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SPEEDY, SUSTAINABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE: RENOVATING SPORTS FLOORS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM THE SPORTS FLOOR SYSTEM FROM DR. SCHUTZ: A STEP-BY-STEP ACCOUNT Author and photos
Dr. Schutz Group, DE – 53175 Bonn, www.dr-schutz.com
With the smart all-in-one solutions from Dr. Schutz, sports hall floors can be renovated in five perfectly coordinated steps. Using its Sports Floor System, the entire hall floor is fully upgraded in just a few days without having to tear out the existing flooring. This not only eliminates a great deal of cost and effort, but also saves a lot of waste and material. When upgrading facilities used by the public, it is often necessary to weigh up methods in terms of their sustainability. Dr. Schutz has had this consideration scientifically tested: with the result that a renovation with the Floor Remake System reduces CO2 emissions by 98 % over the installation of a new floor. And the cost aspect is also impressive, as the streamlined method costs only a fraction of the price of a new floor.
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The Sports Floor System is suitable for both resilient and wooden sport floors and is adapted to the existing surface.
Certified sustainability: a calculation demonstrating CO2 savings and lasting protection CO2 savings: In order to quantify the sustainability of its floor renovation system, Dr. Schutz commissioned an expert opinion from the German Institute for Sustainability and Economics. It wanted to find out how much CO2 can be saved by renovation using the Floor Remake System compared to the installation of new flooring. The simple answer is 98 %. Tearing out old floors creates a lot of waste that has to be disposed of at great expense. The production of new floor coverings and the logistics associated with their installation also add to the carbon footprint. All of the Dr. Schutz Group’s systems are produced in Germany, and the raw materials and primary products exclusively in Europe. A photovoltaic system on the roof of the plant also meets almost all of the electricity needs of production. Waste is virtually eliminated by the renovation process. Lasting protection: The on-top PU finish hermetically seals the floor and protects it from scratches and dirt penetration. This means that simple cleaning with suitable cleaning agents (like the Dr. Schutz PU Cleaner) will be sufficient for many years. The annual thorough deep clean with the removal of old care layers and the application of new can be avoided completely. This not only saves many litres of water and cleaning chemicals, but also prevents microplastics washed out of the care layers from entering the water cycle in the first place. 64
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