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Cleaner carpets

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The Carpet and Rug Institute has initiated a program to regulate carpet products' emission levels and reduce indoor pollution. The program aims to address environmental concerns for indoor spaces and assure consumers of the safety of carpet products. Manufacturers must submit their products for testing to determine whether the carpets comply with the emissions criteria. Those that pass the test may affix the program's seal while those who fail should make product adjustments. The products will undergo a yearly test to maintain the label. The program also provides data on carpet installation and maintenance.

Management, Safety and security measures, Environmental aspects, Indoor air quality, Volatile organic compounds, Carpet and Rug Institute

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Glazing details

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Architect John Storyk of Walters Storyk Design Group plans designs which make offices and studios sound proof. The walls and the glass windows are made thick and sealed, preventing any outlet for noise. In a Manhattan office, neoprene U channel gasket was used on top of the edges which join the window frames. Insertion of 1/2 inch thick wood frame between the window frame and glass plane also helps to isolate the sound. Strips of neoprene sheet resembling a U channel gasket are stuck to the glazing edge sheet in the design of a recording studio.

Design and construction, Architecture

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Carpet recycling: a new carpet industry reclamation program makes a small dent in mitigating solid waste

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A consortium of carpet industry groups, Du Pont and Browning-Ferris Industries have formed the Partnership for Carpet Reclamation to help minimize the amount of old carpet currently disposed in landfills and incinerators. The industry group is also researching new uses for old carpet fiber including use as a component in a number of products. The Partnership has introduced an efficient collection service to remove and handle old carpet at rates competitive with local disposal services.

Carpets and rugs, Textile goods, not elsewhere classified, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Waste management

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