Our Green Build Commitment
MM Systems has committed to fostering environmentally friendly green manufacturing practices to help meet present needs for sustainable construction products without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
As a start, we built a new manufacturing facility in 2001 and set aside a portion of our campus for a conservation area.
- PaintOur paint by-products become a part of another sustainable construction project, instead of ending up in a landfill. We apply paint finishes that will preserve the quality of our steel and aluminum products for up to 20 years. These finishes significantly reduce product maintenance and consumption of environmental resources through extended life cycle utilization. However, the painting process produces several waste byproducts. In lieu of these byproducts ending up in a landfill, they go through two additional steps of use before becoming a part of another sustainable construction project. Because of our commitment to environmental stewardship, we’ve partnered with an environmental waste management company to use these paint byproducts in a fuel-blending kiln. The residue and ash from the fuel blending process is further recycled and blended as filler for new concrete.
- Rubber
Our rubber seals manufacturing process allows 100% of all raw material to end up as a finished construction product. Our Elastoprene thermo-plastic rubber seals are produced through a state-of-the-art manufacturing process that allows nearly 100% of all raw material to end up as a finished construction product. We accomplish this through the utilization of special re-grinding equipment and dryers. This equipment allows our perpetual recycling process to re-consume material drops of out of tolerance material that occurs as a natural part of the extrusion process. In addition, any elastoprene rubber seals that have reached their life expectancy can be returned to MM Systems and recycled into new rubber for future projects. - Aluminum
Long ago, we committed to environmental stewardship by selecting aluminum as one of our key product components due to the cost-efficient ease of reprocessing and recycling all associated waste. Based on the standards set forth by the LEED Green Building Rating System our aluminum products may assist in achieving points toward credit within the category of Recycled Content of Material. We don’t just buy recycled components; we also contribute to the recycling process by making sure that most of our scrap aluminum that is generated from the fabrication of our expansion joint systems is recycled to become a new generation of products. - Sustainable DesignSustainable Design (also referred to as “green design”, “eco-design”, or “design for environment”) is the art of engineering and manufacturing physical objects, ranging from the design of construction products to the designing of buildings, cities, and the earth’s physical surface. The needed aim of sustainable design is to produce places, products and services in a way that reduces use of non-renewable resources, minimizes environmental impact, and relates people with the natural environment. It is related to the more heavy-industry-focused fields of industrial ecology and green chemistry, green construction and sharing tools such as life cycle assessment to judge the environmental impact or “greenness” of various design choices.
Links for Green Organizations and Resources:
The US Green Building Council – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™)
https://www.usgbc.org
The International Living Future Institute (ILFI)
https://living-future.org/
Mindful Materials
https://www.mindfulmaterials.com/
For LEED Forms, Environmental Product Declarations, please contact us.