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PERFORMANCE & SAFETY
GreenGuard Gold Certified
The Greenguard Environmental Institute is an industry-independent organization that aims to protect human health by enhancing indoor air quality and reducing people’s exposure to pollutants by certifying products for extremely low chemical emissions. Accredited ISO-IEC Guide 65:1996, the Greenguard Environmental Institute aims at facilitating the consumer’s choice for safer, healthier products through its UL GREENGUARD Certification.
NovoCore floors are GreenGuard Gold™ Certified. The “GOLD” certification offers stricter certification criteria, considers safety factors for sensitive individuals (such as children and the elderly), and ensures that a product is acceptable for use in environments such as schools and healthcare facilities. It is referenced by both The Collaborative for High-Performance Schools (CHPS) and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Building Rating System.
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Assure™ Certified
The Assure certification is a way to establish a uniform, North American standard for all rigid core floor products manufactured globally. NovoCore floors are also ASSURE CERTIFIED™ guaranteeing that it has been manufactured to the highest standards and meets all the requirements for indoor air quality, and rigorous performance, with no heavy metals or ortho-phthalates.
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SE+ ® Anti-microbial Finish
Standard cleaning methods may kill microbes but may not provide protection against residual or recurrent contamination. With SE+®, the survival of microbes is inhibited. The SE+® particles compromise the integrity of a microbe’s cell membrane, leading to its deactivation. Indeed, it is the best way to provide long-term floor protection!
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Floors with the SE+ Finish are best installed in kitchens and bathrooms, where the development of microbes on the surface is the fastest and the need for hygiene is the most important.
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SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Be-Lite® Technology
The NovoCore Q collection is manufactured with Be-Lite® – a patented and award-winning sustainable technology for SPC panel production.
Be-Lite® reduces the use of raw materials during the panel core manufacturing process by up to 20%, producing significantly lighter panels with the same optimal performance. This results in reduced carbon emissions and zero added waste at every stage of the journey – from production to installation.
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Floor Covering Weekly’s GreenStep Sustainability Awards honor those in the industry making great sustainable strides among their initiatives, products, people, and practices.
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Integrated Cork Backing
Novocore Q’s patented multilayer construction includes a cork pre-attached backing, sourced from the bark of cork oak trees. Once the trees are about 25 years old, the bark can traditionally be stripped from the trunks every 9 years. A typical tree lives for 200 years.
Using a cork backing lessens the need for fossil-based materials (like IXPE or EVA which are plastics), reducing carbon footprint, and contributing less to resource scarcity by using a natural and renewable material.
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Recycled Content
NovoCore floors are manufactured with around 30% of pre-consumer recycled content, which allows us to reduce the use of virgin materials and reduce our environmental impact.