Sustainable Rubber Flooring for Healthcare and Education
MR 4.1 & MR 4.2 Recycled Content:
Possible when recycled rubber flooring product has high post-consumer and pre-consumer recycled content.
MR 5.1 & MR 5.2 Regional Suppliers: Up to 2 points.
Possible when project is located within a 500 mile radius of manufacturer or supplier. Some manufacturers use scrap tires within 500 miles of their facility, so the materials meet the radius requirement.
Environmental Quality
EQ 4.1, 4.2 Low Emitting Materials:
Possible when adhesives and sealants used with a recycled rubber flooring product are low emitters of VOCs (some new products emit zero VOCs).
EQ 4.3 Compliance with FloorScore:
Possible when product has been certified by the FloorScore program. VOC content of adhesives and sealants must be lower than current limits of South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule #1168. Some recycled rubber underlayment products use low-VOC adhesives that are 50 percent lower than the FloorScore standard.
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According to U.S. News & World Report, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of the top pediatric children's hospitals in the United States, consistently ranking among the nation’s best in all ten pediatric specialties evaluated. The hospital's newest state-of-the-art facility, the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, enables it to continue its commitment to providing newborns, children, and pregnant women with the best health care possible. One of the many unique things about the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital is that it features something for patients' families—an indoor children's playground. “I'm not sure they have another kids' play area in any of the other University of Michigan hospitals,” said Jere L'Heureux, the agent involved with the flooring installation for the playground. “They were going to go with a poured in place system, because they thought it would save them money; but that surfacing didn't pass the hospital's indoor air quality standards. They decided to use recycled rubber commercial flooring, and it worked out quite well.” The flooring for the indoor playground used custom cut tiles. A local waterjet cutter worked on the innovative flooring designs. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital has been very happy with the results of the playground installation and its flooring. “They like the bounce of it; the recycled rubber provides excellent cushioning should a child fall,” said L'Heureux. “Underneath the flooring, you will find a one and a quarter-inch-thick cushion of underlayment. This also makes the floor very quiet. So, if the children are running around upstairs, no one can hear them downstairs.” “I think it's great that children have a safe, colorful, and fun place to play and burn off steam while they are in the facility,” said L'Heureux, “and the hospital seems to like it, too.” |
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