Sustainability

natural, highly plant-based material, it also improves indoor health and well-being.

Natural beauty, proven performance

Aside from its impressive sustainability credentials, Marmoleum is exceptionally hard-wearing and not dissimilar to timber floors; as it continues to harden over time, contributing to a very long lifetime. The new Topshield pro surface finish provides incredible protection from scratches and scuffs making floor care a breeze. Additionally, Marmoleum is naturally bacteriostatic, and allergy and asthma approved.

The new addition: Marmoleum

Cocoa

The sustainable Marmoleum champion just got better. The Dutch region De Zaanstreek - The region where Forbo’s Marmoleum factory is an area where cocoa is produced and processed. This inspired them to create a cocoa-themed floor covering using a combination of sustainable Marmoleum flooring and recycled cocoa husks.

The Marmoleum Cocoa production process prevents and reduces carbon emissions while also allowing the product to be recycled or reused resulting in less pollution. In fact, every square metre saved from incineration after its lifetime saves emissions to the equivalent of 1.8 kg of CO.

Other complete flooring solutions that contribute to Green Star and sustainable projects

“The Marmoleum Cocoa production process prevents and reduces carbon emissions while also allowing the product to be recycled or reused resulting in less pollution. ”

Forbo’s sustainable design ethos is perfectly displayed in this collection of linoleum flooring; the use of tough cocoa husks, a waste product from cocoa production, is ground and added to the mix. The finely ground cocoa husks add a unique granular look and feel to the floor design. Not only do they use cocoa husks, but also incorporated pre- and postconsumer Marmoleum, which they believe achieves the ultimate challenge of circularity.

Forbo prides itself on offering total flooring solutions for all areas and catering to each project’s specific needs. While PVC products will never be as sustainable or low in embodied carbon as Marmoleum, there are attributes that contribute to Green Star buildings. Their PVC collections including Eternal general purpose vinyl, Sphera homogeneous vinyl, Step safety flooring, Sarlon acoustic vinyl, Allura LVT and Flotex resilient textile are all GreenTag GreenRate Level A and Best Practice PVC certified.

While circularity for PVC still poses a large challenge, progress is being made through local and strong industry collaboration.

If you would like to learn more about responsible products and how they fit within Green Star, please visit www.forbo-flooring. com.au/sustainability or to discover the latest Marmoleum Cocoa collection visit www. forbo-flooring.com.au/marmoleum-cocoa