UP, UP AND AWAY With its sound-absorption and anti-fatigue qualities, rubber flooring can be an ideal solution


for areas subject to very high levels of foot traffic, like airports. Rubber flooring specialist, nora, presents the benefits of using its products in an airport, as well as a relevant case study.


The airport is often the first impression a traveller gains from a city, region, or even a country. An appealing atmosphere, which is remembered positively, thus plays an important role when designing and equipping airports. At least of equal importance is, however, the consideration of economy and safety aspects.


The special properties of nora rubber floorings combine these functional demands with great design freedom and open up numerous options to give an airport a distinctive look.


Rubber a raw material offering many advantages:


• Extraordinary wear-resistance and a long useful life


• High fire safety – no hydrochloric gas, no hydrochloric acid, no dioxins and no furans


• Safe in fire-toxicological terms complying with DIN 53 436


• High level of slip-resistance and high walking comfort


• Easy cleaning and stain removal – permanently without coating, thus low life cycle costs


• Improved acoustics thanks to excellent footfall-sound-absorption


• No PVC, plasticizers (phthalates) or halogens (e.g. chlorine)


nora systems has been manufacturing floorcoverings, steptreads and accessories made of rubber for more than 60 years. Today, attractive design solutions by nora systems can be found in airports all over the world.


In heavily -frequented transport buildings, an attractive interior design, but above all fire safety and fire- toxicological safety, play an important role. Where long distances are to be covered with various footwear, wheeled bags, trolleys or wheelchair; walking comfort, acoustics, and slip-resistance should also be considered.


FIRE SAFETY nora floorcoverings meet the current requirements on fire safety and are


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flame-retardant, according to EN 13 501, Part 1, or DIN 4102.


PROTECTION AGAINST HEALTH-


DAMAGING GASES nora rubber floorings do not contain any PVC or halogens (e.g. chlorine). In case of fire, no hydrochloric gas is released, which might lead to caustic burns of the respiratory tract. The absence of halogens also means that no toxic, halogenated dioxins and furans are released by nora floorcoverings in case of fire.


For a major part of the nora floorcoverings, the gasses released in a fire are classified as fire-toxicologically safe according to DIN 53 436.


SLIP-RESISTANCE AND RESISTANCE TO


CIGARETTE BURNS nora floorcoverings meet the anti-slip property class R9, according to the directive BGR 181 or GUV-R 181.


For areas with specifically high demands on slip-resistance, nora also offers grades of the classes R10 and even R11.


The resistance to cigarette burns of nora floorcoverings is an asset, specifically in day rooms and smoking areas.


ACOUSTICS AND


WALKING COMFORT Thanks to their life-long resilience, nora floorcoverings, with their cushioning effect, contribute to high walking and standing comfort. nora floorcoverings protect joints and the back, and thus counteract symptoms of fatigue of the passengers.


nora floorcoverings also have an excellent footfall sound-absorption, as well as significantly lower noise development when walked or rolled on, as compared to hard coverings such as stone.


www.nora.com/uk www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com FLYING HIGH:


LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT


nora recently supplied flooring for Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport as part of its largest refurbishment since a new terminal was built in 2002. The design and construction products used when the terminal was first built meant that there would be a possibility of ‘constructional flexing’.


The designer for the refurbishment, Hampson Smith Design, chose norament 926 satura tiles for the flooring, which combines resilience and extreme wearability, to cope with the heavy footfall traffic passing through the airport, and the flexibility that rubber offers to cope with the stress of movement.


Originally known in the 1930’s as Liverpool Speke Airport, the airport was re-named after the death of one of Liverpool’s most famous musicians. The airport now offers flights to many destinations across the world.


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