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  2. Sustainable flooring - Wikipedia

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    Cork flooring is made by removing the bark of the Cork Oak (Quercus Suber) without harming the tree (if harvested correctly); as such, it is a renewable and sustainable resource. It is naturally anti-microbial and has excellent insulation properties, ensuring minimal heat loss and comfortable warm walking surface.

  3. Epoxy moisture control system - Wikipedia

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    Epoxy moisture control systems are chemical barriers that are used to prevent moisture damage to flooring. Excessive moisture vapor emissions in concrete slabs can mean significant, expensive damage to a flooring installation. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually just in the United States to correct moisture-related problems in ...

  4. Cork (material) - Wikipedia

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    Harvesting of cork from the forests of Algeria, 1930. Cork is a natural material used by humans for over 5,000 years. It is a material whose applications have been known since antiquity, especially in floating devices and as stopper for beverages, mainly wine, whose market, from the early twentieth century, had a massive expansion, particularly due to the development of several cork-based ...

  5. Armstrong World Industries - Wikipedia

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    Their first deliveries were made in a wheelbarrow. Armstrong was a business pioneer in some respects; he branded each cork he shipped as early as 1864, and soon was putting a written guarantee in each burlap bag of corks he shipped from his big, new factory. The company grew to be the largest cork supplier in the world by the 1890s.

  6. Forbo Holding AG - Wikipedia

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    Forbo Holding AG based in Baar ZG is a globally operating Swiss manufacturer of floor coverings and building and construction adhesives as well as power transmission and light conveyor belts. The group has an international network of 25 locations with production and sales, as well as 49 pure sales organizations in a total of 39 countries.

  7. Quercus suber - Wikipedia

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    Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.

  8. Linoleum - Wikipedia

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    Linoleum is a floor covering made from materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), pine resin, ground cork dust, sawdust, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most commonly on a burlap or canvas backing. Pigments are often added to the materials to create the desired color finish.

  9. Homasote - Wikipedia

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    The Homasote base reduces the incidence of impact injuries such as shin splints caused by dancing on the concrete floor. Homasote is used in theatrical sets as a noise deadening layer for stage platforms consisting of a 3 ⁄ 4 -inch (19 mm) plywood sublayer, a 1 ⁄ 2 -inch (13 mm) Homasote layer, and a 1 ⁄ 4 -inch (6 mm) Masonite top layer.

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