ethos Modular EPD Transparency Brief
EPD Transparency Brief
Company Name
Tandus Centiva
Product Type
Modular Commercial Floor Covering
Product Name
ethos® Modular The Tandus Centiva ethos® modular product line consists of a full range of styles made with a nylon wear layer and ethos recycled content backing.
Product Definition
(PCR)
Flooring: Carpet, Resilient, Laminant, Ceramic, Wood (NSF 2012)
Certification Period
08/17/2012 - 08/17/2017
Declaration Number
11CA57235.101.1
Product Category Rule
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LIFECYCLE IMPACT CATEGORIES
The environmental impacts listed below were assessed throughout the product’s lifecycle – including raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, use, and disposal at end of life. Water
Global Warming Potential refers to long-term changes in global weather patterns – including temperature and precipitation – that are caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Ozone Depletion Potential is the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer, which shields the earth from ultraviolet radiation that’s harmful to life, caused by human-made air pollution.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential happens when sunlight reacts with hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds, to produce a type of air pollution known as smog.
Acidification Potential is the result of humanmade emissions and refers to the decrease in pH and increase in acidity of oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams – a phenomenon that pollutes groundwater and harms aquatic life.
Eutrophication Potential occurs when excessive nutrients cause increased algae growth in lakes, blocking the underwater penetration of sunlight needed to produce oxygen and resulting in the loss of aquatic life.
traci
Atmosphere
11.9 kg CO2 eq
0.0000011 kg CFC-11 eq
0.59 kg 03 eq
2.6 mol H+ eq
0.024 kg N eq
CML
13.7 kg CO2 eq
0.0000012 kg CFC-11 eq
0.001 kg C2H4 eq
0.01 kg SO3 eq
0.007 kg PO4(3-) eq
functional unit
Earth
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Elements) refers to the reduction of available nonrenewable resources, such as metals and gases, that are found on the periodic table of elements, due to human activity.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Fossil Fuels) refers to the decreasing availability of nonrenewable carbonbased compounds, such as oil and coal, due to human activity.
The functional unit, or reference flow, has been defined as one square meter of floor covering in a commercial building for one year of use.
Material Content Material content measured to 1%. Component
Material Availability
Wear Layer/Pile Layer
Nylon 6 or Nylon 6.6
Limited, Non-renewable
20.6
Global
Primary Backing
Polyester
Limited, Non-renewable
3.3
Global
Stabilizing Layer
Continuous filament glass, non-woven
Abundant, Non-renewable
2.1
Global
Structural Backing
Post-consumer PVB polymer
Limited, Recycled
Structural Backing
Aluminum trihydrate
Abundant, Non-renewable
Structural Backing
Calcium carbonate
Abundant, Non-renewable
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Pre-Consumer Recycled Content
0 to 20 %
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
26 to 41 %
Mass% Origin
Global
72.2
Global
Global
Recycling or Reuse Tandus Centiva encourages customers to return and recycle endof-life carpet through ReStart®, the company’s certified, closedloop carpet recycling program located in Dalton, Georgia.
CRI Green Label Plus
voc emissions
129.7
water consumption
ENERGY
Standards
renewable energy
3 %
1.9 MJ
non-renewable energy
97 %
190.1 MJ
Manufacturer contact info name
Tandus Centiva
Phone
1-800-248-2878
Email
[email protected]
website
www.tandus-centiva.com
certifications
- Cradle to Cradle (v3) Silver - Platinum ANSI/NSF 140 - Recycled Content Certification - Recycling Program Certification - CRI Green Label Plus - Carbonfund.org CarbonFree® - MAS Certified Green® (Adhesives) - ISO 14001
www.UL.com/environment | [email protected] The information presented herein is a summary of content contained in the manufacturer’s ISO 14025-compliant EPD certified by UL. Please visit www.ul.com/environment to download the full EPD. UL, the UL logo, and UL certification mark are trademarks of UL LLC. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Company Name
Tandus Centiva
Product Type
Modular Commercial Floor Covering
Product Name
ethos® Modular The Tandus Centiva ethos® modular product line consists of a full range of styles made with a nylon wear layer and ethos recycled content backing.
Product Definition
(PCR)
Flooring: Carpet, Resilient, Laminant, Ceramic, Wood (NSF 2012)
Certification Period
08/17/2012 - 08/17/2017
Declaration Number
11CA57235.101.1
Product Category Rule
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LIFECYCLE IMPACT CATEGORIES
The environmental impacts listed below were assessed throughout the product’s lifecycle – including raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, use, and disposal at end of life. Water
Global Warming Potential refers to long-term changes in global weather patterns – including temperature and precipitation – that are caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Ozone Depletion Potential is the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer, which shields the earth from ultraviolet radiation that’s harmful to life, caused by human-made air pollution.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential happens when sunlight reacts with hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds, to produce a type of air pollution known as smog.
Acidification Potential is the result of humanmade emissions and refers to the decrease in pH and increase in acidity of oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams – a phenomenon that pollutes groundwater and harms aquatic life.
Eutrophication Potential occurs when excessive nutrients cause increased algae growth in lakes, blocking the underwater penetration of sunlight needed to produce oxygen and resulting in the loss of aquatic life.
traci
Atmosphere
11.9 kg CO2 eq
0.0000011 kg CFC-11 eq
0.59 kg 03 eq
2.6 mol H+ eq
0.024 kg N eq
CML
13.7 kg CO2 eq
0.0000012 kg CFC-11 eq
0.001 kg C2H4 eq
0.01 kg SO3 eq
0.007 kg PO4(3-) eq
functional unit
Earth
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Elements) refers to the reduction of available nonrenewable resources, such as metals and gases, that are found on the periodic table of elements, due to human activity.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Fossil Fuels) refers to the decreasing availability of nonrenewable carbonbased compounds, such as oil and coal, due to human activity.
The functional unit, or reference flow, has been defined as one square meter of floor covering in a commercial building for one year of use.
Material Content Material content measured to 1%. Component
Material Availability
Wear Layer/Pile Layer
Nylon 6 or Nylon 6.6
Limited, Non-renewable
20.6
Global
Primary Backing
Polyester
Limited, Non-renewable
3.3
Global
Stabilizing Layer
Continuous filament glass, non-woven
Abundant, Non-renewable
2.1
Global
Structural Backing
Post-consumer PVB polymer
Limited, Recycled
Structural Backing
Aluminum trihydrate
Abundant, Non-renewable
Structural Backing
Calcium carbonate
Abundant, Non-renewable
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Pre-Consumer Recycled Content
0 to 20 %
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
26 to 41 %
Mass% Origin
Global
72.2
Global
Global
Recycling or Reuse Tandus Centiva encourages customers to return and recycle endof-life carpet through ReStart®, the company’s certified, closedloop carpet recycling program located in Dalton, Georgia.
CRI Green Label Plus
voc emissions
129.7
water consumption
ENERGY
Standards
renewable energy
3 %
1.9 MJ
non-renewable energy
97 %
190.1 MJ
Manufacturer contact info name
Tandus Centiva
Phone
1-800-248-2878
[email protected]
website
www.tandus-centiva.com
certifications
- Cradle to Cradle (v3) Silver - Platinum ANSI/NSF 140 - Recycled Content Certification - Recycling Program Certification - CRI Green Label Plus - Carbonfund.org CarbonFree® - MAS Certified Green® (Adhesives) - ISO 14001
www.UL.com/environment | [email protected] The information presented herein is a summary of content contained in the manufacturer’s ISO 14025-compliant EPD certified by UL. Please visit www.ul.com/environment to download the full EPD. UL, the UL logo, and UL certification mark are trademarks of UL LLC. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
