It is hard to argue that hardwood flooring, derived from rapidly renewable trees, is one of the greenest floor covering options available. But is it worth selling that aspect of the floor?
Mediterranea, a leading manufacturer of porcelain tile in the U.S., has announced that its StonePeak production facility in Crossville, TN, has attained Green Squared Certification from the Tile Council of North America (TCNA).
The California Product Stewardship Council has awarded Armstrong Commercial Flooring with the 2013 Infinity Award, in recognition for the company’s outstanding Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) Flooring Recycling Program.
The non-profit Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI) has released version 3.0 of its Green Firm Certification criteria for public comment. Building industry professionals are invited to provide feedback on the proposed new criteria until midnight on October 11, 2013.
INVISTA and computational biology company SilicoLife announce a collaboration for the development of new technologies to enable bio-derived processes for the production of industrial chemicals.
While NeoCon 2013, held recently at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, saw only a slight increase in attendance—41,488 people this year compared to 40,947 at last year’s event—the show was full of energy, optimism and crowded halls.
