Glazed Porcelain Tile

Florim USA porcelain tiles are primarily made up of sand, clays and other additives and then molded into shape followed by kiln firing. Porcelain tiles can be glazed or unglazed, the former being the popular choice today. There are several advantages to porcelain tiles. They are impervious to moisture, resistant to tread wear, have permanence of color and are easy to clean.

Disclaimers:

This EPD has been developed as part of a pilot project initiated by EPD North America on behalf of the North American market. Please reach out to EPD North America to find out more about this on this link: https://epdna.com/.

Not all requirements in the GPI are fulfilled, particularly the requirement, for construction products, to follow EN 15804 for certain aspects of the LCA method.

This EPD is based on a PCR that satisfies procurement rules at the federal, state, and municipal levels which call for EPDs based on the UL Part B PCR. The UL Part B PCR was used to meet regulatory (example: Buy Clean California Act, etc.) and market expectations (example: Building Transparency EC3 comparisons, LEED and existing vendor procurement requirements, product scoring programs, etc.). The EPD should not be used outside of this context.