Lindner floors meet the highest demands regarding recyclability. Recently, the raised floor panels NORTEC aurum and LOOP aurum with and without substructure received Cradle to Cradle Certified® GOLD – the first time this award has been given to raised floors worldwide.

What does Cradle to Cradle Certified^® GOLD mean?

Cradle to Cradle Certified^® is the world’s best-known concept for recyclable products: A GOLD certification signals a particularly sustainable use of our resources. Existing products and materials are recycled and reused wherever possible. This reduces or completely avoids waste.

At C2C Certified^®, the submitted products are rated Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum in the following five criteria:

• material health
• material reutilization
• renewable energy & carbon management
• water stewardship
• social fairness

The Lindner Add.Vantage

The Cradle to Cradle Certified^® GOLD award offers customers an indication of social, ecological and economic Add.Vantage: Certified products contribute to the protection of our climate and our resources, and thus set an example for a responsible handling with the environment.

The generated material statement creates transparency by identifying and evaluating all materials used or their ingredients. In this scence, buildings become also raw material stores for the future. This is also valuable from a business perspective, as the confirmed sustainability increases the value of the product – and thus also of the property in which the product is installed. The risk of loss of value decreases significantly. For the owner of the property, this in turn means higher rental income and sales revenues – therefore, the cycle is closed not only from an ecological point of view. The criteria “social fairness” evaluates the interaction with employees and business partners on the basis of concrete requirements.

GOLD for NORTEC aurum and LOOP aurum

The Lindner FLOOR and more^® and NORTEC floor systems have already been Cradle to Cradle Certified^® Silver since 2017. Thanks to continuous further development, the raised floors NORTEC aurum and LOOP aurum have now achieved Gold status: For this, the edge trim as an edge protection was omitted and more than 50 % of the required energy is generated from renewable sources. In addition to the sustainability aspect, the raised floor systems have excellent properties in terms of loadability, sound and fire protection. The diverse combination options with other systems ensure a high degree of flexibility.