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Follow us on LinkedIn The flooring industry is currently witnessing growth supported by the reviving construction activity in both developed and developing markets. Growing disposable income, urbanization, better credit availability, and recovery in home prices are fuelling residential construction projects, while increase in commercial, industrial and business activity is benefiting non-residential construction activity. Since its development, laminate flooring has attracted significant attention on par with wood flooring. The cost-advantage over other types of flooring products is encouraging homeowners, real estate agents, and remodeling contractors to replace hardwood, stone, wood, and ceramic flooring with laminate flooring. Low installation and maintenance costs of laminate flooring when compared to alternative wood floors, is expected to emerge as the single most important factor driving sales of laminate flooring as an affordable luxury. Apart from their durability and aesthetic appeal, innovation and advancements in production and designing methods bode well for the market. Some of the advancements that have occurred over the past few years include mechanical locking systems, high definition printing for creating realistic visuals, and wear layer protection to ensure longer life of floor covering. Innovations such as specialty laminates including chemical resistant laminates, and custom-made colors and patterns are expected to boost demand patterns.

Rising environmental awareness and increasing demand for eco-friendly flooring are expected to benefit sales of laminate flooring. Laminate Flooring comprises bio-based components such as sawdust and wood chips but is not recognized as a natural material since it undergoes precise engineering unlike wooden or stone slabs. Over 90% of laminate material is bio-based and therefore qualifies as a green and eco-friendly flooring substitute. The advent of anti-bacterial flooring laminates meets the hygiene requirements of special areas including hospitals, kids rooms, kitchens, restrooms, offices and living rooms. This category of flooring laminate provides safer surroundings for users ensuring a germ-free environment.

As stated by the new market research report on Laminate Flooring, Europe represents the largest market worldwide. Latin America is forecast to record the fastest CAGR of 7.2% over the analysis period. The growth in the region is driven by steady economic growth, rising income levels, growing population and housing needs, robustly developing hospitality and retail sectors and rapid pace of industrialization.

Major players in the marketplace include Abet, Inc., Alsafloor SA, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Bruce Flooring, Balterio Laminate Flooring, Beaulieu International Group, BerryAlloc, CLASSEN Group, EGGER Group, Faus Group, Inc., Formica Group, Greenply Industries Limited, Hamberger Industriewerke GmbH, Kaindl Flooring GmbH, Kronoflooring GmbH, KRONOTEX GmbH & Co KG, Mannington Mills, Inc., Mohawk Industries, Inc., Pergo, UNILIN, Robina Flooring Sdn Bhd, Shaw Industries, Inc., Skema Srl, Sonae Indstria SGPS, S.A, Tarkett USA, Inc., Uniboard Canada, Inc., and Windmller Flooring Products WFP GmbH, among others.

The research report titled Laminate Flooring: A Global Strategic Business Report announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of industry trends, growth drivers, restraints, end-use market analysis, market share, size and demand projections and forecasts. The report provides market estimates and projections for all major geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Middle East, and Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin America). End-use segments analyzed in the report include New Housing Starts, Residential Replacement (including DIY Installation) and Commercial Sector. The report also offers coverage on mergers, acquisitions, product launches and other strategic industry activities of major global and regional players.

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Things are looking brighter for flooring special Lumber Liquidators ever since it found out it was under investigation. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Normally, an announcement that Lumber Liquidators was under investigation by the Consumer Products Safety Commission wouldn't propel its stock 10% higher. However, that news was really the best thing that could have happened to the flooring specialist in the wake of the devastating 60 Minutes report on the health risks posed by its wood flooring.

This new investigation could potentially allow Lumber Liquidators to restore its reputation , which was shredded by the CBS news magazine.

Floored by the accusations Although it took Lumber Liquidators a bit of time to respond to the allegations made against it, when it did make a statement the flooring specialist came out swinging . Not onlydid it stand by the quality of its products, stating that they complied with all relevant regulations, but the company tore into the tests that were conducted to prove otherwise.

According to Lumber Liquidators, because formaldehyde is a naturally occurring chemical, it's going to be found in the home and in many household products, including its own laminate flooring. But the chemical breaks down over time and doesn't accumulate in the environment or the body so it is of little risk.

Lumber Liquidators will be carrying a heavy load of suspicion until its the CPSC renders its verdict. Photo: Mike Mozart via Flickr.

When first installed, its flooring can add about five parts per billion, or ppb, to the average household indoor air quality, which in urban areas ranges up to 20 ppb. The EPA, however, sets an acceptable air quality range anywhere from 20 ppb-100 ppb, suggesting the laminate flooring isn't a hazard even when at its most potent, immediately after installation.

And because it breaks down over time, after just one year in use the formaldehyde emissions are cut by more than half, down to just two ppb. After 10 years, it's less than one ppb.

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If one can be sure of anything, it's that when architects design their own homes, the end result is going to be high on style. And with a new piece that interviews several architects who've recently built dwellings for themselves, the Wall Street Journal would like to suggest that, compared to structures built for clients, these personal projects are actually quite practical. Granted, architects get to save on design fees and trade discounts, but as this Austin couple has demonstrated already, it's also all about knowing where to spend money and where to conserve. Read on for three quick money-saving takeaways from WSJ's exploration into various architects' "simple, sophisticated structures that merely look expensive."

The general consensus among the architects featured is that less is more, particularly the principle that "streamlined designs take less time to build and are easier to maintainyet are still more aesthetically appealing." But basic design aside, here are a few specific ways they keep their projects in check:

1. PrioritizeDuh.

"We worked really hard to get to the essence of what was important to us," Jeff Stern, from Portland-based firm In Situ Architecture, tells WSJ, "rather than starting the process wanting it all and having to compromise." For Stern, splurging on super energy-efficient triple-glazed windows meant incorporating a mix of budget-friendly solutions like concrete floors, fir cabinetry, and plastic laminate countertops.

Thomas Gluck of NYC-based firm Gluck + Architecture gave the exterior of his Tower House ( ) a tinted-glass treatment usually only used for commercial projects. "Even though the glass itself is inexpensive, the technique of applying the tint can be costly," WSJ's Nancy Keates writes. Still, this was a calculated risk that's central to the design of the home; the dark glass exterior allows the structure to blend in with its woodsy surroundings. Inside the home, he kept the design and finishings simple ( ).

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For his upstate New York weekend retreat (), Manhattan architect Doug Larson used "a factory-built stove pipe instead of a brick chimney with a fancy surround and a mantle."

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Westfield Garden State Plaza, the state's largest mall, had an occupancy rate at the end of 2014 that was better than the national average.

Construction of malls and new retail space screeched to a halt during the recession, and now, as a result of that, along with an improving economy, U.S. malls and shopping centers are enjoying their lowest vacancy rates in years, according to a report released Monday.

The report, by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), found that the mall occupancy rate was 94.2 percent at the end of 2014, the best level since the fourth quarter of 1987. Shopping centers - a category that includes all non-mall properties - ended 2014 with a 92.7 percent occupancy rate, the highest rate since the second quarter of 2008.

Westfield Garden State Plaza, the state's largest mall, had an occupancy rate at the end of 2014 that was better than the national average. As reported by its parent company, Westfield Corp., The Plaza was 97.1 percent leased at the end of 2014. Its 2014 sales per square foot, at $776, were 63 percent higher than the national average of $475.

The other three major malls in North Jersey - The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, Paramus Park in Paramus, and Willowbrook Mall in Wayne - told The Record they do not release that information.

The report, which puts enclosed malls and unenclosed shopping centers in separate categories, also showed that net operating income, rents, and sales increased in 2014. Operating income at malls rose 21.3 percent in 2014 and it rose 8.3 percent at shopping centers. Base rents rose 17.2 percent at malls and 6.5 percent at shopping centers.

"We've seen this constant drumbeat, since the recession, of slow measured growth in all of the metrics as we go quarter by quarter," said Jesse Tron, a spokesman for the ICSC.

Tron said one reason enclosed malls have the best occupancy rates since the late 1980s is that a lot of new mall space was still being built in the late 1980s and the 1990s, and that kept vacancy rates higher. Now, Tron said, "we are at sort of historic lows in terms of the amount of new space that we're bringing to the market." Retailers "are as healthy as they were during peak construction years," he said, "but we're just not adding extra space for them."

The result, he said, "is we're now really seeing those occupancy rates start to climb," he said.

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