New York— Last night, May 25th, Mohawk Group celebrated the LEEDv4 Gold and WELL Platinum certifications of its flagship New York City showroom, one of the few projects in the world to be certified under both programs and associated levels.
“For us, this space was about demonstrating our commitment to our employees, the design community, our end-user customers and dealers because it’s important for them to see that health and wellness aspect of our product in a space that also exudes that,” George Bandy Jr., Mohawk’s chief sustainability officer, told GO.
Bandy went on to say the certification is representative of “who we are as an organization.” “This isn’t your mama’s old Mohawk anymore. This is a new brand of Mohawk that really speaks to who we are holistically as a global company,” he said. “I’m excited about what we’re doing. I’m grateful to the leadership and people who invest their time and soul into creating this kind of space, and we’re seeing our brand connect more with the A&D community because we’re making decisions like this. If you’re providing solutions to help people meet that [certification] criteria, you have to be able to show examples of you meeting those yourself. And this is an example of us practicing what we preach and living the ‘believe in better’ mantra.”