Floors & Flooring

Commercial floors require a careful balance of performance and visual appeal in order to achieve a harmonious aesthetic while providing a safe, durable surface. Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) floors are a low-maintenance, high-performance option that provide the luxury finish of timber with added strength and durability. Download this whitepaper to take an in-depth look at Cross Laminated Timber flooring and how it can provide a high-performance option in commercial applications.

Choice of flooring material is a key decision for specifiers and designers of educational spaces. Textile Composite Flooring is an ideal specification for these applications. It is durable, cost-effective and frequently outperforms common hard surface floors such as PVC Flooring that can be found in many educational institutions. Download this whitepaper for a detailed look into the benefits of Textile Composite Flooring in educational applications.

Engineered timber provides the luxurious aesthetic of a solid hardwood floor while maintaining the superior mechanical properties for which it was originally designed. This whitepaper examines some of these misconceptions around engineered timber flooring and provides an accurate set of facts for designers and specifiers to rely on in their future projects. Download to find out more.

Through its versatility, durability and virtually unlimited visual design possibilities, porcelain stoneware provides an excellent balance between aesthetic and technical performance. Download this whitepaper to gain a detailed understanding of porcelain stoneware’s material properties, how it compares to other common hard surface materials, and why it is a smart choice for upcoming projects.

Due to their asymmetrical construction, practitioners must be careful when specifying lightweight floor and ceiling systems to ensure the system is code compliant and delivers effective fire protection. Download this whitepaper for an easy-to-understand guide to specifying lightweight floors and ceilings that deliver the expected fire resistance in real fire conditions.

With a culture of providing top quality products at the lowest prices, it’s no surprise that ALDI is one of Australia’s leading supermarket chains. ALDI has been updating the design of their stores to fulfill the demand for fresh foods, wanting to create something that was unique. Learn how Karndean met the high standards needed for this project by downloading this free case study.

Designed to inspire the most creative. Signature Studio offers five fully customisable design mediums using a myriad of unique fibres and thousands of sumptuous colours to provide a flooring solution for any project.

The way low height decks or tiles were installed over a waterproof membrane is one of the primary issues of the ‘Leaky Building Crisis’ impacting New Zealand and Australian economies. Download this free white paper to find out how Outdure have designed a leading solution inspired by these problems.

While engineered timber floors are much less susceptible to the issues commonly found with traditional solid timber flooring, without the right preparation, skills and experience, costly issues may arise during installation. Download this whitepaper to learn how to avoid installation issues, saving your projects significant time and money and ensuring you experience all the benefits that engineered timber flooring has to offer.

Poor specification of flooring, especially unsustainable or insufficient slip resistance, is directly associated with the occurrence of fall incidents. It is imperative for architects, designers and specifiers to understand the factors that impact slip resistance and how flooring surfaces perform in real-life conditions. Download this whitepaper and see why sustainable safety flooring must be considered for demanding commercial environments and public spaces.

Specifying comfortable, clean and durable floors is a key component to high quality school environments and can significantly improve learning and teaching effectiveness. Download this whitepaper for an essential guide to specifying high performance flooring that meets the specific needs of students and teachers.

To combat building energy inefficiency, Australia and New Zealand have enacted stronger energy standards including new energy performance requirements, verification methods, design standards and environmental certification criteria relating to thermal bridging calculations. Download this whitepaper to understand the changing requirements relating to thermal bridging and how the right thermal calculator can give you an efficient pathway to compliance.