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flooring.

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 NEWS Center, particularly the exhibit hall which provides a new inspirational
foundation on which to build a new series of exhibits and enhancements.”
Polished concrete flooring recycles existing concrete slabs to transform
them into finished surfaces. It also provides such environmental benefits
as improved ambient lighting, no VOCs and reduced waste.
Visit www.perfectpolishonline.com for more information.

Sikorski Named Executive Director of CARE

THE IJAMS NATURE CENTER’S NEW ECO-CONSCIOUS VISITOR CENTER HOUSES THE PARK’S MAIN
EXHIBITS AND OFFICES, AND IT FEATURES SEVERAL CLASSROOMS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Nature Center Chooses Polished Concrete
NORRIS, TENN. — The Ijams Nature Center in eastern Tennessee recently
recognized a need for a rejuvenation of its Visitor Center. The park de-
cided it wanted a more sustainable building. To fit with that idea, the park
opted for polished concrete flooring from Perfect Polish.
“Ijams Nature Center had been searching for the right floor treatment
for its Visitor Center for many years — one that would be affordable,
practical, improve the aesthetics and be easy to clean,” said Paul James,
executive director of Ijams Nature Center. “The new [polished concrete]
floors have dramatically improved the quality and feel of the Visitor
DALTON, GA. — Georgina Sikorski has been named executive director
of the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), the industry-led effort to
divert carpet from landfills.
“We are extremely fortunate to gain a person of Georgina’s character,
energy and expertise. The issue of carpet recycling for our industry is
one we are extremely proud of and one we continue to move forward
on with the highest of priority. Georgina’s contributions within the in-
dustry in the arena of sustainability and recycling are widely recognized,
and her addition only furthers our efforts to tell this compelling story,”
said Frank Hurd, chairman of the board for CARE.
Sikorski comes to CARE as a distinguished business-to-business
marketing professional with more than 25 years experience with Du-
Pont Company, Ralston Purina Company, and most recently, INVISTA,
a Koch Company. She specializes in developing strategic business
solutions for a wide range of businesses and associations, especially
in environmental and sustainable business practices. Most recently,
she assisted the carpet industry in the development and marketing of
NSF/ANSI 140-2007, the first ANSI-approved standard for environmen-
tally preferable building materials.
Visit www.carpetrecovery.org for more information.
Annual CARE Award Winners Announced
LANSDOWNE, VA. — The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) hon-
ored four innovators from the growing world of post-consumer carpet

PRODUCTS
Smith & Fong Turned Sideways
SAN FRANCISCO — Smith & Fong Co. an-
nounced the launch of Sideways, the company’s
first line of hardwood flooring. The new line
comes in ½” x 5” x 47 ½” engineered click-lock
planks, featuring a rotary-cut hardwood veneer
face. Developed for both commercial and residen-
tial applications, the entire line is urea formalde-
hyde-free and FSC-certified, the company reports.
Sideways is manufactured in America from indig-
enous hardwood species of maple, beech, birch,
cherry and hackberry. http://plyboo.com.
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Contract Carpet Line Introduced Environmentally Friendly
LOS ANGELES — Contract market carpet Engineered Floor
designer and manufacturer Atlas Carpet Mills FARMINGTON, NY — Pioneer Millworks
announced Navarre. The new carpet line is con- engineered flooring offers a wear layer that
structed with Antron Legacy type 6,6 nylon, is is 100 percent FSC-certified reclaimed wood
from old barns and
factories or 100 percent
FSC-certified fresh wood
from USA forests with
sustainable practices. A
non-toxic, no-VOC glue
is used to adhere the
wear layer to the sub-
strate. According to the
company, this platform
contains no less than 70 percent FSC content
an all-loop pattern and manufactured with 10 and usually 80 percent or higher. It’s made
percent of total weight derived from post-con- with no added urea formaldehyde or VOCs.
sumer recycled content. Navarre has a palette Pioneer Millworks operates on 100 percent
of 64 colorways. www.atlascarpetmills.com. wind energy. www.pioneermillworks.com.
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recycling at the organization’s seventh Annual
Conference held at the National Conference
Center in Lansdowne, Va.
“These awards recognize the exceptional
innovation, perseverance and investment
made by our winners,” said CARE executive
director Georgina Sikorski. “CARE’s goals of
finding market-based solutions for post-
consumer carpet and diverting carpet from
landfills cannot be achieved without the
kind of vision and commitment exemplified
by the individuals and companies we honor
this year.”
The EPA/CARE award co-winners were
Shaw Industries’ Evergreen Nylon Recycling
facility and the Los Angeles Fiber Company
and its president Ronald Greitzer. As the
organization’s Recycler of the Year, CARE
recognized Mohawk Industries for its Green-
Works Post-Consumer Recycling Center. For
his exemplary leadership on the CARE Board,
serving as chairman of various CARE commit-
tees, Brendan McSheehy Jr. was named CARE
Person of the Year.
Visit www.carpetrecovery.org for more information.
High School Recognized for
Commitment to Recycling
DALTON, GA. — Commercial floorcover-
ing manufacturer Tandus has recognized
Chippewa Valley Dakota High School with its
Environmental Stewardship Award for the
school’s commitment to recycling. Tandus
and Dakota High School worked with local
businesses to participate in this recycling
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effort to reclaim approximately 4,000 yards of
flooring through Tandus’ recycling program for
its C&A Floorcoverings brand. FloorCraft Floor
Covering Inc., Barton Malow Construction and
Wakely Associates, Inc. Architects were the
local companies whose collaboration helped in
the success of the program.
“We appreciate Tandus for providing us
with the opportunity to recycle the old floor-
ing as we install new in this facility,” said Mr.
Jeff Atkins of Barton Malow. “It saves us from
contributing to the landfills and we can do
our part to help the environment and be a
green organization.”
Since the inception of its closed-loop recy-
cling program, Tandus has diverted 145 million
pounds of carpet and waste materials from
landfills and incinerators, and turned it into 100
percent recycled content backing for its floor-
ing, the company reports.
Visit www.tandus.com for more information.
Floor Donated To New Orleans
Community Center
OSCODA, MICH. — Oscoda Plastics, Inc.,
manufacturer of PROTECT-ALL Commercial
Flooring, has donated more than 1,500 square
feet of interlocking tiles to the Community
Center of St. Bernard located in the St. Ber-
nard Parish, La.
The community center is dedicated to
empowering families who are still struggling
to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
by providing them with local access to essen-
tial recovery resources, including canned food,
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OSCODA PLASTICS HAS DONATED FLOORING TO A COMMUNITY
CENTER IN ST. BERNARD PARISH WHERE 93 PERCENT OF HOMES
WERE RATED AS “SEVERELY DAMAGED” OR “DESTROYED.”
clothing, hot meals, medical care, legal aid,
Internet access and public phones.
“We are grateful to Oscoda Plastics for their
generous donation which will enable us to
expand our facilities so that we will not have to
limit the amount of assistance we give or begin
turning families away,” said Iray Nabatoff, ex-
ecutive director of the Community Center of St.
Bernard. “The need for these basic services is
growing as the economy continues to worsen,
with the number of clients who use our food
pantry increasing by 18 percent during the first
three months of 2009.”
PROTECT-ALL is manufactured from 100
percent pre-consumer recycled vinyl. Annually,
more than six million pounds of vinyl waste is
recycled into PROTECT-ALL and kept out of the
nation’s landfills, the company reports.
Visit www.oscodaplastics.com for more information.
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 The Matrix
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM SHARES ITS TOOL FOR MAKING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FLOORING DECISIONS.

By Tom Polucci

We have passed the tipping point. The market
has shifted so that sustainable flooring mate-
rials are readily available for clients at every
budget level. Though there’s still room for
improvement, we no longer have to compro-
mise goals for performance, aesthetics or cost
when specifying environmentally friendly
flooring materials.
The nine types of sustainable flooring ma-
terials that we most commonly specify in our
projects are: carpet tile, sealed concrete, lino-
leum, rubber flooring and base, cork, bamboo,
recycled porcelain, locally quarried stone and
reclaimed wood.
To help us make the best choices for each

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 SUSTAINABLE FLOORING OPTIONS
MATERIAL
PRODUCT WHAT? PROS CONS NOTES HOK PROJECTS
COST
SEALED • Process of coating • Limestone (main ingredient) is abundant worldwide & can • Prep work may be needed on • Can qualify for LEED- Low Emitting $2.00 -
an exposed be processed locally, requiring no additional carbon footprint existing floors Materials $4.00
CONCRETE concrete floor in shipping • High embodied energy in • Make sure to use water based,
• Uses small amount of product concrete production (if not zero-VOC product
• Requires little maintenance already existing in the project)
• High range of colored sealants
• Concrete is also easy to clean, moisture-resistant, and YWCA
long-lasting Chicago, Illinois

LINOLEUM • A combination • Contains natural ingred. and recycled material • Sheet product seams are • Can qualify for LEED: A percentage can $2.00 -
of linseed oil, cork • 30-40 year life span noticeable, so should be qualify for recycled content $4.00
dust, wood pulp, • Easy to clean planned accordingly
tree resin, ground • Good foot support • Relatively high rates of VOC off-
limestone, and • Avail. in sheet goods or tile gassing from linseed oxidizing
pigment pressed • Appropriate for high traffic and chemical environments
into a jute backing • Can be cleaned, sanded, and patched easily Boeing
• Available in a wide range of colors and patterns St. Louis, Missouri

RUBBER • Virgin rubber is • Often contains recycled content • Usually has a significant odor, • Can qualify for LEED: Low Emitting $3.50 -
often synthetic, • Easy to clean so must be used installed in Materials and a percentage can qualify $7.00
FLOORING but a percentage • Good foot support a well-ventilated area for recycled content
AND BASE can be derived • Can be installed without adhesives • Contains a percentage of
from rubber trees • Durable synthetic petroleum based
• Recycled rubber • Large variety of colors (depending on recycled content) material
comes from • PVC free • Required maintenance
recycled tires • Tile and sheet good • May have appearance retention Marsh
issues Minneapolis, Minnesota

CORK • A rapidly • Renewable resource • European sources require a large • Can qualify for LEED: Low Emitting $3.00 -
renewable • Can contain recycled content amount of embodied energy Materials and a percentage can qualify $5.00
resource made • Easy to clean if properly sealed for transport for recycled content
from the bark of • Good comfort under foot • Not suitable for wet areas, high • Can qualify for LEED: Rapidly Renewable
the cork oak • Good sound absorption traffic areas, or chemical Materials Credit
• Avail. as sheet & tile good environments • Make sure to use water based,
• Extremely varied – natural grains, bright colors • Requires periodic resealing zero-VOC sealant
& many textures HOK
• Naturally resistant to fire, moisture, and insects Chicago, Illinois

BAMBOO • A rapidly • Bamboo flooring can be nailed, floated, or glued • Overuse of natural bamboo may • Make sure to use bamboo that has no $3.50 -
renewable grass • Renewable resource be destroying forests added formaldehyde $6.00
that can be • Extremely durable (harder than Red Oak or Maple) • Asian sources require large • Can qualify for LEED: Rapidly Renewable
selectively amount of embodied energy Materials Credit
harvested for transport
annually
Blue Sky
White Plains, New York

CARPET TILE • Modular carpet • Backing often contains recycled content from post- • Cleanability and durability • Look for Carpet and Rug Institute seal of $17.00 -
squares with a consumer plastic bottles can become an issue depending approval: Green Label Plus $30.00+
fiber face and • Face of carpet can also contain recycled fiber on traffic
a dimensionally • Carpet has excellent sound and thermal insulating properties • Seams are often visible, so
stable backing • Good comfort under foot aesthetic must be desired
• Variety of colors, patterns, and textures
• Tiles are easily replaced Allsteel & Gunlocke
Chicago, Illinois

RECYCLED • Made of rejected • Durable • Limited color options • Can qualify for LEED: Recycled Content $4.00 -
tiles, scraps, clay, • Easy to clean • European sources require a large $8.00
PORCELAIN and dust • Low VOC amount of embodied energy
engineered into a • Stain and heat resistant for transport
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specialty tile • Suitable for indoor and outdoor use • Limited color options
• Can contain pre and post consumer recycled content • European sources require a large
amount of embodied energy
for transport

LOCALLY • A naturally • Very durable • Stone is a non-renewable • Make sure to use a zero-VOC sealant $10.00 -
occurring • Locally mined and fabricated stone requires less embodied resource • Can qualify for LEED: Local & Regional $30.00+
QUARRIED aggregate of energy for transport and helps support the local economy • Installation typically requires materials Credit
STONE minerals sounds • Easy to clean specialized knowledge and
in the earth • Tile or slab stone-cutting
and -grinding tools
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri

RECLAIMED • Wood that has • Low embodied energy if reclaimed and manufactured locally • Often more expensive than • Use FSC certified 3rd party certification $10.00 -
been salvaged • Higher quality because they were made from old-growth trees virgin wood because the timber • Avoid laminated products with added $19.00
WOOD from a variety • Unique sizes and species of wood can be found is reworked and repaired formaldehyde
of sources as is • Prevents waste • Look for sealants that are
given a new life environmentally friendly and
have low-VOC emissions
• Can qualify for LEED: Recycled Allsteel & Gunlocke
Content Credits Chicago, Illinois

MATRIX COURTESY OF HOK.

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project, we have developed a matrix of sustainable flooring options (see previous page).
Though by now most of HOK’s designers know these sustainable attributes by heart, this ma-
trix streamlines our decision-making process. It helps to have one consolidated summary of the
benefits, challenges, special notes related to LEED points and cost information of each.

Guiding Decisions for Showroom

Our design team used the matrix to guide our decisions about the flooring for the new 20,000-
square-foot Allsteel/Gunlocke Resource Center at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The flooring is a
combination of carpet tiles and resilient flooring.
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 Sustainability through innovation.
Smith & Fong’s Plyboo® ® bamboo plywood anda flooring is the
answer for design-richh sustainable commercial
com and custom residen-
m
tial environments. Qualifying for multiple leed points, Smith &
an only fsc-certified bamboo and is
Fong offers the world’s first and
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ooring in amber, installed
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For acoustic and cost reasons, most of the space uses C&A carpet tile
that is certified as Green Label Plus by the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI).
To make the showroom’s entry lobby a feature space, we used wood
reclaimed from the timber structures of barns in Indiana. In addition to
being a local and 100 percent recycled material, this end-grain flooring is
extremely durable and long-lasting, while providing a rich, warm finish.
The showroom’s back-of-house business center and pantry required
durable, hard surfaces. Capri Cork’s Cor-Terra rubber cork floor tiles, which
use recycled cork, were specified.

Material Selection
Earlier this year, HOK’s Chicago office moved into a new space on the
14th floor of downtown’s CNA building. When we moved, we purged our
existing materials library. We then started over by requiring every manu-
facturer that wanted to submit a product to our new library to complete a
product evaluation form. On this form, which we share with the world at
http://hok.com/sustainable/resources, we asked questions to manu-
facturers about everything ranging from third-party certifications and
standards to LEED applicability and product availability. A product was
not accepted into our library until we had assessed each submitted form
to ensure that it met our sustainability requirements. We were pleasantly
surprised to receive 100 percent compliance on this request.
As our firm’s designers specify various sustainable flooring materi-
als, we are sharing our experiences and exchanging information on
an online portal and using what we learn to continuously update the
sustainable flooring matrix.

TOM POLUCCI IS GROUP VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF INTERIORS FOR THE CHICAGO OFFICE OF HOK, AN
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM THAT IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO HELP LEAD THE WORLD
TOWARD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING ENVIRONMENTS. WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DESIGN
EXPERIENCE, POLUCCI’S MOST RECENT WORK INCLUDES INTERIORS PROJECTS FOR YWCA, ALLSTEEL/GUNLOCKE
AND VIRCHOW KRAUSE, AS WELL AS PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT FOR LEES CARPETS AND MANNINGTON COM-
MERCIAL. E-MAIL HIM AT TOM.POLUCCI@HOK.COM.
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 A Good First Year
NINE MANUFACTURERS HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED CERTIFICATION UNDER NSF 140.

By Jeff Carrier

In its first full year of existence, the ANSI/NSF
140 2007 carpet sustainability standard earned
positive accolades and has filled a need in the
existing market.
NSF 140 is the comprehensive environ-
mental standard developed to help the de-
sign community identify carpet with reduced
environmental impact. NSF 140-2007 is the
first multi-attribute ANSI-approved stan-
dard developed to identify environmentally
preferred building materials. The standard
evaluates products and manufacturers based
on performance in five areas: public health
and the environment, energy and energy
efficiency, bio-based and recycled content,
manufacturing, and reclamation and end-of-
life management.
Nine manufacturers have already achieved
certification under NSF 140, representing a total
of 28 approved product platforms. Beaulieu
Commercial, Bentley Prince Street, Interface-
FLOR, Mannington Mills, Masland Contract,
Milliken and Company, Shaw Industries, Tandus
and J+J|Invision each submitted detailed docu-
mentation and underwent exhaustive scrutiny in
order to achieve certification for their products.
Each product platform represents a group of
styles that share one or more similar charac-
teristics, such as a backing or finishing system,
and each approved platform can represent
hundreds of carpet styles. To make it easier for
specifiers to find NSF 140 approved products,
the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has listed
them in a centralized registry on the CRI web-
Harder
site, carpet-rug.org. (https://www.carpet-rug.
org/carpet-and-rug-industry/sustainability/
sustainable-carpet/sustainable-carpet-list.cfm).
The NSF 140 Joint Committee has approved
a detailed guidebook, http://standards.nsf.
org/apps/group_public/download.php/4273/
NSF%20140-2007%20Guidance%20Manu-
al%200209.pdf. available online for manu-
facturers who are interested in starting the
certification process.
This summer, the NSF Joint Committee is
conducting the first annual review of the NSF
140 standard to examine compliance and
consider proposed changes and additions to
the standard. Copies of the current approved
NSF 140 standard are available from the NSF
International Bookstore. http://www.nsf.org/
info/carpet.
In an exciting development for broadening the
acceptance and clout behind NSF 140, the Environ-

Better
mental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking closely
at including NSF 140 in its recommendations for
Easier federal comprehensive procurement guidelines
(CPGs) for nylon carpet. If the EPA does add NSF
140-certified products to CPG suggested listings, it
will mark the first time the agency has considered
a product’s entire environmental profile and overall
impact on sustainability and the environment in
their decision. Past recommendations were based
on recycled content alone. An answer is expected in
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 thinking green
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 Closing the Loop
CARPET RECLAMATION CONSIDERATIONS.
By Kim Matsoukas, LEED AP
The amount of recycled content,
while undoubtedly important,
should not be the first — and
certainly not the only — green
criteria when choosing carpet. An
important step should be consid-
ered before even thinking about
new floor covering: What’s going
to happen to the existing carpet?
Good for Our Planet;
Good for Business
There’s no questioning the facts
when it comes to the environ-
mental benefits of carpet recla-
mation. Carpet takes more than
BENTLEY PRINCE STREET’S REENTRY PROGRAM CAN RECLAIM ANY CARPET PRODUCT, BROADLOOM OR CARPET TILE, FROM ANY MANUFACTURER.
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50 years to begin to decompose
in a landfill. One square yard of
carpet weighs as much as the
amount of trash the average
American throws away each day.
Carpet accounts for 2 to 3 percent
of all landfill volume. For every
ton of carpet recycled, two tons of
CO2 are prevented from entering
the atmosphere.
Reclaiming carpet can help
reduce a facility’s environmental
footprint in a number of ways. Ul-
timately, carpet manufacturers
will need to make carpet back
into carpet. In order to break our
dependency on petroleum-based
raw materials, manufacturers need
a steady supply of post-consumer
recycled carpet to add recycled
content to their products. More
recycling of carpet at the end of its
life means higher recycled content
in future products. This means it’s
everyone’s responsibility to help
close the loop.
It’s also important to under-
stand that carpet reclamation
makes equally good business
sense. First, depending on the
region, it is actually less expensive
to recycle carpet than to send
it to a landfill. Even if the fees
aren’t itemized in the demoli-
tion contract, landfill costs are
expensive and rising rapidly
across the country. Depending on
the type of carpet being recycled,
reclamation can be free. In the
not-too-distant future, it is likely
that sending carpet to landfills
will no longer be an option, with
costly fines for those who do.
Carpet reclamation may
contribute up to two points for
LEED-CI or LEED-EB certification in
the construction waste manage-
ment category. From an economic
perspective, LEED certification has
proven to reduce operating costs,
enhance asset value and profits,
improve employee productivity
and satisfaction, and optimize
life-cycle performance. A 2006
U.S. Green Building Council study
found that retrofitting buildings to
achieve LEED certification saved an
average of 90 cents per square foot
in energy and other costs annually.
It’s Easier Than You
Might Think
There was a time when carpet
reclamation was difficult, time
consuming and expensive. No
more. The carpet industry has
been an aggressive proponent
of keeping its product out of
landfills and now provides numer-
ous solutions for managing waste
carpet — whether turning old
carpet into new carpet, reusing
it in another setting, refurbish-
ing, or recycling fiber into other
plastic products. Last year, for
example, Bentley Prince Street
alone recycled approximately 2.2
million pounds of carpet — about
the weight of six Boeing 747s
— through its ReEntry carpet
reclamation program.
The basic rule of carpet
reclamation is that the dealer or
contractor who’s handling the
project’s demolition is respon-
sible for its disposal. Dealers may be willing
to absorb part of the cost of reclamation if
there is one. Reclamation costs are typically
determined by the carpet material, the amount
of carpet, the logistics and the location.
Carpet manufacturers can help customers
find the best solution for either reusing or recy-
cling carpet. For example, Bentley Prince Street
coordinates onsite carpet disposal and, once
the bins are filled, it manages the complete
reclamation process.
Each reclamation program has different
specifications for carpet disposal preparation.
While every program varies, generally carpet
tile should be palletized and shrink-wrapped;
broadloom should be rolled or cut into
strips. The carpet also must be dry, clean and
separated from other materials.
Another valuable resource for more
information is the Carpet America Recovery
Effort (CARE), a joint industry-government
effort to increase the amount of recycling and
reuse of post-consumer carpet and reduce
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL (AND EASY) CARPET RECLAMATION
Plan and Budget Upfront. Work with your partners to develop a reclamation budget before you begin
specifications, demo and installation.
Cost Your Options. Compare landfill fees to reclamation costs, if any. Disposal fees often aren’t itemized; if you
don’t see them broken out, ask.
List Reclamation in Project Specs. Make reclamation part of your bid requirements or project specifications.
Include Reclamation in Your New Carpet Deal. Most carpet manufacturers have reclamation programs. For
example, Bentley Prince Street recycles vinyl-backed carpet tile free of charge and partners with dealers to
lower recycling costs for facility managers.
Develop a Construction Waste Management Policy. Formalize your reclamation procedures with a
construction waste management policy that requires contractors to recycle their construction waste.
Don’t Forget Documentation. Require proof of carpet reclamation from your dealer or carpet manufacturer that
lists the project and amount of carpet reclaimed.
the amount of waste carpet going to landfills KIM MATSOUKAS, LEED AP, IS SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER FOR
(www.carpetrecovery.org). BENTLEY PRINCE STREET INC. SHE CAN BE REACHED AT KIMBRELY.
Carpet reclamation can close the loop and, MATSOUKAS@BENTLEYPS.COM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BENTLEY
in the process, green the planet and the bot- PRINCE STREET’S REENTRY CARPET RECLAMATION PROGRAM, VISIT
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development, the first and only Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard offers silver, gold or platinum ratings
based on 5 key factors: public health and environment; energy and energy efficiency; bio-based, recycled content
materials or environmentally preferable materials manufacturing; and reclamation and end-of-life management.

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 Polished Concrete Has The Floor
NEW EQUINOX FITNESS CLUB SHINES WITH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CHOICES.

By Thomas White

Known for its excellent fitness

club programs and facilities,
Equinox has been named the
best in America by Fitness Maga-
zine. For 14 years running, New
York Magazine has awarded the
club its highest honor as “Best of
New York.”
Nationwide, Equinox (www.
equinoxfitness.com) has more
than 40 clubs dotting the land-
scape, and its upscale facilities
are a familiar sight in New York
City, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Boston, Chicago, Miami and,
now, Manhattan.
Environmental products and
strategies such as FGS PermaShine,
L&M Construction Chemicals’ pat-
ented dry concrete floor polishing
process, have helped put the latest
Equinox club in Manhattan, West
Chelsea, on solid footing.

Green Specifications
The new club is housed at ground
level within The Caledonia, a 26-
story residential complex directly
across the street from the fabled
Chelsea Market and a quarter-
mile from the Hudson River. When
it came to putting down roots in
Chelsea, Equinox knew just what
it was after — a spacious, elegant,
user-friendly facility that would
draw raves from patrons and de-
velop a well-deserved following
through word-of-mouth.
And, it had to be green.
To that end, Equinox assembled
a team, a lineup that included its
senior director of construction,
Khidir Abdalla; the architectural
firm of Platt Byard Dovell White;
the general contractor, Plaza
Construction Corporation; and
FGS installer, Matt Johnson and
his team at Savaspace, the con-
crete flooring solutions company
THE NEW EQUINOX FITNESS CLUB IN CHELSEA UTILIZES GREEN PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES TO CREATE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING A POLISHED
located in Westchester, N.Y.
CONCRETE FLOOR, LOW-ENERGY LIGHTS, NON-TOXIC FINISHES AND A “LIVING WALL” THAT CONVERTS CARBON DIOXIDE INTO OXYGEN. PHOTO COURTESY
Johnson and Savaspace were
entrusted with the look and feel OF L&M CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS.
of the club and responsible for

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the placement, dying and installation on the
8,500 square feet of polished concrete floor
that greets visitors when they walk through
the door.
“It’s all part of making a good impression,”
Johnson said. “I don’t think they left anything
to chance. For the floors — for the entire
project — they wanted a real Chelsea feel to it.
They were looking for something with a sense
of history. I think we got it just right.”
Equinox made its green intentions clear up
front, setting out to design a project with sus-
tainable features from top to bottom. Johnson
was thinking along those same lines, as well,
having recently established the Green Earth
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Floor Company, whose motto is “Changing the
world, one floor at a time.”
To change the world at Equinox, Johnson
went with FGS PermaShine, topped off by
L&M’s Vivid Dye Concrete Coloring System.
“It’s tried, true and tested,” Johnson said
of the system. “Equinox wanted to create an
ambience to harmonize with their philosophy;
they didn’t want to use anything hazardous.
They, like Savaspace, are very environmentally
conscious. So, PermaShine was perfect for
the project. It worked out well; our clients are
always pleased with how it turns out.”
And Equinox was no exception.
“We’ve gotten nothing but positive feed-
back,” said Equinox’s Abdalla. “We were very
particular about what we were looking for in
the floor finish and this fit the bill. It was just
what we were looking for.”
Polishing, Coloring and
Maintaining the Floor
The PermaShine system starts with a “dry”
diamond grinding process of the floors,
followed in turn by a high-performance
vacuum system that all but eliminates
airborne dust throughout both the grinding
and polishing stages.
After grinding and polishing, the surface, while
appearing shiny, has become quite porous. In
 HIGH-TECH
order to protect the surface, the floor must be chemically hardened. L&M’s
FGS Hardener Plus, an odorless and non-toxic solution, hardens and densifies
the polished concrete. It chemically reacts with weaker concrete ingredients C a rpet S u p po r t
and forms a strong, durable crystalline formation that provides the concrete
its added strength and long-term wear resistance.
Maintaining the floor over its lifetime is relatively simple when com-
bining the FGS Hardener Plus with Joint Tite 750, L&M’s rapid-setting
polyurea joint material, and FGS Concrete Conditioner. Joint Tite 750
prevents deterioration of unfilled joint edges, providing a clean and
safe joint edge, while FGS Concrete Conditioner ensures a low-cost,
easy-to-maintain floor surface. Routine maintenance is managed with
FGS Concrete Conditioner, which delivers a leading-edge degreaser
and cleaning agent while simultaneously reinforcing the floor’s
strength with the additional protection of its proprietary chemical
hardening agents.
Johnson and his Savaspace team came in on schedule at Equinox,
grinding and polishing the main floor and a second, slightly higher eleva-
tion three feet above the first.
The floors were then colored with the L&M Vivid Concrete Dye, a post-
hardening concrete coloration system that’s both practical and visually
compelling. L&M currently offers 24 separate translucent colors in the
vivid dye system with intensities ranging from 25 to 100 percent, which
offers a myriad of color possibilities.
Vivid Concrete Dye is formulated to use a fast-drying, VOC-exempt sol-
vent (acetone). The acetone present during the application of Vivid Dye
products evaporates within minutes of spraying and does not contribute
to urban smog conditions, the company reports. This formula complies
with South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule #1168
and does not exceed the VOC content limits established in SCAQMD Rule
#1113, Architectural Coatings.

Sustainable Results
Bill McGrath of New York’s Plaza Construction Corporation was the proj-
ect director on Equinox overseeing the 18 weeks of construction for the
general contractor. He’s understandably proud of the final result.
“The floor turned out beautifully,” McGrath said. “It has a nice overall
look and feel to it, something we can all be proud of. It’s all part of the
bigger, greener picture.”
Plaza Construction itself has long been an industry leader on the
green front. From start to finish, Equinox was a model of sustainable de-
sign, built with an eye toward energy and water savings, and a healthy
overall environment.
Equinox comes equipped with low-energy, high-output lights outfitted
with smart panels and controls. The heat pumps, which help control the
temperature, are hydrochlorofluorocarbon-free. Flow-reducing controls
decrease water usage by 80 percent compared with similar facilities.
Air quality is addressed in a number of ways. Wood products are form-
aldehyde free, and all paints, sealants and chemicals emit no toxic fumes.
Carbon monoxide detectors and filters also contribute to the overall
health of the club.
One of Equinox’s most striking features is its “Living Wall” of green
vegetation that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen and acts as a natural
SPEC GREEN
sound barrier.
Every little bit helps according to Equinox’s Abdalla. carpet backing for any app
“You can’t do things the old way,” Abdalla said. “This is the future.
Everybody better get on board. This is how things are going to be done
from now on. And, as they say, if you’re not part of the solution, you’re
part of the problem.”

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 Floors Dictated by Nature
LOOKING AT THE SUSTAINED SUPPLY AND ONGOING REPLENISHMENT OF HARDWOOD IN NORTH AMERICA.
By the Hardwood Council
What’s so sustainable about hard-
wood floors? There is no simple
answer. So, let’s begin with an ac-
cepted definition of the popular
term “sustainable.”
Our government defines
sustainable as “to create and
maintain conditions under which
humans and nature can exist in
productive harmony, that permit
fulfilling the social, economic and
other requirements of present and
future generations of Americans.”
Now let’s concentrate on the
facts surrounding hardwood:
Hardwoods are the botanical
group of trees that have broad
leaves, produce a fruit or nut
and generally go dormant in the
winter. Requiring a temperate cli-
mate, most hardwood forestland
is in the eastern half of the U.S.
In North American hardwood
forestry, the predominant
harvesting method is single-tree
selection. By carefully remov-
ing individual trees, openings in
the forest canopy are created so
that more precipitation, sunlight
NAMED 2007 BEST FACTORY FINISHED, THIS FLOOR FEATURES SOLID PLANK RED OAK WITH BRASS AND COPPER INLAYS. THE FLOOR IS FACTORY FINISHED
USING AN ACRYLIC IMPREGNATED FINISH. INSTALLATION BY SPRIGG LYNN, UNIVERSAL FLOORS. PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING
ASSOCIATION (WWW.WOODFLOORS.ORG / WWW.NWFA.ORG).
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and nutrients reach the forest
floor. A trained forester individu-
ally selects trees for harvesting,
and a crew removes the trees
with the least disruption to the
forest floor. This responsible
forest management takes into
consideration long-term timber
production while also addressing
water quality, wildlife habitat,
biodiversity, forest aesthetics and
recreational opportunities.
According to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture Forest Service,
nearly twice as much hardwood
grows each year as is harvested,
and in the past 50 years, the vol-
ume of hardwood in North Ameri-
can forests has nearly doubled.
The trees reproduce naturally and
prolifically. Foresters work with
the timeline that nature dictates
— sustained supply and ongoing
replenishment are the result.
Healthy forests are net
producers of oxygen, thanks to
photosynthesis. Growing trees
take carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere and separate the
carbon and oxygen atoms. Trees
use carbon to grow roots, trunk,
branches and leaves (a tree uses
1.47 pounds of carbon diox-
ide to grow a pound of wood)
then returns the oxygen to the
air (giving off 1.07 pounds of
oxygen). This process reduces
greenhouse gases in the atmo-
sphere. An acre of trees can re-
move about 13 tons of dust and
gases from the atmosphere.
Additionally, wood requires a
very small amount of energy to
become flooring, and advanced
technology and responsible
manufacturing assures the least
wood waste.
Q Tree bark becomes mulch and
soil conditioners;
Q Sawdust is sold for animal
bedding or fuels the boilers
that operate dry kilns;
Q Trimmings are chipped and
processed into paper and
other products;
Q Small wood pieces are
processed or finger-jointed
into wood components.
Research Affirms
Hardwood Flooring
The Consortium for Research on
Renewable Industrial Materials
(CORRIM) conducted a gate-
to-gate, life-cycle inventory of
solid strip hardwood flooring
manufactured in the eastern
United States. The information
obtained from the study was
used to compare solid strip
hardwood flooring with popular
alternatives: vinyl composition
tile, linoleum, nylon carpet tile,
and wool carpet tile1.
The CORRIM study concluded:
Less total energy is required to
produce a hardwood floor than
other flooring; hardwood floors
have no emissions for methane,
nitrogen oxides and other particu-
late matter and minimal emissions
for carbon dioxide; and hardwood
flooring is carbon neutral.
With independent research
affirming hardwoods as being
carbon negative and rating systems
expanding their certification of
more and more forests, hardwoods
are at the forefront of sustainable
flooring products and materials.
As the design-build industry works
toward the goal of carbon-neutral
buildings by 2030, the abundant
and naturally self-renewing supply
of North American hardwoods look
to play a prominent role in making
that goal a reality.
Founded in 1993, the Harwood Council
is a coalition of hardwood lumber and
product associations along with com-
panies and individuals interested in
promoting the use of North American
hardwood. For more information on
the Hardwood Council, please visit
www.hardwoodcouncil.com.
1. A GATE-TO-GATE LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY OF SOLID
STRIP HARDWOOD FLOORING IN THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES, AND SUPPLEMENTAL ANALYSIS – BY STEVE
HUBBARD AND SCOTT BOWE, DECEMBER 19, 2007.
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DISCUSSING THE FACTS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE CARPET.
By Bill Gregory
Although carpet covers more
than 70 percent of the floors in
homes and workplaces in the
United States, several myths
about whether it is an appropri-
ate choice for green buildings
persist. Misinformation stems
from misconceptions, partial facts
and outdated sources. A few of
the more prevalent statements
are exposed below.
Recycled content is the single
standard for sustainable carpet.
As with any product selection, a
holistic approach requires consid-
eration of materials, production,
design and end-of-life alterna-
tives. Content is only one factor.
Multi-attribute certification like
the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) Sustainable Carpet
Assessment Standard NSF-140
and SMaRT from Sustainable Prod-
ucts Corporation are examples.
Carpet does not represent
a sustainable choice for green
buildings. Carpet balances design
aesthetics and performance met-
rics to support high performance
green buildings with sustainable
materials produced in an earth-
minded manner offering durability,
reclamation and sound reduction
among other benefits. Modular
carpet may be installed without
onsite adhesives to eliminate VOCs.
Green buildings and related
products cost more. Accord-
ing to the Alliance for Sustain-
able Built Environments, green
buildings are designed, built,
renovated, operated or reused in
ways that not only save energy
and money but also provide
healthier workplaces. At least
one study estimates that the cost
savings generated by construc-
tion or renovation to attain LEED
improvements pay back the origi-
nal investment ten times over the
life of the building.
Products are too hard to find.
The sources for green product
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information, including carpet,
have mushroomed in the past
three years. In addition to manu-
facturers, information is available
on certification sites like NSF and
MTS, green building publications
and professional organizations
like IIDA and IFMA.
Carpet cannot support
healthy interiors. Carpet may be
wrongly blamed for contributing
to asthma and allergies and for
emitting high levels of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs). Some
studies (such as “Carpet, Asthma
and Allergies - Myth or Reality”
by Mitchell W. Sauerhoff, Ph.D.,
ATTRIBUTES OF MILLIKEN CONTRACT’S SUITABLE COLLECTION (SHOWN) INCLUDE CARBON NEUTRAL
DABT) have shown that carpet
is better at trapping allergens CERTIFICATION; INTEGRATED CUSHION BACKING TO ENSURE UNDERFOOT COMFORT WITH UP TO 35
than hard surfaces because PERCENT RECYCLED CONTENT BY WEIGHT; OPTIONAL BIO-BASED TRACTIONBACK; AND CERTIFIED TO
carpet fibers catch particles and NSF 140, THE SUSTAINABLE CARPET ASSESSMENT STANDARD.
allergens that fall to the floor.
Properly maintained carpet may
lead to improved air quality and
a healthier indoor environment. FOR MORE INFORMATION
The American Lung Association
approves Carpet and Rug Institute Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments www.greenerfacilities.org/
(CRI) Green Label carpet for use Calculators.php
in its Healthy Homes program, CRI 2008 Sustainability Report http://www.carpet-rug.org/carpet-and-rug-
and Green Label carpet exceeds industry/sustainability/index.cfm
the green building requirements Carpet America Recovery Effort www.carpetrecovery.org
dictated by California schools. Green Label Plus www.carpet-rug.org/commercial-customers/green-building-
and-the-environment/green-label-plus/index.cfm
Carpet cannot be recycled or
IFMA www.ifma.org
reused. Carpet, which is really an Milliken & Company www.sustainablecarpet.com
assembly of parts in the face fibers NSF www.nsf.orglists the project and amount of carpet reclaimed.
and backing systems, is engineered
for reuse. To drastically reduce the
amount of carpet going to landfills,
the carpet industry is recycling Production modifications use the installation, the anticipated
carpet waste into new carpet and greener chemistries with bio- life cycle, the design aesthetics
carpet-related products and sup- degradable materials. Advances and the expected traffic.
porting markets for products made in technology permit life-cycle
of spent carpet. Since its inception in assessments to engineer more AS DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, BILL GREGORY
2002, the nonprofit Carpet America durable products using fewer REPRESENTS MILLIKEN & COMPANY WITH ENVIRON-
Recovery Effort (CARE) has overseen resources. Using alternative MENTAL AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, SERVING
at least 500 million pounds of used energy and attaining zero waste ON THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ALLIANCE
carpet diverted from landfills. A 40 have been achieved by some and FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENTS, CARPET
percent target for 2012 means recy- continue to be goals for others. AMERICA RECOVERY EFFORT AND INSTITUTE FOR
cling or reusing 2.8 billion pounds. In selecting carpet, choose MARKETING TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY. HE ALSO
The CRI 2008 Sustainability Report wisely to achieve the best perfor- SERVES ON THE NEWH SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
offers industry data. mance for your green building. AND THE IFMA ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
Carpet is not manufactured Consider not only the type of fa- COUNCIL. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE
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• new, improved stain-resistant solid and multi-color (seam hiding) welding rods
• Platinum Certified under SMaRT© Sustainable Product Standard
• publicly available, independently done, 3rd party, peer-reviewed LCA
• more independent, 3rd party, LCA-based, environmental certifications than any other floor covering product
• manufactured in facilities sourcing 100% certified Green Power
• produced from natural, renewable resources, and is naturally biodegradable or compostable at end of life
• inherent anti-static and bacteriostatic properties, and optimal IAQ performance
for a healthy indoor environment
• 24 Authentic colors available until 2017.