Bendheim Joins the U.S. Green Building Council

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Bendheim is now an established member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), joining the ranks of responsible building and design professionals and product manufacturers with a demonstrated commitment to sustainable building. As a USGBC member, Bendheim is part of “a community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.”

Bendheim is committed to socially and environmentally responsible manufacturing methods throughout its processing facilities. The company collaborates exclusively with North American and European glass manufacturers demonstrating commitment to the environment through recycling and clean production processes. To learn more about Bendheim’s green initiatives, please visit www.bendheim.com/green-policy.
A range of eco-friendly Bendheim glasses can help architects and designers earn LEED® points for their projects. EcoGlass™, a new line of textured architectural glass, is manufactured by Glasfabrik Lamberts in Europe’s only clean-burning oxygen/fuel-fired cast glass furnace. It contains 60% recycled material, including up to 40% post-consumer recycled glass. Bendheim Wall Systems’ Lamberts channel glass is manufactured in the same enviro-friendly fashion and also contains as much as 60% recycled material. It is installed in a number of award-winning LEED-certified projects throughout the country.
To learn more about the USGBC and the LEED Green Building Rating System, please visit www.usgbc.org.
About Bendheim

Bendheim is one of the world’s foremost resources for specialty architectural glass. Founded in New York City in 1927, the fourth-generation, family-owned company offers a virtually unlimited range of in-stock and custom architectural glass varieties. Bendheim develops, fabricates, and distributes its products worldwide. The company maintains production facilities in New Jersey and an extensive showroom in New York City