EPD: Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber, 8.81 mm, 3.37 kg/m2, ECOLOGIX® (Shaw Flooring)

The product is a commerical carpet tile with Solution Q® or Solution Q Extreme® face fiber on the EcoWorx® backing system with an attached fiber matrix for added cushion. Solution Q® and Solution Q Extreme® face fiber is nylon 6 made from virgin polymer. The EcoWorx® backing system consists of polyolefin compound, recycled materials, and a fiberglass reinforcement layer. The attached fiber matrix consists of recycled polyester. The face fiber is tufted into a primary backing sheet that may contain recycled content, latex is added to hold in the fiber, the EcoWorx® backing system is applied, and the fiber matrix is laminated on.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Shaw Flooring

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber

Commercial names:

ECOLOGIX®

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

16.3 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

8.81 mm, 3.37 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

60e9877ff2756b34bda795d8

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4789796942.117.1

EPD program:

UL Environment

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR UL Environment PCR Part B: Flooring EPD Requirements, v2.0 (September 28, 2018)

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040, EN15804+A1

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi