tretford Interlife (Tile, Roll, Floorboard)

Weseler Teppich GmbH & Co. KG

About this product

tretford Interlife (Tile, Roll, Floorboard)

TOP 3 Benefits:

• Health & ecotoxicity
• Use rapidly renewable resource
• Take-back and re-use scheme

tretford® Interlife is a durable carpet manufactured in Germany and offered in three physical formats: 50 cm x 50 cm tile, 2 metre wide roll and 100 cm x 25 cm floorboard.

The product's face fibre comprises 70% of the rapidly renewable material goat hair (22.4% of product) and is bonded to a post-consumer recycled backing of (minimally 80%) recycled polyester made from regranulated chips and PET flakes. Total of at least 4.5% post-consumer recycled material in product.

This hard-wearing product is suitable for all work spaces and residential environments and is easy to lay and versatile. Supply of goat hair supports nomadic herders in developing countries and is a rapidly renewable resource generated as a value added by-product of Mohair production.

Recycled Content
Post-consumer: 4.5%

Achievements:

Health & Ecotoxicity

• Best Practice PVC Certified
• Low VOC levels
• No Toxicity Issues of Concern

LCA

Life Cycle Analysis - Water

• Water footprint available

Life Cycle Analysis - Resources

• Designed for recycling or reuse
• Post-consumer recycled content
• Rapidly renewable

Life Cycle Analysis - Greenhouse Gas

• Carbon footprint available

Life Cycle Analysis - Emissions

• Low air emissions
• Low water emissions

Corporate Social Responsibility

• ≤10 year warranty
• All marketing environmental claims verified accurate
• Certified Environmental Management System
• Complies with Australian law
• Complies with relevant social and environmental laws of the country of operation
• Fit for Purpose certified
• Manufacturer take back policy
• Market Acceptance
• Replacement parts available

Ratings Tools

• Earthcheck
• Green Star AU - GBCA
• Green Star NZ - GBCNZ
• IS Rating - ISCA
• LEED - USGBC
• New Zealand Homestar
• WELL Features - IWBI

More information:

The product is GreenTag GreenRate Level A Certified under Scheme A7 (for GreenRate and Full GreenTag only)

The scope of certification includes Tretford Interlife (Tile, Roll and Floorboard).

The products have successfully passed the relevant GreenTag Standard's Cautionary Assessment Process and no issues of concern or red lights comments exist regarding the toxicity of the products.

tretford Interlife (Tile, Roll, Floorboard) has been compared to an industry standard Nylon Broadloom carpet (no cushion) product which serves as the business as usual for the floor covering product category. The life cycle inventory data compiled for the BAU product was obtained from industry study.

Rating tools relevance:

Green Star® Australia "Buildings" v1.0 Rating tool:

• Credit 9: Responsible Finishes
• Credit 13: Exposure to Toxins

Green Star® Australia "Design & As Built v1.3" Rating Tools Credits:

• Credit 13: Indoor Pollutants
• Credit 20: Responsible Building Materials (PVC)
• Credit 21: Sustainable Products

Green Star® Australia "Interiors v1.3" Rating Tools Credits:

• Credit 12: Indoor Pollutants
• Credit 20: Responsible Building Materials (PVC)
• Credit 21: Sustainable Products

Green Star® Australia "Performance 1.2" Rating Tools Credit:

• Credit 21: Procurement & Purchasing (Refurbishment Materials)

Green Star® New Zealand 'Design & As Built NZ' v1.1:

• Credit 13: Indoor Pollutants
• Credit 20: Responsible Products (PVC)
• Credit 21: Sustainable Products

Green Star® New Zealand 'Interiors NZ' v1.1:

• Credit 12: Indoor Pollutants
• Credit 20: Responsible Products (PVC)
• Credit 21: Sustainable Products

Green Star® New Zealand 'Performance NZ' v1.2:

• Credit 21: Procurement and Purchasing

New Zealand Homestar® v4.0 Rating Tool:

• MAT-1 Sustainable Materials
• MAT-2 Healthy Materials

New Zealand Homestar® v5.0 Rating Tool:

• HC7 Healthy Materials
• EN3 Sustainable Materials

LOTUS® Vietnam 'New Construction' V3:

• Credit MR-2: Sustainable Materials
• Credit H-PR-2: Low Emission Products (Prerequisite)
• Credit H-2: Low Emission Products

IWBI® WELL v1.0 Features (PHD™ Available):
Recognized for Features:

• Feature 26 Enhanced Material Safety (Part 1)
• Feature 97 Material Transparency (Part 1)

Compliant Technical Document (Audited) for Feature/s:

• Feature 04 VOC Reduction (Part 3)
• Feature 11 Fundamental Material Safety (Part 1)
• Feature 25 Toxic Material Reduction (Part 2)

IWBI® WELL v2.0 Features (PHD™ Available):
Recognized for Feature/s:

• X07 Materials Transparency (Parts 1, 3)
• X08 Materials Optimization (Part 2)

Compliant Technical Document (Audited) for Feature/s:

• X01 Material Restrictions (Part 1)
• X06 VOC Restrictions (Part 2)
• X07 Materials Transparency (Part 2)
• X08 Materials Optimization (Part 1)

IS® v1.2:

• Mat-2 Environmentally Labelled Products and Supply Chain

IS® Design & As-Built v2.1:

• Rso-7 Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains

LEED® v4.0 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):

• Option 1: Environmental Product Declarations

MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients (PHD™ Available):

• Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting and,
• Option 2: International ACP - REACH Optimization

LEED® v4.1 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):

• Option 1: Environmental Product Declarations,

MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients (PHD™ Available):

• Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting and,
• Option 2: International ACP - REACH Optimization

EarthCheck Rating Tool:

• Sustainable Materials

GreenTech Malaysia's MyHIJAU Ecolabelling and Green Products Database:

• All Green Building and Interiors Products

EPD EN 15804 as Supporting Technical Evidence for:

Green Star® Australia "Buildings" v1.0 Rating tool:

• Credit 9: Responsible Finishes
• Credit 21: Upfront Carbon Emissions
• Credit 26: Life Cycle Impacts

Green Star® Australia "Design & As Built v1.3" Rating Tools Credits:

• Credit 19: Life Cycle Impacts

Green Star® Australia "Interiors v1.3" Rating Tools Credits:

• Credit 19: Life Cycle Assessment

Green Star® New Zealand 'Design & As Built NZ' v1.1:

• Credit 19: Life Cycle Assessment

IS® v1.2:

• Mat-1 Lifecycle Impact Measurement and Reduction

IS® Design & As-Built v2.1:

• Rso-6 Material Life Cycle Measurement and Management

LEED® v4.0 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):

• Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization

LEED® v4.1 for Building Design and Construction Rating Tool:
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Declarations (EN 15804 + ISO 14025 EPD Available):

• Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization

BRE Global BREEAM® International New Construction v6.0 Rating Tool:

• MAT01 Life Cycle Impacts