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sustainable design Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) Section I. Product Identification Product Name: Armstrong® Flooring Products Description: Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)
Section II. Environmental Policy Armstrong Flooring is committed to systematically reducing our environmental footprint while providing innovative products and services that enable our customers to create sustainable indoor environments.
Section III. VCT Reclamation Program Armstrong offers a recycling program for VCT products. For information, call 877-276-7876, option 2, then 7.
S e c t i o n I V. C e r t i f i c a t i o n s Armstrong VCT is NSF332 Gold Certified
S e c t i o n V. L E E D ® S u m m a r y This credit summary is for Armstrong Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT). Listed on the next few pages are the credits in LEED where VCT can have an impact.
Material and Resources MR Credit 4.1, 4.2 – RECYCLED CONTENT Armstrong Vinyl Composition Tile contains a minimum of 1% post-industrial recycled content. Armstrong RAFFIA™ contains varying pre and postconsumer recycled content (see chart for content by pattern number), and Armstrong ChromaSpin™ contains 10% post-consumer recycled content. Armstrong uses over 13 million pounds of recycled vinyl in our VCT manufacturing process each year. Primary sources of our post-industrial recycled material come from the packaging industry, automotive industry and 3rd party recyclers.
RAFFIA™ Pattern
Post-Consumer
Pre-Consumer
55800 snowdrift
7%
3%
55801 platinum
7%
3%
55802 charcoal dust
7%
3%
55803 pearl
7%
3%
55804 smoke
7%
3%
55805 cocoa
7%
3%
55806 butter
5%
3%
55807 golden blossom
3%
3%
55808 warm wheat
2%
3%
55809 buttercup
1%
3%
55811 mesa
5%
3%
55812 sky
1%
3%
55813 wave
2%
3%
55814 sage
7%
3%
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sustainable design MR Credit 5.1, 5.2 – REGIONAL MATERIALS Refer to the listing of plant locations (below) and the map showing a radius of 500 miles from our VCT plants. Contact TechLine to determine the location of raw materials extraction for each manufacturing facility. TechLine can also provide you with the information necessary to calculate the actual contribution for this credit.
VCT Plant Location
Columbia
Newfoundland
VCT Manufacturing Locations (500 mile radius) Prince George
Victoria
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba Saskatchewan
Quebec
Washington Montana
N. Dakota
Maine
Minnesota
Ottawa
Oregon Idaho
a S. Dakota Wyoming
Nevada Utah
California
Colorado
Kankakee, IL
New Mexico
Michigan
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio IIndiana
Kansas Missouri
Arizona
Oklahoma
Kentucky Tennessee
Ark.
West Va. Virginia
N.H. Mass. Ma R.I. Conn. N.J. J
Md. Del. Del De l
N. Carolina S. Carolina
Mississippi Southgate, CA
New York
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Vt.
Georgia
Al. Texas Louisiana Fl.
Jackson, MS VCT Manufacturing Location VCT
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQ Credit 4.1: Low Emitting Materials: Adhesives and Sealants Armstrong® commercial adhesives meet the requirements set forth in the SCAQMD Rule #1168 and are considered low-emitting adhesives.
EQ Credit 4.3: Low Emitting Materials, Flooring Systems
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F-7935-912 Printed in United States of America. © 2012 AWI Licensing Company LEED® and the Armstrong logo are registered in the United States and Canada. All trademarks owned by AWI Licensing Company. FloorScore™ is a trademark of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute. LEED® is a registered trademark of the United States Green Building Council.
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Section II. Environmental Policy Armstrong Flooring is committed to systematically reducing our environmental footprint while providing innovative products and services that enable our customers to create sustainable indoor environments.
Section III. VCT Reclamation Program Armstrong offers a recycling program for VCT products. For information, call 877-276-7876, option 2, then 7.
S e c t i o n I V. C e r t i f i c a t i o n s Armstrong VCT is NSF332 Gold Certified
S e c t i o n V. L E E D ® S u m m a r y This credit summary is for Armstrong Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT). Listed on the next few pages are the credits in LEED where VCT can have an impact.
Material and Resources MR Credit 4.1, 4.2 – RECYCLED CONTENT Armstrong Vinyl Composition Tile contains a minimum of 1% post-industrial recycled content. Armstrong RAFFIA™ contains varying pre and postconsumer recycled content (see chart for content by pattern number), and Armstrong ChromaSpin™ contains 10% post-consumer recycled content. Armstrong uses over 13 million pounds of recycled vinyl in our VCT manufacturing process each year. Primary sources of our post-industrial recycled material come from the packaging industry, automotive industry and 3rd party recyclers.
RAFFIA™ Pattern
Post-Consumer
Pre-Consumer
55800 snowdrift
7%
3%
55801 platinum
7%
3%
55802 charcoal dust
7%
3%
55803 pearl
7%
3%
55804 smoke
7%
3%
55805 cocoa
7%
3%
55806 butter
5%
3%
55807 golden blossom
3%
3%
55808 warm wheat
2%
3%
55809 buttercup
1%
3%
55811 mesa
5%
3%
55812 sky
1%
3%
55813 wave
2%
3%
55814 sage
7%
3%
designed to dazzle produced to perform create with confidence ™
sustainable design MR Credit 5.1, 5.2 – REGIONAL MATERIALS Refer to the listing of plant locations (below) and the map showing a radius of 500 miles from our VCT plants. Contact TechLine to determine the location of raw materials extraction for each manufacturing facility. TechLine can also provide you with the information necessary to calculate the actual contribution for this credit.
VCT Plant Location
Columbia
Newfoundland
VCT Manufacturing Locations (500 mile radius) Prince George
Victoria
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba Saskatchewan
Quebec
Washington Montana
N. Dakota
Maine
Minnesota
Ottawa
Oregon Idaho
a S. Dakota Wyoming
Nevada Utah
California
Colorado
Kankakee, IL
New Mexico
Michigan
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio IIndiana
Kansas Missouri
Arizona
Oklahoma
Kentucky Tennessee
Ark.
West Va. Virginia
N.H. Mass. Ma R.I. Conn. N.J. J
Md. Del. Del De l
N. Carolina S. Carolina
Mississippi Southgate, CA
New York
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Vt.
Georgia
Al. Texas Louisiana Fl.
Jackson, MS VCT Manufacturing Location VCT
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQ Credit 4.1: Low Emitting Materials: Adhesives and Sealants Armstrong® commercial adhesives meet the requirements set forth in the SCAQMD Rule #1168 and are considered low-emitting adhesives.
EQ Credit 4.3: Low Emitting Materials, Flooring Systems
EN BUILDING GRE CO DA
CIL UN
CAN A
All Armstrong Resilient Flooring Products are certified to CDPH Standard Method V1.1-2010 and independently tested and certified as low-emitting products under the FloorScore™ program.
D
BÂ
D
U
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CA
NADA
CONS
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TIM
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MEMBER / MEMBRE by
F-7935-912 Printed in United States of America. © 2012 AWI Licensing Company LEED® and the Armstrong logo are registered in the United States and Canada. All trademarks owned by AWI Licensing Company. FloorScore™ is a trademark of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute. LEED® is a registered trademark of the United States Green Building Council.
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