Cork flooring has gone down well with consumers who have used it in their homes across Canada, it has been stated.
In an article posted by News Canada for the St Catherine Standard, Canadian flooring company Torlys said the material is popular partly because of its many attributes.
The firm commented: "Nature has bestowed it with a dense air cushion composition that insulates against cold and improves sound absorption in any room."
It also noted that cork flooring is environmentally sensitive, since it is a renewable resource acquired by the culling of the bark from the cork tree that is necessary for it to survive and grow.
The sustainability of cork has been praised on a number of recent occasions.
Co-founder of the Green Living Centre Adam Lutsky told Westport News recently that the material is not only green, but its increasing adoption as a flooring material is hepling to ensure that cork bark is still harvested despite the decline in its use as a bottle stop.
