lab flooring

[Robert Zatorre <robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear colleagues

A bit of an odd question perhaps, but I am building new labs, and wonder 
if anybody has any recommendations about flooring. An obvious concern is 
to reduce noise from footsteps, both outside the lab spaces in the 
corridors, but also inside. Our institution will not let us use 
carpeting due to health concerns (which is to say, the union won't clean 
them, so they are a perfect environment for microbes).  So we need 
something washable, too. If anybody has any suggestions that would be 
very useful.

Thanks

Robert

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Robert Zatorre, PhD
Montreal Neurological Institute
McGill University
3801 University St
Montreal, QC Canada H3A2B4
www.zlab.mcgill.ca