It is well established that rubber flooring is three times quieter than most vinyl flooring. It is both good for noise transfer (stc) and noise reverberation or echo (nrc). Due to the absorption of the noise of foot fall, it also gives the impression of a soft floor. This is a good choice for health care and especially aged care as the aged feel “at home” on a soft floor and pattern and colours they can relate to.
Due to the production process the floor is permanently impermeable. Also it is naturally anti-microbial as the rubber flooring is calendared with oxides that bacteria will not live in. WA health care is changing direction now experiencing the multiple benefits of Synthetic rubber flooring over PVC and linseed based products. It is important to include the benefits to long term staff with rubber flooring when considering Artigo rubber flooring as it has no VOCs.
