The Beautifully Responsible™ Notebook
What does Living Well™ mean?
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e spend so much of our life indoors that it’s more important than ever to have an environment promoting our health and wellbeing. Resilient flooring manufacturers understand that need. That’s why they make their flooring products with a cleaner, healthier indoor space in mind for you and your family. We call that Living Well™ — a vital promise of Beautifully Responsible™ resilient flooring. How does your resilient floor contribute to a better indoor environment for your home? It starts with how the floor is made. For example, your new resilient floor is tested to meet rigorous standards called FloorScore®. This testing ensures that your new floor will emit extremely low-to-no VOCs (volatile organic compounds) into the air you breathe. Rigid core resilient flooring must also meet its own set of standards called Assure Certified™. This certification is not only for performance and durability; it also means no ortho-phthalates or heavy metals in the rigid core floors that carry this certification. Beautifully Responsible™ manufacturers are also voluntarily transparent regarding ingredients that go into their flooring, through Health Product Declarations. And lastly, Living Well™ means these floors are made with tough wear layers so that harsh cleaners are never necessary. Installation adhesives in the home are unnecessary in most cases, too. And, there is easier accessibility and mobility when resilient floors are used. These floors can also be acoustically quieter, reducing noise transmission and making life a bit less stressful. Want a beautiful floor that helps you live life beautifully? Beautifully Responsible™ resilient flooring is your answer. ■
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And lastly, Living Well™ means these floors are made with tough wear layers so that harsh cleaners are never necessary. Installation adhesives in the home are unnecessary in most cases, too.