Items Tagged with 'health and wellness'

Matter Surfaces introduces new resilient flooring collections from Parador Modular One, featuring a debut herringbone format, wide plank designs, and oversized tile options. Made with 98.5% natural materials, these eco-friendly resilient floors combine authentic wood and stone aesthetics with durability, water resistance, and easy maintenance.

ASID and CIRI have released a design brief examining how extreme heat affects buildings and occupants' health. The research highlights increased VOC emissions during high temperatures and provides strategies for interior designers to improve building resilience. The brief emphasizes integrated design approaches and careful material selection to protect occupant health.

Mohawk Group introduces Creative Spark, a new carpet tile collection with 32 hues.

Wow Design has developed an extensive new range of tiles for the new season–Wellness by Wow, specifically designed for swimming pools and wet areas.

Designing Spaces airing on Lifetime TV, selected Mohawk's SolidTech luxury vinyl flooring for its renovation of Atlanta’s Wellspring Living, a facility offering comprehensive recovery services for human trafficking survivors, which will be highlighted on Friday, April 19 and Friday, April 25 at 7:30 a.m. EST/PST.

The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) continues to advocate for flooring retailers in an effort to address the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ruling that determines the definition of independent contractor and employees—an issue hugely consequential to the thousands of flooring retailers who hire subcontractors for their installation jobs. 

Ned Monroe, president and CEO of the Vinyl Institute, offers insight into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement that vinyl chloride will be one of the next five chemicals selected for prioritization under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

In addition to typical rubber sports flooring, wood-look rubber flooring fulfills a variety of fitness facility needs such as basketball courts, group fitness spaces and functional training areas.

Windmoeller Vice President Todd Jones and Tim Cole, director of sustainability and technical services, provide insight into what the EPA's assessment means for flooring manufacturers, specifiers and end-users. 

Universal Fibers announced that Thrive matter nylon 6 fiber has achieved a C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at Silver and Gold levels, as verified by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.