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Where are the best places (online or in person) to shop for a new healthy and sustainable residential rug or carpet?

Green Building,Healthy Building Materials,Materials,Flooring,Healthy Buildings,Rugs,Carpets,Carpeting

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

So my son wants a new rug for his room, and we need a new rug in the basemet, preferably a thick one since this is going in a room a band practices in, and they want to keep the sound from bouncing a lot. With all of the green building p… more...

  Filed under: Other

0 replies | 2511 views | Posted on: 01/31/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023

Low VOC, Recycled Rubber Flooring, from Rubber Floors and More (Video)

Flooring,Low VOC,Rubber Flooring,Floors,Recycled,Recycled Rubber

by Rate It Green Team

Join Matt Hoots at the 2020 Atlanta Build Expo as he talks to Alan Quinn about Rubber Floors and More.  Alan introduces the company's Low VOC rolled and interlocking rubber floors, made from recycled and then cleaned tires an… more...

  Filed under: Rubber Flooring

0 replies | 2666 views | Posted on: 07/23/2020 | Last updated: 01/31/2023

VIDEO: Huber’s AdvanTech Subflooring Panels - Water Resistant, Dimensionally Stable, Solidly Designed

Subflooring,Huber,AdvanTech

by Rate It Green Team

In this video, builder and green building expert Matt Hoots shares his personal experience with Huber’s Advantech subflooring panels.  This is a product he has worked with for over 20 years and uses on the majority of his job… more...

  Filed under: Flooring

0 replies | 6298 views | Posted on: 09/21/2020 | Last updated: 01/23/2023

Healthy / Sustainable Flooring Seminar, November 13, 10:30 am - 12 pm, Sarasota, Florida

Flooring,Sustainable Flooring,Healthy Flooring

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

At this free seminar hosted by Eco-$mart, attendees will learn about several different flooring options that are good for indoor air quality, are low maintenance, and are environmentally low impact / renewably sourced. Installed examples of… more...

  Filed under: Flooring

0 replies | 479 views | Posted on: 11/09/2021 | Last updated: 11/09/2021

FREE Green Building Webinar: Get In On The Ground Floor: Modern, Sustainable Healthcare Flooring, November 18, 12pm EST

Flooring,Cork,antimicrobial

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of sustainable, resilient fluid-applied flooring. It will discuss how it solves many issues present in both resilient flooring and fluid-applied flooring by providin… more...

  Filed under: Flooring

0 replies | 1069 views | Posted on: 10/26/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Get In On The Ground Floor: Modern, Sustainable Healthcare Flooring, September 24, 12-1 pm EDT

Flooring,Healthcare

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of sustainable, resilient fluid-applied flooring. It will discuss how it solves many issues present in both resilient flooring and fluid-applied flooring by providin… more...

  Filed under: Flooring

1 replies | 791 views | Posted on: 09/16/2020 | Last updated: 09/17/2020

Webinar: Get In On The Ground Floor: Modern, Sustainable, Healthcare Flooring, July 21, 12pm EDT

Sustainability,Flooring,Healthcare

by samanthaklein Intern

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of sustainable, resilient fluid-applied flooring. It will discuss how it solves many issues present in both resilient flooring and fluid-applied flooring by providin… more...

  Filed under: Flooring

0 replies | 1500 views | Posted on: 06/18/2020 | Last updated: 06/18/2020

use of linoleum flooring in bathrooms

Flooring

by Christine O. green consumer

Does anyone have any practical experience with linoleum, such as Marmoleum, in a bathroom? The general contractor with whom I spoke advised against it since it is water resistant rather than waterproof. The manufacturer says that it should … more...

  Filed under: Flooring

6 replies | 6340 views | Posted on: 08/21/2017 | Last updated: 07/25/2019

I need a fabulous water-based poly or other eco floor coating

Flooring,Low VOC

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

I need a recommendation for a water-based poly. When I mentioned using a more environmentally friendly floor coating, I got a shrug and a maybe. Please let me know if there's a product out there you love and can highly recommend! We'… more...

  Filed under: Flooring

15 replies | 6735 views | Posted on: 05/13/2015 | Last updated: 07/25/2019

Armstrong vinyl plank flooring

Certification,Flooring,Armstrong,Vinyl Flooring

by Steven_Spicer

I looked on the site to see if I could find any reviews for floor paneling or tiling manufacturers offering a reasonable level of effort to create sustainable products for the cost and environmentally concerned customer =) I was/am happy… more...

  Filed under: Flooring

0 replies | 1650 views | Posted on: 08/04/2015 | Last updated: 08/04/2015

 

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