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HIMACS Sustainability Brochure: The Sustainable quality of HIMACS
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HIMACS Sustainability Brochure: The Sustainable quality of HIMACS

HIMACS Sustainability Brochure: The Sustainable quality of HIMACS
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HIMACS Sustainability Brochure: The Sustainable quality of HIMACS-1

Panelwork´s HIMACS Showroom, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain – Design: Alejandra Company – Material: HIMACS Alpine White - Photography: © Retrats Xisca Bauza The shape of your ideas The sustainable quality of HIMACS Solid Surface Material HIMACS – The sustainable quality of HIMACS – lxhausys.com

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Quality is thinking about tomorrow today. Sustainable construction is an essential part of design around the world today. The demand for environmentally friendly and healthy building materials is rising accordingly. LX Hausys makes continuous efforts to provide a sustainable valuechain, which meets the highest ecological standards. HIMACS durability, combined with its intrinsic properties, means that any off-cuts can be utilized elsewhere, thus allowing for any fabrication using HIMACS to contribute virtually no waste to landfill. Numerous international certificates award HIMACS top marks for...

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Photographed by Rafael Krötz Amazing that something so great is actually so simple Just three ingredients are used to enable the endless possibilities of HIMACS: Yes, it’s as simple as that. HIMACS – The sustainable quality of HIMACS – lxhausys.com/eu

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Healthy indoor air guaranteed Pharmacy Domenech Location: Valencia, Spain Design: Inside Pharmacy & A4 Studio, Spain, inside-pharmacy.com Fabrication: Inside Pharmacy, Spain, inside-pharmacy.com Material: HIMACS, Alpine White Material safety • HIMACS has no VOC emissions* and is formaldehyde free. • HIMACS is free from nanoparticles. • HIMACS comes in well below the minimum occupational health and safety LCI** levels. • HIMACS is Silica free • Renowned institutes confirm that the material provides a high indoor air quality. Free of emissions Extensive studies – within LX Hausys’ own laboratories...

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Behind the facade lies an extremely positive eco-balance. Manufacture and transport • HIMACS is manufactured in an energy-efficient process that is economical with its use of resources. • The plants in Korea and the USA meet all local and international standards. • The material is transported from Korea and the USA to Europe exclusively by ship. LX Hausys selects it’s freight forwarders very carefully and makes sure all of them have a clear environmental standard engagement. Les Olivades Marrakech Location: Marakesh, Morocco Design: Gérard Iffrig, France The production of this solid surface material...

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The benefits flow together seamlessly. Processing • Since HIMACS can be seamlessly joined, any off-cuts can be used in other projects, meaning there is virtually no wastage of the material • HIMACS installations combine exceptional strength and durability, backed by a limited warranty of up to 15 years for lasting peace of mind. • It’s long-life cycle means reduced waste over the years as a result. As durable as stone, more flexible than wood – and available in around 100 colours: HIMACS facilitates a visually seamless production and can be machined in virtually any way. Any off-cuts can be reused...

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Ecological quality: tested, certified and awarded. The most important product verifications, classifications and certificates. • German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) HIMACS has achieved quality level 4 of 4 – the best rating – for the local environmental impact of the overall product (2018). The DGNB system is a holistic and unique certification system for sustainable construction. • Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) Among other ratings, the material complies with “Hea 02 Indoor Air Quality” for particularly good air quality. BREEAM is one of the world’s...

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Committed sustainably. Activities and Awards of LX Hausys • LX Hausys does not produce any ozone-depleting substances as defined in the Montreal Protocol nor does it use harmful substances in the manufacturing process of HIMACS. • LX Hausys is subject to the GHG emissions trading scheme, and endeavours to reduce the GHG emissions in multiple ways, including the adoption of renewable energy and external heat sources. • LX Hausys voluntarily subjects its products to regular environmental audits and energy consumption analyses and systematically publishes the results in its “LX Hausys Sustainability...

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High impact in aesthetics, yet low-impact in environmental cost. Photographed by Studio Podrini Explore sustainable design with HIMACS Recycled Colours • HIMACS colours containing recycled content are durable, colourfast, and easy to maintain. They offer the same outstanding performance and sustainability credentials as our standard HIMACS range, but with the added benefit of pre-consumer recycled material. These colours are certified by SCS Global Services for their verified recycled content. • HIMACS recycled colours are also GREENGUARD Certified for Indoor Air Quality • HIMACS recycled colours...

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HIMACS Recycled colours Solids The use of HIMACS contributes toward satisfying EQ Credit for Low-Emitting Materials with the category Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). Gravilla Obtain LEED eco-credits • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a widely used, voluntary system for certifying the high performance of buildings from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED certifies buildings using a credit system. * The percentage of certified content may vary, please refer to our website for the most up-to-date information: www.lxhausys.com/eu ontains SCS certified C pre-consumer...

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HIMACS Recycled colours Volcanics ontains SCS certified C pre-consumer recycled content. HIMACS – The sustainable quality of HIMACS – lxhausys.com/eu | 1

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HIMACS Recycled colours Granite, Perna, Quartz, Sand and Pearl Ultra ontains SCS certified C pre-consumer recycled content. Suitable for exterior use. Please check conditions about level of suitability and warranty per colour. L ess suitable for surfaces which are subject to high traffic, due to their higher pigmented colour saturation, marks may be seen more easily. Intense Ultra Black S922U [12 mm] Intense Ultra Grey S923U [12 mm] Intense Ultra Dark Grey S924U [12 mm] Intense Ultra Light Grey S925U [12 mm] Alpine White Ultra-Thermoforming S928 [12 mm] HIMACS – The sustainable quality of HIMACS...

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