Green Before Its Time

Before green was the rage in building materials, ECOsurfaces products wrote the book
on sustainable flooring for commercial environments

Lancaster, PA - Before LEED became the hottest acronym in architecture and when green was just another pretty color, ECOsurfaces recycled rubber flooring was helping to pave the way for a movement that would change the building materials industry forever. Introduced in 1998, ECOsurfaces products provide long wearing recycled rubber flooring to the educational, healthcare, retail, hospitality, institutional and fitness markets, among others. For more than a decade, the line has earned a reputation for durable surfacing that is as comfortable to walk on as it is fashionable, thanks to a selection of patterns and colors that make a unique design statement.

Its low life cycle costs and ease of maintenance have made ECOsurfaces products a favorite of building owners who had been searching for alternatives to VCT and carpeting. The fact that it happens to boast recycled content that is among the highest in the flooring business was a benefit that didn’t catch fire until the green building movement gained traction in the past four years.

ECOsurfaces flooring is comprised of post-consumer tire rubber and ColorMill EPDM, made from post industrial waste and organic fillers.  These materials are bound together using a water based polyurethane polymer. The product line is produced using a low embodied energy manufacturing process that uses minimal water, avoids heat and reuses in-line scrap to decrease waste. The result is beautiful, environmentally responsible commercial flooring that passes the strictest tests for indoor air quality, low-VOC emissions and is recyclable.

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