Thirteen years into the new millennium and where some flooring manufacturers are continuing to offer the old standard flooring products like carpet, vinyl, and hardwood, there are a few manufacturers who have taken the initiative on environmental concerns by looking for sustainable alternatives. The undertaking toward using correct forestry measures will go a long way to endorse and maintain hardwood products in the market. Technological advances have gone far in making carpets and vinyl products safer, but natural flooring resources like cork are set apart as examples for truly environm
A large benefit of having a cork floor natural environment is being Eco-friendly. It is a self sustaining renewable and reusable resource. Owners of cork orchards typically do not replant an orchard for several generations. Cork oaks never cut down and used up, they are stripped of their bark which then grows back slowly over time making them very efficient.
By what definition is ‘Green’ in today’s age of ‘going Green’? I think we can all safely say it means using or putting into use products that reduce waste and can be easily renewed or reused without causing extensive damage to the earth that sustains us all. Well then, I’d like to introduce cork for your home building, renovating or ‘going green’ needs. First is the understanding of what exactly cork is: QuercusSuber/QuercusVeriabilis – The Cork Oak Tree It all starts with the cork oak. Most cork oaks are to be found in culti
The cork industry is regarded as ecologically sound as the sustainability and reduction of waste and the easy recycling of cork products and by-products are among its most distinguishing aspects. cork is extracted only from early May to late August, when the cork can be separated from the tree without causing permanent damage. The workers who specialize in removing the cork are known as extractors. This is a most delicate phase of the work because, even though cutting the cork requires quite a bit of strength, the extractor must not damage the underlying phellogen or the tree will die.&n