Parquet flooring in climate change - ACR Innovation Award

Cast your vote now – for the ACR (ACR – Austrian Cooperative Research) Innovation Award 2025

How do rising temperatures and new cooling strategies affect parquet floors? This key question was the focus of the research project “Parquet in Climate Change” conducted by Holzforschung Austria (HFA) in close cooperation with Scheucher Parkett.

This is because the increasing use of floor cooling systems poses a growing challenge in terms of designing parquet floors that are dimensionally stable and durable.

The project provides consumers, architects, and designers with a leaflet on the subject of parquet flooring in conjunction with floor cooling. In addition, those involved in the project receive a well-founded assessment of the suitability of parquet floors for temperature-controlled floor systems (cooling) – based on a climate scenario, the location in the building, including window orientation and furnishings. In addition, a practical 3D simulation tool is being developed for parquet manufacturers, which can be used to realistically simulate moisture- and temperature-related deformations during product development and specifically avoid them.

The R&D team at Scheucher Parkett has been intensively involved in the research, contributing its many years of expertise – particularly in the evaluation of new indoor climate scenarios and cooling technologies under parquet floors, as well as by providing numerous test floors for this promising research project.

Vote now for “Parquet in Climate Change” – until September 28!

The winners will be announced on October 15.

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