About
CertiFloor®: Owner-hired, independent Flooring Commissioning.
CertiFloor® is a Flooring Commissioning Authority (Flooring CxA) as defined in Section 01 91 23.73. Our Flooring Commissioning Authorities conduct independent site visits nationwide. No contractual, employment, ownership, or financial relationship with the contractor, installer, distributor, or manufacturer on any project.
Sylvia Bowman, Founder
Founded CertiFloor® to close the verification gap between what the specification requires and what the Owner can prove.
Credentials
- Chemical engineer
- 25+ years of commercial flooring contracting
- Independent flooring inspector
- Class A Commercial Builder, Virginia DPOR No. 2705165712
- Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
- Construction Specifications Institute, CDT and CCPR
Memberships and Service
- Board Member, Flooring Commissioning Council
- Member, ASTM F06 Resilient Floor Covering Committee
- Planning Commissioner, Town of Ashland, Virginia
- Board Member, National Institute of Certified Floorcovering Inspectors (NICFI)
- Board Member, National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
- Board Member, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
- AIA Continuing Education System (CES) Provider, No. 10144722
- Member, Construction Owners Association of America (COAA)
- Member, Women in the Floorcovering Industry (WIFI)
- Member, Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA)
- Member, ASHRAE
- Member, U.S. Green Building Council
You don't get the floor you specify. You get the floor you verify.