Sustainable Design

GLENWOOD GREEN INITIATIVE

sustainable.    smart.    solutions.

Mission Statement

"At Glenwood, we are committed to achieving the highest level of sustainability on your project, while keeping a close eye on your budget. We are committed to helping our clients design a beautiful, safe, sustainable world."

  • Concrete block containing sequestered carbon dioxide
  • Controlled mix designs to ensure consistent carbon contribution per block
  • Available in every size regular CMU is offered
  • Only CMU producer in New York equipped with Carbon Cure™

  • Sustainable CO2 - Sequestered from buildings in New York City 
  • Full-circle life-cycle of carbon dioxide in New York City.
  • First city contained CO2 life-cycle in United States.
  • Ground glass pozzolan and industrial filler made from 100% recycled post-consumer glass
  • Dramatically reduces embodied CO2 emissions in concrete
  • Replaces up to 50% of cement in concrete mix designs- almost a "1 ton for 1 ton" reduction in embodied CO2
  • Free of crystalline silica
  • Greenleaf Brick manufactured with 100% recycled content and up to 31% post-consumer recycled content
  • Greenleaf Brick manufactures brick using over 25 different recycled raw materials
  • Palmetto Brick Company owns a solar farm that generates up to 35% of electricity needed to run their manufacturing facilities
  • Palmetto recycles excess heat from their firing process to run their dryers
  • GREENER brick is produced with electric from wind turbines and biogas
  • Environmental Impact is reduced by 50%
  • Environmentally conscience architectural concrete brick made with Pozzotive a (GGP) ground glass pozzolan enabling the substitution of up to 30% of the cement content, significantly reducing the carbon footprint.
  • This recycled glass is diverted from multiple post-consumer waste streams, including MURF’s (Municipal Utility Recycling Facilities) located in NYC.
  • Over 300 colors available including an assortment of shapes, sizes and finishes

  • 10-year global sustainability program focused on three issues: Climate Change, Circularity, Protecting Our Natural Environment
  • Net-Zero CO2 manufacturing by 2030
  • Increase direct use of renewable energy to 60% by 2030
  • Install solar PV systems on all owned facilities by 2030
  • Reduce GHG Emissions 75% from 2019 levels by 2030
  • Collaborate with customers and key partners to bring green chemistry innovations to market by 2030
  • R value 25% more then a CMU wall assembly
  • Reduced construction cost
  • Excellent thermal and material performance
  • Reduce thermal bridging caused by conventional shelf angles, improve energy efficiency, backed by independent data
  • Fast, easy, one-trade installation; no welding required
  • Reduces steel costs relative to conventional shelf angle design
  • Accommodates any wall, cavity, or insulation width
  • Professional engineering support from design through construction
  • Available in hot-dipped galvanized or stainless steel

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

Glenwood promotes additional transparency and continues to improve the sustainable attributes of our block by providing product specific verified EPD’s for over 60 different mix designs.