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THE BENEFITS OF FLOOR RENOVATION

For years Bona has enjoyed seeing the resource saving benefits of properly maintaining and renovating floors. The environmental effects of renovating rather than replacing are clear, however there have been few studies quantifying and verifying the positive effects. Until now. That’s why, last year Bona initiated an ambitious project together with the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, to find out the hard facts.

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Saving climate, energy and money for the future

Energy for 9000 houses

By renovating a floor rather than installing a new one, the energy savings are as high as 95%*. Let’s take Bona’s yearly production of floor finishes and calculate the m2 of floors they cover. If new floors were installed instead on same amount of floor surface, the energy use would have been 1.8 billion kWh more*! In comparison, these savings correspond to the yearly energy use of 9,000 households** or a small Swedish town!

9600 flights around the globe

Floor renovation saves up to 90%* in reduced carbon footprint vs installing a new floor. If we look at Bona’s yearly production of floor finishes and calculate the m2 of floors they cover, the carbon footprint reduction per m2 vs. new floors is 108,000 tonnes CO2. This is equal to CO2 emissions from 9,600 flights around the world***.

* Calculations based on the IVL-report and will be explained further later in the brochure
**, *** See back for explanations of the calculations.

Direct and indirect cost savings

When you add it up, renovation makes a significant difference, from many perspectives. As the calculations show, in addition to supporting the planet by reducing carbon dioxide footprint and use of energy resources, there are also cost advantages to be gained from renovating rather than replacing a floor. Renovating also allows you to restore the existing floor to its initial beauty or give it a whole new look, based on modern flooring trends. Finally, renovation even makes your floor more hygienic, as the monolithic surface ensures an easy cleaned and maintained floor, preventing build-up of microorganisms.

Floor care is environmental care

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Case studies

Hospital Operating Room, Las Vegas, USA

Hospital Operating Room, Las Vegas, USA

Rather than 72 hours to replace the floor, the Bona process took 5 hours of labor which amounted to a savings of 75%. Our resilient floor renovation solution had the operating room ready for use in 18 hours. Downtime in an operating room would have been thousands of dollars per day. The durable and slip-resistant floor has made the room safer for employees. Rather than ripping out the old floor, the existing surface can be transformed with seven base colors and 15 color chip options. Centennial Hills Hospital will realize significant product and labor savings in the future by not having to strip or polish the floor ever again.

Nursing home, Germany

Nursing home, Germany

A worn, dull looking PVC floor at a nursing home in Germany got a completely new look. Starting off with PowerRemover, followed by sanding with the FlexiSand, it was then scrubbed using a PowerScrubber to neutralize the colour. Two layers of Bona Pure colour were applied, followed by a final coating of Bona Pure transparent for protection.

Fire Museum, New York City, USA

Fire Museum, New York City, USA

Bona donated materials and expertise to restore the floor of the New York City Fire Museum’s event room. Over a weekend volunteers re-sanded and finished more than 1,000 m2 of red oak floor with a coating of Bona DTS® Deep Tone Sealer, followed by Bona Traffic HD Extra Matte. By Monday morning it was ready for action.