Description:
Long-accumulated geocentric energy
Brightly colored lava expelled from volcanic activities
Rough surfaces created after cooling down
Vivid layers formed and accumulated
Astounding and mind-boggling – time unveils natural craftsmanship
Brightly colored lava expelled from volcanic activities
Rough surfaces created after cooling down
Vivid layers formed and accumulated
Astounding and mind-boggling – time unveils natural craftsmanship
Projects (2):
RESET™ Ranking Criteria:
SCORING LEGEND
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SOURCING
S5 Toxicity of sourcing
Chemistry: Toxicity of Sourcing
Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion highlights Manufacturers who require their supply chain to disclose their chemistry.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:HPD Collaborative, LBC, UL
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: HPD is available for Novalis LVT, Material chemistry is fully defined: CALCIUM CARBONATE , POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) , Undisclosed (chloro methoxy fat diethylene glycol dinitrate) , Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate , EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL , CALCIUM STEARATE , ZINC STEARATE , CARBON BLACK , BISPHENOL A-EPICHLOROHYDRIN ACRYLATE , Tripropylene glycol diacrylate , TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE , Benzophenone
- Date Awarded: 2014-07-30
- Valid Until: 2017-07-30
- Document Type:
- Documented By: Declare
PRODUCTION
P7 Embodied energy
Embodied Energy / Energy Efficiency
Summary: Until clean renewable energy (current solar income) is widely available, increasing the energy efficiency of production is critical. This criterion ranks materials by their energy efficiency. Reports must be produced by approved auditors to qualify.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: The embodied energy of production and transportation (to Asia) is 134.27MJ.
- Date Awarded: 2014-12-08
- Valid Until: 2019-12-08
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
P9 Upcycling
Upcycling: Production Waste as Resource
Summary: We have made enough materials to produce new materials entirely from reclaimed material sources. This criterion creates leverage to eliminate waste by recognizing manufacturers who use pre-consumer waste to product materials.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: 100% waste is recycled and utilized in an internal closed-loop recycling process.
- Date Awarded: 2014-12-08
- Valid Until: 2019-12-08
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
P11 Ecology info loop
Ecology Information Loop
Summary: The impact of production cannot be improved if it isn't measured. This criterion recognizes manufacturers who document and communicate the environmental impact of their material production.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: CN-00213E21141R1M
- Audit Result: Manufacturer executes EMS feedback loops to measure impact and improve material production. EMS feedback loops meet ISO 14001 standards. ISO 14001:2004 Certified.
- Date Awarded: 2013-06-18
- Valid Until: 2016-06-17
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
P12 Toxicity of production
Toxicity of Production & Installation
Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion highlights Manufacturers who disclose their material chemistries.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:HPD Collaborative, LBC, UL
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: HPD is available for Novalis LVT, Material chemistry is fully defined: CALCIUM CARBONATE , POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) , Undisclosed (chloro methoxy fat diethylene glycol dinitrate) , Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate , EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL , CALCIUM STEARATE , ZINC STEARATE , CARBON BLACK , BISPHENOL A-EPICHLOROHYDRIN ACRYLATE , Tripropylene glycol diacrylate , TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE , Benzophenone
- Date Awarded: 2014-07-30
- Valid Until: 2017-07-30
- Document Type:
- Documented By: Declare
P14 Factory safety
Safety of Factory
Summary: The health and safety of factory workers is an important part of a material's life-cycle impact. This criterion considers the safety standards that are practices at factories.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: CN-00214S10256ROM
- Audit Result: Manufacturer has been awarded with OHSAS 18001 Certification, which requires manufacturers to document and execute safety production feedback loops. Results are publicly available.
- Date Awarded: 2014-02-19
- Valid Until: 2017-02-18
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
P20 Zero solid waste
Zero Solid Waste
Summary: Waste is a human invention. In nature, waste from one organism is used by another. This criterion recognizes manufacturers who send nothing to landfills.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: 100% waste is recycled and utilized in an internal closed-loop recycling process, avoiding the land fill.
- Date Awarded: 2014-12-08
- Valid Until: 2015-12-08
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
USAGE
U4 Air quality (VOC)
Air Quality (VOC)
Summary: VOCs impact the quality of indoor environments. The lower the VOCs, the better. This criterion ranks materials based on their VOC emissions.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:SCS global
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: SCS-FS-02221
- Audit Result: Floorscore certified products meet the VOC criteria of CA 01359 standard.
- Date Awarded: 2015-05-01
- Valid Until: 2016-04-30
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
U7 Toxicity of use
Human Health and Toxicity of Use
Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion creates leverage for materials with transparently communicated chemical hazards.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:HPD Collaborative, LBC, UL
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: HPD is available for Novalis LVT, Material chemistry is fully defined: CALCIUM CARBONATE , POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) , Undisclosed (chloro methoxy fat diethylene glycol dinitrate) , Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate , EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL , CALCIUM STEARATE , ZINC STEARATE , CARBON BLACK , BISPHENOL A-EPICHLOROHYDRIN ACRYLATE , Tripropylene glycol diacrylate , TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE , Benzophenone
- Date Awarded: 2014-07-30
- Valid Until: 2017-07-30
- Document Type:
- Documented By: Declare
U9 Safety of use
Safety of Use
Summary: Materials should be safe to use. This criterion helps ensure that they are by recognizing materials that meet industry safety standards.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:TFI
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: 441187
- Audit Result: According to EN 13501-1:2010, the products are classified as Bf1, s1.
- Date Awarded: 2014-09-18
- Valid Until: 2016-09-18
- Documented By: GIGA
RENEWAL
R1 Water quality
Water Quality
Summary: When materials are left in the biosphere they impact groundwater quality as they degrade. Their chemistry determines if this impact is positive or not. This criterion creates leverage for materials with transparently communicated chemical hazards.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:HPD Collaborative, LBC, UL
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: HPD is available for Novalis LVT, Material chemistry is fully defined: CALCIUM CARBONATE , POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) , Undisclosed (chloro methoxy fat diethylene glycol dinitrate) , Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate , EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL , CALCIUM STEARATE , ZINC STEARATE , CARBON BLACK , BISPHENOL A-EPICHLOROHYDRIN ACRYLATE , Tripropylene glycol diacrylate , TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE , Benzophenone
- Date Awarded: 2014-07-30
- Valid Until: 2017-07-30
- Document Type:
- Documented By: Declare
R2 Air quality (VOC)
Air Quality (VOC)
Summary: Materials emit VOCs until they fully degrade. This criterion measures and ranks these VOCs.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:SCS global
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: SCS-FS-02221
- Audit Result: Floorscore certified products meet the VOC criteria of CA 01359 standard.
- Date Awarded: 2015-05-01
- Valid Until: 2016-04-30
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
R3 Greenhouse gases
Air: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Production
Summary: Demolition and disassembly require energy which create Greenhouse Gases (GHG). Some materials are capable of absorbing GHG. This criterion measures the net amount of GHG that are created and/or absorbed during renewal.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: The embodied energy of disposal stage of the product is 11.7 MJ.
- Date Awarded: 2014-12-08
- Valid Until: 2019-12-08
- Document Type:
- Documented By: GIGA
R6 Toxicity of renewal
Human Health and Toxicity of Renewal
Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion creates leverage for materials with transparently communicated chemical hazards.(View Criteria)
- Auditor Organization:HPD Collaborative, LBC, UL
- Audit type:Third Party Audited
- Audit No: Not Applicable
- Audit Result: HPD is available for Novalis LVT, Material chemistry is fully defined: CALCIUM CARBONATE , POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) , Undisclosed (chloro methoxy fat diethylene glycol dinitrate) , Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate , EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL , CALCIUM STEARATE , ZINC STEARATE , CARBON BLACK , BISPHENOL A-EPICHLOROHYDRIN ACRYLATE , Tripropylene glycol diacrylate , TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE , Benzophenone
- Date Awarded: 2014-07-30
- Valid Until: 2017-07-30
- Document Type:
- Documented By: Declare
SCORING SUMMARY: 0 RESET™ + 32 MNI Points = 32 Total Points