EPD: Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber, 5.69 mm, 2.71 kg/m2, StrataWorx® (Shaw Flooring)

The product is a residential carpet tile with Nylon-6 face fiber on the StrataWorx® backing system. Nylon-6 face fiber is made from virgin nylon 6 polymer. The face fiber is tufted into a primary backing that may contain recycled content, latex is added to hold in the fiber, and the StrataWorx® backing system is applied. This declaration covers all products/styles consisting of StrataWorx® tile backing and Nylon-6 face fiber, with face weights ranging from 30 oz per sq. yd. (osy) to 35 osy, and a weighted average face weight of 32.5 osy. The products fall under CSI 09 68 00 and UNSPSC 3161719 classification codes.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Shaw Flooring

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber

Commercial names:

StrataWorx®

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

18.2 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

5.69 mm, 2.71 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

60f17f070b885d6764582160

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4789796942.141.1

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