News Analysis
InterfaceFLOR Goes Carbon Neutral with All Commercial Carpet Tiles
by Tristan Roberts
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Vol. 12, No. 10); the company has expanded that program to all commercial tile products manufactured and shipped from its North American mills. Interface had already reduced greenhouse gas emissions from its manufacturing process by 56%, but as chairman Ray Anderson has noted, 90% of its emissions come from outside the actual manufacturing process. Interface analyzed environmental impacts including greenhouse gas emissions from the entire life cycle of its products, including materials extraction, transport, installation, and disposal. Each yard of carpet is associated with about 35 pounds (16 kg) of emissions, said Paul Firth, manager for sustainable strategies, representing pennies of the total cost per yard. Although Firth told
Published March 6, 2007
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Roberts, T. (2007, March 6). InterfaceFLOR Goes Carbon Neutral with All Commercial Carpet Tiles. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/news-analysis/interfaceflor-goes-carbon-neutral-all-commercial-carpet-tiles