Saint-Gobain donated Grenite engineered stone countertops, along with some green building expertise, to YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School and the Akron Summit Community Action YouthBuild Program. The programs help young people from low-income backgrounds earn high school diplomas while also picking up job skills while building sustainable and affordable housing.
YouthBuild Philadelphia built a LEED-certified two-family home, in which Grenite, in the color Birch Prada, was installed for countertops and an island. The Akron Youthbuild project was a platinum-certified split-level five-bedroom home, which also used donated Grenite countertops.
