Flooring

Shanghai school lay eco-friendly rubber flooring

In a time when we’re all thinking about sustainability you might not necessarily think about rubber flooring as a good call when thinking of flooring options. But let us tell you, in terms of doing your effort for the green movement there’s fewer flooring solutions that will give you more green points.

Don’t believe us, take the Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS) as an example of leading environmental building and rubber flooring.

The school recently completed a new six story education complex. The amazing design of the 129,000 sq.-ft. facility was the design efforts of architecture firm Perkins Eastman who as part of the design build wanted sustainability as a top priority.

The school wanted a building that was not only as a source of energy efficiency but also an environmental education for the students. To achieve this the architects incorporated geothermal technology for heating and cooling across the entire campus, and placed a model of the underground system in the entrance of the school.

As well as a whole variety of other facilities such as green roof top gardens they opted for other eco-friendly materials include daylighting, natural ventilation, and naturally-occurring materials such as bamboo and rubber flooring.

Both bamboo and rubber flooring are great sources of natural flooring. While bamboo can be quite costly, a cheaper alternative for rooms such as bathrooms and bedrooms, or for workplace environments such as offices, factories, gyms or warehouses is rubber flooring. With the increase in demand the colour options available have also increased. It’s no longer just a bland grey option that’s available to you but sexy colours and studded varieties.

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