Flooring Podcast

Barker on the Market (22:10)

November 6, 2006—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management discusses the Labor Department’s jobs numbers, which were released this past Friday and the sizable differences between the preliminary numbers released in August and September and the revised numbers released in Friday report and what this means for the creditability of the report. Barker discusses the decline in Mohawk shares since the company reported third quarter earnings and the latest on the housing market.

Jon Dougal – All About Life Cycle Analysis – Part 1 (11:40)

November 4, 2006—Jon Dougal, Editor of Green Building News, in the first part of a four-part series, discusses the concept of life cycle assessment or life cycle analysis, its goals and its rationale. In this segment Dougal defines the concept and lists the elements involved in the process of establishing a life cycle assessment rating.

Jon Dougal – All About Life Cycle Analysis – Part 2

November 4, 2006—Jon Dougal, Editor of Green Building News, in the second part of a four-part series, discusses the concept of life cycle assessment or life cycle analysis. In this segment Dougal talks about the process some companies call on to carry out this process and how the process should be perceived and how life cycle analysis relates to the floor covering industry.

Jon Dougal – All About Life Cycle Analysis – Part 3 (11:24)

November 4, 2006—Jon Dougal, editor of Green Building News, in the third part of a four-part series, discusses the concept of life cycle assessment or life cycle analysis. In this segment Dougal talks about how life cycle analysis is used in comparing two flooring products, how the concept is currently being used in purchasing floor coverings and other products, how the process is evolving and where it will likely be in the future.

Jon Dougal – All About Life Cycle Analysis – Part 4

November 4, 2006—Jon Dougal, editor of Green Building News, in the final part of a four-part series, discusses the changes in the LEED sustainable building rating system related to wood, bio-based materials and rapidly renewable materials like cork and bamboo. In this segment Dougal defines the two sides of the discussion with the timber industry on one side and rapidly renewable materials industries on the other and how this debate has spilled over into the public policy arena

Bob Peoples on the Green Carpet Standard - Part 4 (13:00)

November 3, 2006—Bob Peoples, executive director of Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and director of sustainability at the Carpet& Rug Institute (CRI), in the final part of a four-part series talks about the Green Carpet Standard becoming a national standard and the plans for the current draft to be advanced to a final version in time for GreenBuild 2007 in Los Angeles. Also discussed is the recently held CARE entrepreneur meeting, topics on the agenda, including the fundamentals of carpet identification technology, processing equipment and how members can increase the volume of collected carpet.

CARE’s Bob Peoples on the Green Carpet Standard – Part 3 (16:15)

November 2, 2006—Bob Peoples, executive director of Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and director of sustainability at the Carpet& Rug Institute (CRI), in the third part of a four-part series talks about the Green Carpet Standard becoming a national standard and the plans for the current draft to be advanced to a final version in time for GreenBuild 2007 in Los Angeles. Also discussed is the recently held CARE entrepreneur meeting, topics on the agenda, including the fundamentals of carpet identification technology, processing equipment and how members can increase the volume of collected carpet.

Floor Focus’ Frank O’Neill and Industry Events of the Week

October 31, 2006—Frank O’Neill, Co-Publisher Floor Focus Magazine discusses third quarter earnings from Mohawk and Armstrong, Invista’s agreement to acquire Honeywell’s nylon 6 operations in the Asia Pacific region and the results from Floor Focus magazine’s annual Top 250 Design Survey.

CARE’s Bob Peoples on the Green Carpet Standard – Part 2 (11:48)

October 31, 2006—Bob Peoples, executive director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and Director of Sustainability at the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI), in the second part of a four-part series, discusses the progress of the sustainability movement in the floor covering industry, the Green Carpet Standard standard, the parties involved in formulating the standard and the role he expects it will play in the in the long-term.

Dunn & Elyachar on the Alliance, Big Bob’s Partnership – Part 3 (11:23)

October 30, 2006—This is the conclusion of the 1st of a three part series featuring Ron Dunn, Co-President and CEO of Alliance Flooring and David Elyachar, President of Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet, in the final part of a three part series discuss the agreement between these two organizations that will see Big Bob’s incorporate Color Tile Outlets with their locations, adding hard surface products to the company’s soft surface product offerings. In this segment Dunn and Elyachar Big Bob’s furniture operation, the reaction on Big Bob’s members to the partnership with Alliance and plans for the future.