nora® Rubber Flooring's noraplan® Earns GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification

LAWRENCE, MA - nora® rubber flooring recently became the first rubber flooring manufacturer to receive the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute's Indoor Air Quality Certification. The company's noraplan® product line achieved GREENGUARD certification following rigorous testing according to stringent GREENGUARD standards for low-emitting products.

GREENGUARD certification ensures that the noraplan® product offering, including noraplan® uni, stone, logic, astro, mega, plus, effect, classic and eco, has minimal impact on the indoor environment. Like all GREENGUARD Certified Products, noraplan® products are subject to regular testing to verify ongoing compliance with GREENGUARD Standards.

"We are honored to earn this very important certification and thrilled to achieve a leadership position among rubber flooring manufacturers in the certification process," said Philipp Leferenz, president of Freudenberg Building Systems, Inc., manufacturer of nora® rubber flooring. "GREENGUARD certification underscores nora's commitment to protecting the environment and demonstrates the ability of nora® products to meet and exceed some of the most stringent IAQ requirements. We take great pride in our products and the many ways they contribute to improved public health and quality of life," Leferenz said.

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute is an industry-independent, non-profit organization that oversees the GREENGUARD Certification Program and provides the world's only guide to third party low-emitting building materials and interior finishes. Architects, designers, specifiers and consumers can trust GREENGUARD certified products to help them create interior spaces with good indoor air quality. noraplan® rubber flooring products and all GREENGUARD certified products are easy to find in the GREENGUARD online product guide.

Freudenberg Building Systems, Inc. has been located in the United States for more than 30 years. It is the U.S. headquarters of the German-based Freudenberg Building Systems/KG, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial rubber floor covering systems. The company has been designing and manufacturing nora® rubber flooring for more than 50 years, meeting a wide range of functional performance requirements while paying close attention to the aesthetic aspects of interior design. Freudenberg Building Systems, Inc. is a member of the multinational Freudenberg Group. For additional information, contact Freudenberg Building Systems, Inc. at 1-800-332-NORA or visit the company's Web site at www.norarubber.com.

nora® Rubber Flooring is a registered trademark of Freudenberg Building Systems, Inc.