[Greenbuilding] re: "Green" wall coverings for commercial kitchens/cafes

[Robert W. Tom]

12/12/07 12:31:29 PM, Dan Antonioli <dantonioli at earthlink.net> 
wrote:
  
>phase one version that will later be replaced by a much larger and  
>greener version. Unfortunately, this means that a lot of what goes  
>into phase one will be ripped out in about a year.

Flogging the reliable old dog again... how about diverted from the 
wastestream glass ?  In particular, patio door IGUs, separated to 
yield two large sheets of tempered glass (ie unsmashable by jamfaces 
and wine-saturated clientelle) each ?

Artwork could be mounted on the wall surface underneath the glass if 
the substrate is ugly, or even if it isn't, perhaps providing a venue for 
local artists to display (and sell ?) their work.

Or,  what about tile, salvaged again, but designed as a mosaic that will 
utilise a mongrel dog's breakfast collection of mismatched, otherwise 
uncool tile styles.

To facilitate deconstruction and re-use later when the cafe is enlarged, 
perhaps the tile mosaics could be configured as demountable panels.
To keep labour costs down, budding artists looking to showcase their 
skills might be commissioned to create the mosaic panels, in the 
comfort of their own studios if desired.

Or if the above are deemed too ambitious, how about sheet steel or 
copper ? Quick, re-usable.

Or mirror, salvaged of course.

Or slate chalkboards, salvaged, decorated by local artists.

Linoleum schinoleum. 

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Rob Tom
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
<ArchiLogic at CHAFFyahoo.ca>
(winnow the "chaff" from my edress in your reply)