Powerbond® ethos® Cushion EPD Transparency Brief
EPD Transparency Brief
Company Name
Tandus Centiva
Product Type
Hybrid Resilient Flooring
Product Name
Powerbond® ethos® Cushion Tandus Centiva's Powerbond® ethos® Cushion product line has of a full range of styles made with a nylon wear layer and ethos recycled content cushion
Product Definition
Product Category Rule (PCR)
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Flooring: Carpet, Resilient, Laminant, Ceramic, Wood (NSF 2012)
Certification Period
August 14, 2012 - August 14, 2017
Declaration Number
11CA57235.102.1
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
11.9 kg CO2 eq
0.0000011 kg CFC-11 eq
0.59 kg 03 eq
2.6 mol H+ eq
0.02 kg N eq
CML
14.4 kg CO2 eq
1.3 E-06 kg CFC-11 eq
0.002 kg C2H4 eq
0.04 kg SO3 eq
0.009 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.
1.1 E-04 kg Sb eq
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 Yarn
Nylon 6 or Nylon 6.6
Limited, Non-renewable
22
Global
Primary Backing
Polyester
Limited, Non-renewable
3.6
Global
Fabric Layer
Polyester
Limited, Non-renewable
1.5
Global
RS Adhesive
Pre-applied acrylic adhesive
Limited, Non-renewable
2.6
Global
Structural Backing
Post-consumer PVB polymer
Limited, Recycled
Structural Backing
Calcium carbonate
Abundant, Non-renewable
Structural Backing
Aluminum trihydrate
Abundant, Non-renewable
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Pre-Consumer Recycled Content
0 to 21 %
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
37 to 52 %
Mass% Origin
Global
70.3
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
130.5 gal
water consumption
ENERGY
Standards
renewable energy
2 %
3.2 MJ
non-renewable energy
98 %
190.3 MJ
Manufacturer contact info name
Tandus Centiva
Phone
1-800-248-2878
Email
[email protected]
website
www.tandus-centiva.com
certifications
- 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
Hybrid Resilient Flooring
Product Name
Powerbond® ethos® Cushion Tandus Centiva's Powerbond® ethos® Cushion product line has of a full range of styles made with a nylon wear layer and ethos recycled content cushion
Product Definition
Product Category Rule (PCR)
place hi resolution image here 2.5" x 3" 300 dpi cmyk
Flooring: Carpet, Resilient, Laminant, Ceramic, Wood (NSF 2012)
Certification Period
August 14, 2012 - August 14, 2017
Declaration Number
11CA57235.102.1
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
0.02 kg N eq
CML
14.4 kg CO2 eq
1.3 E-06 kg CFC-11 eq
0.002 kg C2H4 eq
0.04 kg SO3 eq
0.009 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.
1.1 E-04 kg Sb eq
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 Yarn
Nylon 6 or Nylon 6.6
Limited, Non-renewable
22
Global
Primary Backing
Polyester
Limited, Non-renewable
3.6
Global
Fabric Layer
Polyester
Limited, Non-renewable
1.5
Global
RS Adhesive
Pre-applied acrylic adhesive
Limited, Non-renewable
2.6
Global
Structural Backing
Post-consumer PVB polymer
Limited, Recycled
Structural Backing
Calcium carbonate
Abundant, Non-renewable
Structural Backing
Aluminum trihydrate
Abundant, Non-renewable
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Pre-Consumer Recycled Content
0 to 21 %
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
37 to 52 %
Mass% Origin
Global
70.3
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
130.5 gal
water consumption
ENERGY
Standards
renewable energy
2 %
3.2 MJ
non-renewable energy
98 %
190.3 MJ
Manufacturer contact info name
Tandus Centiva
Phone
1-800-248-2878
[email protected]
website
www.tandus-centiva.com
certifications
- 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.
