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Continuing
Education
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Use the following learning
objectives to focus your study while reading this month’s
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD / AIA Continuing Education article.
Learning Objective:
After reading this article, you will be able to:
1. Determine
the design and performance criteria for selecting resilient
flooring.
2. Understand
the aesthetic and performance characteristics of tile
vs. sheet flooring.
3. Develop
a comprehensive overview of available resilient floor
products.
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Required Reading
As part of the required material for this CES section,
you are required to read additional online material.
To access the material, go to www.rfci.com
and read "Where Resilient Flooring is Used"
and "The History of Resilient Flooring." To
request a faxed copy, contact Elizabeth Reese at Elizabeth.Reese@domcotarkett.com.
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Resilient Flooring can mimic nature, reduce sound and static.
With it, we can create limitless patterns that burst with
contemporary color and energy, that capture the imagination
and command attention. Tinkering with traditional “recipes,”
manufacturers have created new product lines of heightened
durability and ease of maintenance. New products and processes
can help you qualify for Leadership in Energy & Environmental
Design (LEED) credits. And—look—linoleum is back!
In this continuing education section, we will evaluate tile
vs. sheet flooring, look at the product selection criteria
for a range of flooring types and look at the characteristics
of a range of both tile and sheet products available to commercial
designers.
Tile gives the designer the ability to make many different
“modular” designs; sheet flooring lends itself more
easily to circular patterns. The “binder” in resilient
flooring is, in the case of nearly all commercial flooring,
vinyl.
As a general rule, the higher the vinyl content, the better
the general performance—and the higher the cost. Vinyl
composition tile (VCT) is more easily, less expensively installed
and more easily repaired, but requires more routine maintenance.
With VCT, designers can create a harder, denser surface than
is generally available with sheet flooring.
Sheet flooring offers a seamless application for critical
environments. Relatively recently developed vinyl-enhanced
tile (on the market for about the past three years) gives
designers the option of a 16-in.X 16-in. tile, nearly 80 percent
larger than traditional 12-in X 12-in tile, reducing cost
and enhancing performance.
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