Case Study: USFloors Takes The Lead In Sustainable Flooring

New USFloors manufacturing
facility scheduled to be operational by the end of 2008.
With the year-end opening of its state-of –the-art cork and bamboo flooring manufacturing facility in Dalton, GA, USFloors will firmly establish itself as the leader in this category and the only manufacturer of cork and bamboo flooring in the USA.
“We truly believe the trend towards the use of environmentally responsible flooring, both residential and commercial, is only at the beginning of its growth curve” Piet Dossche, CEO of USFloors commented. Cork flooring and bamboo flooring are the ultimate examples of sustainable flooring products, as both species regenerate themselves over and over, without destroying the environment.

USFloors Green Island display
featuring the EcoFloors Collection of cork, bamboo, and linoleum representing
the flooring industry’s most comprehensive retail merchandising solution for
green flooring products.
“In Today’s turbulent economic climate, most consumers will buy either, very economically priced floors or flooring that makes a difference and upgrades the value of their houses.” Dossche continued, “With green awareness gaining increased importance at an accelerating pace, I am convinced that within the next 5 to 10 years, those houses and commercial buildings with no features focusing on environmental conservation, from energy saving and generating equipment to green building materials, including flooring, will be more difficult to lease or sell and will be considerably less valuable than those properties which have recognized and embraced the importance of green building construction practices.”

Photovoltaic solar panel
farm located atop USFloors’ new manufacturing facility. Solar energy will be
captured and used to offset energy costs from non-renewable energy sources
required to operate the facility.
Designed to become a LEED certified manufacturing facility, this building will be the first flooring manufacturing facility in North America generating alternative energy through photovoltaic solar panels installed on its roof.
USFloors markets its unique and sustainable floors under the brands Natural Cork®, Natural Bamboo®, and Natural Lino® CorkoleumTM. USFloors is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. - Gary Keeble, Jr.
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