Comments on: Green Build Expo 2007 – Hardwood Flooring http://floortalk.wfca.org/2007/11/26/133/ The official blog of the World Floor Covering Association - wfca.org Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:28:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Assisted Living Thousand Oaks http://floortalk.wfca.org/2007/11/26/133/comment-page-1/#comment-4550 Assisted Living Thousand Oaks Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:31 +0000 http://vcwebdesign.com/wfca/?p=34#comment-4550 Thanks for posting such useful items. I’ve been reading his blog with much interest. He’s certainly raised my awareness. This post is Well Organized and Informative. Thanks for posting such useful items. I’ve been reading his blog with much interest. He’s certainly raised my awareness. This post is Well Organized and Informative.

]]> By: Cork Flooring http://floortalk.wfca.org/2007/11/26/133/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Cork Flooring Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:27:22 +0000 http://vcwebdesign.com/wfca/?p=34#comment-1194 I just love their shower cork flooring; it's beautiful, comfortable and great for the environment. I just love their shower cork flooring; it’s beautiful, comfortable and great for the environment.

]]> By: Jet http://floortalk.wfca.org/2007/11/26/133/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Jet Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:12:34 +0000 http://vcwebdesign.com/wfca/?p=34#comment-41 Dear Sir or Madam: This is Huzhou JiaDeLi Wood Industry Co. Our main products are solid Oak flooring and muti-layer engineered Oak flooring, of course, other species are also available from us, including Birch, Maple, Acacia , Kempas, Merbau, Iroko, Jatoba, Ipe and so on.. We do hope that we can set up longtime relationship and try our best to support your business. Best regards Yours sincerely Jet Zhao Our website: http://www.jiadeliwooden.com http://www.hzjdl.com E-mail: jet_zhao2008@yahoo.cn MSN: zhaoyihua2008@hotmail.com Dear Sir or Madam:

This is Huzhou JiaDeLi Wood Industry Co. Our main products are solid Oak flooring and muti-layer engineered Oak flooring, of course, other species are also available from us, including Birch, Maple, Acacia , Kempas, Merbau, Iroko, Jatoba, Ipe and so on..

We do hope that we can set up longtime relationship and try our best to support your business.

Best regards

Yours sincerely
Jet Zhao
Our website:
http://www.jiadeliwooden.com
http://www.hzjdl.com

E-mail: jet_zhao2008@yahoo.cn
MSN: zhaoyihua2008@hotmail.com

]]> By: Rubber Man http://floortalk.wfca.org/2007/11/26/133/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Rubber Man Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:37:12 +0000 http://vcwebdesign.com/wfca/?p=34#comment-40 Actually true cork flooring comes from cork oak trees (Quercus suber) in the Mediterranean region and those trees are not cut down to make the flooring. Instead they are stripped of their outer layer (essentially stripped of their bark in a sense) and allowed to grow back their cork layer over the nest 9 -11 years to be replenished again and re stripped. This process is repeated over and over again over the life of the tree and believe it or not, this process even extends the average life of the cork oak tree. This is also all government regulated and is a renewable resource where trees are not cut down until their death which typically takes 150-250 years. Where their is some confusion is with Chinese cork (Quercus variabilis) where they do in fact cut down the trees since they cannot be stripped of their cork layer without killing the tree usually. So I guess my best bit of advice is to buy cork flooring from the Mediterranean region rather than China if you in fact are worried about being as "green" as possible. If anyone would like to learn more, I recommend visiting http://www.corkfacts.com/ which is run by my good friends at Amorim and who are the worlds largest cork suppliers. Actually true cork flooring comes from cork oak trees (Quercus suber) in the Mediterranean region and those trees are not cut down to make the flooring. Instead they are stripped of their outer layer (essentially stripped of their bark in a sense) and allowed to grow back their cork layer over the nest 9 -11 years to be replenished again and re stripped. This process is repeated over and over again over the life of the tree and believe it or not, this process even extends the average life of the cork oak tree. This is also all government regulated and is a renewable resource where trees are not cut down until their death which typically takes 150-250 years. Where their is some confusion is with Chinese cork (Quercus variabilis) where they do in fact cut down the trees since they cannot be stripped of their cork layer without killing the tree usually. So I guess my best bit of advice is to buy cork flooring from the Mediterranean region rather than China if you in fact are worried about being as “green” as possible. If anyone would like to learn more, I recommend visiting http://www.corkfacts.com/ which is run by my good friends at Amorim and who are the worlds largest cork suppliers.

]]> By: shannonbilby http://floortalk.wfca.org/2007/11/26/133/comment-page-1/#comment-39 shannonbilby Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:42:20 +0000 http://vcwebdesign.com/wfca/?p=34#comment-39 The great thing is that it grows quickly and can be replenished, but the fact that it comes from China and has to be transported using TONS of fuel is not so green. I am looking forward to a standard that we can hold all of these companies accountable to before they can call their products green. Thanks for your comment! The great thing is that it grows quickly and can be replenished, but the fact that it comes from China and has to be transported using TONS of fuel is not so green. I am looking forward to a standard that we can hold all of these companies accountable to before they can call their products green. Thanks for your comment!

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