Visit the 2012 Green House to get all manner of sustainable ideas and then head to our slab gallery to see the best in environmentally friendly countertops!

There’s a great opportunity to enjoy an amazing example of environmentally friendly living in Georgia. Open now through June 24, the 2012 HGTV Green Home is available for tours. It is located at Serenbe, the gorgeous sustainable community just a half hour’s drive south of Hartsfield-Jackson airport. This opportunity is a great chance to get inspired for ways to make your home more sustainable and Earth friendly, and Construction Resources is ready to help with our green kitchen and bath products.

The HGTV Green Home is a three bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom home with upgrades like recycled glass countertops, solar panels for electricity and furniture constructed from recycled materials. It is a fresh take on a sustainable lifestyle in a 2,300 square foot package that feels much larger due to smart design. No space is wasted. Touring the Green Home takes about a half hour and tickets are $20, which will certainly pay off with all of the knowledge you will leave with about green design and new ways to reuse and recycle.

For the things you can’t make yourself, like eco-friendly, LEED certified and NSF approved food safe prep counter surfaces, visit our 20,000 square foot indoor slab gallery at 224 Rio Circle in Decatur. There, you will find our suite of environmentally-friendly options, like Cambria Quartz, Vetrazzo and Paperstone. Cambria quartz is an American-made product that is more durable than granite, comes in a wide variety of colors and designs and enjoys a recycling-heavy manufacturing process. Vetrazzo is a countertop made in Georgia from post-recycled consumer and building glass materials. Paperstone is our newest environmentally friendly product, a counter surface made of post-consumer recycled paper.

Visit the HGTV Green Home at Serenbe to learn more, or head to our indoor slab gallery to see just how beautiful recycled materials can be! This weekend is especially good, as you can get some great deals at our Spring Sale event on May 11 and 12!

Construction Resources has partnered with Cambria to provide the quartz countertops for the kitchen. The main countertop will be in Torquay, a chic and posh, understated cream complemented by swirls of gray and tan. The talented craftsmen at Construction Resources will cut a mitered 2.5 inch edge on the island top and a Small Ogee Edge on the perimeter. New Quay, a foggy gray with flecks of silver and black, will be used in a brick pattern behind the range. Both colors are from Cambria’s Waterstone Collection.

Coordinating tile from Traditions in Tile will also be used for the backsplash, and a drop top will be done in Heritage Wood by Atlanta Kitchen.

The show will include celebrity chef cooking displays by Art Smith and Anthony Gray, as well as the opportunity to meet celebrated landscaper, floral and interior designer James Farmer on Saturday, May 12. Book signings will follow the presentations. A “Travel South” luxury travel destination showcase will be on display at Court of the South, which will be connected to the Monarch Court by a “Garden Pathway” featuring landscape designs, patios and lush outdoor living “rooms.” Go to http://atlantaluxurylivingshow.com/ for more information about the Luxury Living Show.

Construction Resources was invited to be a part of this event by Inspirations Kitchen and Bath Design Studio as well as Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Magazine.

Phipps Plaza is widely considered the Southeast’s premier upscale shopping center, anchored by Nordstrom, Belk and Saks Fifth Avenue and home to more than 100 specialty stores including Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Jimmy Choo, and Juicy Couture. Phipps Plaza receives over 500,000 visitors per month.

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Maintaining its leadership in color innovation, Cambria will rapidly develop and announce new designs throughout the year, two at a time. The first two designs are Laneshaw and Armitage. Building upon the innovative design palette of the Waterstone Collection, Laneshaw and Armitage capture the natural veining and beauty of marble and granite, but offer the superior strength and performance of Cambria.

Mitch Hires, President of Construction Resources comments, “Cambria has achieved looks in quartz that were never possible before. They are changing the face of the stone industry and we are proud to bring their designs to Atlanta Kitchen.”

Each 2012 design will continue the proud Cambria tradition of being named after a location in Wales or England. Laneshaw, named for a centuries-old village in northwest England, embraces a sea of brown tones, tan and black with subtle hints of white and a veil of gold shimmer. Armitage, like the canal bordering this village in England’s West Midlands region, appears dark and deep with blends of black and gray, providing a neutral canvas for random hints of copper and orange.

Construction Resources has Cambria on display at its showroom, slab gallery and slab yard at 224 Rio Circle in Decatur as well as its Alpharetta Showroom located at 10700 States Bridge Rd. Suite 7 Alpharetta, Ga. 30022. For more information on the new colors of Cambria, visit the Construction Resources website at www.ConstructionResourcesUSA.com or call 404-378-3220.

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The Booth will include nine of Cambria’s original colors and will feature detailed and upgraded edge profiles from Atlanta Kitchen’s state-of-the-art fabrication facility. Elegant natural quartz Cambria surfaces offer the best in durability and beauty, combining the high-end performance of a gourmet kitchen combined with warmth, richness and dazzling color. The nine colors being used include Buckingham, Castell, Cuddington, Dover, Ferndale, New Quay, Snowdon White, Templeton and Waverton. The Buckingham countertop will display an elegant 6 cm ogee edge and the Cuddington and Dover countertops display a simple and clean  2 ½” mitered edge. The Ferndale will showcase a luxurious and elaborate triple waterfall edge.

KBIS, the kitchen and bath industry’s largest annual tradeshow and conference is an inspiring, interactive showcase of everything new, where the brightest and best assemble to spot trends, experience product introductions and find the practical solutions and valuable connections that will take them into the future. The event includes an extensive exhibition show floor showcasing the latest products, a highly relevant and informative conference program, the Best of KBIS awards program and networking opportunities. Visit www.kbis.com for more information.

At the show, Wellborn Cabinet will be introducing their all new and simplified Elegant Bath Collection, an extensive collection of vanity styles which are available in their most popular door styles and finishes. Family owned and operated since 1961, Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. operates their own timber processing mill, hand selecting the finest solid cherry, maple, oak and hickory hardwoods to use with time-honored craftsmanship fashioning each piece of cabinetry, providing customers with lasting beauty and heirloom quality. Visit www.wellborn.com for more information.

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Atlanta Glass & Mirror, Inc., a full-service provider of mirrors, shower doors and frameless glass, is installing contemporary decorative, heavy frameless glass shower doors in four bathrooms, the master bathroom (his and hers, including a toilet room), guest room and boy’s room, with stylish edges and handles. Atlanta Marble Manufacturing, Inc., the largest cultured marble and cast polymer companies in the southeast, is installing marble tile floors and walls in the men’s and women’s powder rooms, with sophisticated mosaic designs on the floor, and crackle tile on the kitchen walls, including the backsplash and a wall-to-wall staggered, rectangular “brick” design. Atlanta Kitchen, Inc., the Southeast’s leading countertop fabricator, is providing luxurious stone countertops in four of the home’s bathrooms, including vanity tops, shower benches, thresholds, and corner shelves. Crema Delicato Marble, a subtle, white marble creates a classic, soft and peaceful look in three bathrooms. Silestone Lyra, a white, natural quartz with grey veins creates a cool, elegant look in the remaining bathrooms.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Decorator’s Show House & Gardens is a nationally recognized event which will feature the Southeast’s finest interior and landscape designers at the magnificent Phillip Trammel Shutze’s Knollwood Estate. Designers were selected through a competitive application process, and will showcase their talents by taking on a different room or area within the estate and transforming it into a dazzling piece of artistry. For more information, visit http://decoratorsshowhouse.org.

Design Galleria Kitchen and Bath Studio has been an innovative leader in the kitchen and bath industry for over thirty years. This design firm of 20 talented professionals has created and installed award-winning projects throughout the world and is one of the most published and celebrated in the industry. They create kitchens and baths that are not simply objects to admire, but also stunning spaces that flow seamlessly into the home, enhancing the enjoyment and function of living spaces. Design Galleria Kitchen and Bath Studio brings the feeling of luxury to everyday life’s activities. For more information, visit http://designgalleria.net.

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A sample of the Aragon countertop, one of the surfaces Atlanta Kitchen installed at Turner Field.

If you are a big fan of baseball, there’s a chance you’ll get to enjoy an Atlanta Braves game with Cambria quartz countertops! Atlanta Kitchen was selected by the Atlanta Braves and New South Construction to provide Cambria counters in the new Georgia’s Own Credit Union suite at Turner Field. The suite will be ready for opening day on Friday, April 13 between the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers.

The new suite is being outfitted with Bellingham and Aragon countertops as well as laminated edge details. Bellingham is from Cambria’s Waterstone collection and is a neutral, varied color with mixed texture and marble-style design. Aragon is a member of the Quarry Collection and is light, neutral and varied in color with heavy texture.

These gorgeous, durable surfaces will be just as perfect a fit in the luxury suite as they are in a home or commercial kitchen. Cambria is stain resistant, easy to clean, doesn’t require sealing or other regular maintenance and is stronger than granite. It comes in a wide variety of colors, which can mimic popular stones like marble and granite or take advantage of the amazingly wide color palette Cambria offers. These colors range from serene blues to verdant greens and beyond, which makes your imagination the only limit to completing your space.

Construction Resources is an authorized Cambria fabricator and has samples of all 98 color profiles available as well as full slabs in their gigantic 20,000 square foot indoor slab gallery. If you are interested in bringing a Cambria countertop home, don’t miss the Spring Sales Event on May 11 and 12.

The Slab Gallery is going to be over 20,000 square feet of deals on May 11 and 12!

It’s time to mark your calendars for our huge spring sales event! On May 11 and 12 at our showroom and indoor slab gallery located at 224 Rio Circle, Decatur, Ga. 30030, we will be offering amazing deals. This is the perfect opportunity for homebuyers, remodelers and designers to purchase kitchen and bath material at discounted prices. The sale will be held rain or shine, and there will be raffle prizes both days including Construction Resources Gift Certificates, Cambria Gift Certificates and Cambria cheese boards, so make sure to visit the sale and register to win.

There will be amazing discounts, including:

•             15 percent off Cambria Quartz countertops

•             All quartz remnant inventory, $10 per square foot (material only)

•             Template, fabrication and install labor offered at one low price.

•             15 percent off Special Colors in Atlanta Kitchen extensive Slab Gallery

•             First 15 Cambria customers who purchase receive free Cambria cheese board ($500 minimum)

•             First 10 qualified buyers of 40 square feet or more of countertop material receive free sink and faucet

There will also be a wide array of products featured during the sale including an extensive offering of custom countertops, bath tubs, vanity tops, shower pans, tub decks, shower doors, bath hardware, specialty products, tile, carpet and hardwood. Many name brand products are included in this year’s sale such as Cambria, Artisan Stone Collection, Kohler, Saratoga Soapstone, Heritage Wood, Caesarstone, Silestone, Corian, Zodiaq, Vetrazzo, Shaw, HiMacs, Viatera, Dal Tile, Artisan Sinks, Coastal, Closet Maid, Atlanta Marble Mfg. and Mohawk.

Buyers interested in Cambria countertops can take advantage of the special Cambria financing option, which is interest-free for up to one year with no payments for up to $45,000 for a project that includes their quartz countertops. Construction Resources accepts American Express, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover. Finance packages are available. All Clearance Sales are FINAL and must be picked up or installed within 30 days.

Make sure to mark your calendars for this event on May 11 and 12! For more information about Construction Resources and the products on sale, visit our full website www.constructionresourcesusa.com.

Plan to join Florida Bath and Surfaces for an anniversary party with Big Green Egg cook-off!

It’s coming up on the 10^th anniversary of Florida Bath and Surfaces, a Construction Resources company. To celebrate, there will be a big party on Friday, April 20 from 3 to 6 p.m.! There will be live music, food, drinks, door prizes and a Big Green Egg cook-off.

While you’re there, you can also view Florida Bath and Surfaces’ incredible inventory of countertop surfaces, from granites to Cambria quartz and more. At the showroom, we have an expanding slab gallery and one of the largest fabrication facilities on the Emerald Coast. This allows us to cut lead times for many materials down to seven business days while still maintaining the highest quality.

There’s also a wide variety of other products you can find there, from Whirlpool tubs to the Big Green Egg grills. If you are a fan of grilling, you need to try out the wonderful smoked flavors that come from these earthenware eggs. The taste is amazing and they can be used for nearly anything you cancook on a grill or in an oven, from chicken wings to Bundt cakes. Florida Bath and Surfaces is unique among our companies in that it is a licensed Big Green Egg distributor and you can find ceramic cookers in all sizes there.

Make sure to RSVP for this fun event! Also, explore the Florida Bath and Surfaces website and Facebook page if you haven’t already for an amazing selection of our products on the Emerald Coast.

A PaperStone prep island countertop, made of primarily recycled post consumer paper

As part of our initiative to expand offerings of ecologically and environmentally-friendly products to our slab gallery and showrooms, we are proud to announce that we are an authorized supplier of PaperStone. PaperStone joins Vetrazzo recycled glass countertops as counter surfaces we have available that are composed primarily of recycled post-consumer material. PaperStone excels in kitchens and baths as well as provides innovative solutions for conference tabletops, signs and plaques and more.

PaperStone is constructed of post-consumer paper and cardboard mixed and treated with PetroFree resins to create a tough and beautiful surface. The counter surfaces come in a range of nine earth tone colors and have a wide variety of edge profiles and finishes. Like all of Construction Resources’ materials, it is fabricated and customized at our in-house state-of-the-art fabrication facility, which allows for quick turnaround times. Our expert installers make the inclusion of this product seamless and easy.

PaperStone is LEED certified and certified safe for food prep by the leading public health and safety company, the NSF. It emits no radon gases and is VOC-free, so there are no worries about using it as the primary surface in your kitchen.

Construction Resources is the only certified PaperStone fabricator in Georgia. We will be happy to show you this amazing surface in our 20,000 square foot indoor slab gallery, located at 224 Rio Circle in Decatur, Ga, and help your next project be more Earth-friendly!

Mitch Hires, President of Construction Resources states, “The BC Rewards program provides Atlanta Kitchen, Atlanta Marble Manufacturing and Atlanta Glass and Mirror with the opportunity to reward our most loyal clients. We will provide BC Reward Points for countertops, cultured marble, carpet, hardwood, shower doors, mirrors, shelving and specialties.”

Connie Burney, BC Rewards Director says, “As one of the market’s most prominent suppliers, Construction Resources, through its family of companies, has been providing a variety of products and installation services to the building industry for decades making them a perfect fit for BC Rewards. We are delighted to have Construction Resources join our prestigious group of BC Rewards sponsors and excited that Mitch Hires has accepted a position on the BC Rewards Advisory Board of Directors.”

BC Rewards has been operating in 16 regional markets for two decades. BC Rewards organizes a group of the market’s leading suppliers, service providers and trade contractors that together offer a frequent buyer program with meaningful rewards. Membership is absolutely free for professional builders and remodelers – it is easy to join, and participating in BC Rewards in no way affects your pricing.

Members earn Reward Points for purchases from any BC Rewards Sponsors. Points can be redeemed for airfare, luxury hotel accommodations, a tremendous variety of name brand merchandise, as well as the ultimate travel reward – the annual Grand Destination excursion.

For more information on how to take advantage of this new program, visit www.BuildersClub.com.

Construction Resources, Inc. has showroom locations in Alpharetta and Decatur. For more information on Construction Resources, Inc., call 404-419-1259 or visit www.constructionresourcesusa.com.

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