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Advanced Flooring Technologies for Industrial and Commercial Buildings: A Critical Review of Materials, Performance, Durability, Design and Sustainability

  • Artemis Kontiza1,2
  • Maria Pastrafidou3
  • Ioannis Kartsonakis3
  1. 1Sika Hellas ABEE, Protomagias 15, 14568 Kryoneri, Greece
  2. 2School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Department of Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
  3. 3Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Abstract

Industrial and commercial flooring systems are multifunctional engineered systems exposed to mechanical, thermal, chemical, and environmental actions. This critical review compares cementitious, epoxy, polyurethane (PU), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyaspartic polyurea, and hybrid PU–cement technologies with respect to material configuration, curing, mechanical performance, durability, installation constraints, and sustainability. Evidence is interpreted according to formulation, thickness, substrate, test method, curing, and exposure conditions. Abrasion, interfacial debonding, moisture-related deterioration, thermal and ultraviolet ageing, chemical attack, and application-specific selection are examined. Emerging smart, self-healing, and digital approaches are presented as research directions whose flooring-specific validation remains limited. No technology is universally superior; selection must be based on service-specific loading, exposure, substrate condition, downtime, maintenance, and life-cycle requirements.

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@article{kontiza2026advanced,
  title = {{Advanced Flooring Technologies for Industrial and Commercial Buildings: A Critical Review of Materials, Performance, Durability, Design and Sustainability}},
  author = {Artemis Kontiza and Maria Pastrafidou and Ioannis Kartsonakis},
  journal = {Polymers},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.3390/polym18212717},
  url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/18/21/2717},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Advanced Flooring Technologies for Industrial and Commercial Buildings: A Critical Review of Materials, Performance, Durability, Design and Sustainability
AU  - Artemis Kontiza
AU  - Maria Pastrafidou
AU  - Ioannis Kartsonakis
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/02
JO  - Polymers
DO  - 10.3390/polym18212717
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/18/21/2717
AB  - Industrial and commercial flooring systems are multifunctional engineered systems exposed to mechanical, thermal, chemical, and environmental actions. This critical review compares cementitious, epoxy, polyurethane (PU), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyaspartic polyurea, and hybrid PU–cement technologies with respect to material configuration, curing, mechanical performance, durability, installation constraints, and sustainability. Evidence is interpreted according to formulation, thickness, substrate, test method, curing, and exposure conditions. Abrasion, interfacial debonding, moisture-related deterioration, thermal and ultraviolet ageing, chemical attack, and application-specific selection are examined. Emerging smart, self-healing, and digital approaches are presented as research directions whose flooring-specific validation remains limited. No technology is universally superior; selection must be based on service-specific loading, exposure, substrate condition, downtime, maintenance, and life-cycle requirements.
SN  - 2073-4360
ER  -