Green qualities 'reviving' cork flooring
21st September 2009
In an article on the material, owner of sustainable home remodelling and building store Elements of Green Gerould Sabin told the Kansas City Star: "It's rapidly renewable. It comes from the bark of a cork tree, which can be removed every nine years."
This point was also noted by householder Cindy Hedenkamp, who remarked to the paper: "It's very durable, very green and it's a natural product."
She went on to laud the material as "attractive and affordable" as well as being a durable material that can withstand impacts - as it did when she dropped a blender onto it.
The green nature of cork flooring was noted by US environmental testing agency Dovetail Partners in recent tests.
An examination under the auspices Building for Energy and Environmental Sustainability programme of the National Institute of Standards and Technology found it to be one of the most eco-friendly of flooring materials.
