From steel to polyester and wood, recycled materials have never been so accessible. Here are the latest resourceful products across typologies.
Step
Turf
Made with 60-percent preconsumer recycled polyester felt, Step is an architectural acoustic cladding that integrates lighting fixtures for increased functionality.
Morin Matrix
Morin
Morin Matrix boasts 40-percent recycled content while retaining full performance, as reflected in its use of Moriyama Teshima Architects’ Limberlost Place project, pictured here.
Rainier Fins
Cambio by Windfall Architectural Products
Awarded an editors’ pick in AN’s Best of Products Awards, Rainier Fins is made using reclaimed oak remnants to create a magnetic wall system.
Formatech by Gensler
Florim
This collection is designed by Gensler and reinterprets concrete, plaster, and metal. It contains up to 60-percent recycled content, and it is part of Florim’s CarbonZero project.
Thermally Fused Laminate
EGGER
EGGER’s off-site recycling plant, Timberpak, uses wood waste to support the production of Thermally Fused Laminate, equipping the versatile board with a sustainable touch.
YES 60 TU Front Set Storefront
YKK AP
This storefront system achieves a curtain wall aesthetic using YKK’s BetterBillet, which consists of an average of 40-percent recycled aluminum paired with low-carbon primary aluminum.
ECOCELL Batt & Blanket
Nu-Wool
Made of 70-percent recycled content, Batt & Blanket can be used where traditional loose fill or sprayed-in cellulose insulation is not practical.
Low-Embodied Carbon
ClarkDietrich
This steel features 30.3 percent less embodied carbon than standard offerings and uses 45- to 90-percent recycled content, depending on the mill it comes from.
