Aluma Floor

Description:

Aluma floor is sophisticated, elegant, high tech. It is a machined aluminum floor system. Its high tolerance prefabrication allows for precision-fitting panels, eliminating the need for grouting. Aluma Floor panels are affixed with adhesive to a suitable sub floor without exposed fasteners. The panels have hand beveled edges, are available in three hand finishes, and are clear-coat anodized for ease of maintenance. Custom sizes are also available.

Contents

Recycled aluminum

AlumaFloor’s product is made from 17.21% post-consumer material and 33.35% post-industrial material. At the end of its life-span, aluminum flooring is 100% recyclable without any loss of quality. Producing aluminum from recycled content requires only 5% of the energy required to produce aluminum from bauxite ore. Additionally, using recycled aluminum instead of raw materials reduces air pollution generation by 95% and water pollution by 97%

Application:

Flooring, paneling, stair treads, risers.Made from recycled post industrial content thereby reducing air pollution and embodied energy. Aluma floor has a long life span, completely recyclable at end of second life.

Types/sizes 3/16” thick, 24×24”, 24×48”. Custom sizes available.

Sustainability:

Made from recycled post industrial content thereby reducing air pollution and embodied energy. Aluma Floor has a long life span, it is completely recyclable at end of second life.

Filed under: Materials, Research, aluminum panels, aluminum tiles, flooring, recycled aluminum

DuraPalm

Description:

Durapalm products are unique in the panel and flooring industries, both for their exotic grain and their source: reclaimed palms that are past their fruit-bearing years. Durapalm ranges in color from dark to medium-red mahogany and is available as a plywood, flooring, paneling and veneer product. It is appropriate for both commercial and residential environments, and all Durapalm products are urea formaldehyde-free. This plywood can be cut and sanded using conventional woodworking equipment. It can also be glued or mechanically fastened using the same materials and fasteners commonly used with wood.

Applications:

Available as a flat, edge or end grain product, Durapalm accepts stains and finishes very well.  Can be used for flooring, paneling and plywood applications.

Environmental Impacts:

Durapalm architectural plywood is made from coconut or sugar palms that are past their fruit-bearing years.

Filed under: Materials, flooring, interior, natural, palm, paneling, plywood, Recycled, wood

SeaStone

Description:

SeaStone^® products are manufactured, cementitious stones containing a mixture of natural fossil shells and aggregates. These beautiful stones are engineered for residential, commercial, interior, exterior, horizontal, vertical, wet and dry installations.

Application:

The full line of matching edging and trim (including bullnose, demi, bevel, coping, stair treads and risers, cove base, backsplashes, wall caps, etc.) provides limitless design capabilities. Typical installation locations include hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, businesses, condominiums, homes, and estates. Areas of installation are unlimited, including lobbies, walkways, balconies, pools, decks, fountains, bathrooms, patios, and overall floor and wall applications. The enhanced manufacturing process applies tons of pressure to each unit, fusing the aggregates and stones together. This unique process ensures a more durable product with higher compression strength and low water absorption qualities.

For Interior/Exterior, Wet/Dry, and Floor/Wall Applications

Freeze/Thaw stable (ASTM C1026, C373, C39, C482, C485)

Slip Resistant, dry or wet, COF is >0.65 (ASTM D-1028-84)

Stain, mold, mildew, and wear resistant (with proper sealing)

Cost effective due to versatility of use

Approved for standard installation techniques (Mapei and Laticrete)

Eco-friendly, Emerald Award winner for Green Products and Practices

Environmental Impacts:

SeaStone is a eco-friendly product using recycled glass, natural shells, and aggregates that help protect the environment by reducing the need for mining natural stones. As a manufactured stone, SeaStone helps to protect the environment by serving as alternative green product to mined stone. The shell and other marine fossils that form the foundation of the SeaStone tile product are natural fossil waste products derived regionally and outside the United States. SeaStone utilizes tumbled waste glass from glass manufacturers in its product line. The result is eco-friendly tile product that reveals the translucent, light refracting qualities of glass and natural beauty of shell.

Filed under: Materials, exterior, flooring, interior, Recycled, shell, stone, wall