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As our cities expand up and out, the built environment needs to adapt to reduce pollution instead of cause it. Buildings that clean the air are a real thing and Lapitec is at the forefront of the technology making it happen.

Lapitec’s engineered slabs are sintered, making them UV, scratch and stain resistant, and suitable for interior and exterior uses. The 1cm material in supersize slabs are ideal for exterior cladding applications and flooring. The 2 and 3cm slabs are great for countertops. Best of all, the materials are self cleaning.  Sound impossible?  

Check out this video to see how: Lapitec Buildings Purify the Air

The epitome of surfacing materials has arrived.  A material that can be used indoor and out as a countertop, flooring, on walls or as external cladding. While the applications are unlimited, the performance is even more jaw-dropping. Lapitec sintered stone surfaces clean the air. That is right, they remove pollutants from indoor and outdoor air. One of the most common outdoor and indoor pollutants, NOx, (pronounced “knocks”) is a family of pollutants that includes Nitric oxide (NO) and Nitrogen dioxide (NO2). These are gases known to form acid rain and smog, and are also responsible for the existence of particulate matter (PM) which are an indicator of air toxicity. Lapitec surfaces incorporate Bio-Care technology into the slabs of material which removes the NOx from the air. Photocatalysis, which is the reaction of light and a catalyst (TiO2), helps spur the reaction in an exterior environment and breaks the pollutant down. Titanium Dioxide has been studied extensively for this purpose and Lapitec has used that technology to make an amazing, nearly indestructible surface, even better. The next level of sustainability has been achieved.

For more information on the self-cleaning properties of Lapitec, or for a lunch and learn on the material, email lapitec@caragreen.com.

If you are specifying quartz instead of sintered stone, you are missing the boat.  Sintered surfaces have rapidly begun to penetrate the European market, as they are far superior in performance and aesthetic.  This is the next generation of man-made stone.  Lapitec is engineered to outperform everything and in nearly every way.  Lapitec is at the forefront of the charge with its through body color and patterning, three different thicknesses, and seven textures.  Outdoor kitchens and clean, modern interior spaces are an ideal market for Lapitec. Suitable for counters, walls, and floors, Lapitec is the solution for the timeless surface designers have been seeking.  If you do not have this in your library or your shop, you need to get in the game.  Email lapitec@caragreen.com to get samples or certification training.

Leave it to the progressive folks at Countertops of Memphis to be a forerunner in becoming certified in Lapitec.  They attended and executed the one day training and are ready to start taking jobs for Lapitec.  We are responsible for getting the word out and bringing them business for outdoor kitchens and modern interior flooring, walls and countertops.  One of the few shops that believes in social media, this team is ready to be at the forefront and not afraid to take the leap into new products that will drive and secure their future business.  We look forward to sending a lot of Lapitec business their way.