Environmentally-responsible and sustainable building design is a rapidly expanding practice. Driving this trend is the increasing environmental awareness of consumers, who want more from their homes and urban environments than ever before. In the past, popular surfacing materials, such as sintered surfaces and engineered stone, have been the cause of concern due to the environmental impacts of their manufacture. New, innovative materials are in demand to help create the sustainable buildings of the future.

Bringing Sustainability to Surfaces: Optimising material selection to achieve sustainable outcomes looks at what sustainability means in relation to building materials, and how to evaluate and assess materials to ensure they help you meet your sustainability goals. We also consider what ‘low carbon’, ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘circular economy’ mean in the context of building products, before presenting a new category of carbon neutral, ultracompact materials that have emerged as the next innovation in engineered surfaces.

Launched in 2013, Dekton is an ultracompact surface manufactured with exclusive Particle Sintering Technology by Cosentino. The environment has been the primary source of inspiration for Dekton's design and innovation, which is made with a combination of sophisticated inorganic raw materials found in glass, porcelain, and natural quartz. Dekton has achieved carbon neutrality for its entire life cycle (from cradle to grave), attained through emission reduction and compensation projects certified by the United Nations.

Download this whitepaper and learn how designers and specifiers can go about identifying new solutions that push the envelope in performance and sustainability.