It is no secret that laminate flooring is inherently green. It has been touted as such for years by the industry, but what is so environmentally friendly about laminate? Well, just about everything. Laminate is a fascinating product ...
When it comes to the green movement, there are basically two sides to the coin: Environmental and health. The environmental component is pretty obvious, including such things as recycling and sustainable practices and, as such, gets the ...
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Tarkett introduces I.D. Freedom Luxury Planks and Tiles. With durability and low environmental impact, I.D. Freedom is ideal for new and retrofit commercial areas including hospitality, retail, corporate, education and healthcare, among ...
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The LEED rating system recently experienced a significant overhaul. Specifiers and applicators are looking for coatings that meet the new LEED v4 requirements while delivering optimal performance. Sherwin-Williams manufactures coatings that ...
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Philips and Desso - global leaders in lighting and carpets respectively - today announce a partnership agreement to develop solutions that combine LED lighting with light transmissive carpet. This innovation will further unlock the ...
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SageGlass options eliminate trade-offs between energy efficiency and aesthetic design goals SAGE has expanded architectural design possibilities for dynamic glass by making SageGlass® available in multiple shapes and colors with ...
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Air ventilation has become a major concern for most of the houses in present era. These days not only outdoor is polluted, but also the indoor is contaminated with different types of germs, bacteria and viruses. If these contaminants are ...
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About two-thirds of Southern California households that cook with natural gas without a hood may be exposed to high levels of air pollution, researchers say. Brett Singer and colleagues at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...
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Tarkett's "Designing People Friendly Spaces: Keeping Occupants Healthy, Safe and Comfortable" webinar will address the ways architects and designers can create spaces that are people-friendly on Thursday, Nov. 7. On average, Americans ...
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Resilient flooring has grown from 13% to over 20% of the flooring market on a square footage basis over the last decade. In the last five years, it has been the fastest growing category, fueled in part by its frequent specification in ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that its new Pen32 wafer fabrication plant in Penang, Malaysia, has been certified as a Green Building, conforming to requirements on design and construction under the Green ...
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Cleaning in industrial settings can take up lots of time, effort and patience. This guide will help you to develop better and more advanced eco-friendly cleaning products to make industrial cleaning tasks easier and faster. Most ...
Bona US, the world leader in hardwood floor care since 1919, announces the launch of a brand new product Bona Hardwood Floor Wet Cleaning Pads. This new, innovative disposable product from Bona helps homeowners clean and protect hardwood ...
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Tarkett will present a webinar, Designing People-Friendly Spaces: Keeping Occupants Healthy, Safe and Comfortable, Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 2:00 PM ET. The complimentary webinar is open to all professionals in architecture, interior ...
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GE Lighting, the lighting business of GE, and The Change Initiative, a one stop destination specializing in solutions that reduce human impacts on the environment and promote sustainable development, announced a joint venture initiative to ...
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