Mohawk upped the ante in the synthetic fiber area a couple of years ago with the introduction of SmartStrand, bringing built-in soil and stain resistance and new levels of durability to carpet, not to mention putting sustainability in the industry on a new plane.
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?
Five of China's leading manufacturers of resilient flooring – ChinaFloors Timber (China) Co. Ltd. (ChinaFloors), Taizhou Huali Plastic Co. Ltd. (Taizhou Huali), Zhangjiangang Elegant Plastics Co. Ltd (Eletile), DeZign North America LLC, and Lamett recently received FloorScore Indoor Air Quality certification from SCS Global Services for their luxury vinyl tile (LVT) products.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable building activity.
Johnsonite, the commercial arm of Tarkett, recently received asthma & allergy friendly certification for its iQTM vinyl flooring and I.D. Inspiration luxury vinyl plank flooring lines.