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Product Focus FLOORING GREEN FACILITY FLOORING SOLUTIONS Jessup, Md. — Tate provides facility managers with underﬂoor service distribution solutions that deliver the ﬂexibility demanded by today’s ever-changing technologies, constant ability, the company reports. Forbo explains the importance of examining a product’s entire life-cycle assessment (LCA) verses focusing on a single attribute. Other issues discussed include the triple bottom line, labels, certiﬁcations, and standards, and the future of the ﬂooring industry. www.forboﬂooringna.com. FORBO FLOORING SYSTEMS READER SERVICE NO. 86 FIRST CARPET PRODUCTS CERTIFIED WITH NEW SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA Adairsville, Ga. — NSF International and Beaulieu Commercial announced the ﬁrst carpet products to be certiﬁed to the new NSF/ANSI 140-2007 sustainable carpet assessment standard. The standard establishes performance requirements for public health and the MODULAR CARPET DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CORPORATE INTERIORS Dalton, Ga. — Fair & Square is the newest product to join the J&J Commercial offering. This modular carpet is architecturally tailored and is designed to enhance corporate interiors, the company reports, and is made with 100 percent environment, and addresses the critical economic, environmental and social requirements that can help create a path to a more sustainable carpet product. The standard also provides benchmarks for continual improvement and innovation within the building industry. NSF International, a not-for-proﬁt organization that provides standards development and product certiﬁcation, has certiﬁed all Nexterra branded commercial tile product manufactured at the company’s Adairsville and Chatsworth, Ga., facilities. A total of 20 products under the BOLYU Contract and Cambridge Commercial product lines have been certiﬁed at the platinum level, the standard’s highest and most rigorous certiﬁcation level. Beaulieu Commercial is the ﬁrst carpet manufacturer to have products certiﬁed by NSF International to this new NSF/ANSI standard. www.nsf.org. www.beaulieucommercial.com. BEAULIEU COMMERCIAL READER SERVICE NO. 114 organizational shifts, and new environmental regulations. According to the company, the underﬂoor wire and cable solution with modular “plug and play” connections provide point-ofuse termination through PVD Servicecenters at any location on the ﬂoor plate and can be reconﬁgured using in-house labor resources. The high-performance underﬂoor air distribution systems provide improved indoor air quality, daylighting opportunities, signiﬁcant energy savings and personal comfort control that helps eliminate hot/cold complaints. www.tateaccessﬂoors.com. TATE ACCESS FLOORS, INC. READER SERVICE NO. 85 Encore SD Ultima Yarn and features a textured, patterned loop with varying pile heights. Fair & Square is available on Nexus modular backing, created with J&J / Invision’s Environmental Performance Technology. www.jj-invision.com. J&J COMMERCIAL READER SERVICE NO. 87 EDUCATING MARKET THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY BROCHURE Hazleton, Pa. — Created as a sequel to the company’s “Taking Care of the Environment” brochure, Forbo Flooring Systems’ “Sustain” brochure looks at the true deﬁnition of sustain- WAX-FREE FLOORING HELPS PROMOTE GREEN FACILITIES Lawrence, Mass. — nora ﬂoor coverings help promote green facilities by providing wax-free ﬂoors that reduce labor and maintenance costs (no waxing, bufﬁng or stripping), eliminate the need for harsh chemicals associated with maintaining other ﬂoor coverings, and contribute to healthier indoor air quality, the company reports. The exclusive “nora cleanguard” manufacturing process creates a unique homogenous surface that prevents the penetration of dirt and microorganisms to the ﬂoor’s subsurface while maintaining the ﬂoor covering’s natural sheen. www.norarubber.com. NORA RUBBER FLOORING READER SERVICE NO. 88 EFFICIENT HVAC SIMULTANEOUS COOLING AND HEATING VRFZ ZONING SYSTEMS Suwanee, Ga. — The CITY MULTI R2-Series, a variable refrigerant ﬂow zoning (VRFZ) system from Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Advanced Products Division, features INVERTER technology and simultaneous cooling and heating, making it ideal for a wide variety of applications, the company reports. According to Mitsubishi, CITY MULTI VRFZ systems allow building owners to provide each individual space with its own personalized, zoned comfort system while realizing >> Photo by Beth Singer Photography. 54 S U S TA I N A B L E F A C I L I T Y NOVE M B E R 2008 http://www.forboflooringna.com http://www.tateaccessfloors.com http://www.nsf.org http://www.jj-invision.com http://www.beaulieucommercial.com http://www.norarubber.com

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Sustainable Facility - November 2008 Contents Editorial Industry Watch Web TOC New and Notable The Case for Daytime Cleaning Commitment to Energy Effi ciency and Sustainability Finding the Green Solar for the Commercial and Industrial Sector: What’s Hot Now? Connecting Sustainability and Green Cleaning Recycling Rechargeable Batteries Sharing Best Practices The Consultant Conundrum Sharing the Facilities Management Burden The Building Owner’s and Operator’s Sustainability Solution: Energy Audits Greenbuild: Green Product Buzz Guide Product Focus Marketplace and Classifieds Advertiser’s Index Initiatives

Sustainable Facility - November 2008

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