Sustainability and lab flooring

A material change in a lab, like opting for more sustainable flooring, starts with materials.

Why it matters

Flooring partially made of recycled products and completely recyclable makes it far more sustainable.

Going deeper

Durability stands as another key metric. The longer a flooring lasts the better. We agree and that's one reason why our flooring comes with a 10-year commercial warranty.

Another consideration is maintenance. If flooring is fairly easy to maintain and doesn’t need special cleaners or non-toxic cleaners, it improves its sustainability metric.

Cleaning, however, covers one part of maintenance. Eventually, tiles can wear out, particularly in heavy-traffic areas. That’s what makes our interlocking products, FreeStyle EcoLock™ and FreeStyle BioLock™ so attractive to sustainability-focused facilities. If a tile is damaged or wears out before other tiles, you simply replace the one tile—not the entire section of the floor or, in some cases, the entire floor.

For more information on both products—Red List and Vinyl-Free EcoLock and BioLock—please click the—please click the link below or give us a call at 508-583-3200.

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From LabDesignNews.com

What kinds of ergonomics or comfort features should project teams/lab end users consider?

Ergonomics should be considered higher in the priority list, in general. Resilient products, like homogenous vinyl or rubber provide a much more comfortable surface than traditional VCT, ceramic/porcelain tile, or resinous coatings. When we ask customers for feedback, comfort is often the first response. I think they take the technical values (like chemical resistance or ESD control) as a given and are then happy to find the comfort as an added bonus.