Intrinsically Green

What Makes Polished Concrete Green ?

Learn more about how polished concrete can dematerialize your project. Read more.

Polished Concrete and LEED

Polished concrete contributes to the goals of the USGBCs LEED rating system. Read more.

The Intrinsically Green

The science of sustainable building reveals green design within polished concrete. Read more.

Go Green with Perfect Polish

Perfect Polish understands the need to go green, and is proud to offer one of the most sustainable flooring solutions available. Read more

Sustainable Case Studies

San Francisco Building

Hailed as an unprecedented landmark of achievement of value-engineering and environmental friendliness. Read more.

Academy of Sciences

The Academy of Sciences anticipates receiving yet another accolade, that as the world's largest public space to receive Platinum LEED Certification. Read more.

JRC Synagogue

Environmental sustainability has long followed the ancient Jewish values of Bal Tashchit, the principal laws prohibiting waste and destruction. Read more.

Berkeley East Asian Library

UC Berkeley, already a recognized world leader for educational excellence, also leads the country in environmental stewardship for campus design. Read more.

Further Readings & Links

US Green Building Council (USGBC)

The United States Green Building Council seeks to promote green building throughout the nation. Go to website

Int'l Polished Concrete Instititute

The International Polished Concrete Institute is dedicated to providing educational resources and data on polished concrete. Go to website

Building Green with Concrete

The Portland Cement Association provides an excellent guide on the use of concrete as a construction material n LEED projects. Go to website

Sustainable Development with Concrete

Concrete Thinker aims to explain the versatility, durability, and sustainability of concrete to design professionals. Go to website

LEED Projects Directory

Look up projects that have been awarded, or are seeking, LEED certification with this tool provided by the USGBCLook up projects that have been awarded, or are seeking, LEED certification with this tool provided by the USGBC. Go to website

GSA LEED Certified Projects

The GSA is dedicated to LEED design. Look up GSA projects that have received LEED certification throughout the nation. Go to website

GreenSource

A publication created to profile the impact and progress of green design. Go to website

LEED AP Help

This website gives a summary of LEED-NC with a breakdown of each point, its intention and calculation. Go to website

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Go Green with Perfect Polish

Support for green buildings has increased rapidly, with several governmental agencies (including the Department of State and Department of Energy) mandating that their buildings strive to reduce their environmental impact and operational costs utilizing the LEED rating system. 

Perfect Polish understands the need to go green, and is proud to offer one of the most sustainable flooring solutions available: polished concrete.  Utilizing dry-polish technology, Perfect Polish installation provides flooring solutions that reduce waste, minimize and eliminate VOCs, and contribute to sustainable design. 

Perfect Polish would love to help you on your next project.  We can offer CSI format specifications tailored to your exact needs and even conduct an AIA/CES presentation at your firm explaining the process of polished concrete. 

Perfect Polish is unsurpassed in superiority in the polished concrete market with over ten years of experience honing our craft.  Our portfolio includes numerous prestigious LEED projects, including the Academy of Sciences (Platinum), the JRC Synagogue (Gold) and the San Francisco Federal Building (Silver).

For more information on how Perfect Polish can help to dematerialize your project, contact us at 1-877-91-SHINE.