Distinct Designs Rubber Flooring

Declaration details

Manufacturer

FLEXCO Floors

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2025-072-0536-01

Date of issue

June 23, 2025

Valid until

June 23, 2030

Product category rules (PCR)

UL Part B: Flooring (version 2)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017

Functional unit

1 m2 installed flooring of product

System boundary

Cradle to grave (A1 - A3, A4, A5, B1 - B7, C1 - C4)

Product specificity

Product Specific

Manufacturing specificity

Facility Specific

Manufacturing plant

Flexco Corporation (1401 East 6th Street, Tuscumbia, AL, USA)

Product category

Finishes › Flooring › ResilientFlooring

Product service life

40 years

Verifier

Mari Kirss

LCA software

openLCA 2.4

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 m2 installed flooring of product.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Resource Use Indicators

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

Carbon Emissions and Removals

ND = not declared. Life cycle modules: A1-A3 product stage, A4-A5 construction process, B use stage, C end of life, D benefits and loads beyond the system boundary.

Material composition

Hazardous substances

No regulated hazardous or dangerous substances are included in this product.

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type

Diesel

Vehicle type

Diesel Truck

Transport distance

800 km

Weight of products transported

5.21 kg

Packaging mass

0.414 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected separately

5.21 kg

Landfill

5.21 kg

Product or material for final disposal

5.21 kg

Product description

Flexco Distinct Designs™ Rubber Flooring includes a range of durable, homogeneous vulcanized rubber flooring products manufactured at Flexco Corporation’s facility in Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA. These products are designed for permanent indoor installations in commercial and institutional environments that demand resilience, dimensional stability, and aesthetic flexibility.

Distinct Designs™ is offered in two primary formats:

Rubber Tile: Available in multiple surface textures including Raised Disc, Raised Square, Hammered, Smooth, and Diamond, with no factory-applied finish. Tiles are offered in various nominal dimensions, including:

12 in × 12 in, 18 in × 18 in, 24 in × 24 in, 27 in × 27 in, and 36 in × 36 in (gauges: 0.080 in to 3/16 in)

Plank-style dimensions such as 6 in × 36 in, 12 in × 36 in, and 18 in × 36 in

Rubber Sheet: Offered in smooth texture with no factory finish, available in the following roll sizes:

36 in or 48 in width × 20 ft or 40 ft length (gauges: 0.100 in or 1/8 in)

Distinct Designs™ rubber flooring is available in a variety of color options, including solid colors, marbleized patterns, and solid colors with tonal flecks, enabling flexible design for high-traffic interior spaces.

All products are manufactured without recycled content and are Red List Free, containing no substances listed on the Living Future Institute’s Red List, the REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs), or REACH Annex XVII restricted substances. Products are recyclable through Flexco’s programs and comply with applicable chemical transparency and emissions standards.

The tile products conform to ASTM F1344, and the sheet products conform to ASTM F1859, meeting requirements for rubber flooring performance, including dimensional stability, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, and static load tolerance. Additional performance certifications include:

NSF/ANSI 332 Level 1, FloorScore, CA Section 01350, and CHPS compliance

Critical radiant flux (ASTM E648, Class I), low smoke density (ASTM E662), static coefficient of friction (ASTM D2047 ≥ 0.50), and more

Product mass and density are determined based on the total material required to produce one square meter of installed flooring, in accordance with applicable product category rules.

Interpretation

The results of the LCA indicate that Replacement (B4) is the largest contributor to impacts of each product assessed in this study, across all impact categories. This is due to the fact that 1.88 installations are required within the service lifetime of the building of 75 years. Raw Materials (A1) contribute to the second largest portion of impacts across most indicators. The materials of fossil origin, such as styrene butadiene rubber is the primary driver of impacts within Module A1.