by Adam Milecki | Oct 19, 2026 | Commercial Property Flooring, Design Inspiration, Education, Interior Design, Multi-Family Housing, Multi-Unit Commercial, Multi-Unit Residential, Product Information, Urban Announcements
Every specifier knows the tradeoff. Texture is what makes a floor worth looking at, and texture is what makes facilities teams nervous. The assumption goes that anything with real depth will hold onto dirt, drink up spills, and demand a maintenance program nobody...
by Adam Milecki | Dec 3, 2025 | Architecture & Engineering, Building Materials Industry, Commercial Property Flooring, Design Inspiration, Education, Interior Design, Product Information, Property Management, Urban Announcements
Whether you’re in construction, operations, or design, the schedule killers are familiar: scratches, dents, gaps, and acclimation delays. Urban Surfaces’ partnership with Bjelin brings Woodura Hardened Wood made with Välinge’s patented Woodura technology,...
by Adam Milecki | Feb 12, 2025 | Building Materials Industry, Commercial Property Flooring, Education, Multi-Family Housing, Multi-Unit Commercial, Multi-Unit Residential, Product Information, Property Management
Managing flooring specifications across multiple properties or units can be a significant challenge for property managers and developers. Urban Surfaces understands this – we specialize in partnering with professionals like you, offering flooring solutions that are...
by Adam Milecki | Apr 2, 2024 | Education, Product Information, Urban Announcements
What You See is What You Get It should be, but with some flooring manufacturers, it’s not. Without proper care, the images of flooring designs found in brochures, catalogs, and websites can differ drastically from their real-life counterparts. While nothing is quite...
by Adam Milecki | Aug 1, 2023 | Education, Interior Design, Multi-Family Housing, Multi-Unit Residential
If you want your occupants to feel they’re getting the best value for their money, they need to feel like you care for their well-being. If they feel like you are cutting corners, their perceived value and your returns will be in jeopardy. A great way to show your...
by Adam Milecki | Feb 17, 2023 | Education, Sound Mitigation
After we previously announced our adoption of the new HIIC standard of flooring noise-reduction measurement, we realized the potential need for a more in-depth discussion of the science and reasoning behind HIIC and LIIC. John LoVerde and Wayland Dong of Veneklasen...
