004