The GUT EPD programme
GUT began addressing the topic of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) early on to provide objective answers to various questions regarding the environmental impacts associated with the manufacture and use of textile floor coverings. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) provide an objective data basis for this. On this page, you will find generic EPDs available for download as PDF files. Product- and manufacturer-specific EPDs are available for download directly via the product passport.
Generic EPDs
GUT has created generic EPDs for the most important types of textile floor coverings. Current average construction and production data from products manufactured by member companies were used for these EPDs. GUT conducted an intensive study for the variety of production processes and materials used, which was critically reviewed and accompanied by external technical expertise. This years of experience makes it possible for us to design reliable modeling of various production methods for floor coverings. Thanks to the modular concept developed, not only can existing products be reliably calculated, but predictions about the effects of changes in the production process or the influences of recycling variants can also be created through a balanced “what-if analysis”. In the download area, you will find EPDs for the most important product types.
Textile floor coverings in ÖKOBAUDAT
The ÖKOBAUDAT database of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) provides LCA datasets for all possible building materials, construction processes, energy, and disposal processes. The generic GUT EPD data for textile floor coverings has been transferred to ÖKOBAUDAT so that it can be used for various building assessment systems.
EPDs according to the FDES system for the French market
FDES stands for Fiche de Déclaration Environnementale et Sanitaire (Environmental and Health Declaration Sheet) and is an EPD supplemented by specific impact categories, which is, however, essentially fully compatible with EPDs based on EN 15804. Like EPDs, FDES are only created for construction products. FDES that have been prepared by an external body and further verified by an expert third party are available free of charge in the French national database INIES. As of July 2017, an FDES must be available for every construction product in France. Together with the French association UFTM and all manufacturers active in the French market, GUT has created four different FDES for the common carpet types on the French market.
Download generic EPDs for textile floor coverings
The EPDs listed here are divided into weight classes. The pile weight of the wear layer is chosen as the criterion for classification. This corresponds to the respective Luxury Classes ranging from LC 1 to LC 5. The calculation of the EPD data was carried out using the maximum weight in each respective luxury class.
LC 1 < 400 g/m²; LC 2 < 600 g/m²; LC 3 < 800 g/m²; LC 4 < 1000 g/m²; LC 5 > 1000 g/m²
All further information can be found in the respective EPD document. Please click the button to download the corresponding PDF.
Tufted carpet tiles
Wear layer PA6 virgin (vPA6)
tufted carpet tile with bitumen backing
Wear layer PA6 100% recycled (rPA6)
tufted carpet tile with bitumen backing
Tufted broadloom with textile backing
Wear layer PA6 virgin (vPA6)
tufted broadloom with textile backing
Wear layer PA6 100% recycled
tufted broadloom with textile backing
Wear layer PP
tufted broadloom with textile backing
EPDs for manufacturers
GUT creates EPDs for both member companies and external third parties. This includes suppliers for the textile floor covering sector and manufacturers of other flooring variants. When creating EPDs, GUT works closely with the Institute of Construction and Environment (IBU). An overview of the current EPDs in the IBU programme can be found on the EPD platform of the Institut für Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) under the Floor Coverings section.
