Airports are typically filled with stressed-out travelers frazzled by delays, lines and security. RS&H Architecture, the architects of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport terminal, hired SKP Design to help alleviate some of that stress. Their solution was terrazzo. Sondra Phillips, owner of SKP, oversaw the terrazzo river design that now stretches along the second floor bridge…
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Terrazzo Flooring Helps Notre Dame Project Achieve LEED Certification
Terrazzo flooring, the original recycled flooring material, helped Notre Dame University’s Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center received LEED Gold certification. Among the sustainable design cited is the following: “16 percent of the building materials used consisted of post-consumer and pre-consumer recycled content, including the structural steel and reinforcement, concrete, metal studs, insulation, aluminum window…
Terrazzo Inspiration: Long-Lasting Flooring for Libraries
Terrazzo is well suited to public buildings, most notably libraries. The high-traffic entryways, hallways, and reception areas need more durability than carpeting can supply. Polished, gleaming terrazzo is beautiful and tough. Terrazzo can withstand heavy weight, does not stain, and can be cleaned with basic cleaning supplies. When properly cared for, a terrazzo floor can…