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56 | OCTOBER 2016 Raised Access Floors adhesive-free sustainable floor installations. Jenny Stranges, president of Camino, says, "Product innovation will continue to play a key role in our success, and we believe our new partnership with Versaflex aligns well with our commitment to innovative high-quality product." Meanwhile at Tate, its underfloor service distribution systems are an all-in- one solution, improving the esthetics, comfort, flexibility and efficiency of indoor environments. As previously mentioned, Tate's In-floor Active Chilled Beams pro- vide energy savings by bringing chilled water to the perimeter of a space under the raised floor, thus eliminating any concern of damage from leaking water lines and latent loads producing condensate. In terms of finishes, Tate's new line of porcelain laminated raised floor panels, made from 100 percent natural mineral composition, provide a fabulous combi- nation of esthetic and flexibility. But that's only one aspect of Tate's dominance in the raised floor sector. It has also developed a system to isolate air conditioning for technology equipment in order to increase the cooling efficiency and livability of data centres; and it recently upgraded its SmartAire automatic variable-air volume damper, which monitors inlet air temperature to ensure that the right amount of air is delivered to computer equipment in data centre. Tate's expertise is such that its project portfolio is replete with high-profile work, including the RBC Centre in Toronto, for which it provided raised floors with under- floor air distribution throughout 1.2-million square feet of office space, as well as in-floor active chilled beams. Tate's work on RBC prompted Wayne Barwise, senior VP, office development with building owner Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, to point out that, "The raised floor system represents a new, better technology that offers greater flexibil- ity in terms of HVAC distribution and the location of data and telecommunications cabling. In addition, studies show that the cost of reconfiguring interior space in a building that uses a raised floor system is more economical than in a building that uses a conventional dropped lay-in tile acoustic ceiling. Finally, because the raised floor system places diffusers in the floor to distribute conditioned air throughout the building, the system provides greater personal control over comfort." Just as raised access flooring has evolved from its data centre origins, so has its esthetic appearance – with considerable help from companies dedicated to making them as attractive as possible. Interface, whose moniker is "We make carpet tile, but we sell design," recently released its new World Woven collection designed to impart a handcrafted feel to a broad array of interior projects. World Woven is com- prised of six Skinny Planks and three FLOR by Interface squares, each with eight colours and made with 100 percent recycled content nylon; their styles pay hom- age to centuries-old woollen textiles, from Scottish tweed to Saori hand-weaving. A Versaflex access flooring system available from Camino Modular Systems Inc. P ROV I D I N G E F F E CT I V E S O L U T I O N S S I N C E 1980 Burnaby: 604-294-9495 info@vibra-sonic.com Western Canadian Representative for Mason Industries Calgary: 403-237-5035 www.vibra-sonic.com Vibration Isolation Seismic Restraint Sound Masking Unitech Construction Management Ltd. Suite 400-1530, 56th Street Delta, B.C. Canada V4L 2A8 unitechcm.ca 604 943 8845 We are proud to be the Construction Manager for the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute — UBC Congratulations to the entire team on a very successful project! Collaborative Construction with a Purpose Commercial • Education • Healthcare • Institutional • Residential • Recreational • First Nations Let Unitech bring success to your next project projects with purpose. Unitech.indd 1 16-09-09 3:52