For environmentally friendly, durable, and good-looking flooring, Kearns chooses cork. Expanko, his preferred supplier, produces a floating floor laminated with medium density fiberboard and available in 12-by-36-inch planks or a range of tiles in dimensions up to 12 by 36 or 24 by 24 inches. Finished with a water-based polyurethane or a natural carnauba wax. Expanko, 610.593.3000; www.expanko.com.

Lawrence P. Kearns, AIA wheeler kearns architects

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