Life cycle assessment study on resilient floorcoverings
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Fourteen European producers of resilient floor coverings examined thirty-two objects of their products in a Life Cycle Assessment Study. The product groups were PVC, cushioned PVC, polyolefin, rubber and linoleum, with one reference example from textile and parquet. Important results include the following: There is no material specific ranking for „best“ or „worst“ environmental performance. Differences within the material groups - depending on the individual formula - are larger than between the groups. The introduction of material-specific recycling for used floorings as well as the use of recycled material in the flooring production could reduce environmental loads significantly. the premature change of a flooring by the user may induce a major influence on the environmental performance of a flooring.
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Life cycle assessment study on resilient floorcoverings, Christian Horst
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Life cycle assessment study on resilient floorcoverings
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Christian Horst
- Publisher
- Fraunhofer-IRB-Verl.
- Released
- 1998
- ISBN10
- 3816752101
- ISBN13
- 9783816752103
- Category
- Phototechnics, Camera technology, Theory of photography and cameras
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- Fourteen European producers of resilient floor coverings examined thirty-two objects of their products in a Life Cycle Assessment Study. The product groups were PVC, cushioned PVC, polyolefin, rubber and linoleum, with one reference example from textile and parquet. Important results include the following: There is no material specific ranking for „best“ or „worst“ environmental performance. Differences within the material groups - depending on the individual formula - are larger than between the groups. The introduction of material-specific recycling for used floorings as well as the use of recycled material in the flooring production could reduce environmental loads significantly. the premature change of a flooring by the user may induce a major influence on the environmental performance of a flooring.