The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) has been selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to receive $2.2 million in grant funding to reduce embodied carbon emissions in construction materials and products.

The EPD reports that Tarkett’s carbon footprint for rubber tile is up to 20% lower than equivalent products in the industry.

HMTX Commercial announced that the company has expanded its range of product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in addition to its prior, existing EPDs to include additional products in the LVT and Sheet Vinyl categories.

Metroflor Corporation announced that it has made available three new product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for five of its commercial product lines.

The company said measuring its progress and making it transparent is key to pushing ahead its sustainability initiatives. 

Mohawk Group has released seven Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) highlighting its most sustainable products and processes to date. 

Aspecta announced that the global flooring brand has pioneered the expansion of information provided on a Declare label by adding embodied carbon data to its Aspecta Declare labels.

The third party-certified EPD details Korlok’s environmental performance based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific process which examines the environmental impacts associated with all stages of a product’s life from cradle to grave, including: raw material extraction through processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair/maintenance, to end of life.

Products covered by a new Environmental Product Declaration can be used to satisfy architectural and green building specification criteria.