EPD: Luxury vinyl tile, 4.68 kg/m2, 2.8 mm (Shaw Flooring)

Vinyl tile is made primarily from calcium carbonate (limestone), polyvinyl chloride, non-orthophthalate plasticizers, additives (i.e., coatings, pigments, and stabilizers) and in some cases, fiberglass. The products fall under CSI 09 6500 and UNSPSC 30161707 classification codes (CSI, 2023; UNSPSC, 2023). A product lifetime of 15 years is asserted by the manufacturer, which is used as the reference service life in this EPD. Nominal thicknesses are available in 2.80 mm, 4.00 mm, and 5.00 mm.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Shaw Flooring

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Luxury vinyl tile

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Resilient flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

14.9 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

4.68 kg/m2, 2.8 mm

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

649882db52d4c5637398b9ba

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4790775514.101.1

EPD program:

UL Environment

Publication year:

2023

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