Powerbond® Cushion EPD Transparency Brief

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EPD Transparency Brief

Company Name

Tandus Centiva

Product Type

Hybrid Resilient Flooring

Product Name

Powerbond® Cushion Powerbond® Cushion is a hybrid resilient sheet flooring that combines a nylon wear layer and closed cell cushion in a heterogeneous construction.

Product Definition

Product Category Rule

NSF (2012)

(PCR)

PCR for Flooring (Carpet, Resilient, Laminate, Ceramic, and Wood)

Certification Period

September 24, 2012 - September 24, 2017

Declaration Number

11CA57235.103.1

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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.

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Atmosphere

13.7 kg CO2 eq

3.1 E-06 kg CFC-11 eq

0.71 kg O3 eq

2.9 mol H+ eq

0.025 kg N eq

CML



16.3 kg CO2 eq

2.8 E-06 kg CFC-11 eq

0.0023 kg C2H4 eq

0.049 kg SO2 eq

0.009 kg PO43- 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.

1.1 E-04 kg Sb eq

The functional unit, or reference flow, has been defined as one square meter of floor covering (20 osy) in a commercial building for one year of use.

Material Content Material content measured to 1%. Component

Material Availability

Wear Layer/Pile Yarn

Nylon 6 or Nylon 6,6

Non- Renewable, limited

24.1

Global

Primary Backing

Polyester

Non- Renewable, limited

3.9

Global

PreCoat Layer

Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer

Non- Renewable, limited

PreCoat Layer

Calcium carbonate

Non- Renewable, abundant

PreCoat Layer

Aluminum trihydrate

Non- Renewable, abundant

Secondary Backing

Post consumer calcium carbonate

Recycled, limited

Secondary Backing

Polyvinyl chloride polymer

Non- Renewable, limited

Secondary Backing

Dioctyl terephthalate/Diisononyl adipate

Non- Renewable, limited

RS Adhesive

Pre-applied acrylic adhesive

Non- Renewable, limited

ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 0- 23 %

Pre-Consumer Recycled Content

7 to 20 %

Post-Consumer Recycled Content

CRI Green Label Plus

voc emissions

Mass% Origin

Global 26.5

Global

Global U.S. 42.8

Global Global

2.8

Global

Recycling or Reuse Tandus Centiva encourages customers to return and recycle end-of-use carpet through ReStart®, the company’s third party certified, closed-loop carpet recycling program located in Dalton, Georgia.

239.8 gal

water consumption

ENERGY

Standards

renewable energy

1.4 %

3.8 MJ

non-renewable energy

98.6 %

270 MJ

Manufacturer contact info name

Tandus Centiva

Phone

800.248.2878

Email

[email protected]

website

www.tandus-centiva.com

certifications

- Gold ANSI/NSF 140 - Recycled Content Certification - Recycling Program - 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.