Color enriches and influences every aspect of our lives; from what we wear to the environments we create. Of course, floor covering is an integral foundation for our environments, and the right colors are critical.
“Green,” “environmentally friendly” and “sustainability” are terms that have become synonymous with life in 2012. Regardless of the region, industry or market, manufacturers, distributors and consumers have taken notice of how lifestyle choices influence product selection, and how those selections impact the environment.
Daltile recently opened the doors to a new design studio in Dallas, Texas. Located in a newly renovated design strip, the studio offers many opportunities for designers, specifiers and other A&D professionals. Daltile partnered with Gensler, a global architecture, design, planning and consulting firm, to create the space.
Four flooring retailers in southwest Ohio recently became the first in the region to offer health and environmental scorecards for their full line of “green” flooring products along with virtually every traditional product they carry.
If you're in the flooring business as a dealer or contractor, then "open, empty, clean, no take-up" is what you hope to see. Usually, though, what you find is furniture. Lots of furniture.
During an advisory committee meeting to discuss moisture problems in concrete, a concrete engineer said, "The problem with the flooring industry is they use water-based adhesives."
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