Leading Innovation at Greenbuild 2008

Shaving weeks off the environmental product specification process, The Mohawk Group’s new Web-based LEED® PLUS Calculator allows users to search building products and calculate the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED points, along with several other industry environmental ratings, in mere minutes.

A first-of-its-kind “drag and place” software for modular carpeting images, The Mohawk Group’s Drag and Fly^™saves time, money and the environment. The Web-based application provides architects and designers with sustainable, on-the-spot and accurately scaled placement of modular carpeting images into 3D renderings or computer-aided drawings (CAD).

Meet Toby, Mohawk’s recycled carpet tile friend, and follow him as he and Lewis Perkins, The Mohawk Group’s Director of Sustainable Strategies, spread the word about the company’s commitment to sustainability that works.

Mohawk’s Lewis Perkins speaks up about corporate social responsibility and spells out the “Semantics of Sustainability” as a new expert blogger for Fast Company magazine. Here Lewis shares his insights and expertise on social and environmental issues each week. Follow his blog and join the sustainability conversation.

From Susan G. Komen and Easter Seals to Atlanta’s “green house” project and Greensburg, Kansas’ LEED® rebuilding effort, Mohawk is active in the communities in which it works and lives. Explore the company’s philanthropic initiatives that are making a mark on more than just the floor.

Landfill loads continue to lighten thanks to recycler Mohawk Industries and its GreenWorks^™ Center. The first facility of its kind to reclaim all types of synthetic fiber that make up 90 percent of the carpet industry’s waste stream, GreenWorks^™ processes 100 percent of the carpet it receives through advanced recycling technology.