flooring february 2005 22/2/05 8:47 AM Page 25 New environmentally friendly HQ A high quality, beautiful and hardwearing solution to the flooring needs of Lend Lease in their new Sydney headquarters was provided by Eco Flooring. Lend Lease was committed to incorporating environmentally sustainable development (ESD) initiatives into the project brief. An Australian owned company operating since 1996, Eco Flooring Systems already has a proven track record in supplying high quality BT Bamboo flooring, including installations at David Jones and the Chinese Consulate. In selecting BT Bamboo, Lend Lease looked at a range of factors including the manufacturing process, coatings and the glues used. They also looked at practicalities such as the hardness and durability. BT Bamboo is equal in hardness to jarrah and tallowwood and is quality assured (ISO 9002). The zero emission water based coatings, non toxic glues and environmentally responsible manufacturing processes used to produce BT Bamboo satisfied the strict criteria placed on materials chosen for the development. The clarity of the flooring, and the fact that it is one of the few, pale yellow, solid hard wood timbers available that are suitable for this purpose made it a natural choice. BT Bamboo flooring, whilst complying with the architect’s requirements also complemented and enhanced the mood of the building, helping to create a light, open environment of quality in which to work. Lend Lease chose light sand vertical wide boards with a satin finish and, as a feature for the new level 9 boardroom, darker, coffee coloured BT Bamboo carbonated amber vertical wide board was selected. ■ WHY BT BAMBOO? HIGHEST QUALITY precision machined pre-finished T&G solid bamboo flooring ALL AUSTRALIAN family business established in 1996 supplying Australia wide TOUGH COATINGS 7 layers aluminium oxide in gloss, satin or commercial finish WIDELY SPECIFIED by architects and designers Meets stringent international ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA in terms of glues and coatings LARGE STOCKS of wide long boards in gloss, satin and commercial coating ACCESSORIES to complement installations CONSISTENT TRACK RECORD of high profile commercial installations including Lend Lease HQ, Nestle HQ, Chinese Consulate, David Jones, AQIS, Lexus Motor Show Display, Beach Club Resorts, Port Douglas Mirage Resort as well as many quality retail, office and residential installations. www.ecoflooring.com.au ECO FLOORING SYSTEMS PTY LIMITED Suppliers of BT Bamboo Flooring ABN: 80 077 402 030 Ph: 02 9402 6050 T H E Fax: 02 9144 3768 Mob: 0425 240 279 E N V I R O N M E N T A L L Y E-mail: [email protected] F R I E N D L Y F L O O R I N G FlooringFebruary 2005 25