Introducing The McLennan Series by Neil Kelly – A Cabinet Line with Style and the Environment Top of Mind
Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 22, 2014 -- Today, Neil Kelly Cabinets, the leading eco-friendly cabinet maker in the United States, announces it has teamed up with Jason F. McLennan —founder of the Living Building Challenge, to dream up a cabinet line that is both environmentally responsible and beautifully designed. The McLennan Series by Neil Kelly sets a new bar for environmental performance in cabinet design and manufacturing, while offering trend-setting modern and contemporary cabinet styles for both residential and commercial buildings.
“Jason McLennan is the ‘rock star’ of the green building industry,” stated Neil Kelly Company President, Tom Kelly. ”Jason brings design flair and a commitment to a healthy and green cabinet line that is unmatched. This new cabinet line represents the next step in our history of almost 50 years of building fine cabinets.”
Customize Your Cabinets
The M cLennan Series by Neil Kelly is de signed to allow for customization using a curated palette that always looks good together. Once Neil Kelly Cabinets roughly designs a kitchen, bathroom or other casework, the customer gets to select from several key customization options including colors, wood species for frames and face panels.
When asked why he partnered with Neil Kelly Cabinets, McLennan stated, “I’m tired of wishing that there were products I could truly believe in — with Neil Kelly we have now created them. This cabinet line is free of red-list chemicals, beautiful to behold, and embody the spirit of a regenerative future.”
The McLennan Series by Neil Kelly
• Made of 100% FSC® Certified wood and plywood [FSC certified, FSC® C012952]
• Special reclaimed wood and stone options
• Free of red-listed chemicals including all paints and finishes
• The world’s first DECLARE™ label Cabinets — part of our commitment to transparency
• American-made
• The design reduces the materials found in typical cabinet — no pulls, less hardware overall and custom wood ‘boxes’ for internal storage
• Timeless design helps ensure a longer life within a building
• Built to last
• Cabinet construction processes target zero waste in the factory
• All shipping material is designed to return back to our factory for reuse and recycling
• Designed by McLennan, customized by you
About Neil Kelly Cabinets
Since 1966, the custom cabinet makers at Neil Kelly Cabinet Company have earned a national reputation for inspired design and production of fine cabinets. They drew national acclaim for producing the country’s first eco-friendly cabinets. Today, all Neil Kelly Cabinets are responsibly manufactured from start to finish.
Neil Kelly Cabinets is an industry pioneer in green and sustainable cabinet design and manufacturing. It was the first cabinetmaker in the U.S. market with a full range of environmentally friendly materials and construction techniques. In 1998 the company introduced its innovative Naturals Collection, featuring urea formaldehyde-free agriboard panels, non-toxic binders and glues, responsible wood veneers and low- or zero-VOC adhesives and finishes. Today all Neil Kelly cabinet lines, including its popular Naturally Northwest series, meet or exceed current national and international air quality standards including strict California emissions regulations that reduce harmful indoor air emissions.
In 2012 Neil Kelly Cabinets was the first cabinet company to begin using the International Living Future Institute’s DECLARE™ label. http://www.declareproducts.com/node/53 This means that not only does the company provide a nutritional-style label that lists every single material and trace chemical used in manufacture, but also that it has worked to mitigate “red-listed” chemicals from all of its manufactured products. For more information visit http://www.neilkellycabinets.com. For pricing information and availability, please call (503) 335-9207 or email kccinfo(at)neilkelly(dot)com.
About Jason F. McLennan
Considered one of the most influential individuals in the green building movement today and the recipient of the prestigious Buckminster Fuller Prize (the planet’s top prize for socially responsible design), Jason F. McLennan’s work has made a pivotal impact on the shape and direction of green building in the United States and Canada and he is a much sought after designer, presenter and consultant on a wide variety of green building and sustainability topics around the world. McLennan serves as the CEO of the International Living Future Institute — a leading NGO that focuses on the transformation to a world that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.
An Ashoka Fellow, Jason is the founder and creator of the Living Building Challenge, widely considered the world’s most progressive and stringent green building program. McLennan works on cutting edge projects through a unique collaboration with the Integral Group — one of the globe’s most innovative engineering firms as well as his own architectural practice, McLennan Design. McLennan was recently awarded the World Changer Award by Green Biz magazine and voted by Yes! Magazine, as one of the 15 people helping to reshape the world. He is the author of 5 books on green building including the Philosophy of Sustainable Design, considered by many as the ‘bible’ for green building.
Sunshine Morrison, Neil Kelly Company, http://neilkelly.com, +1 971-645-3677, [email protected]
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