PEACE AND QUIET WHERE IT MATTERS
Here, nora discusses how rubber flooring is the best at suppressing impact noise and can therefore reduce stress and even illness.
Prolonged high noise levels can lead to severe health problems such as headaches, lack of sleep, and poor concentration. In hospitals especially, patient surveys have revealed that noise is one of the most common causes for complaint, and studies have shown that recovery can take even longer. Yet also at day care centres, schools, and universities, infants, pupils, and students suffer losses in wellbeing and performance owing to high noise levels, this affects the staff at these institutes as well. Loud noise is not only stressful for medical staff and teachers alike; it is also the cause of many misunderstandings and faulty communications.
A crucial contribution to room acoustics is found in the floorcovering. However, planners and building managers often find it difficult to identify the flooring with the optimal acoustic properties from the countless number of products on offer. Scientists at the Intertek research laboratory in Cortland, New York have now put a number of resilient floorings to the test by comparing their impact noise levels – and their findings admit no doubt. Rubber floorcoverings like those provided by nora systems are the best at suppressing impact noise, thereby contributing to considerable reductions in building noise levels.
Especially where schools and nurseries are concerned, ever greater importance is being attached to the subject of
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maintenance savings. In all education environments, nora rubber floorings are extremely easy and cost-effective to maintain. Unlike many resilient floor coverings, nora floorings do not require harsh cleaning agents nor do they need to be sealed. Thanks to a special production process, all nora products have
“Patient surveys have revealed that noise is one of the most common causes for
complaint, and studies have shown that
recovery can take even longer.”
healthy living. What this means is that the emphasis is on the quality of indoor air in buildings, this is primarily determined by the choice of building materials. The floorcovering plays a decisive role here, because the floor takes up a large area in the room. In new and renovated nurseries and schools, developers should choose low emission products such as rubber.
nora rubber floorings are high- performance products that offer schools significant lifecycle
a dense, non porous, dirt-repellent surface. The result is easy, inexpensive cleaning with lower maintenance costs.
Maintenance savings coupled with performance features make nora rubber floorings the ideal solution for educational facilities where a wide variety of functions are being performed, often under one roof. For instance, nora rubber floorings offer comfort and hygiene in classrooms, guarantee slip resistance in multi-purpose areas, help conceal stains and ensure the removal of spills without residual staining in laboratories. Furthermore, nora rubber floorings have excellent acoustic values, outstanding wearability, outstanding fire protection properties, are environmentally compatible and all are PVC free.
nora Flooring Systems provides a palette of more than 260 standard colours and an extensive number of surface patterns that offer architects and designers the opportunity to infuse educational facilities with striking design elements.
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