FLOORING| nora® nora® RUBBER FLOOR
COVERINGS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND HYGIENE
More and more, in the workplace environment, consideration is given to the how the finishing materials chosen will impact on the employees in the building, this impact can be felt in many ways.
Optimised working conditions that promote greater creativity, more communication, contented, social employees and better performance are important factors in new or refurbished buildings. Acoustics, climate, lighting and space have to be harmonised with one another. It is the floors, alongside the walls, that are the stylistic elements with varying purposes in aesthetic designs. Not only do they have to be hard-wearing, but they have to be convincing in their design and functionality.
QUALITY OF THE INDOOR AIR Modern buildings have more airtight shells than they used to,
because more effective insulation is used for energy-saving purposes. Today, the exchange with outside air is ten times less than it used to be ten-to-fifteen years ago. A consequence of this is that the contamination of indoor air is now four times higher than that of fresh air: the floor covering is crucial for a healthy indoor climate on account of its surface area.
The blue angel award is regularly required as a standard to ensure the products chosen are stable and healthy. Compatible products such as rubber floor coverings from nora®
systems are ideal since they do not contain any PVC,
plasticizers (like phthalates) or halogens and have very low VOC’s and thus contribute to ensuring that indoor air remains healthy. nora®
also offer their own low emission installation
materials precluding any harmful interaction between the individual components.
SPATIAL ACOUSTICS AND FOOTFALL
NOISE Undesirable noise sources have to be minimised to achieve good acoustics. This means that construction acoustics need to be optimised in such a way that footfall noise, for instance, is not transmitted from other rooms and so unwanted noise emissions are prevented in the room itself.
nora® rubber floor coverings help to reduce these annoying
noise sources. On the one hand they achieve a footfall noise improvement factor of up to 20 dB, resulting in footfall noise from one room being reduced to an absolute minimum when transmitted to an adjoining room. On the other hand,
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permanently resilient floor coverings reduce noise emissions caused by footsteps or trolleys, suitcases or similar objects being rolled across the floor to a much greater extent than is the case with harder materials. With stone floors, this can mean a reduction by up to 10 dB, and unwelcome noises that do not occur in the first place do not have to be absorbed.
HYGIENE AND CLEANING More than a third of the population is susceptible to allergies.
In contrast to carpeted floors, rubber floor coverings are safe for allergy sufferers because they do not offer a breeding ground for allergy-inducing substances. nora®
do not require coatings, stains are removable and floors are easy and economical to clean.
DESIGN AND CORPORATE IDENTITY The broad spectrum of colours and a host of modern surface
designs allow all manner of creative ideas to be realised. Individual inlays complement the assortment, for example with company logos, meeting points or navigation systems.
nora® rubber floor coverings ensure a healthy floor for all. It
is safe and hygienic. It provides great design possibilities from accent stair systems, to smooth flooring that gives an almost seamless appearance . From functional safety flooring, to loose- lay systems that can go straight over a raised access floor off- grid. Finally with the new instant trafficking, moisture resistant nTx taped flooring, there really are solutions for everything.
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TOMORROW’S FM YEARBOOK 2016/17
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