

Eco by Cosentino, a top three finisher overall for seven years, remains the company folks talk about the most.

That was good for first place for Cambria in 2020, which unseated DuPont Surfaces/Corian Quartz after three years. More people staying at home meant more people discovering the beauty of quartz countertops. Runner-up MasterBrand gained a few more friends among builders this past year to move up from the middle of the pack. Several others (Cosella Dorken, Tremco, and Kimberly Clark) emphasized product sustainability to appear in the top 10 for the first time since at least 2019.įor a fourth straight year-and sixth time in the past seven years-IKEA’s ready-to-assemble world was a wonderland for builders and the general public. Last year’s runner up, Owens Corning, took advantage of a major popularity decline by 2020 champion Huber and its ZIP System lineup. LG is considered the greenest of them all by our readers, while strong public opinion and word of mouth kept Bosch in the top three for a seventh straight year. There’s been a shuffling of the deck, but the same nine companies are at the top of our Appliances list as in 2020. “As American families have shifted to remote working and remote schooling over the last year, there's been this huge increase in focus on energy efficiency, healthier living, healthier indoor air quality, all of the things that are in our wheelhouse for LG home appliances and in particular with EnergyStar and energy efficiency.” Hear more from Taylor about LG’s success strategies here.įollowing is the complete list of 2021 Brand Index winners: “There are multiple aspects of our commitment to sustainability, including promoting an intelligent lifestyle, achieving zero carbon, participating in a circular economy, and creating a better society overall,” he says. We talked to John Taylor, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs for LG Electronics USA, about why he thinks LG earned a No. Take LG, the winner of the Appliances category. The companies that net these important metrics have taken the time to get their sustainability messaging right-and it’s resonating with consumers.

This shows where a company is doing well, and which improvements could round out category excellence. Some big-name players did not make the top five within their categories, while other, lesser-known companies made impressive, upper echelon debuts. The lists do not contain all the usual industry leaders. Results in three distinct categories-our traditional survey data, public sentiment, and market visibility or “mentions”-are averaged to derive a company’s final ranking among its peers. From familiar to new, here are the sustainability products our readers are talking about most.Īs we start to head into the high season for construction, what are the things our readers can’t go without? That question is answered in our newest Green Builder Brand Index, which gauges builders’ likes and dislikes about products in the green construction market, from the best energy-saving appliances to the cars they like to drive on the job.
