Going Green For Gorgeous Refinished Floors Sa . LI a | No more dust. No more fumes. Dust containment systems and envi- ronmentally sound floor finishes now offer an easier, healthier way to beautify woodenfloors. (NAPSA)—Hardwoodfloors are beautiful but anyone who has been through a hardwood floor refinishing project knows just how difficult it can be—dusty, toxic and generally unhealthy. That’s why most homeowners vacate their homes during the process. Fortunately, that’s changing, thanks in large part to companies with an environmental focus. For example, BonaKemi, whose Envi- ronmental Choice System™ featuring dust containment and waterborne finishes recently became the first system certified for indoor air quality by GREENGUARD. An industry-independent, nonprofit organization, the GREEN- GUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) works to improve public health and the quality of life through programs that improve indoorair. The GREENGUARDCerti- fication program for low-emitting interior products establishes acceptable air-quality standards and testing protocols for indoor products. Because homeowners want to be assured that their health is not compromised by the dust and toxic fumes associated with tradi- tional hardwoodfloor refinishing, the latest dust-containment systems connect the sanding equipment to a high-powered vacuum, which extracts the dust generated during the sandingprocess. But dust containmentis only half of the equation whenit comes to maintaining indoorair quality. Using an environmentally sound floor finish is the other. The most modern floor-finishing products are waterborne, which means they have no toxic fumes, are virtually odorless and nonflammable, yet feature superior durability over their more toxic counterparts. “Refinishing hardwood floors with waterborne products and sanding with dust-containment equipment creates a healthier environment for not only the hardwood flooring contractor, but the homeowneras well,” said Mar- ilyn Black, Ph.D., of Air Quality Sciences, a third-party indoorair quality-testing company that was part of the GEI team certifying the BonaKemisystem. For information about refinish- ing and caring for your hardwood floors, call (800) 574-4674 or visit www.bonakemi.com.
