Environmental Vinyl Flooring

It s commonly assumed that using recycled content in your luxury vinyl flooring is more sustainable and environmentally friendly than using 100 virgin vinyl.

Environmental vinyl flooring.

Contributes to credits for green building systems like leed. Plus all the extras and supplies that you need to complete your flooring project. Vinyl is made from pvc or polyvinyl chloride plastic which produces toxic chemicals during manufacturing like dioxin a carcinogen and reproductive toxicant. Learn more about the quality and safety of our floors.

Flooring this organization checks the health environmental and social impacts of all of the products used for all of these flooring types including materials sealants glue etc. Most flooring application studies conclude that linoleum has comparable or slightly fewer environmental impacts compared to pvc flooring of equivalent quality in the production phase. Purchase online or give us a call. Wood flooring doesn t have to be reclaimed to be eco friendly.

From manufacture through installation and use and even after it s life cycle is over vinyl has the potential to cause harm to both the broad and your environment in many ways. While vinyl flooring continues to grow in popularity there are several serious environmental concerns about this resilient surface material. Moduleo has a bre a rating one of the first luxury vinyl flooring manufacturers globally to gain an industry benchmark bre global rating bre is the foremost environmental assessment method and the industry leading accreditation system for sustainable buildings and construction materials. However the act of recycling vinyl to be re used in flooring uses a lot of energy and also means you are running the risks of introducing contaminants into your flooring.

We carry hardwoods bamboo cork marmoleum tile and carpet. Generally speaking the rarer the tree species the less sustainable it is which means that commonly grown oak and pine are good eco options. One study ipu 0013 states that wooden flooring tends to have lower impacts than pvc and linoleum but is more demanding in the use and maintenance phase. Vinyl flooring is a popular alternative to natural flooring products because modern techniques allow manufacturers create synthetic materials that resemble stone or wood at a lower cost than the originals.

Mannington s luxury vinyl sheet flooring features environmental attributes that help make it a great choice in any home. Vinyl became popular in the 1950s when new uses for rubber and plastics provided homeowners with less expensive more versatile and easily maintained flooring options. Our green flooring is non toxic environmentally friendly and made from sustainably harvested recycled or reclaimed sources. Try an fsc certified wood flooring in your kitchen.