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Green stone Questions

Are there any drawbacks to using soapstone for countertops and bathroom tile?

— buck Savannah, GA

Polly Osborne, FAIA, LEED AP

Answered by Polly Osborne, FAIA, LEED AP

Los Angeles, CA

Polly Osborne Architects

December 3, 2010

I've been told acid would take the lime stains out of our sandstone walkway. Do you have a better safer solution?

— May Drinkwine Putnam Station, NY

Answered by Erik Henry on September 11, 2012

Are there environmentally-friendly cleaners and sealers that I can use on the marble tiles in my bathroom?

— Kate Potts Dallas, TX

Answered by Olga G. Alvarez, LEED-AP ID+C on May 16, 2011

Are there any drawbacks to using soapstone for countertops and bathroom tile?

— buck Savannah, GA

Answered by Polly Osborne, FAIA, LEED AP on December 3, 2010

I have marble bathroom tiles that are quite heavily soiled with soap scum. Can you recommend a nontoxic but effective cleaner/sealer?

— Kate Potts Dallas, TX

Answered by Molly McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS on November 15, 2010

Are granite/marble floors safer than hardwood or bamboo floors that contain aluminum oxides?

— Eleni Astoria, NY

Answered by Raymond Pruban on November 14, 2010

Is it possible to find granite countertops that do not emit gamma radiation?

— kathy Powell West Palm Beach, FL

Answered by Polly Osborne, FAIA, LEED AP on July 23, 2010

If my intention is to adhere to green building principles, should I use natural stone or manufactured stone?

— Mike Tulsa, OK

Answered by Molly McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS on July 3, 2010

Are engineered stone (quartz) countertops really green?

— susan Fort Lauderdale, FL

Answered by David Edwards PhD on June 5, 2010

Should I be concerned about the radiation that quartz countertops emit?

— saga Fort Lauderdale, FL

Answered by David Edwards PhD on June 2, 2010

Where can I find radon testing equipment for granite countertops? And what are safe levels?

— Lorraine Windsor, CA

Answered by Bill Bradbury on June 1, 2010

 
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