VISION
As the leader of the industry, we embrace our responsibility to the environment and our customers. We fulfill our responsibility through our commitment to meet or exceed regulatory requirements in our business practices, and seek out partners who embrace our sustainability vision.
In 2010, we will deliver a Sustainability Foundations training program for all employees. We will develop and implement a supplier scorecard, and do business with suppliers that carry green certified products. We will institute further sustainable practices, and will introduce a variety of greener products.
By 2011, we will conduct a carbon footprint assessment of the company in order to set goals for reducing our environmental impact. We will also survey customers to discover what the most meaningful green initiatives are to them.
LEED Certified Projects
California Closet Company, Inc., and Concord, CA franchise owner, Doug Dow, partnered with Mike McDonald, McDonald Construction & Development, to install 6 custom home storage solutions in the Margarido House, an award-winning home in Oakland, CA that exemplifies outstanding, sustainable design. The Margarido House is the first home in the country to be both LEED-H certified and Greenpoint Rated.
Mike McDonald chose California Closets to install an entry reach-in closet, a master suite walk-in closet, fully customized media center, kid's stair cubbies that function as a mudroom and a place for their two young children to learn about putting their belongs away "all by themselves". A custom garage with storage for Mike's abundance of tools, hockey equipment, children's toys, and garden equipment was installed with plenty of room for growth. In addition to a fully functional work area, the garage features a craft work space for gift wrapping, arts, and other projects that keep the mess outside of the home.
Currently, work is scheduled for January, 2010, install on another LEED project, The Hillside Home, in Mill Valley, CA. Also a new LEED-H certified custom home, owner/architect Scott lee, selected California Closets to install a master suite walk-in, kid's playroom and reach-in closet, three hallway reach-in closets, and a garage in this spectacular multi-level home. Hillside is slated to be the first LEED-H certified home in Marin County and one of the first in Northern California. The LEED for Homes Rating System is the nationally recognized standard for green building administered by the US Green Building Council.
California Closets Lago® product presents our commitment to a healthier home environment. Lago finish is mounted on decorative melamine panels consisting of a melamine resin saturated decorative papers, thermally fused (TFM) under heat and pressure to substrate. All substrates are available with no added urea-formaldehyde (NAUF).
For additional information on our LEED project and other sustainability offerings, please contact get-info@calclosets.com
Products
We know that stunning design is achieved by integrating unique materials with distinctive, innovative components. California Closets opens new possibilities that bring color, texture and light into your home.
We are proud to offer ECORESIN® organic materials in translucent panels that can transform into many architectural solutions for your whole home. Three of the Ecoresin patterns we currently offer give profits back to communities such as Nepal and China to help with education and to improve living conditions. Originating from natural materials, harvested and processed by artisans in small villages, this is one way you and California Closets can give back to the global community. Please see our webpage on Product: OPTIONS.
Print Materials
At California Closets, we believe that all of us have an obligation to contribute to the health of our planet. We are proud of our commitment to use Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper for our printed marketing materials. FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world's forests. Products carrying the FSC label are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations.
What does this mean for forests?
- Waterways are protected
- Wildlife habitat and species are protected
- High conservation value forests are preserved
- Forest management practices are monitored annually
- Genetically modified trees are not used
- Local people are involved in forest management
- The rights of Indigenous Peoples are respected
