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Polyflor is recognised globally as a lmanufacturer of high quality vinycoverings.

It specialises in stylish yet durable amaintenance vinyl flooring that is avin sheet, planks and tiles.

In collaboration with industry paPolyflor is working on developingproducts and technologies.

They are continually evaluating newor alternatives that minimise environimpacts.

The company strives to beenvironmentally and econosustainable business.

It reports annually on progress in keyincluding energy efficiency, recyclinquality, freight and packaging.

Polyflor is the founding membRecofloor the vinyl flooring takscheme where used vinyl is collectediverted from landfill to be recycled.

Socially aware, Polyflor has commito continuously improve life quality oworkforce and families as well as thecommunity.

Polyflor’s factories are ISO Environmental Management Sycertified.

Low emissions of Volatile OCompounds (VOC) also enable a hindoor environment.

More information is available http://www.polyflor.com.au

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Table of Contents

Heading

1. Details of This Declaration .....

2. Product Characterisation ........

3. Green Star® Certified Credits

4. Sustainability Assessment Sco

5. Type 1 Ecolabel ......................

6. Verification of this Declaration

7. Packaging, Installation, Use &

8. Whole of life Performance ......

9. Base Material Origin and Deta

10. Life Cycle Impact Results .....

12. Life Cycle Assessment Metho

13. Data Sources Representative

14. Supply Chain Modelling Assu

15. References for this LCA & EP

16. Reviewers Report Conclusio

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This EPD remains the property of Global GreenTag

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1. Details of This Declaration

Program Operator

GreenTag Globawww.globalgreen

EPD Number PLF-006-V2-201

Date issue 25th August 2017

Validity 25th August 2020

Reference PCR Compliant with P

Time Made in and sold

Geography Made in UK. Use

Application Commercial and

Functional unit Floorcovering 20

2. Product Characterisation

Definition Pearlazzo PUR

Standard BS EN 13845: 2with particle bas

3. Green Star® Certified Credits

Products are relevant to the Green required this EPD is evidence the decused as evidence in Green Star® sub

The product is certified by GBCA rcredits of Green Star®:

• Performance V1.1: Refurbish• Interiors V1.2: Sustainable Pr• Design and As Built V1.2: Sus

GBCA Disclaimer

Green Star® is a registered mark ofshall not be reproduced in part at anyby the GBCA. This EPD provides Teagents. Green Star® Technical Manu


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PCR: FC 2017

d from 2014 or 2015 for 20 years use

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residential building interior floorcovering

0 year use of 2.8kg/m2 Polyflor Pearlazzo PUR cradle

R by Polyflor inside commercial and residential buildin

2017 Resilient floor coverings. Polyvinyl chloride floosed enhanced slip resistance. Specification.

Building Council of Australia’s (GBCA) Green Starclared product meets the following Green Star® credbmissions for those credits.

recognised Global GreenTag GreenRate to meet

ment Materialsroducts, Responsible Building Materials stainable Product, Responsible Building Material

f the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). y time. Rating Tools and Technical Manuals are subjechnical Opinion and as such is not endorsed by theals give technical details of credit requirements.

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4. Sustainability Assessment Sc

Table 1 lists Global GreenTag Susand then used to determine the Gre

Table 1 Normalised GreenTagCategory PoBuilding SynHealth & EcoBiodiversityLCA Score GreenhouseSocial RespGreenTag Ec

SAC scores are normalised againfunctions under the same categorbenefits with fewer impacts and dam

• worst case BAU results = 1• neutral = 0.0 and• net positive benefit = -1.0

5. Type 1 Ecolabel

The declared product Type 1 Ecola

Global GreenTagCertTM

Gold PLUS G

Role Name

PCR Review Chair Murray Jon

LCI Developer Delwyn Jo

LCIA, LCARate & EPD Developer

Dr Judy Lu

Internal EPD Audit David Bag

3rd Party LCI Verifier Shloka Ash

1 http://www.ecospecifier.com.au/knowledge-


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cores

stainability Assessment Criteria (SAC) scores priorenTag EcoPOINT1.

g EcoPOINT & SAC Scores otential Results (-1 to +1) nergy 0.75

otoxicity 0.25 y 0.61

0.50 e Emission 0.36 onsibility 0.50 coPOINT 0.47

nst business as usual (BAU) product performingry rules. Lower scores show better environmenta

mages. Considering sustainability:

1.0,

abel achieved

reenRate Level A

6. Verification of this Declaratioionn

This EPD was approved on ISO14025 8.1.3b.

Position Signature

nes Ecquate Pty Ltd CEO

nes The Evah Institute CEO

uo Global GreenTag Assessor

gs Global GreenTag CEO & Program Director

har Global GreenTag Lead Auditor LCI Verifier

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7. Packaging, Installation, Use &

Packaging Cardboard form

Service life Residential and

Health Safety & Environment

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Residual Scrap Mill off-cuts are

Cleaning & Maintenance

The recommenhealth concerns

Scenario Weekly deterge

Recycling Home mill, fabr

Re-use This study assu

Disposal It assumes 30%

8. Whole of life Performance

Health Protection

The product dosubstances thapassed the Ecoissues or red lig

Effluent The LCI results

Waste Cradle to grave

Environmental Protection

Continuous impavoid toxics, w

Environmental Health Effects

Installed produIEQ VOC crediuse impacts on

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ms & cartons, plastic wrap & strapping on reused pall

d commercial refits vary but 20 year life is assumed t

mpliance to occupational and workplace health safetyaws no additional personal protection is considered

reused. Installation scrap of 5% is assumed to land

ded cleaning and maintenance raises no ecosystems. Care and maintenance guides are on company we

ent spray, light mop, monthly wet machine scrub and

ication and installation scrap is reworked into new pr

umes 60% product is serviceable for reuse over 40 m

% is recycled. Incineration is rare in Australia so none

oes not contain levels of carcinogenic, toxic or hazardat warrant ecological or human health concern cradleospecifier Cautionary Assessment Process (ESCAP)ght concerns existed for product human or ecologica

s and ESCAP raised no red light concerns in emissio

e waste to landfill was 1% hazardous and 99% non-h

provement under the maker’s certified ISO14001 EMaste and pollution plus reduce their material and ene

cts are certified as having VOC’s compliant with Greits for indoor environment3 quality credits. No other pn environment or health are known.

ECC Guideline For Fresh & Marine Water Quality (2000) practice

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9. Base Material Origin and Deta

Table 2 lists key components by fun

Table 2 Base Material

Function Component

Filler Dolomite

Recyclate Home Scrap

Binder PVC Resin

Plasticiser DOTP

Stabiliser Fatty acid mix

Whiting Titania

Finish Polyurethane

Process aid Polymer

Lubricant Calcium soap

Colours Pigments

10. Life Cycle Impact Results

Table 3 shows Life Cycle Assessme

Table 3 Potential Impact Resu

Evaluation Category

Product mass

EcoIndicator 99

Carbon Dioxide Em

Renewable Primary

Ecosystem Quality

Human Health Dama

Ozone Depletion

Acidification

Eutrophication

Fossil Fuel Depletio

Mineral Resource

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nction, type, key operation, source and % mass share

Production Origin

Mine, Crush & Sieve UK

Reuse Home Scrap Trims UK

Drill, Extract, Chlorinate Polymerise Europe4

Drill, Distil, Extract, Polymerise Europe5

Farm, Press, Extract, Refine, Mill UK

Mine, Digest, Precipitate, Coat Czech Rep.

Farm, Drill, Extract, Polymerise UK

Farm, Drill, Extract, Polymerise Germany

Farm, Press, Extract, Refine, Mill Germany

Mine, Digest, Precipitate, Coat Germany

ent (LCA) Eco-Indicator 99 results for 20 years of pro

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11. Supply Chain Modelling

Processes to acquire, refine, transpomasonry, ceramic, timber, glass, plas

• Mining, extracting and refining• Acquiring, cultivating, harvest• Fuel production to supply pow• Chemicals use in processing • Process energy, fuel and freig• Use, cleaning, recoating, repa• Infrastructure process energy

A flow chart in Figure 2 shows key known operations are included not all

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rt, fabricate, coat, use, clean, repair, reuse and disptic and composites are modelled. These include thos

g resources to make commodities and packaging; ting, extracting, refining produce and biomass; wer and process energy and freight; resources, intermediates and ancillaries;

ght of resources, intermediates and ancillaries; air, recycling, re-use and landfill, as well as y transformed and material wear loss e.g. tyres.

product supply chain operations from cradle to fa are shown.

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12. Life Cycle Assessment Meth

LCA Author The Evah Institute a

Study Period Factory data was co

LCA Method Compliant with ISO

LCIA method EcoIndicator 99 Life

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Assumptions Use is to typical Aus

Scenarios Use, cleaning, maintFacility Managemen

System Boundaries

The LCA covers all o

Processes

All known processesuse, power generatioscrap re-use, packinsignificant waste andmake, pack and inst

Figure 3 Phases and Stages Cradle

Evah industry databases cover allexclude scope 3 burdens from capincidental activities and employee co

The databases exist in top zones ocontrol methods are applied to ensu

• Coverage of place in time wit• Consistency to Evah guideline• Completeness of modelling b• Plausibility in 2 way checks o• Mathematical correctness of a

Electricity supply models in active danew data is available the databases a

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14040 and ISO 14044 Standards

Cycle Impact (LCIA) Assessment

ding all supply chain phases and stages depicted in F

l known flows in all known stages cradle to end of life

stralian Facility Management professional practice.

tenance plus disposal and re-use were scenario-bast Association denoted and published typical operatio

operations in the system boundary depicted in Figure

s are included from resource acquisition, water, fuel on & distribution, freight, refining, intermediates, man

ng and dispatch, installation, use, maintenance and lad emission flows from all supply chain operations invall the product are included.

e to Grave

known domestic and global scope 1 and 2 opeital facilities, equipment churn, noise and dehydratioommuting.

of commercial global modelling and calculating engure:

h all information7 for each dataset noted, checked anes8 for all process technology, transport and energy ased on in-house reports, literature and industry revf LCI input and output flows of data checked for validall calculations in mass and energy balance cross ch

atabases are updated annually. As each project is mare updated and audited by external Type 1 ecolabel

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13. Data Sources Representative

Primary data used for modelling the

• Technology sequences; • Energy and water use; • Landfill and effluent plus

Primary data is sourced from clientlogistics, technology use, market improved environmental performanc

• Supply chain mills, their techn• Manufacturing specifications

Background data is sourced from Franklin Associates, Boustead 6, Plmodel databases. Information on op

• Library, document, NPI and w• Global Industry Association a

For benchmarking, comparison andbusiness as usual and worst practinfrastructure in Australia and overse

Such technology, performance and farming, forestry, freight, infrastructu

As most sources do not provide est95% confidence levels of Geometric

Table 4 Data Quality Uncertainty (U

Metric g U ±0.01

Temporal Post 2015

Duration >3yr

Data Source Process

Technology Actual

Reliability on Site Audit

Precision to Process

Geography Process

True of the Process

Sites cover of >50%

Sample size >66% trend

Cut-off mass 0.01%

Consistent to ±0.01

Reproducible >98%

Certainty Very High

No data set with >±30% uncertainty is

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state of art of each operation includes all known pro

• Reliance on raw and recycled ma• High and reduced process emiss• Freight and distribution systems.

ts, Annual Reports and their publications on corporshare, management systems, standards and co

ce. Information on operations is also sourced from cl

nical manuals, corporate annual reports and sector ewebsites and factory site development license applic

the International Energy Agency, IBISWorld, USGlastics Europe, CML2, Simapro 8, EcoInvent 3 and

perations is also sourced from:

web searches, review papers, building manuals and and Government reports on Best Available Technolog

d integrity checks inventory data is developed to reice options with operations covering industry sectoeas.

license conditions were modelled and evaluated aure and manufacturing and building industry sectors

imates of accuracy, a pedigree matrix of uncertaintyc Standard Deviation2 ( g) is used to define quality as

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Geography Designated clie

Representation Designated clie

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Technology Pacific Rim Ind

Functional Unit Typical product

System Control Primary Sources Clients and sup

Other Sources IEA 2017, GGT

Data mix Power grid and

Operational Company data

Logistics Local data is us

New Data Entry VliegLCA, Evah

Data Generator Manufacturers,

Data Publisher The Evah Instit

Persons input All contributors

Data Flow & Mix System Boundary Earth’s cradle o

System flows All known from

Capital inclusions Natural stocks

Arid Practice Dry technology

Transportation Distance >20%

Industrial Company or ind

Mining All raw material

Imported fuel Mix is from nea

Finishes Processing inpu

Validation Accuracy 10th generation

Completeness All significant op

Precision Tracking of >90

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vah assumptions applied are defined in Table 5.

ptions and Metadata 2017

ding Import and Export y practice with currently most common or best (BAT)or resource mapping, fuels, energy, electricity and lo

as collated from 2015 to 2017 ent, site, regional, national, Pacific Rim then Europeaent, their suppliers and energy supply chains back to ations by known given operations with closest proximustry Supply Chain Technology typical of 2014 to 20t usage with cleaning& disposal/m2 over the set year

ppliers mills, publications, websites, specifications & T 2017, Boustead 2013, Simapro 2016, IBIS 2017, Ec

renewable shares updated to latest IEA 2017 reportfor process performance, product share, waste and

sed for power, fuel mix, water supply, logistics share h Institute 2016; Global Green Tag Researchers 201Evah Institute 2017; GGT 2017; Meta: IBIS 2017, O

ute Pty Ltd to Global GreenTag and designated cliencited in Evah & Global GreenTag records or website

of all resource & emission flows to end of use, fitout oand to air, land, water and community sources & sin, industry stockpiles , capital wear , system lossesadopted, Water use is factored by 0.1 as for e.g. Mi than EU; >20% fuel efficient larger vehicles, load & dustry sector data for manufacturing and minerals invl extraction is based on Australian or Pacific Rim tec

arest sources is e.g. UAE, SE Asia, Canada or New Zuts with finishing burdens are factored in. If not that i

study is ± 5 to 15% uncertain due to some backgrouperations are tracked and documented from the crad

0% flows applies a 90:10 rule sequentially to 99.9% aducts on reaction stoichiometry by energetic or masse from & emissions to community air land, water are ecked and benchmarked against BAT, BAU & worst

reported & compared to libraries of Bath U RICE & us Plastics Europe, Ecobilan, GaBi & or Industry LCA

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15. References for this LCA & E

Australian & New Zealand (ANZEhttp://www.environment.gov.au/wa

Basel Convention (2011) Control ohttp://www.basel.int/portals/4/base

Boustead (2014) Model 6 LCI databasEcoInvent (2016) LCI Model 3 databaEvah (2016) LCA Tools, Databases &Franklin Associates (2016) US LCI DaGreenTag™ Certification (2016) http:/GreenTag™ (2016) Product CategoryJones D., Mitchell. P. & Watson P. (2

Report 2001-006-B-15, SustainablJones D.G et al. (2009) Chapter 3: M

Design & Process Innovation in theIBISWorld (2014) Market Research, h

International Energy Agency (2016) EISO 9001:2008 Quality Management ISO 14001:2004 Environmental manaISO 14004:2004 EMS: General guideISO 14015:2001 EMS: EnvironmentaISO 14020:2000 Environmental labelsISO 14024:2009 Environmental labelsISO 14025:2006 Environmental labellISO 14031:1999 EM: Environmental pISO 14040:2006 EM: Life cycle assesISO 14044:2006 EM: LCA: RequiremISO 14064:2006 EM: Greenhouse GaISO 15392:2008 Sustainability in buildISO 15686-1:2011 Buildings & constrISO 15686-2:2012 Buildings & constrISO 15686-8:2008 Buildings & constrISO 21929-1:2011 Sustainability in buISO 21930:2007 Building constructionISO/TS 21931-1:2010 Sustainability inISO 21932:2013 Sustainability in buildPlastics Europe (2016) Portal http://wPre (2016) SimaPro 8 Software, The Myhre et al, 2013, Anthropogenic and

Climate Change 2013, AR5 of the http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/

Roache S. K. (2012) IMF Report WP/http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft

UNEP (2016) Persistent Organic PolluUSLCI (2016) Life-Cycle Inventory DaU.S. Geological Survey National MineUS EPA (2016) Database of Sources

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ECC) Guidelines For Fresh & Marine Water Qater/quality/national-water-quality-management-strateof Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wasteel%20convention/docs/text/baselconventiontext-e.pdse http://www.boustead-consulting.co.uk/publicat.htm

ase http://www.ecoinvent.ch/ EcoInvent, Switzerland & Methodology at http://www.evah.com.au/tools.html atabase http://www.fal.com/index.html Eastern Rese//www2.ecospecifier.org/services_offered/greentag_y Rules http://www.globalgreentag.com/greentag-epd2004) LCI Database for Australian Commercial Buildle Built Assets, CRC for Construction Innovation

Material Environmental LCA in Newton P et al., (eds)e Built Environment, Taylor & Francis, UK

http://www.ibisworld.com.au/ IBISWorld Australia

Energy Statistics http://www.iea.org/countries/membeSystems Requirements

agement systems: Requirements with guidance for uelines on principles, systems & support techniques l assessment of sites & organizations (EASO) s & declarations — General principles s & declarations -- Type I Principles & procedures ing & declarations Type III EPDs Principles & proced

performance evaluation: Guidelines ssment (LCA): Principles & framework ent & guideline for data review: LCI; LCIA, Interpreta

ases: Organisation & Project reporting, Validation & vding construction General principles ucted assets Service life planning Part 1: General pructed assets Service life (SL) planning Part 2: predicucted assets SL planning Part 8: Reference & estimuilding construction Sustainability indicators Part 1: Fn: Sustainability, Environmental declaration of buildinn building construction: Framework for assessment, dings and civil engineering works -- A review of termww.plasticseurope.org/plastics-sustainability/eco-proNetherlands http://www.pre-sustainability.com/simap

d Natural Radiative Forcing Chapter 8 in Stocker et aIPCC, Cambridge U Press UK. /12/115 China’s Impact on World Commodity Markett/wp/2012/wp12115.pdf International Monetary Fundutants http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/ The UN atabase https://www.lcacommons.gov/nrel/search, Uerals (2016) http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/c

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16. Reviewers Report Conclus

The independent LCA reviewer’s readdressed the EPD. The verifier wainterests from their organisational documentation according to set ISO

The Evah Institute, the LCA deve

a) Recipes of input and output data

b) Datasheets of measures, calcula

e) References to literature and data

g) Notes on supply chain processes

i) Embodied Energy shares as used

j) Proof percentages or figures in ca

k) Notes on proof of % and allocatio

o) All operations covered Vs criteria

Product Manufacturer in:

c) Specifications used to create the

d) Citations, references, specificatio

f) Specification demonstrating that t

The Certifier Global GreenTag on

l) Notes and calculation of averages

m) Substantiating additional environ

n) Procedures for data collection, q

Requiring No Evidence:

As the EPD is cradle to grave as we

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p) Substantiate alternatives when n

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eport confirmed that the LCA project report and addias not involved in developing the LCA or EPD and haposition. While the report is confidential its conclus

O Standard requirement was provided including evid

eloper:

a of unit processes used for LCA calculations

ations, estimates and emails with sources as in Table

abases from which data was extracted as noted in Ta

s and scenarios satisfying requirements of this Stand

d for sensitivity analyses re ISO 14044:2006, 4.5.3.3

alculations in the end of life scenario

on calculations

a and substantiation used to determine system boun

e manufacturer's product

ons or regulations & data showing completeness

the building product can fulfil the intended use

n:

s of different locations yielding generic data

nmental information ISO 14025:2006, 7.2.4

uestionnaires, instructions, confidentiality deeds

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stages were substantiated

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