Offering one of the best life-cycle values, not to mention ease of maintenance, durability, support, good acoustics and slip resistance, rubber is becoming an increasingly popular sustainable flooring choice.
Rubber as a flooring material has been around since about the 1940s, starting with the smooth, marbleized design tile that was a workhorse product in all kinds of heavy traffic areas.
Zandur has re-launched its Cork Rubber Flooring under the Sustain brand name with an updated color line of cool and warm neutrals as well as brighter primaries that coordinates with current trends and is well suited for use in healthcare, education and corporate environments.
Solid black rubber material is over 90% post-consumer waste from old tires and has been used as flooring for many years for athletic facilities. The next step in the product evolution was to add small amounts of color to the mix, but that mostly black material is still widely used today.
nora systems, Inc. is proud to introduce norament satura, the latest high-performance floor covering from nora for busy working environments, like hospitals and universities.
SCS Global Services (SCS) announced its certification of rubber flooring and tread, vinyl tile and tread, and wall base products manufactured by the Roppe Corporation to the Sustainability Assessment Standard for Resilient Flooring (NSF/ANSI 332).
Rubber flooring manufacturer nora systems, Inc. recently held its annual Architect and Designer Workshop at nora’s international headquarters in Weinheim, Germany.