Infrastructure, new DEVELOPMENT and schools

Schools across the US are home for a large portion of the day to hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, staff, parents and more, experiencing foot traffic that is often unmatched in other private or municipal settings. With high foot traffic from staff, faculty, and students alike, campuses need tough, high-traffic floors that won’t wear over time. The range of audiences and activities that take place in these facilities also mean that floors must be safe, sanitary, and aesthetically pleasing too.

Each year, school boards spend countless budget dollars replacing old, worn-out carpet and composite vinyl tile. Soft carpet fibres trap allergens, dust and dirt, and absorb any moisture or spills, making them difficult to sanitize and an inefficient flooring system to clean or maintain. Alternatively, tile floors can withstand frequent washes, however have seams which, over time, trap dirt, moisture and bacteria under peeling or separating tiles. For this reason, architects are now working with builders to design and installer longer lasting infrastructure for educational facilities. 

Flooring options such as polished concrete, epoxy and resinous coating systems are becoming more popular flooring systems installed in schools and municipal buildings due their strength, high durability, longevity, professional aesthetic, high shine, and simplified maintenance. These seamless flooring alternatives are resistant against different kinds of pollutants and germs, helping create a healthier environment for schools overall. The smooth, monolithic surface of polished concrete or resinous flooring systems also makes them very easy to sanitize and help them remain resistant to degradation where routine wash downs and sanitizing chemicals may be used. Polished concrete floors and resinous floor coatings are also an extremely cost effective way to achieve durable, abrasion- and traffic-resistant flooring that can be decorative or stained to incorporate a wide variety of colours.

Floors can even enrich the learning experience with features like noise reduction, which help students focus inside the classroom and avoid distraction. Applied’s polished concrete, epoxy, urethane, and MMA floors come in a wide range of textures, colours, and patterns allowing us to design a custom flooring solution that is inviting, while reflecting your school’s spirit.

Spaces requiring industrial-strength flooring or waterproofing solutions include: residences, school hallways, gymnasiums, parking garages, plazas, balconies, rooftop terraces, bridges, pool decks, mechanical rooms, ramps, helical turns, ticket splitters, pedestrian decks, athletic surfaces, and stadiums.