Amtico International has launched its latest range of Stratica Eco-Polymeric flooring. Created in response to the growing demand for environmentally-friendly building materials and the need to achieve healthier indoor air quality, Stratica comprises a variety of floor designs suited for healthcare, education and office spaces.    Stratica’s surface material, SurlynR by Dupont, is a durable polymer that requires no harsh chemicals to maintain, fostering a lower life cycle cost for maintenance. It’s also stain and fade resistant, has high sound absorption abilities and in the case of fire, very low smoke density and toxicity.  www.amtico.com

Estimating that broadloom carpet comprises 70 percent of the commercial flooring market, Shaw Contract Group has set out to ease environmental impact with the launch of EcoWorx Performance Broadloom, which it claims is the commercial carpet industry’s first fully sustainable, cradle-to-cradle carpet backing for broadloom carpet products. The concept behind EcoWorx Performance Broadloom is to incorporate components that are designed to maximize performance and recyclability. Specifically, each component in the backing system is designed to work cooperatively and contains no filler. Because of these cooperatively working components, EcoWorx Performance Broadloom can be easily generated, deconstructed and regenerated again and again through a proprietary five-step dissolution process. www.shawcontractgroup.com

 Designed to build upon and coordinate with the Translations Collection by Shashi Caan, Karastan Contract’s Architectural Grid line draws inspiration from landmark modernist buildings. High Panel (bottom) is based on the raised panel façade of Richard Meier’s design of the High Museum; Lever House (middle) features a grid reminiscent of its New York namesake’s glass curtain exterior; and Lake Point (top/rolled) references the glass window skin of the acclaimed Chicago skyscraper. All three designs are constructed with both regular and high-luster yarns that add durability in high-traffic environments. www.themohawkgroup.com

Fusing fashion with function the HOK Chicago design team set out to emulate fine clothing textiles for the its Menswear Collection of modular carpet for Lees. Aptly named after men’s fashion essentials, the Menswear Collection includes four tufted, textured, multi-level tip-sheared designs: Shirt, a classic cut/loop stripe; Tie, a versatile large-scale diagonal; Sweater, a refined herringbone and Jacket, a tailored small-scale texture. www.leescarpets.com

Adding to its existing line of rubber stair treads Johnsonite is now offering organic and geometric surfaces that combine pattern and color to coordinate with flooring, wall bases and transitions to meet life-safety, design and economic needs. Bamboo and Cubis started as a commissioned piece of dimensional art that was then translated and transformed into one-of-a-kind rubber tiles. www.johnsonite.com

In an effort to best serve designers, as well as the environment, Tandus brands which include Monterey, C&A and Crossley are bringing back an old favorite with a twist, the carpet sample book. Building on the success of the blink by Tandus™ program, this time the book will be comprised of digital strike offs created with SIM from Tricycle®.

The blink by Tandus program, launched at NeoCon 2005, uses SIM from Tricycle® simulation to digitally tuft custom modular and broadloom carpet samples. As an integrated web and print program, blink allows interior designers to create their own virtual custom samples for immediate viewing online and for quick delivery of color accurate, realistic print samples and room scenes.