Crystalline Silica Update The silicosis crisis continues to be a pressing and severe issue, affecting workers and communities globally. This update is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the current situation focusing on the risks associated with crystalline silica,…
What Are Sintered Surfaces? Where Science Meets Art with a Hint of Irony In the world of design and architecture, the term “sintered surfaces” has been thrown around with the kind of reverence usually reserved for ancient artifacts or award-winning…
Repost from Architessa – View the original post on their website Killer Countertops – How Bad is Quartz? High-silica engineered stone You might think the title of this blog is sensational and provocative, but what if I told you that…
A Guide to Silica In Surfacing Materials – What is Dangerous and Why? Crystalline silica is taking center stage in discussions about what is in your kitchen. Are you eating off crystalline silica? Is it dangerous to you and your…
What AI Can’t Do for Building Materials Companies I don’t want to read another article about AI. Everyone seemed to jump on the AI train like it was a Peloton during the pandemic. And it is almost as exhausting to…
Organoid: Walls that Promote Wellbeing Allow CaraGreen to introduce you to Organoid—one of the most unique natural surfaces in the industry! Organoid is an Austrian covering material that is made using a combination of natural fibers, biopolymers, and organic pigments…
ESG – Environmentalism or Shareholder Greenwashing? ESG is the new buzzword floating around the business-sphere. If you’ve attended a conference in the past year or so, you’ve probably heard a spiel on Environmental, Social and Governance. Companies are receiving directives…
Trade Shows Are Back! We never thought we would say this: We had a great trade show. Even before the pandemic hit, trade shows were an obligatory slog to some overpopulated location with high expectations and low results. We consoled…
An Intelligent Interview With ChatGPT ChatGPT is the latest phenomenon in artificial intelligence and it can be used to generate responses to essentially any question you have in mind. So, at CaraGreen we decided to ask some interesting questions related…
Customizable Acoustic Designs Navigating the Acoustic PET and felt panel space is complicated. It feels like there are hundreds of suppliers and products and permutations, STC ratings and NRC ratings. It feels like everyone is using the same base material…
Market or Park It Building Material Companies Don’t Have a Choice Anymore I know you have all enjoyed the last several decades of mocking millennials, and then we all got some digs in on Gen Z. You got to roll…
7 Smart Design Choices for a Sustainable Home Nobody says green anymore, do they? Is it sustainable now? Or healthy? Whatever the vernacular, there is a generation of homeowners, who, like interior designers, are demanding cleaner, greener, healthier homes. They…
