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AlumaFloor Aluminum Flooring
Promotes a Greener, More Sustainable Planet
Ordinary aluminum has emerged as a revolutionary flooring product at the leading edge of the upsurge in “green” construction.
(Chicago, IL USA)- As unlikely as it may seem, old-fashioned aluminum is on the cutting edge of the explosive “green” environmental movement. But this time it is not because of recycled soda cans. Aluminum is rapidly becoming the upscale flooring product of choice, thanks to a brilliant invention named AlumaFloor.
The stunning aluminum floor tiles are environmentally friendly, extremely versatile, durable, and safe. Because of its wide-ranging applications and gorgeous, sleek aesthetics, AlumaFloor is creating a revolution among the building products industry and a sensation among international architects. Economical aluminum can be used in a broad range of construction applications, but most of them are hidden from view as heating and ventilation infrastructure or structural framework. Traditionally, designers have been happy to hide aluminum, however because it usually appears drab and purely functional. But with the advent of AlumaFloor, more and more architects are putting it front and center, as a material meant to highlight and showcase their creative work.
AlumaFloor was used in the first-ever high-rise building to attain LEED-CD/Gold Level Certification, the Chicago project of the John Buck Company at
111 South Wacker Drive
The building was named Downtown Office Development of the Year at the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Chicago 18th Annual Awards for Excellence.
Aluminum is made from bauxite, an abundant material, and most of the energy required to process it comes from hydro-electricity, a sustainable resource. Re-smelting aluminum saves as much as 95 percent of the original energy needed to produce the product, and even coated aluminum can be recycled. Building materials made of aluminum have a recycling rate of approximately 80 percent, but under normal conditions AlumaFloor will last for 100 years without needing to be replaced. As certified by the manufacturer, the aluminum AlumaFloor uses is made from 52% recycled material.
Versatile and beautiful, AlumaFloor can be found in a wide variety of buildings including the prestigious Parson’s School of Design in NYC, and the West Palm Beach headquarters of Munder Capital Investments, an investment company with over 30 billion in managed assets.