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Environmentally Friendly Flooring

If you are one of the growing number of homeowners seeking ways to incorporate "green" products into your home, you are in the right place. “Green” can mean many things- natural materials, low-impact production, recycled content, product life span and ability to be recycled. The following manufacturers are our partners for bringing you environmentally friendly floors.
 
Teragren Bamboo: Since 1994, the founders of Teragren have upheld a mission to help reduce the dependence on dwindling timber resources by manufacturing bamboo flooring from sustainably harvested Moso bamboo. Teragren products are LEED certified and they are an active member of the US Green Building council. Durable and beautiful products that look good in any décor and are good for the environment!

WE Cork: Representing the fifth generation in the cork industry, WE Cork offers the highest level of experience and quality in natural cork floor tiles, planks and floating floors. The beauty, serenity, and elegance found only in nature has been incorporated into our Avant Garde Collection. Each of these striking elements has been preserved to offer you an option in design and flooring unlike any other.

Marmoleum: Marmoleum is made with natural raw materials- linseed oil, rosins, and wood flour, calendared onto a natural jute backing (backing for tile is polyester). It is a tough yet visually striking floor covering, highly resistant to heavy rolling loads and foot traffic, and easy to clean and care for. Marmoleum has no adverse health issues whatsoever, either during production, it’s useful life, or disposal. Made with natural materials and installed with solvent free adhesives, there are no harmful VOC’s being emitted… Marmoleum is the “natural” choice.

Lauzon International Inc.: Lauzon is a fully integrated operation from forest to finished flooring products. Their exemplary environmental practices include responsible forest management in compliance with the Forest Act, using finishes that are solvent-free, VOC Free, and formaldehyde-free, as well as recycling all wood waste into hardwood pellets used for home heating. The ethically harvested guarantee assures that these practices are in place no matter what part of the world the raw material originates from.

Patcraft EcoWorx Carpet Tiles:
EcoWorx Carpet is a nylon fiber carpet with a PVC free backing which is able to be completely recycled back into  new carpet, over and over– never ending up in a landfill.

Mannington Vinyl Tile: ColorPoint, SolidPoint and Brushwork, solid vinyl composition tiles from Mannington are made with recycled drywall- diverting tons of construction waste from landfills.

SmartStrand Carpet: Mohawk leads innovation in sustainable flooring with SmartStrand® carpet with DuPont™ Sorona® renewably sourced polymer. In a partnership with DuPont, this carpet exclusively offers fiber made with Bio-PDO™ (the key Sorona® ingredient), which is produced from corn sugar. By utilizing this new ingredient, 37 percent of Sorona® is being made from renewable resources. This marks the first time that a luxuriously soft carpet offers durability and stain protection, while also making less of an environmental impact.