How to Find Green Flooring
Chemicals that give carpets that "new" smell can make you sick and wreak havoc on the environment. There are flooring alternatives available, "green choices" that will add
beauty
to your surroundings while protecting you and the environment.
1
Consider "green" flooring including sealed concrete, glazed tile or certified wood for "hard" floors. Or you may prefer soft flooring, such as bamboo, cork or recycled content carpet.
2
Make sure your choice of flooring is as green as it could be. The website Builditgreen.org offers a fact sheet about various green choices. Things to consider before purchase include the energy impact at its point of use; whether the flooring is made from a renewable resource; and whether it contains low volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Also consider durability and price. After finding two or three options, move on to Step 3.
3
Find contact information for the flooring manufacturers you've chosen and request information about the chemicals they use and the environmental impact of their processes. Sometimes a company may claim to be green, but their production methods contradict the intent.
4
Talk with retailers who sell the flooring you've chosen and ask if they install flooring with environmental-friendly method. Ask if they use low VOC adhesives. Water-based adhesives emit less VOC's than solvent based adhesives, which contains gasses like formaldehyde.
5
Maintain your new green flooring with green cleaners that don't contain carcinogens, toxins and heavy metal pollutants, such as nickel, cadium, cobalt, mercury and zinc.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2073645_find-green-flooring.html
Chemicals that give carpets that "new" smell can make you sick and wreak havoc on the environment. There are flooring alternatives available, "green choices" that will add
beauty
to your surroundings while protecting you and the environment.
1
Consider "green" flooring including sealed concrete, glazed tile or certified wood for "hard" floors. Or you may prefer soft flooring, such as bamboo, cork or recycled content carpet.
2
Make sure your choice of flooring is as green as it could be. The website Builditgreen.org offers a fact sheet about various green choices. Things to consider before purchase include the energy impact at its point of use; whether the flooring is made from a renewable resource; and whether it contains low volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Also consider durability and price. After finding two or three options, move on to Step 3.
3
Find contact information for the flooring manufacturers you've chosen and request information about the chemicals they use and the environmental impact of their processes. Sometimes a company may claim to be green, but their production methods contradict the intent.
4
Talk with retailers who sell the flooring you've chosen and ask if they install flooring with environmental-friendly method. Ask if they use low VOC adhesives. Water-based adhesives emit less VOC's than solvent based adhesives, which contains gasses like formaldehyde.
5
Maintain your new green flooring with green cleaners that don't contain carcinogens, toxins and heavy metal pollutants, such as nickel, cadium, cobalt, mercury and zinc.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2073645_find-green-flooring.html
