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Written pre-Covid but just as relevant today, our whitepaper explores why flexible, adaptable flooring solutions are essential in meeting the demands of the modern workplace, from supporting dynamic layouts to enabling circularity. Produced in conjunction with flooring contractor Loughton Contracts Plc, we explore: ➡️The key trends driving workplace design ➡️How adhesive-free installation make single-use flooring a thing of the past ➡️How modular transforms flooring to an agile, versatile design element ➡️How fit-outs and maintenance can be faster, more cost-effective and less disruptive - saving time, materials and mess ➡️Handy selection guides, case study examples and product details Download for free at 🔗 #FlexibleFlooring #WorkplaceDesign #Sustainability #MaterialReuse #CommercialInteriors

Research from RESET® suggests that over the lifetime of a building, the embodied carbon from interior fit-outs can be far greater than the building's structure. 🟢 With renovations approximately every 8.5 years, a typical building undergoes 5.9 fit-outs over 50 years, resulting in emissions 32% higher than Core & Shell. 🟢 And with office leases averaging just 2.5 years, emissions can rise up to almost 4x higher than Core & Shell. A key way to tackle this is through material reuse ensuring that, like Core & Shell, the embodied carbon of interior finishes remains within the building, transferred from refit to refit. 🌎Discover how adhesive-free installation supports the reuse of floor coverings, contributing to a more circular future, at https://lnkd.in/etUSm8Wt #flooring #CommercialInteriors #FitOut #MaterialReuse #EmbodiedCarbon #CircularEconomy

Did you know that all IOBAC products come with a Flooring Reuse Promise? Specify with confidence, knowing that the flooring system you chose today can have a sustainable second life. Every IOBAC product meets at least 3 of the following criteria, supporting a circular future for your flooring system: ⬆️CONTAMINATION-FREE UPLIFT - our reversible fixing mechanisms make it easy to uplift floor coverings without any contamination, ready for reuse. 🌱DRY APPLICATION - avoiding the VOCs associated with adhesives for healthier spaces ⚙️MATERIAL EFFICIENCY - lighter weight, lower volume solutions ♻️RECYCLED CONTENT - containing recycled content and recyclable wherever possible. 🌎REUSABLE - without loss of performance And our product development programme is focused on improving that performance even further .. our sustainability story continues #Flooring #MaterialReuse #CommercialInteriors #CircularConstruction

👻 A Flooring Horror Story - the scary aftermath of using wet adhesives to install flooring ... 🎃When the carpet tile came to be replaced, it proved to be a messy, grueling and time-consuming job to pull it up and rectify the damaged sub-floor before the next install. 😥The carpet? Probably too contaminated to be reused or easily recycled. 😩And even more terrifying? Even after all that, the new flooring was installed using adhesive AGAIN, creating the same problem for the future. A never-ending nightmare! 🌎But we can break this vicious circle ...there is a better way. With IOBAC adhesive-free installation, there's no damage, no contamination - just clean uplift and reusable flooring. Free yourself from flooring frights with our modern, sustainable method of installation 💚 Video courtesy of The Andrews Group | BOLON Partner #FlooringFrights #Flooring #CommercialInteriors #CircularConstruction

Here's how to easily add adhesive-free installation to your next flooring specification: 1️⃣ Simply copy and paste the text from https://lnkd.in/ejRmvBEZ into your M50 Specification and remove any references to adhesives. 2️⃣ Our products are listed on NBS | Powered by Hubexo - all authored to NBS specification standards with both CAWS and Uniclass 2015 classifications. 🔗MagTabs - https://lnkd.in/em8mshRg 🔗Tab-It - https://lnkd.in/eZiKkjgS 🔗Ezy-Install - https://lnkd.in/ev_3eiex 🔗Ezy-Fit - https://lnkd.in/eCYZ8phe #NBS #ProductSpecification #CommercialInteriors #Architect #InteriorDesign

Wondering if adhesive-free installation can be as strong as traditional glue? Here's the answer! Our video shows the super secure hold of our MagTabs to not only the carpet tile, but the raised access flooring panel itself! Hard to shift in even the heaviest of footfall areas, but easy to lift for damage-free surfaces, facilitating easy material reuse/recycling ✅ See for yourself ... request a sample kit at https://lnkd.in/dYBh73hC #Flooring #AdhesiveFree #CommercialInteriors #CircularConstruction

Couldn't agree more with this, but I think you can take this even further. Yes these practices can cause a lot of waste and furniture hire would certainly help reduce this. But what about looking at other products for other aspects of the "pre-furnished" space. Morph Bricks Ltd could be used to create partitions and rooms or "bespoke" aspects of the installation such as reception desks or tiered seating areas. Not only can all the items be reused later in other projects but the installation would be much cheaper and quicker and less disruptive to neighbours. This could be completed either on a rental model or the landlord could own the assets and simply move them from one site to the next. Or possibly the tenant may want to rent the walls and furniture from him or the contractor, giving them an additional revenue stream. Another example would be to use the magnetic fixing system from IOBAC to fit the flooring so it can be reused later. Possibly the flooring could be rented or leased as well, and the future tenant again has the option of using these products when they move in. There are lots of options out there which would allow us to rethink the models we use to create the built environment and make changes that will help us create a truly circular economy and boost carbon savings, we just need to start thinking outside the box a bit more.

🌎 All the elements within our Circlease Floor Leasing program have been carefully chosen with modularity, disassembly and reuse in mind. In our Ultimate Guide to Circular Floor Leasing, we take an extended dive into this new “product-as-a-service” circular business model > https://lnkd.in/e9j5BA7B The guide covers: 🟢 What does product-as-a-service mean? 🤔 How can it be applied to flooring? 🔁 What makes Circlease a circular model? ❓ How is it different from previous programmes? 📅 What are the benefits and challenges? 🔗https://lnkd.in/e9j5BA7B #flooring #CircularEconomy #ProductAsAService #CommercialInteriors

🎉Congratulations to V4 Wood Flooring who have recently been recognised by Interiors Monthly, winning the Best Solid/Engineered Wood Supplier award! 🏆 The award highlighted V4's commitment to innovation and sustainability, with new collections such as V4Magnetic. Powered by IOBAC, V4Magnetic is a range of magnetic-backed plank and herringbone floors, ideal for both residential and commercial spaces. This collection not only simplifies installation but also offers a versatile, durable, and eco-friendly solution that redefines what's possible with wood flooring. 🔗Read more at https://lnkd.in/e22m5RnC #EngineeredWoodFlooring #WoodFlooring #MagneticFlooring #Innovation #Awards #InteriorDesign

Most people will be familiar with BREEAM certification, but how about DREAM? Defence Related Environmental Assessment Methodology (DREAM) is the UK Ministry of Defence's version of BREEAM, designed specifically for the new build and refurbishment of defence related buildings such as aircraft hangers and barracks. Interior design factors given for consideration include day lighting, thermal and acoustic comfort, and air quality. It also states that flooring and its installation should have no or low VOCs so specifying adhesive-free installation can play an important part: ✅by eliminating the VOCs associated with traditional adhesives and tackifiers. ✅by being a low VOC option itself. Our products have been independently tested and achieve “Exemplary” criteria for VOC emissions under BREEAM, while also exceeding all points for LEED specification. ➡️View the online tool at www.dreamassess.com #IndoorAirQuality #DREAM #DefenceBuildings #Flooring