EPD: Commercial broadloom carpet, 9.65 mm, 3.37 kg/m2, ECOLOGIX® CARPET TILE WITH NYLON-6,6 FACE FIBER (Shaw Industries Group Inc)

The product is a commerical carpet tile with Nylon 6,6 face fiber on the EcoWorx® backing system with an attached fiber matrix for added cushion. Nylon 6,6 face fiber is made from virgin polymer by Shaw’s suppliers. 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. This declaration covers all products/styles consisting of EcoLogix® tile backing and Nylon 6,6 face fiber, with face weights ranging from 13 oz per sq. yd. (osy) to 42 osy, and a weighted average face weight of 21.3 osy. The products fall under CSI 09 68 00 and UNSPSC 3161719 classification codes.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Shaw Industries Group Inc

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Commercial broadloom carpet

Commercial names:

ECOLOGIX® CARPET TILE WITH NYLON-6,6 FACE FIBER

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

16.9 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

9.65 mm, 3.37 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

66255f26619058640cc71024

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4789796942.113.2

EPD program:

UL Environment

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

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