Green Options » green flooring http://greenoptions.com/tag/green-flooring Posts tagged 'green flooring' Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Panasonic Expands Its Product Focus To Include Green Building Products For The Home http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/01/15/100-recycled-wooden-floor-e-floor-from-panasonic/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/01/15/100-recycled-wooden-floor-e-floor-from-panasonic/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:22:42 +0000 Tetsuya Yokoyama http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/01/15/100-recycled-wooden-floor-e-floor-from-panasonic/

Panasonic E Floor - Official Photo - Reduced Size

Panasonic is fast becoming a brand name not just for electronics but also for green building products.

Eco-Products 2008 recently held in Tokyo, showcased a series of award-winning green products and services. The E Floor, developed by Panasonic Electric Works, was given the Chairperson’s Award. The Eco Product Awards is presented by four organizations including the Global Environmental Forum, a non-profit organization under the jurisdiction of Japan’s Ministry of Environment.

The E-floor is an extremely durable product made from a 100% recycled hard chip board. According to Panasonic, using this material can be equated to saving forest areas that are 135 times the size of the Tokyo Dome, on an annual basis. Panasonic began selling the E Floor product line over a  year ago with a monthly sales target of 170 million yen.

I believe more companies will bring a wide range of their green technologies into their products and services across group companies in coming years.

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]]> http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/01/15/100-recycled-wooden-floor-e-floor-from-panasonic/feed/ Eco Timber Offers Comprehensive Online Green Flooring Guide http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/29/eco-timber-offers-comprehensive-online-green-flooring-guide/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/29/eco-timber-offers-comprehensive-online-green-flooring-guide/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:09:29 +0000 Joel Bittle http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/29/eco-timber-offers-comprehensive-online-green-flooring-guide/ Can your hardwood floors contribute to global warming?  Which hardwoods are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council?  Are some types of bamboo greener than others?  Eco Timber’s Eco-Friendly Flooring Guide is a valuable source for information on sustainable hardwood flooring and a must read for any green builder.  The Richmond, California based company has promoted responsible harvesting of timber and sustainable practices such as reclaiming and salvaging wood (their guide tells you the difference between reclaimed and salvaged wood) since 1992.

Topics in the guide range from legal and illegal logging and responsible forestry to the presence of formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds in the wood and adhesives.  Eco Timber tackles every step in the process from subfloors to floor pads to the panels themselves.  Looking for a specific hardness of wood?  They’ve got a scale.  Do you already have a hardwood floor and want advice on green care and maintenance?  Eco Timber has a section on maintenance, surface scratching, and refinishing.

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