The traffic of carts, beds, wheelchairs, trash bins, and people traveling through the halls of hospitals and medical offices on a daily basis makes a Los-Angeles freeway look like a country road on a Sunday. Protecting the walls from this traffic damage are durable, impact absorbing, and scratch-resistant wall guards, typically affixed at waist height and at corners. Materials used to manufacture a product with the durability to protect against this type of damage often contain ingredients known to cause human and environmental health damage. In 2010, Kaiser Permanent purchased 33,000 linear feet, or 6.25 miles, of wall guards….
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Case Study in Sustainably Manufactured Wall Guards
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