EPD: Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber, 6.4 mm, 2.79 kg/m2, ECOWORX® GOLD (Philadelphia)

The product is a commerical carpet tile with EcoSolution Q® face fiber on the EcoWorx® backing system. EcoSolution Q® face fiber is nylon 6 with 25% post-industrial recycled content. The EcoWorx® backing system consists of polyolefin compound, recycled materials, and a fiberglass reinforcement layer. The face fiber is tufted into a primary backing that may contain recycled content, latex is added to hold in the fiber, and the EcoWorx® backing system is applied.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Philadelphia

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber

Commercial names:

ECOWORX® GOLD

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

10.6 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

6.4 mm, 2.79 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

60e98784f2756b34bda795ef

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4789796942.130.1

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