Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Flooring
InterfaceFLOR carpet tile is manufactured under its EcoMetrics system that monitors manufacturing waste reduction, renewable energy, carbon emissions, water and energy usage, and the percentage of recycled and bio-based materials in its products.
by Jim Taggart
The ‘take, make and waste’ system upon which most of our industries were founded is the legacy of a time when resources seemed limitless; there were fewer people to consume them, and our material needs were less.
Today our perception has changed and our industries are adjusting to a new reality. Some lead, some follow and some drag their feet - and in this regard the flooring industry is no different from any other. (more…)
Tags: anti-microbial, Athena Institute, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, bio-based materials, Building decommissioning, carbon emissions, Colin Campbell Company, cork, cork dust, Cradle to Cradle, Dinoflex, EcoCalculator, EcoMetrics, EcoTimber, energy usage, FloorScore, Forbo, Green Building Initiative, green design, Green Globes, GreenGuard, Greenworks, healthcare facilities, high performance application, InterfaceFLOR, Jim Taggart, life cycle, life cycle considerations, Linoleum, make and waste, Marmoleum, Material processing, materials transport, Moso, naturally anti-static, nylon fibre, Petrochemical, Portugal, product specifiers, rapidly renewable content; German Federal Environmental, Ray Anderson, renewable energy, Resilient Floor Covering Institute, Resource extraction, rubber flooring, Scientific Certification Systems, Shaw Contract Group, solidified linseed oil, take, Tarkett, volatile organic compounds, waste reduction, wood dust flour, Zhejiang province
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Products new and re-invented for healthier interiors
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Tags: Armstrong Marmorette, benign environmental, Boomerang, certified solid wood, closed loop manufacturing systems, Cradle to Cradle, crushed recycled glass, Dinoflex rubber, ecosystem health, EcoTimber, embodied energy, environmental chemistry, environmental issues, environmental legislation, environmentally benign, FELT studio, fly-ash, Forbo Marmoleum, formaldehyde-free MDF, green building, hard wax oil, health benefits, Healthy Building Network, Ice stone countertops, indoor environmental quality, InterfaceFLOR, Jason McLennan, Jim Taggart, Laurentide, Master Painters, McDonough Braungart, natural clay plaster, natural ecosystems, natural pigments, negative impact, non-toxic alternative, off-gassing, pollution, post-consumer recycled plastic, reclaimed post-consumer paints, recycled glass, recycled plastic sheeting, Red List, resource depletion, Safecoat, shredded recycled paper, Squak Mountain Stone, strawboard paneling, sustainable, Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard, Tandus, taylors Recycled Plastic Products, toxicity, VOC, Whisper Wool, Woodland, WoodWorks, Yolo colorhouse
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