[Washington] Shaw Floors announced its Life Happens with LifeGuard carpet, Floorté enhanced vinyl plank and Tuftex area rugs, along with turf tile from Shaw Contract’s The Park collection, will be showcased in the Greenbuild KB Home ProjeKt demonstration home at the 2016 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Los Angeles. Available for in-person discovery tours for conference attendees on Wednesday, October 5 and Thursday, October 6, the home will also be available nationwide via the online virtual tour.
The Greenbuild KB Home ProjeKt, presented by Hanley Wood in partnership with KB Home, BUILDER Magazine, KTGY Architecture + Planning, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, and Virginia Tech, is designed to serve as a time-travel look ahead to the years 2020 and 2050 as a way to bring new perspective and strategic scenario-planning opportunities to builders and consumers alike. The display at the 2016 Greenbuild Conference and Expo will boast vignettes that feature assemblies and systems, home tours, interactive educational features and a digital wall display.
The home is designed to be sustainable, resilient and achieve LEED and National Green Building Standard (NGBS) certifications for energy efficiency today, net-zero energy per California’s 2020 goals, and features super materials and innovations for 2050.