Eco-Conscience Cabinets Enhance the Sustainable Living Spaces Inspired by Eric Lloyd Wright
Bradco Kitchens and Baths supplies bamboo cabinets that adhere to the 5 principles of eco-design for the Sustainable Living Spaces Inspired by Eric Lloyd Wright, an innovative feature at Green West.
Los Angeles, CA (May 20, 2008) – Bradco Kitchens and Baths is pleased to announce that they are the green suppliers for the kitchen and bathroom cabinetry for the innovative feature, Sustainable Living Spaces Inspired by Eric Lloyd Wright, at the Green West event in Los Angeles, CA from May 20-22, 2008. Eric Lloyd Wright’s in-house design firm, Design Integration Group, was in charge of this dynamic space.
Design Integration Group is an ecologically-minded design firm committed to exploring organic architecture and bringing green building design to the public. Green building design should always incorporate the 5 basic principles of eco-design:
- Use Environmentally Conscience Products – A sustainable building should be constructed of materials that minimize life-cycle environmental impacts such as global warming, resource depletion, and human toxicity
- Optimize Energy Use – Products and designs should require less energy
- Enhance Indoor Air Quality – Avoid the use of toxic materials and volatile organic compounds (VOC) such as formaldehyde
- Protect & Conserve Water – Fresh water is an increasingly scarce resource
- Enhance Operational and Maintenance Practices – Products should be high quality, durable and better functioning
For the Sustainable Living Spaces, Eric Lloyd Wright and his team, Hannah Wear and Kevin Parkhurst, the principal partners of Design Integration Group, contacted Michael Kienzl of Bradco Kitchens and Baths. “We were thrilled when they called” said Kienzl. “We have a subdivision called TreBradco that manufactures custom, formaldehyde-free cabinetry. We produce cabinets utilizing methods that have the least amount of impact on our environment and is safe for our employees and our customers.”
Wear and Parkhurst began collaborating with Ryan Noval, a designer at Bradco, to create cabinetry that embodied the message of the Sustainable Living Spaces feature and decided to use bamboo cabinets. The bamboo came from Welson & York, an ecologically-minded supplier and the framing was built with formaldehyde-free Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified plywood. Technically, the fast-growing bamboo is a grass, but it is more durable than many hardwoods as it has the same pore structure as wood.
The hand-made cabinets were constructed with formaldehyde-free adhesives and finished with a low VOC finish to enhance the durability of the bamboo. The 100% aluminum hardware from Häfele was selected because once the hardware is no longer needed, they can be put into the recycle bin to be used again. Additionally, TreBradco used soft-close hardware that prevents finger slams and prevents excessive wear and tear on the cabinets.
About Bradco Kitchens and Baths
Bradco Kitchens and Baths offers a wide variety of eco-friendly products for your kitchen and bath. TreBradco, a subdivision of Bradco Kitchens and Baths, produces a variety of formaldehyde-free, custom cabinetry from ultra-modern to old world style. Bradco also provides many well known brands of cabinetry as well as countertop surfaces, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, energy efficient appliances and a full service tile shop.
www.bradcokitchen.com
About Häfele
Häfele America Co. provides products and services to the Furniture and Cabinet, Architectural/Builders and Access Control industries. Häfele is committed to reduce the impact of their organization through implementing environmentally friendly measures which go beyond legislative requirements.
About Welson & York
Welson & York have a continuing commitment to the environment and high quality products. They hand cut each bamboo pole and trim the branches and foliage on site to allow the unused portion to enrich the soil for future bamboo. Their harvesting methods are the least invasive, which have been honed and perfected over three thousand years of bamboo and people thriving in harmony. They strictly follow guidelines set forth by the National Forestry Department of maintaining a healthy bamboo forest, including a two month period of no harvesting allowing the bamboo’s root system to regenerate new bamboo shoots.
