Product: Luxury Vinyl Tiles

Karndean Design Flooring

Achievements:

Health & Ecotoxicity

• Best Practice PVC Certified
• Considered safe to use
• No Toxicity Issues of Concern

LCA

Life Cycle Analysis - Water

• Water footprint available

Life Cycle Analysis - Resources

• Designed for recycling or reuse

Life Cycle Analysis - Greenhouse Gas

• Carbon footprint available
• Total GWP in A1-A3 available

Corporate Social Responsibility

• ≤15 year warranty
• All marketing environmental claims verified accurate
• Complies with Australian law
• Complies with relevant social and environmental laws of the country of operation
• Environmental Management System
• Fit for Purpose certified
• Manufacturer take back policy
• Replacement parts available

Ratings Tools

• Earthcheck
• Green Star AU - GBCA
• IS Rating - ISCA
• LEED - USGBC

More information:

Karndean Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) is GreenTag GreenRate Level A certified under Scheme A7 and Best Environmental Practice PVC v2.0 certified.

The scope of certification includes Art Select, Capitol LVP, Opus and Van Gogh range.

The products have successfully passed the relevant GreenTag Standard’s Cautionary Assessment Process and no Issues of Concern or Red-Light Comments exist.

Karndean Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) is certified under Global GreenTag International Standard v4.1 and is available in Australia.

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Rating tools relevance:

GreenRate / BEPPVC

Green Star® Australia “Buildings” v1.0 Rating tool:
• Credit 9: Responsible Finishes

Green Star® Australia “Interiors v1.3” Rating Tools Credits:
• Credit 20: Responsible Building Materials (PVC)
• Credit 21: Sustainable Products

Green Star® Australia “Performance 1.2” Rating Tools Credit:
• Credit 21: Procurement & Purchasing (Refurbishment Materials)

IS® v1.2:
• Mat-2 Environmentally Labelled Products and Supply Chain

IS® Design & As-Built v2.1:
• Rso-7 Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains

LEED® v4.0 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):
• Option 1: Environmental Product Declarations

LEED® v4.1 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):
• Option 1: Environmental Product Declarations,

EarthCheck Rating Tool:
• Sustainable Materials

ISO 14025 and EN 15804 EPDs

Green Star® Australia “Buildings” v1.0 Rating tool:
• Credit 9: Responsible Finishes
• Credit 21: Upfront Carbon Emissions
• Credit 26: Life Cycle Impacts

Green Star® Australia “Interiors v1.3” Rating Tools Credits:
• Credit 19: Life Cycle Assessment

IS® v1.2:
• Mat-1 Lifecycle Impact Measurement and Reduction

IS® Design & As-Built v2.1:
• Rso-6 Material Life Cycle Measurement and Management

LEED® v4.0 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):
• Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization

LEED® v4.1 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):
• Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization