Michels Stone Now ANSI/NSC 373 Certified
FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Michels Stone, a division of Michels Corporation, is the first company inWisconsin to attain the ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone certification.
Similar to the LEED® rating system, the NSC 373 process combines required and optional credits. An organization’s pursuit of elective, enhanced, or innovation performance credits are what determines its level of certification – bronze, silver, gold or platinum.
The Michels Stone production facility and two of its Wisconsin quarries (Warmka and Fond du Lac) achieved Gold Level certification.
“We are very pleased to be the fifth dimensional–stone company in the world to be certified to the NSC-373 Standard,” said M.O. Bohrer, sales & marketing manager of Michels Corporation and former chairman of the Natural Stone Council (NSC). “We are equally proud to be the first company to be certified in Wisconsin: a state known for producing some of the highest quality and beautiful building stone in North America. “
The NSC, a collaboration of 11 stone trade associations, worked closely with the National Center for Sustainability Standards at NSF International to develop the NSC 373 certification. This voluntary accreditation involves an intensive document submittal and reporting is verified by an on-site audit conducted by NSF International.
Certifications are based upon a quarrier and/or fabricator’s performance and metrics for improvement in the following categories: water; transportation and chain-of-custody; site management; land reclamation; corporate governance; energy; management of excess process material and solid waste; safer chemical and materials management; human health and safety; and innovation.
Michels Stone also completed the requirements of Chain of Custody portion of the NSC 373 standard. This vital component of the standard allows the material to be tracked from point of harvest, through fabrication and travel to the project site (known as Cradle to Gate).
“The process was a very worthwhile endeavor and we are confident attaining this certification will reap dividends for us within the design community,” Bohrer added.
Serving clients across North America, Michels Stone has been a specialized producer of natural building and landscape stone products for more than 80 years.
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