Renowned for its landmark contributions in garden exterior, landscape, and thermal environment design sectors, Unison’s inception as a block industry company paved the way for its newest venture: “Makeup Tect.”
Amid escalating concerns about the potential depletion of natural resources, notably silica sand, the backbone of their primary products, Unison’s thrust into sustainable production is timely. Their pioneering technology, “Makeup Tect,” anchors this vision. This groundbreaking technique regulates the inherent properties of concrete, allowing for the surface to showcase desired textures, irrespective of the underlying color or material.
April 2023 saw the debut of “Museo ONE,” a testament to the potential of Makeup Tect. This product, adorned with a neutral palette accentuated by nuanced tonal dot-processing, heralds a paradigm shift in design possibilities. Not only does it flaunt a resilient color palette, warding off the usual wear and tear, but its water-repellent attributes also signal a decline in potential maintenance woes, from watermarks to mold.
Yet, it’s not just about technological evolution. With the global drumbeat resonating with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), industries, including the block sector, face the imperative to rethink their linear models—source, sell, and discard. Unison’s proactive approach, long characterized by recycling discarded blocks, now seeks to further harness recycled aggregates. Incorporating waste disposal firms with a specialization in recycling crushed stone stands as a testament to their commitment.
[Website] Makeup Tect Webpage (Japanese)More on circular economy in Japan
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