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Green Matters
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 | Finkell among opponents to proposed RELIEF Act
Don Finkell, Anderson Hardwood Floors ceo, participated in a recent teleconference hosted by the consulting firm Climate Advisers against H.R. 3210, the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness (RELIEF) Act.
by Michael Chmielecki
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 | The Design Community’s Impact on Tropical Forestry
A designer specifies FSC-certified, legally harvested, minimally textured Merbau wood flooring. A beautiful product arrives at the jobsite. It will secure several U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED credits, and it’s aesthetically pleasing.
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 | November 2011 Green Matters
Shaw Industries Group has released its third annual corporate sustainability report at www.shawgreenedge.com.
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 | September 2011 Green Matters
Johnsonite has formed a partnership with Texas Carpet Recycling and Corporate Floors, a Texas commercial carpet landfill diversion company.
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 | August 2011 Green Matters
Shaw Industries Group has increased the recycled content in Eco Solution Q, the company’s branded Cradle to Cradle Silver-certified carpet fiber, to 45 percent.
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 | July 2011 Green Matters
An array of DriTac products, including adhesives and a moisture barrier/crack suppressant, have been certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute’s (CRI) Green Label Plus Program for indoor air quality.
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 | June 2011 Green Matters
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which serves as the purchasing arm of the U.S. government, now requires Gold Level certification to the NSF/ANSI 140 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet for all broadloom and carpet tile purchased through the GSA.
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 | May 2011 Green Matters
Johnsonite, a Tarkett company, reduced its water usage by 10 percent, waste by 15 percent and energy usage by four percent in 2010.
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 | April 2011 Green Matters
All of Helios Carpet’s products have been approved to carry the Wool: Clean Air Certified label.
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Johnsonite’s Optima iQ flooring in award-winning green project
Johnsonite’s Optima iQ resilient tile is featured in the Manassas Park Elementary School and Pre-K (MPES) in Manassas Park, Va., a project recently recognized as an American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2010 Committee on the Environment (COTE) Award Winner.
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LOMAX tech exceeds Styron’s expectations
Midland, Mich.-based Styron said its LOMAX Technology, which uses methane gas from a nearby landfill to produce its latex carpet backing, has reduced more than 80 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions since launching the product in 2007.
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 | Armstrong awarded Climate Registered status
Armstrong World Industries recently achieved Climate Registered status, a recognition awarded to members of the Climate Registry who enter a voluntary program to publicly report and third-party verify their greenhouse gas inventory.
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Research scientists develop wood adhesive with soy flour
At the recent 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, research scientists described the development of soy-based glues that could translate to a new generation of green wood adhesives used in flooring, furniture and cabinets.
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Shaw’s Anso nylon certified by SCS
Shaw Industries’ Anso nylon has earned Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) third-party certification for containing 25 percent post-consumer recycled content.
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Virtual Green Expo a free online event
BNP Media, the parent company of National Floor Trends, will host Virtual Green Expo, a free online virtual trade show covering the business, social and environmental aspects of sustainability.
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 | Tarkett names winners of ReUse recycling award
Academy Sports + Outdoors, Katy, Texas; Texan Floor Service, Houston; and Dobbins Floor Covering Inc., Houston, were recently honored with the Tarkett ReUse 2009 Environmental Accomplishment Awards.
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Mannington Mills becomes Save Energy Now LEADER
Mannington Mills was recently named a U.S. Department of Energy Save Energy Now LEADER, which recognizes companies that aim to improve energy efficiency by 25 percent over the next 10 years.
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GREENGUARD launches two new CEU courses
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) has unveiled two new fully accredited Continuing Education Courses: “Clearing the Air on Sustainability: Why Good Indoor Air Quality Matters” and “Making the Grade: Healthy Schools Nurturing Healthy Kids.”
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Qu-Cork awarded two GREENGUARD certs
Global Market Partners’ Qu-Cork is the first U.S cork flooring brand to achieve both GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification and GREENGUARD Children and Schools Certification, according to the company.
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Shaw on hand during GPII launch
Representatives from Shaw Industries Group, Inc. joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and architect/designer William McDonough at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., yesterday to mark the launch of the Green Products Innovation Institute (GPII).
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CBC, Bostik join new green group
CBC Flooring and Bostik are among the companies that have become founding members of the Green Product Association (GPA), an international association created by The Green Roundtable/NEXUS aimed at an “industry-wide market transformation” of the use of greener products in the built environment.
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 | J&J wins GSA’s Evergreen Award
J&J Industries was named the winner of the furnishings category for the 2009 Evergreen Awards, presented recently by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to recognize efforts in recycling, affirmative procurement and waste reduction.
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Style, Tarkett partner for green flooring
Melbourne, Australia-based Style Limited has signed a Patent License Agreement with Tarkett to manufacture a new range of green flooring products in Europe using Style’s proprietary strand-woven wood technologies.
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 | Mediterranea unveils brochure for GREENGUARD certified products
Mediterranea has published a new full-color brochure highlighting its collection of GREENGUARD certified, commercially-graded porcelain tile products for architects, specification teams, designers and distributors involved with green building projects seeking any level of LEED certification.
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