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Volume: 51 | Issue: 5 | Download
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The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ new Richard E. Griffin Academic Center sits on a tiny triangular site that fronts Huntington Avenue, known as Boston’s “Avenue of the Arts,” right on the edge of the city’s prestigious Longwood Medical Area.
PHOTO: © ANTON GRASSL/ESTO
Volume: 23 | Issue: 4 | Download
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Volume: 12 | Issue: 8 | Download
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Pictured is Pashmina, a 50 oz. textured cut pile carpet from Beaulieu of America. Made using 100 percent SoftSense nylon, Pashmina also features the company's Magic Fresh odor reducing treatment and 3M Scotchgard Protector. Photo courtesy Beaulieu of America.
Volume: 30 | Issue: 1 | Download
For this issue we've asked Dean Thompson, President of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute, to share with you the new Sustainability Standard for Resilient Flooring. The relevance of this issue to the "greening" of flooring products is something anyone involved in resilient flooring needs to know. Resilient flooring is one of the bright spots in the flooring industry. It is used extensively in hospitals, health care and schools which is still a lively market. We'll also share with you the EnviroStix installation system developed for resilient flooring and hard backed carpet tile products. The significance of this installation system is that it can eliminate the concerns for installing hard backed products on moisture sensitive floors that are failing at an epidemic rate.
Volume: 16 | Issue: 3 | Download
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The exterior facade of a private residence in Austin, TX, features random cut pieces of local sandstone, which was supplied by Howard Pierce & Sons of Austin, TX. The warm natural hues of the stone fit well with the home's natural surroundings. Design by James D. LaRue Architecture/Design, Austin TX. Photo ©Coles Hairston/Courtesy of Through the Lens Mgt. Story begins on page 20.
Volume: 3 | Issue: 3 | Download
COVER: Formica's new 180FX laminate series approximates the look of real granite. That is just one of the new innovations with laminate countertops.
Volume: 12 | Issue: 7 | Download
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The Craftique Tejas Maple Collection in Golden Palamino stain from Harris Wood features bold cross-directional hand-scraping that creates dramatic texture variations and complements stone floors such as granite and slate. Planks are 5" wide x 1/2" thick x random lengths. Photo courtesy Harris Wood.
Volume: 29 | Issue: 1 | Download
The last two issues of the Commercial Flooring Report (May and June 2010) dealt with floor covering failures relative to the products themselves, installation and specification. In this issue I've asked Dave Gobis, LGM's ceramic tile consultant and expert troubleshooter, to share with us some of the more specific issues dealing with ceramic flooring complaints, problems and failures. This is a category of flooring that very few know much about. I consider Dave the most knowledgeable guy in the business. You'll see by his credentials at the end of his article how true that is.
Volume: 33 | Issue: 1 | Download
2010 TUCKER DESIGN AWARD WINNERS
Volume: 23 | Issue: 3 | Download
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The NWFA Wood Floor of the Year winner by Schmidt Custom Floors Inc. For more, see page 39.
Photo Courtesy of SC Johnson.
Volume: 12 | Issue: 6 | Download
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Pictured is Flexco's Evolving Styles Rubber Sheet and SpexTones Rubber Tile. In addition to sheet flooring, Evolving Styles is offered in three tile sizes in two gauges. SpexTones tiles are offered in a 1/8" gauge and feature speckled colorations. Photo courtesy of Flexco.
Volume: 28 | Issue: 1 | Download
[b]SUBSTRATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WHICH AFFECT FAILURES[/b]
In my opinion, substrate issues are one of the biggest bones of contention today. With installation after installation failing in all types of environments, the question is continually asked, "Wha's different today than years ago when we never had these types of problems?" First and foremost – today we want instant gratification, and that means, "Get the job finished as fast as possible at all costs and we'll worry about the consequences later!" Not only is this a crazy way to think and act, but it's totally irresponsible in many ways. We'll touch on why this is insane in a bit, but first let's look at some of the types of problems we're experiencing.