Natural stone is 100% natural, green, sustainable. At Monarch Stone International, we believe in the inherent qualities of natural stone and support building with green, sustainable\u00a0materials. What can be greener than a product that comes directly from the earth? This is why we don’t represent any manufactured or man-made building products.<\/p>\n
Natural stone has no man-made fillers or resins. Stone products have an extremely long life-span; flooring, veneer or stone driveways, won’t need to be replaced for a long time, perhaps ever – often outlasting the life of your home! Natural stone is 100% recyclable, doesn’t emit VOCs into your home and can be cleaned with ph-neutral dish detergent.<\/p>\n
Here are 5 of the ways natural stone is green as discussed in part by the\u00a0USGBC<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> and MIA<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – two professional groups that we are proud members of.<\/p>\n 1. Enduring and Durable 2. Recyclable 3. Lowers heat island effect 5. Available as regional material Monarch Stone International<\/a><\/strong><\/span> has relationships with a vast number of domestic quarry and factory sites. We can assist you in finding a stone that will meet this local requirement. The image shown above is beautiful Santa Barbara Sandstone<\/a><\/span>,<\/strong> harvested from the area of the same name. A beautiful stone that lends itself to all specifications; architectural, veneer, flooring, paving.<\/p>\n For more information on building “Green” visit the MIA\/BSI <\/a>or US Green Building Council<\/a> websites.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Natural stone is 100% natural, green, sustainable. At Monarch Stone International, we believe in these inherent qualities of natural stone and support building with green, sustainable\u00a0materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[31,51,25,37,28,49,42],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3343"},{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monarchstoneinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=3343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNatural stone stands up to weathering and aging better than any other building material. This has been proven through the ages.When choosing to install a stone floor, countertop, wall cladding, etc. you are making a decision to use a product that will last for at least 100 years in many cases and certainly for the life of the building in most.<\/p>\n
\nNo other building material is as recyclable as natural stone. Nearly 100% of stone from deconstructed projects is recyclable and able to be used on other projects, or crushed for use as roadbeds, etc. One of the products we exclusively import is a recycled, reclaimed cobblestone from Europe! Reclaimed from streets and saved from landfills, this charming and unique paving material is durable and recyclable.<\/p>\n
\nMany light-colored varieties of natural stone have been shown to lower a building’s or site’s “heat island” through their ability to reflect heat. Heat island refers to the concept of a building raising the average temperature of the area surrounding a building and site. We can show you the incredible selection of light colored stone that would be suitable for your project.<\/p>\n
\nA major aspect of the green building rating system is that of supporting “local” products and businesses. Regionally manufactured and extracted materials reduce environmental impacts by reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses during transportation, while supporting local economies. If a consumer is interested in achieving this rating, purchasing natural stone from quarry sites within 500 miles of their project is relatively easy in the United States.<\/p>\n