Education

Lathrop High School»

Fairbanks, AK

Challenge:

Replace worn carpeting in corridors with a durable floor covering that offers a low-maintenance cleaning regimen and opportunities to introduce color to the interior of the school.

Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Thornwilde Elementary School»

Hebron, KY

Challenge:

Provide Thornwilde Elementary School with low-maintenance flooring that endures heavy foot traffic and preserves its appearance over a long period of time.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Front Range Community College»

Fort Collins, CO

Challenge:

Install durable flooring that can efficiently and quietly serve the more than half million annual visitors to Harmony Library – a joint-use facility on the Front Range Community College Campus.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Kent State University»

Kent, OH

Challenge:

Provide Kent State University recreational facilities with flooring that can withstand the heavy foot traffic of students and wear and tear of fitness equipment, while offering an efficient maintenance regimen.

Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Michigan Technological University»

Houghton, MI

Challenge:

Preserve the historic elements of a unique annex area while updating the space with a high-performance, low-maintenance floor covering.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Walton-Verona Elementary School»

Verona, KY

Challenge:

Provide elementary school students and teachers with a clean, well-maintained atmosphere that promotes learning and development.

Acoustics Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

University of Colorado – Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building»

Boulder, CO

Challenge:

Install durable, low-maintenance flooring in classroom and laboratory spaces that facilitates a clean and productive area for students, scientists and professors.

Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Hollenstein Career and Technology Center»

Fort Worth, TX

Challenge:

Install flooring that can withstand hair dye, nail polish remover and other salon products in the cosmetology department at the career and technology center.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Germantown Friends School Sustainable Urban Science Center»

Philadelphia, PA

Challenge:

Implement sustainable flooring that reflects the environmental goals of the school’s science center while ensuring the low maintenance and acoustics benefits that busy classroom and lab areas demand.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Norwich Free Academy Slater Memorial Building»

Norwich, CT

Challenge:

Uphold the sophisticated look of the Norwich Free Academy in the Slater Memorial Building atrium with flooring that offers the enhanced durability to withstand the foot traffic of visitors and staff.

Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Texas A&M Mitchell Physics Building»

College Station, TX

Challenge:

Implement a sustainable flooring system that offers durability for high traffic areas, while providing access to the underfloor system.

Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Pilot Mountain Middle School»

Pilot Mountain, NC

Challenge:

Find a low-maintenance, environmentally friendly floor covering that would also improve the indoor air quality and acoustic properties in classrooms, providing middle school students with a healthy and productive learning experience.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Indoor Air Quality Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Walton-Verona School District»

Walton, KY

Challenge:

Tie together a new high school and a renovated middle school through a shared cafetorium with flooring that is quiet, comfortable and easy to maintain.

Acoustics Underfoot Comfort Low Maintenance

College of DuPage»

Glen Ellyn, IL

Challenge:

Find a durable material that will withstand the constant flow of foot traffic through the college’s Student Resource Center (SRC) and provide the underfoot comfort and low-maintenance requirements necessary in the dining hall and food service areas.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Troy School District»

Troy, MI

Challenge:

Replace the carpet in the corridors of two high schools with flooring that would update the look and offer the durability to withstand heavy foot traffic.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Danbury Local School District»

Lakeside-Marblehead, OH

Challenge:

Renovate the high school to create more sensible traffic patterns, while installing materials that provide the maintenance, performance and aesthetic properties the school desires.

Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Brookhaven College»

Farmers Branch, TX

Challenge:

Achieve a sustainable design by incorporating materials that reflect an improvement in maintenance processes, operational efficiency and overall life-cycle costs. 

Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Grand Valley School»

Orwell, OH

Challenge:

Consolidate the school district’s five facilities into one cohesive, multi-faceted building that serves all grades, pre-kindergarten through 12.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Columbia High School»

Decatur, GA

Challenge:

Bring the 40-year-old high school up to modern design and performance standards with flooring that reflects school spirit while offering staff the maintenance benefits and life-cycle cost savings necessary for a public school.

Acoustics Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Wright State University»

Dayton, OH

Challenge:

Develop a flooring solution for Oelman Hall that stands up to excessive foot traffic and can be efficiently maintained, while anchoring the design in the lobby, corridors and lecture hall of the building.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

D.J. Montague Elementary School»

Williamsburg, VA

Challenge:

During recent renovations, school district officials sought to brighten the elementary school atmosphere with low-maintenance flooring that also contributes to a productive learning atmosphere by dampening noise.

Acoustics Underfoot Comfort Low Maintenance

Beckerman Recreation Center»

West Haven, CT

Challenge:

Create a recreation facility on the University of New Haven campus that will help attract new students and meet the various fitness needs of the school’s current students.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Square One»

Holyoke, MA

Challenge:

Incorporate a safe, quiet and hygienic floor covering that accommodates the sensitive needs of children ranging in age from four weeks to five years.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Indoor Air Quality Low Maintenance

Chickasaw Nation Child Development Center»

Ada, OK

Challenge:

Create a community of familiarity within the Chickasaw Nation Child Development Center that portrays a healthy and comfortable place for developing children.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Indoor Air Quality Low Maintenance

Reiffton School»

Reading, PA

Challenge:

Excite and stimulate fifth and sixth grade students with a unique design while providing the school district with a durable floor covering that will last and ultimately reduce costs over the long term.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Life Cycle Costs

St. Coletta School»

Washington, DC

Challenge:

Create a welcoming atmosphere that meets the extensive needs of children with severe cognitive disabilities, keeping them happy, safe and healthy.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Indoor Air Quality Low Maintenance

Elementary Institute of Science»

San Diego, CA

Challenge:

Make the Elementary Institute of Science a fun, exciting place that stimulates the creativity of students by designing a facility with a unique look unlike typical school classrooms.

Acoustics Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

South Education Center»

Richfield, MN

Challenge:

Develop a sustainable, low-maintenance education facility that offers the flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of its learning population.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Westminster Middle School»

Oklahoma City, OK

Challenge:

Develop a student-friendly learning atmosphere in a busy middle school by installing quiet, low-maintenance flooring.

Acoustics Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Boone County Schools»

Florence, KY

Challenge:

Utilize high-performance flooring in five school renovations to meet the challenges of students and teachers while improving the long-term performance and financial outlook of the school system.

Acoustics Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Muskingum University»

New Concord, OH

Challenge:

Develop a custom flooring solution in the Walter K. Chess Center that unifies the school while providing students with a healthy space for a variety of activities.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

P.S. duPont Elementary School»

Wilmington, DE

Challenge:

 

Create a healthy and productive environment for students, while preserving historical elements and saving the school district time and money with its maintenance and upkeep efforts.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance Life Cycle Costs

Syracuse University»

Syracuse, NY

Challenge:

Implement safe, durable, low-maintenance flooring that can handle the rigors of 24-hour use in the new practice facility for Syracuse University basketball programs.

Acoustics Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Airedale Arena»

Alma, AR

Challenge:

Develop a flooring solution in high-traffic areas of Airedale Arena that provides the comfort, stability, durability and low-maintenance properties the facility requires while giving casual observers and competitive athletes alike a place to enjoy.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance

Northeastern University»

Boston, MA

Challenge:

Utilize durable flooring that is resistant to chemicals and allows researchers to comfortably and safely conduct their experiments in university lab space.

Underfoot Comfort Wear Resistance / Durability Low Maintenance