Floor Care: The "Green" Care of Concrete

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Concrete floors are becoming more and more popular in all types of facilities  —from offices. industrial buildings and schools, to stores and convention centers.
 
This is occurring because concrete is a very cost-effective flooring system and it is often viewed as a “Green” alternative to many conventional floor systems.  In fact, using concrete can help facilitate the process for facilities wishing to obtain LEED certification.
 
However, maintaining interior concrete flooring does require some skill and know-how.  Using strong chemicals to clean, seal, polish, or re-coat the floor essentially eliminates the environmentally friendly benefits of concrete.
 
New Greener Technologies
New technologies have been introduced, such as the Diamabrush Multi-Step Concrete Floor Polishing System, which makes it easier for facility managers to keep concrete floors looking their best in a relatively simple, healthy, environmentally responsible manner.
 
The Diamabrush system features a flexible, spring-steel blade designed to be in constant contact with the floor.  This maximizes the tool’s effectiveness as it improves worker productivity.  
 
Additionally, the system includes a series of increasingly finer diamond “grit” blades, ranging from 100 to 2,000 grit and in two different sizes: 16 and 19 inches.  The different blades polish the concrete, allowing the user to choose which blades and how many steps are needed to achieve the desired results.
 
“The system transforms a conventional floor machine into a concrete polishing machine without the need for heavy and expensive equipment,” says Rod Godlewski, vice president of marketing for Powr-Flite.  “And, of course, there are no chemicals involved in the process.”
 
Godlewski adds that the system is also cost effective.  Studies indicate the Diamabrush system can clean up to 15,000 square feet at a cost of about $0.25 per square foot.

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