Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)

Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT), also called resilient tile or vinyl plank, is primarily composed of polyvinyl chloride, calcium carbonate, plasticizers, stabilizers, and other additives as part of the base or backing layer. On top of the backing layer is the print layer that gives each product its unique design pattern. This is topped off with wear layers that make the product durable and dimensionally stable. See Figure 1 for a breakdown of LVT construction. Most traditional LVT requires adhesive and is glued to the floor during installation. Various thicknesses of LVT are studied in this EPD which include 2.0, 2.5mm, 3.0mm, 3.2mm, 4.0mm, and 5.0mm.

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.