Specs & Details

General | Colors | Variation | Environmental | Installation | Use & Care

General

Revolv Countertops are available in many standard sizes including standard vanity and kitchen counter top sizes, and half and full slabs.

Custom sizes, integrated sinks and sink cutouts can be cast to order or cut using traditional slab fabrication methods. Let us create your custom design. We can cast counter tops to your specification using CAD data or traditional drawings.

Colors

Revolv White Linen White Linen
Revolv Birch Birch
Revolv Kiki Kiki
Revolv Janet Janet
Revolv Mocha Mocha
Revolv White Mist White Mist
Revolv Robin Robin
Revolv Fiona Grey Fiona Grey
Revolv Azul Azul
Revolv Alessia Alessia
Revolv Marjorie Green Marjorie Green
Revolv Katherine Katherine
Revolv Dusk Dusk
Revolv Midnight Midnight
Revolv Slate Black Slate Black
Revolv Terra Terra
Revolv Truck Truck

Variation

Our manufacturing techniques purposefully encourage color variation in our counter tops. Color range is similar to natural stone. Differences in tone, shade and sheen can be expected and are part of the inherent character of the counter tops.

Click here to view the available colors for this product, or view our image gallery.

Environmental

Revolv countertops are ideal for sustainable building projects. The key environmental aspects of the line are outlined as questions below:

Can the use of Revolv countertops contribute to a building attaining LEED certification as a green building? Yes, Although there are categories that fall outside the area which Revolv can contribute, the overall effort in the green building can be helped by the installation of Revolv countertops and may contribute to LEED points in the following categories;

LEED category: Materials and Resources Credit 4.1: Recycled Content 10%

Intent: Increase demand for building products that have incorporated recycled content materials, thereby reducing the impacts resulting from the extraction of new materials.

Requirements: Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes as at least 10% (based on cost) of the total value of the materials in the project.

A high percentage (approximately 76%) of the mass of Revolv countertops are made of post industrial waste from the local Chicago area where Revolv is made. We actually collect this material from our neighboring manufacturers. Much of this collected material used to go directly to landfill.

LEED category: Indoor Environmental Quality Credit 4:1: Low Emitting Materials: Adhesives and Sealants

Intent: Reduce the quantity of indoor air contaminants that are odorous, irritating and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and occupants

Requirements: VOC emissions from adhesives and sealants must not exceed the VOC and chemical components limits of Green Seal's standard GS-11 requirements

Revolv countertops can be set with VOC compliant adhesive. Revolv countertops are pre-sealed with a proprietary polymer sealer which complies with the GS-11 requirements.

LEED category: Materials and Resources Credit 5:1 20% manufactured regionally Credit 5:2 50% manufactured regionally

Intent: Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the regional economy and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation

Requirements: Use a minimum of 20%/50% of building materials and products that are *manufactured regionally within 500 miles.

Revolv countertops are made in Chicago, Illinois USA. Use zip code 60613 to determine regional radius.

*Manufacturing refers to the final assembly of components into the building product that is furnished and installed by the tradesmen. For example, if the hardware comes from Dallas, TX, the lumber from Vancouver, British Columbia and the joist is assembled in Kent, Washington; then the location of the final assembly is Kent, Washington.

Note: The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System represents the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGB's) effort to provide a national standard for what constitutes a "green building". USGBC or LEED does not certify building products but rather provides a standard by which a building can be rated and certified as green.

Is the waste water filtered and reused in manufacturing? Currently we do not filter and reuse the waste water generated making Revolv tiles. However, we do implement many water saving methods and currently only use approximately ΒΌ gallon of water per square foot of tile. We also have future plans to develop a water filtration system in our facility.

Are recycled materials part of the content of your tile? What percentage? Yes, a high percentage (approximately 76%) of the mass of Revolv countertops is made of post industrial waste from the local Chicago area where Revolv countertops are made. We actually collect this material from our neighboring manufacturers. Much of this collected material used to go directly to landfill.

Are you manufacturing using energy saving methods? Yes, we use many energy saving methods when making Revolv countertops. While developing our Revolv line it was exciting and rewarding to create a tile line that was high in recycled content and low in energy usage to manufacture. We know our energy usage is very low. We actually in the process of calculating exactly what our carbon footprint is for the line.

Is your product made of post-consumer waste? No, they are made from post-industrial waste. (see above)

Do you use regional materials? Yes, over 85% of the mass of Revolv countertops comes from an area within 500 miles of Chicago, Illinois where Revolv is manufactured.

In manufacturing, do you reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions? Very little of the manufacturing of Revolv countertops requires mining or firing and therefore the manufacturing of Revolv countertops may produce less greenhouse gasses than stone, or plastic composite countertops.

Shipping, and the electricity to power our equipment does contribute to some greenhouse gas emissions. Our facility is located in Chicago, Illinois where unfortunately, coal burning constitutes approximately 8% of the power supplied to our facility by Commonwealth Edison. (If you live in Illinois, contact your government representatives to push for clean electric alternatives. ) That said, very little of the manufacturing of Revolv countertops requires mining or firing so our output is comparably low.

Installation

For a PDF file of Revolv installation instructions please click here.

Use & Care

Clean countertops often with a neutral cleaner, preferably a neutral cleaning agent like mild dishwashing liquid or Murphys Oil Soap. Alternately, a stone cleaner sealer like TileLab's OneStep Cleaner & Resealer or Simple Green Stone Cleaner and Stone Polish can be used. If disinfecting of foodsafe areas is necessary, use a mild solution of bleach and water. Do not use ammonia. For stubborn stains a slurry of Oxy-Clean mixed with a small amount of water can be left on the stain and then scrubbed off.

DO NOT clean Revolv countertops with acid based cleaners. Acid based cleaners include, but are not limited to: homemade vinegar cleaning solutions, grout haze removers and CLR.

Seal countertop surface often with a coating of paste or beeswax.

Inherent material characteristics may make Revolv countertops more susceptible to scratching or staining than some non-porous solid surface products, especially those containing plastic resins. Although Revolv countertops treated with our polymer sealer require less maintenance and are more stain and acid resistant than untreated Revolv solid surfaces, product performance depends on maintaining a protective coating on the surface of the countertop through regular cleaning and waxing.