EPD: Commercial carpet tile, polyester face fiber, 2.28 kg/m2, EcoWorx® (Shaw Flooring)

The product is a commercial carpet tile with Needlebond Polyester face fiber on the EcoWorx® backing system. Needlebond Polyester face fiber is made from virgin and recycled polyester (post-industrial and post-consumer 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:

Shaw Flooring

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Commercial carpet tile, polyester face fiber

Commercial names:

EcoWorx®

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

4.040 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

2.28 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

6092798a4f5076012140571b

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4789796942.128.1

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