When speaking recently at a Passivhaus conference in Aveiro, Portugal, I mentioned one of my favourite subjects, embodied energy, and noted that cork ... we face in green building.

Actually, cork has been used for a century or longer for commercial flooring where durability and an attractive appearance are important. With the greater interest in "green" living, cork is ...

Much to my surprise there was no separate green ... This stunning building was built in the early 1900s. As soon as I walked through the front door I saw it. A magnificent cork floor covered ...

The firm designed the Cork Study, a garden studio for a couple in North London that, along with a green roof of wildflowers ... “It can do so much as a building material,” Mr. Surman said ...

Question: At a recent home show, I saw some beautiful cork floor tiles. I am remodeling my ... also be added to create brilliant red, blue and green patterns. The bark is peeled from cork oak ...

Green flooring options can includes cork, bamboo, sustainably harvested ... Salvaged flooring sold at area used building materials stores may include vintage hardwood from local school gyms ...

such as BuildingGreen Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News, qualify and list other green-flooring alternatives, such as natural linoleum, cork and concrete.