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Flooring adhesives tout new formulations

Floor Covering News

A mid higher consumer expectations and rising industry standards, flooring adhesives manufacturers have rolled out innovative enhancements and even brand-new iterations to boost performance and ease of use. Following is an overview of some of the latest flooring adhesives hitting the market.

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Smith & Fong expands palmwood floor offering

Floor Covering News

San Francisco—Smith & Fong, a company specializing in sustainable interior finishes, has added six new colors to its award-winning Durapalm line of palmwood flooring. “We The new Durapalm flooring colors include: Reef—which expresses the tonal range of palm featuring sunburst patterns, deep notes and dynamic grain.

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Stats 2021: Commercial flooring market sees uptick

Floor Covering News

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. Some major commercial flooring sectors, such as education, retail and healthcare, recovered faster than others, according to published reports. Resilient represents approximately 57.5% Corporate/office.

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Armstrong Flooring offers digital CEU courses

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Armstrong Flooring is offering a series of online continuing education unit courses in April to make it easy for designers to enhance their knowledge and earn CEUs even when in-person sessions aren’t an option. It will also cover the intent and requirements of LEED v4, WELL v1 and Building Codes. Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong

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Mapei’s Brittany Storm named LEED Fellow 2022

Floor Covering News

Mapei Corporation’s sustainability manager, Brittany Storm, has been selected to the 2022 class of LEED Fellows by the U.S. The LEED Fellows program is aimed at recognizing those individuals and their achievements in the built environment. The 2022 LEED Fellows will be recognized on Tuesday, Nov. Brittany Storm. Deerfield, Fla.—Mapei

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Suppliers tout eco-conscious glue formulations

Floor Covering News

By Jacqueline Hinchcliffe — Today’s flooring adhesives tout better grab, faster cure times and overall easier workability, among other key attributes. Following is a sampling of the latest eco-conscious flooring adhesives. Wood HP4 is solvent-free, low odor, low VOC, FloorScore certified and LEED compliant. Sika-Dritac.

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The Known Dangers of Vinyl Flooring

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Most people shop for vinyl flooring because of its low price, and waterproof claims. What they may not realize is that it’s made of chemicals including plastic, which release hazardous VOCs. Natural ceramic or stone tiles on the other hand, are non-toxic and won’t give off any VOCs.

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