Today people are becoming increasingly aware that everything we buy has an effect on the environment. When building or restoring a house this is very important as the choices will impact for many years. We know that our Burgundy limestone is amongst the most environmentally friendly materials available. Let’s compare with other hard surfaces:

• Cement products, which are often sold as natural stone, are the source of around 8% of the world’s man-made CO₂ emissions.
• Ceramic natural stone imitations use patterns that are sometimes only paper-thin. They need to be fired once or twice at temperatures of 1150 to 1300°c
• Quartz or “engineered” stone uses petroleum-based resins that can emit volatile organic compounds.
• Sintered ‘stone’ needs to be heated to over 1200°c for around 2 hours to imitate natural igneous rocks.
• Quartz stone and sintered stone have a high quartz content which carries a risk of silicosis for producers.

• It is 100% natural and a noble product.
• Stone breathes, offering a healthy environment inside the house. It does not release any toxic emissions into the air.
• Stone has a natural thermal inertia appreciated for under-floor heating for example.
• A natural regulator of temperature, it absorbs heat during cold periods and maintains freshness in summer.
• Burgundy limestone is extracted in the Burgundy quarries respecting current environmental regulations, and worked according to rigorous procedures.
• It does not need any finishing product and develops a natural patina (calcium carbonate) over the course of time. Water is its best friend to conserve its natural beauty.
• With extreme weather events becoming more frequent it will resist damage by floodwater far better than most man made products.