EPD: Commercial broadloom carpet, 2.21 kg/m2, ECOWORX® PERFORMANCE BROADLOOM (EPBL) WITH SOLUTION Q® OR SOLUTION Q EXTREME® FACE FIBER (Patcraft)

The product is a commerical broadloom carpet with Solution Q or Solution Q Extreme face fiber on the EcoWorx backing system. Solution Q or 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 face fiber is tufted into a primary backing sheet, latex is added to hold in the fiber, the EcoWorx backing system is applied, and a woven secondary backing layer is added. This declaration covers all products consisting of EcoWorx Performance Broadloom backing and Solution Q or Solution Q Extreme face fiber, with face weights ranging from 20 oz per sq. yd. osy to 42 osy, and a weighted average face weight of 27.5 osy.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Patcraft

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

USA

Product name:

Commercial broadloom carpet

Commercial names:

ECOWORX® PERFORMANCE BROADLOOM (EPBL) WITH SOLUTION Q® OR SOLUTION Q EXTREME® FACE FIBER

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

17.5 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

2.21 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

663e5d08d2b25e34087e6a4a

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4787366550.112.1

EPD program:

UL Environment

Publication year:

2016

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR Part B Addendum: IBU PCR for Floor Coverings (UL E, V1.0 Aug 27, 2014)

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040, EN15804+A1

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi