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need to reduce distraction, it has sound absorption properties said to make a room up to 19 decibels quieter than normal. The tiles are produced using 100 per cent renewable electricity, while the backing is made from up to 60 per cent recycled waste. Elizabeth Bushell, Key Account Manager Student Accommodation,


says the company recognises the importance of managing and improving the environments in which students live and appreciate the important role that fl oor covering solutions play. “With our wide range of acoustically engineered solutions, we’re helping those designing and specifying such buildings to go further than ever before and achieve levels of performance considered previously unimaginable,” she said, adding: “Whilst we might never be able to make students quiet, with our exciting solutions, the days of loud, disruptive accommodations could be over.” Elsewhere, stories abound of the re-use of reclaimed school gym


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The earthy colours in Milliken’s Change Agent collection are designed “to bring the outside in”. The range features two styles of carpet planks available in 24 colours, as well as a line of Luxury Vinyl Tiles in 10 shades. “The combined LVT and carpet plank collection and the extensive colour options are perfect for mixing and matching to create a unique and dynamic fl oor plane that can respond to the requirements of each interior in which it is used and the people in it,” according to statement from the brand. “Both are supplied in an innovative 100 centimetres by 25 centimetres plank format which invites creative placement for inspiring patterns or wayfi nding.”


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thickness of maple, worn varnish, damaged tongue-and-groove, nails still in place and cut fl ush, sanded, unsanded - the key selling point is always rustic authenticity. Harlan Price is one of several recipients of the fl ooring removed from Lincoln High School gym in Portland, USA. When asked about what attracted him, he said that he fell for the almost random-looking coloured lines that mark out each plank – the scattered markings of a basketball court. Now installed in his kitchen, the colours mixed-and-matched to his new design, he summed up the appeal when he said: “It’s not perfect, but it’s consistently imperfect. It has rhythm.” There are downsides, of course. It is often more expensive than virgin wood because of the process it undergoes – one reason buyers often undertake the deconstruction themselves – the risk of latent toxins or pests. But for all this innovation, it should be remembered that for years, a widely held staple for school, classrooms was - LVT. Not surprising, given that such


premises were built on a budget. One of the attractions of luxury vinyl is that, while it can create a fl oor that resembles hardwood it comes at a fraction of the price.


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