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How designers and architects can mitigate flooring’s impact on indoor air quality

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1 One influence on the increasing rates of asthma and allergies is poor indoor air quality (IAQ) and the presence of indoor pollutants. 1 One influence on the increasing rates of asthma and allergies is poor indoor air quality (IAQ) and the presence of indoor pollutants.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

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When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. Both are affected by the material science that goes into the product: How are they constructed? These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. It is such a waste.

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Creating a sound strategy: Approaches to managing unwanted noise

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As parents worked in one room while children attended their online classes in another, and doorbells and dogs became standard background noise, millions of workers got a crash course on how to use the mute button during video conferences. The sounds of change.