Cork flooring is made from bark peeled from cork oak trees. The cork oaks thrive and regenerate, while never being cut down, which makes them completely sustainable. Cork floors are durable and resilient, while offering softness and warmth (life-cycle savings as well as “quality of life” benefits). Cork floors are ideal for almost any room in the home. Cork flooring is easy to install and maintain, which makes it more cost-effective than other flooring surfaces.Cork floors offer excellent sound absorption and acoustical excellence. Cork flooring radiates warmth and atmosphere, allowing you to express your personal taste freely. Cork tiles are available either with untreated surface finishes to which flooring urethane (we recommend waterbased) must be applied after installation, or pre-finished with urethane. Either option will bring pleasing results.
Source: http://www.greenerbuilding.org/
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Hi Mira,
Did you know that the photo of the tree on your blog is The Whistler Tree. It is 250 years old, and has been harvested every nine years. It's due to be shorn of its bark again in 2009.
We wrote about it on our blog here:
http://wicanderscorkoakblog.com/2008/07/14/trees
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