FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold.
Technology
Floorcloud
Climate-related installation problems are the leading cause of failures and claims. Floorcloud is a simple quality control solution for flooring installers. As a trusted technology platform, it enables contractors to remotely monitor ambient interior conditions in real time and communicate alerts when conditions are out of spec.This technology has several innovative features, one of them is simplicity for the installer. Floorcloud sensors are placed on the jobsite. The project manager scans the sensor with their app and in less than a minute you’re set up monitoring climate data. There is no need for WiFi or power. Remote monitoring from your phone reduces wasted trips to the jobsite to read temp, humidity, dew point, concrete tempand slab RH. Sensors monitor and check temps against a database of over 5,000 manufacturer product specifications. Installers and project managers can share mobile alerts when conditions are out of spec to address adverse conditions before it becomes an issue.