William Thornton - Flooring Confidential: The Underbelly of Cradle to Grave from Manufacture to Installation & Use!

This week's show in the Moisture Mob series is with one of the Flooring Industry leading experts based in the Atlanta Georgia metro area. William Thornton is the North American Technical Manager for Tarkett Sports. Originally from the Kansas City metro area where William made his bones in the flooring industry, his career has spanned almost four decades in all aspects of the industry from installation, manufacturing, specifications, consumer complaint handling, technical training to standards writing for industry installation guides.   This week will focus on the indoor air quality aspect of flooring in the built environment from the off gassing of VOC's in materials and adhesives to the impact trapped moisture creates when improper moisture measurement are not done prior to installations.    How do these issues affect the product user, building occupants and why is it important to understand best practices when specifying flooring materials, installation guidelines and making warranty claims which impact purchasing decisions based on the intended use and application.   The Restoration industry traces its roots to flooring from the early days of drying wet carpet on site to today's sophisticated methods for drying saturated concrete. Floors get affected on just about every water intrusion event based on the simple principle of gravity and water flows down  to horizontal surfaces.   Understanding how floors are installed, affected by moisture and the manufacturing warranties for a product's specifications are an important aspect of IAQ consultants, restoration contractors and remediation specialists when assessing damage or investigating IEQ complaints.   Join Radio Joe, the Z-man and the Restoration Global Watchdog this week for a unique Moisture Mob interview exploring the underbelly of Flooring Confidential, with industry expert and unique personality William Thornton!