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Carpet Tile By the Numbers

And to demonstrate how easy that can be, we’re proud to introduce our latest catalog. In it we’ll show you, by the numbers, all the ways our products can help you inspire green-minded graduates while saving money and minimizing installation hassles along the way.InterfaceFLOR products are:

Easy on the environment.Simply put, InterfaceFLOR products and programs set the industry standard for environmentally responsible flooring. Our products install with zero glue, are third-party verified climate neutral and have up to 29% post-consumer recycled content. Plus, our ReEntry® 2.0 reclamation and recycling program has kept more than 220 million pounds of carpet out of landfills. This all helps build the greener campuses of the future.

Easy on budgets.Our carpet tiles install with as little as 1.5% waste, so your investment goes on the floor, not in the landfill. In a 100,000 square foot building that can add up to more than $27,000 in savings. You’ll save further on maintenance costs because tiles can be replaced quickly and easily – no need for costly outside contractors. And, our entire line of standard products is available through E&I, giving you access to leveraged pricing without the bid hassle.

Easy on staff.A quick figure that will catch the attention of maintenance staffs and facilities managers: With our TacTiles® installation system, there’s no need for 42 lb. glue buckets. In addition to a glue-free installation system, our carpet tiles are spill and stain-resistant and can be replaced individually – no complicated cutting or moving heavy furniture.

As a higher education professional, you make decisions about your university that can shape the minds of the future. With our products, the next time a prospective student asks about your university’s sustainability mission, you can begin your answer by pointing to the floor.

At InterfaceFLOR, we believe the most powerful lesson you can teach about sustainability is to live it.

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Left Kaleidoscope™ featuring Product: Entropy® / Colors: 9602 Honeysuckle, 7208 Diversity, 7231 Saffron and 9606 Praline Right Collection: Architectural Plans™ / Product: To Scale™ / Color: 7775 Drawings

DESIGN TIP Take i2 flexibility even further by creating

a Kaleidoscope. Just choose four colors from any of our i2 styles, like Entropy shown here,

to create an installation that is always unique.

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Our i2 styles are so easy to install and maintain, you’ll want to roll the broadloom up and out the door immediately. Dye lots always merge, and many i2 styles install non directionally, which means tiles can be laid in any direction, in any order — quickly, easily and with less cost, waste and overall hassle.

Plus:•�i2�styles�install�with�as�

little as 1.5% waste compared to an average 14% broadloom waste so your investment stays in your facility, not the landfill.

•�Tiles�from�multiple�dye�lots always blend together, allowing for phased

renovations and preventing the “sore thumb” effect. Order just what you need, when you need it, to save money and storage space.

•�As�with�all�of�our�carpet�tile,�there’s no seam matching, welding of seams or stretching, and our products don’t buckle or ripple.

Less hassle. Greater savings.

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Keep your campus’s carpet from joining the 500 million pounds in landfills each year. Since 1994, InterfaceFLOR’s revolutionary reclamation and recycling program, ReEntry® 2.0, has kept more than 220 million pounds of carpet from landfills. With ReEntry 2.0, we can reclaim nearly any carpet type and enable your campus recycling efforts to grow.

We are able to cleanly separate the nylon face fiber from the backing and recycle it into new nylon for use by us and other industries. Separated GlasBac® and similar backings also are recycled.

The result? Convert™ carpet tile with as much as 70% total recycled content, including up to 29% post-consumer content.

Left Product: Primary Stitch™ / Color: 102419 Purl/Accent Right Product: Memphis to Milan and Back™ / Pattern: M0669 / Color: 9868 Black & Smoke6

Million Pounds

Let us reclaim your existing carpet and we’ll help you lead by example with a ReEntry 2.0 Certificate that recognizes how much carpet you saved from a landfill.

DESIGN TIP Anchor a seating area with large scale patterns and/or bold colors, as shown

here with an installation using Bull Ring from the 1968 collection.

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Colorfast carpet that stands up to the sun.Many colleges and universities today are literally lightening up, with more windows and design that maximizes natural light. Unlike products made with yarn dyed nylon, InterfaceFLOR carpet tile is made with 100% solution dyed nylon that will stand up to sunlight without fading. Plus, it’s resistant to most bleaches and other staining liquids that would typically ruin conventional carpet.

Left Product: Striation™ / Color: 100158 BasaltRight Collection: 1968™ / Product: Exchange Street™ / Color: 102136 Camel/Gray; Product: Bull Ring™ / Color: 102269 Camel /Gray

Solution Dyed

Easily RepLace worn or

damaged tiles

Forget about hauling bulky broadloom rolls, moving heavy furniture or hiring expensive contractors. With selective replacement, individual tiles can be changed out in as little as 30 seconds using in-house staff. Your floor will look great and you’ll avoid the cost of hiring an outside contractor — saving time and your budget.

Replace a soiled or damaged tile in seconds.

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BeLow Collection: Cartera™ / Product: Lima Colores™ / Colors: 101265 Fiesta and 101271 Paella; Product: Caracas Colores™ / Color: 101226 Paella

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Why throw over $27,000 into the landfill?Consider a 100,000 square foot building installed with broadloom that generates an average 14% installation waste. At $20 per square yard for carpet, that’s $31,111 – tossed right into the trash.

With i2 non directional tiles, waste is as low as 1.5%, which could result in a savings of $27,778 for this building, keeping more budget dollars in your university and thousands of pounds of carpet waste out of the landfill. And that’s a winning formula for everyone.

Left Collection: Squared Off™ / Product: Configuration™ / Color: 101694 Jamboree Right Product: Cubic™ / Color: 4292 Area

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Trim Waste Savings

Save More and Eliminate Bid Hassles. Purchase InterfaceFLOR carpet tile through E&I, a non-profit buying cooperative established to provide members with goods and services at the best possible value. Owned by its membership of 1,500+ institutions, E&I eliminates the bid hassle while reducing total costs through leveraged pricing. Learn more athttps://www.eandi.org.

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At InterfaceFLOR, we use Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate the impact of our products from raw material extraction to end- of -life recycling. This valuable tool evaluates the full life cycle by looking at all kinds of environmental impacts, from global warming to acid rain.

We’ve taken our LCAs a step further: They’re the foundation of our Environmental Product Declaration, or EPD, for our Convert products. We became the first North American carpet manufacturer to earn this verification, which requires unprecedented levels of transparency and disclosure. And we’re not stopping there: By 2012, we aim to have an EPD for all InterfaceFLOR products globally.

Here’s a real life example comparing traditional glue adhesive to our TacTiles glue-free installation system.

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*Based upon InterfaceFLOR’s Grid-Set Green Glue 2000

NSf—All InterfaceFLOR products made in North America meet the Platinum or Gold level of the NSF/ANSI 140 Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard (SCAS) – the only carpet sustainability standard in North America that evaluates the environmental impact of carpet for its entire life cycle. All may contribute toward a USGBC LEED Innovation Credit.

TRADiTiOnAl GluE* TAcTilES inSTAllATiOn SySTEm

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How do you know if a product is really green?

Go beyond product attributes.

Look at the company behind it.

See if what they are doing makes sense.

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A buzzword among many campus facilities managers and architects these days is design flexibility: that is, creating interiors that help define specific spaces without limiting their potential. With InterfaceFLOR carpet tiles, the possibilities are infinite. Create a snazzy common area that invites social interaction with eye-catching patterns or go for streamlined sophistication with monochromatic colors. For projects of any size or scope, InterfaceFLOR is a triple hit of functionality, flexibility and fun for your campus.

Use carpet tile to create unique and flexible spaces for your campus.

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Design Solutions Left Product: Super Flor™ / Color: 609164 Pacific Sunset LocatioN Columbia College Chicago / ©2010 Michelle Litvin Right Product: Chenille Warp™ / Color: 3688 Remembrance; Product: Syncopation™ / Color: 6480 Flame LocatioN Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library in Tucson, AZ

Lighten your footprint with climate neutral products.Today’s colleges and universities are taking a strong stand against climate change. To date, nearly 700 members have joined the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging to take action on reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) on their campuses.

InterfaceFLOR shares this vision. In addition to reducing GHGs in our operations, our third-party verified climate neutral Cool Carpet™ zeros out all GHG emissions associated with the entire life cycle of the carpet. Plus, Cool Carpet comes standard on all InterfaceFLOR products sold in North America, making it an easy, affordable step campuses can take.

For every 100 square yards of InterfaceFLOR carpet tile installed, 2,953 pounds of GHGs have been offset. How many can your campus zero out?

Left Collection: Tribal Weaver™ / Product: Plain Weave™ / Color: 6095 Spindle LocatioN Columbia College Chicago / ©2010 Michelle Litvin Right Collection: Red Carpet™ / Product: Redeliver™ / Color: 102634 Suede

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DESIGN TIP With luxurious collections like Red carpet,

shown to the right, you can add an element of luxury and beauty to your campus,

without sacrificing sustainability.

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It doesn’t take an advanced degree to know that the greenest products are the ones that last. Which is why InterfaceFLOR never launches products that can’t handle everyday wear and tear for many years.

Need further assurance? All InterfaceFLOR products are backed with a 20-year non-prorated warranty that guarantees dimensional stability, no delamination or edge ravel, no excessive surface fiber wear (with no chair pads required) and more.*

The smart choice for durability and sustainability.

* See complete warranty details at www.interfaceflor.com/highered. Some restrictions apply.

Left Product: Raw / Color: 101057 Foundry (detail shown to left) Right Collection: 1968 / Product: New Road™ / Color: 102247 Pewter/Blue

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There’s no tougher opponent of carpet odor and mold than Intersept®.

Our powerful proprietary preservative, which is incorporated into all InterfaceFLOR products manufactured in North America, effectively protects against a broad spectrum of odor-causing microorganisms, mold and bacteria – guaranteed. Plus, Intersept meets or exceeds industry and environmental standards, including ASTM E-2471, for effectiveness and safety. Make sure the carpet products you use pass this standard.

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DESIGN TIP Join the growing number of colleges and universities using lighter, more neutral colors and patterns as a way to expand

spaces and maximize natural light.

Left Collection: Redo™ / Product: Remade™ / Color: 8913 Sandalwood Right Collection: Redo / Product: Reincarnation™ / Color: 8895 Sandalwood Both photo LocatioNS Emory University, Longstreet-Means Dormitory in Atlanta, GA

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DESIGN TIP you don’t have to sacrifice style for

sustainability. The university pictured here used our AxTile and Flatiron carpet tile

products to create a dynamic installation that helped earn a lEED nc 2.1 Silver certification.

Become a green LEEDer with InterfaceFLOR.

When it comes to LEED certifications, our products:

•�Contribute�up�to�3�times�more�recycled� content value with our Convert products, which incorporate up to 29% post-consumer recycled content

•�Meet�the�criteria�for�low-emitting� carpet and adhesive credits

•�Qualify�for�possible�U.S.�Green�Building�Council Innovation in Design credits for climate neutral verification and NSF 140 certification

•�Significantly�reduce�material�waste�as�compared to broadloom (which results in less construction waste)

Want to see exactly how much LEED credit you can earn? Check out our handy LEED Calculator in the products section at www.interfaceflor.com. It can also help you find the best style for your project.

Left Product: AxTile™ / Pattern: M0312 / Color: 7347 Henna Right Collection: Flatiron™ / Products: 1st Avenue™ / Colors: 8143 Chocolate and 8156 Red; 2nd Avenue™ /Color: Custom Both photo LocatioNS University Student Center in Columbus, OH; LEED NC 2.1 Silver Certification / Feinknopf Photography

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Post-Consumer

DESIGN TIP Roll up the boring walk-off mats

(which can create a tripping hazard) and add instant appeal to

your entryway with eye-pleasing pops of color, as shown here.

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Left Product: Entry Level™ / Color: 7187 Black Right Product: Entry Level / Colors: 7187 Black and 7189 Blue; Product: Super Flor / Color: 609153 Mediterranean (detail of Entry Level and Super Flor shown consecutively to right)

Installing carpet designed specifically for entryways 5 steps in from each entrance will simplify maintenance and add years to the rest of your floorcovering. The stiff fibers found in InterfaceFLOR’s Entry Level™, Flor® and Super Flor™ styles grab dirt, moisture and debris that can stick to shoes, trapping it until it can be vacuumed up later. So interiors stay fresher, and your carpet lasts longer.

Entryway carpet is like insurance for your floor.

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a Quick guide for QuickShip: Start by picking one of our seven pre-designed color palettes, shown above, for your project. For additional products, color families and other details, visit our website at www.interfaceflor.com/highered. And ordering is as easy as a call. Then we’ll get shipping! your product will be on its way in as little as 5 days, so you can get started on your project quickly.

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QuickShip:� Large selection. Easy searches. Fast delivery.

Our convenient delivery service is easier and more efficient than�ever.�QuickShip�now�offers�165�SKUs�categorized�into�color palettes and basics. You’ll get what you need, when you need it: We’ll ship orders up to 1,000 square yards within 5 working days and up to 2,000 square yards within 10 working days. Accent and entryway styles are available to ship up to 150 square yards within 5 working days.

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PuzzlED by ThIS ImaGE? Here’s what you can do:1. Download a QR code reader for

your mobile phone2. Open the reader app and use your

phone’s camera to read the QR code3. See our TacTiles in action.

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The future of carpet tile installation is clear – just look above.

TacTiles, InterfaceFLOR’s revolutionary installation system, provide all the comforts of carpet without the installation hassle. They require no glue, create no mess, and generate virtually no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or related odors. Plus, TacTiles are a “reclamation enabler”; that is, unlike glue, they allow us to easily reclaim used carpet for recycling.

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•�No�sticky,�wet�adhesive� or heavy glue buckets

•�No�harsh�glue�fumes

•�Over�90%�lower�environmental�footprint than with traditional glue adhesives

So get unstuck, give glue the boot and grab a TacTiles Connector today. Your maintenance staffs, not to mention Mother Nature, will thank you.

DiD You KNow? One roll of TacTiles connectors (2 lbs) installs the same amount of carpet as a 42 lb bucket of glue.

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24/7: Access at www.interfaceflor.com/highered.We hope this catalog helps you envision how InterfaceFLOR can make your college or university a better, brighter place for students, staff and the planet, with less money and hassle. For more inspiration and ideas, check out our user friendly website, where you can see more products and explore which colors, patterns and designs are the perfect fit for your project.

Prefer to call instead of click? Our representatives are always happy to answer any questions at 877.696.TILE (8453).

LEFT Product: Chenille Warp™ / Color: 3688 Remembrance; Product: Syncopation™ / Color: 6480 Flame; LocaTion Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library in Tucson, AZ covEr Product: Super Flor™ / Color: 609162 Primavera; LocaTion Columbia College Chicago / ©2010 Michelle Litvin

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