Thermoplastic Rubber Wall Base

Declaration details

Manufacturer

Flexco Floors

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2025-085-0596-01

Date of issue

September 11, 2025

Valid until

September 11, 2030

Product category rules (PCR)

Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services, 1000, v1.2 (version 1.2)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017

Declared unit

1 m of product

System boundary

Cradle to gate with other options (A1 - A3, A4, A5, 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 › WallBase

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 m 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

755 km

Weight of products transported

0.484 kg

Packaging mass

0.053 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected separately

0.484 kg

Landfill

0.484 kg

Product or material for final disposal

0.484 kg

Product description

This Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) covers Flexco Base 2000 and Base Sculptures wall base products, both manufactured in Tuscumbia, Alabama. These resilient thermoplastic rubber (TPR) wall base solutions are designed to protect and finish floor-to-wall transitions in commercial and institutional interiors.

Base 2000 offers a traditional appearance and is available in both cove and straight profiles. It comes in standard heights of 2½", 4", 4½", and 6", and is supplied in either 48-inch lengths or 120-foot coils. Base 2000 is classified under ASTM F1861 as Type TP, Group 2, Styles A & B.

Base Sculptures provides enhanced architectural styling, with a wide range of profiled designs that emulate the appearance of architectural wood molding. Heights range from 2⅝" to 7¾" depending on the profile, with thicknesses from ⅛" to ½". Most profiles are offered in either 8-foot lengths or 40-foot coils. Base Sculptures is classified as ASTM F1861 Type TP, Group 2, Style D.

Both product lines meet Class A performance for flammability (ASTM E84) and critical radiant flux (ASTM E648), demonstrate excellent chemical resistance and flexibility, and are suitable for use over in-floor radiant heating systems in indoor applications. Installation requires Excelsior WB-600 or C-631 adhesives.

Base 2000 and Base Sculptures contribute to LEED v4 and v4.1 and have achieved FloorScore®, NSF/ANSI 332 Level 1, and USDA BioPreferred certification for biobased content. Both products meet low-emitting material requirements under CA Section 01350 and CHPS criteria and qualify under American-made purchasing requirements.

This EPD includes a table of nominal dimensions and corresponding weights per meter for each profile covered, along with multiplication factors to calculate life cycle impacts for individual product configurations. While LCA results are based on a declared unit of 1 meter of average product, profile-specific results can be derived using these published multipliers. The environmental impact results of products in this document are based on a declared unit and therefore do not provide sufficient information to establish comparisons. The results shall not be used for comparisons without knowledge of how the physical properties of the product impact the precise function at the construction level. The environmental impact results shall be converted to a functional unit basis before any comparison is attempted.

Interpretation

The largest sources of impact are raw materials (A1), followed by manufacturing (A3), for all indicators other than GWPbiogenic. Raw material (A1) impacts come primarily from SBR (styrene butadiene rubber), as well as kaolin and titanium dioxide consumption. Manufacturing (A3) impacts are driven by electricity and natural gas consumption. For GWPbiogenic, disposal (C4) is the largest contributor due to the landfilling impacts.