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Green Terrazzo? Trend Q Engineered Stone

Terrazzo is a favorite surface of many modernists, but its environmental qualities leave a lot to be desired. Sure, it's durable, but that comes at the cost of a formulation that's essentially toxic epoxy resin cured on site. Trend Q looks like a viable alternative to terrazzo, with a much greener profile.

Most of the colors are about 9/10 aggregate, held together by a base of plastic resin. The aggregate in many of the colors is post-consumer recycled—in amounts up to 72%. That's impressive.

The thickness of the tiles is only 1/4", which means they can be used as a veneer over existing surfaces, such as countertops, that are strong enough to hold tile. The company points out this can help to reduce waste in renovations.

Check out the Trend website for more information and colors... but turn down your speakers first!

Comments (5)

How does this compare to Ice Stone?

posted by bepsf on May 28th 2008 at 10:33am
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is that tall cacti in the background? its lovely.

posted by yoonicorn on May 29th 2008 at 3:21pm
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we just bought 2500 sq feet of the large floor tiles instead of doing a terrazzo tile or pour for our late 60s modern. looks like a traditional terrazzo

posted by ripley on June 1st 2008 at 6:42pm
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sorry for the delayed response........
Trend Q starts at $18 a sq. ft. Standard sizes are 12 x12, 24" x 24" and 16" x 47"--custom sizes available too. It is so thin, it can be cut with a wet saw, so folks have been creating some wonderful patterns.........
Were they cacti? I'm trying to remember. More like very tall pieces of drift wood. However the designers could tell you for sure: xoliving.com
Ripley, would love to see your floor. Any chance?
Lastly, so you didn't like the music Jonathan? Hmmmmmm, check out the Italian site-www.trend-vi.com, you may prefer it.
grazie,
JoAnn (for Trend USA)

posted by JoAnn L. on June 9th 2008 at 8:04am
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It seems like a nice product but after you go through the exclusive distributor (Granite Transformations) my local tile retailer quote me an installed price of $140/square foot. It takes green to be green.

posted by massmark on June 22nd 2009 at 12:20pm
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