Flooring- Alt. Materials
There are many types of flooring to choose from when building a home. Fortunately, many of those choices include green alternatives. These are some of the companies who are providing those alternatives, from cork and bamboo to organic wool and recycled glass, your choices are ever-growing.
Plyboo *Finalist
We have dedicated our efforts to developing new uses and applications for bamboo. With imagination and technology bamboo is being manufactured into flooring, paneling, and plywood.
EcoTimber *Finalist
An EcoTimber floor is more than beautiful wood or bamboo. Since 1992, EcoTimber has been the only flooring company devoted to forest protection and healthy homes. You can trust that an EcoTimber floor, no matter which one you choose, meets the very highest environmental standards.
» Visit the EcoTimber web site
Heritage Glass
Heritage Glass strives to be the supplier of choice by setting new standards for customer service, creativity, efficiency, and high quality in Terrazzo glass aggregate flooring throughout North America and the world with an impeccable reputation built on honesty, good value, and a safe environment.
» Visit the Heritage Glass web site
Solida Cork & Bamboo *Finalist
SOLIDA CORK (a division of Eraco International) has been distributing cork flooring since 1993. Each Solida floor is carefully handcrafted in our facility to meet the requirements of the end user. Solida Cork is a US Green Building Council Member and can contribute credits towards LEED certification.
» Visit the Solida Cork & Bamboo web site
Wicanders - AMORIM FLOORING *Finalist
Based in Portugal, the centre of the world’s cork manufacturing industry, Amorim Revestimentos is able to produce stylish, original flooring using a natural product that science can’t better - and without harming the environment. Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree. It is a renewable and sustainable resource.
» Visit the AMORIM FLOORING web site
Interface
Every creative, manufacturing and building decision we make will move us closer to our goal of eliminating any negative impact our flooring and fabric companies may have on the environment by the year 2020.
» Visit the Interface web site
Nature’s Carpet *Finalist
Nature’s Carpet is a fine carpet made entirely from wool, a rapidly renewable resource. Nature’s Carpet offers you a great comfort in an attractive range of 100% natural, ultra-low toxicity floor coverings.
