Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared)
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Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) Desk Top Furniture Linoleum Forbo Flooring Systems Forbo Furniture Linoleum is the finishing touch for everyone who wants to create breath taking beautifully designed and functional furniture that will stand out from the crowd while also standing the test of time. A high-quality material with a proven pedigree, Furniture Linoleum is renowned for its elegance and durability and is suitable for countless stunning decorative surfacing applications. Forbo was the first flooring manufacturer to publish a complete Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report verified by CML in 2000.In addition Forbo is now to publish Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for all products including full LCA reports. This EPD is using all recognized flooring Product Category Rules and is including additional information to show the impacts on human health and eco-toxicity. By offering the complete story we hope that our stakeholders will be able to use this document as a tool that will translate the environmental performance of Furniture Linoleum into the true value and benefits to all our customers and stakeholders alike. For more information visit; www.forbo-flooring.com

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) ffedbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Desk Top Furniture Linoleum According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 This declaration is a self-declared environmental product declaration in accordance with ISO 14025 and EN15804 that describes the environmental characteristics of the aforementioned product. It promotes the development of sustainable products. This is not a third party certified declaration and all relevant environmental information is disclosed. This EPD may not be comparable to other declarations if they do not comply with ISO 14025, EN 15804 and the...

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) ffedbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Desk Top Furniture Linoleum According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Product Classification and description This declaration covers Desk Top Furniture Linoleum consisting of 21 unadorned, elegant colors that add a distinctive touch to any piece of furniture. Furniture Linoleum is manufactured from renewable, natural raw materials. Basic ingredients include natural linseed oil, rosin, wood flour and natural pigments. Because of this, Furniture Linoleum is biologically degradable and doesn’t harm the environment at any...

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) Desk Top Furniture Linoleum Product Standard The products considered in this EPD have the following technical specifications: ISO 9001 Quality Management System ISO 14001 Environmental Management System OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems SA 8000 Social Accountability Standard

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) ffedbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Desk Top Furniture Linoleum According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Delivery Status Table 1: Specification of delivered product Production of Main Materials Linseed oil : Linseed oil is obtained by pressing the seeds of the flax plant. After filtering a clear golden yellow liquid remains. Gum rosin : Rosin is obtained by wounding pine trees. The crude gum is collected and is separated into turpentine and rosin by distillation. Wood flour : Postindustrial bio based soft wood waste from the wood industry, which is milled...

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) Desk Top Furniture Linoleum Production of Furniture Linoleum Figure 2: Illustration of the Production process Furniture Linoleum is produced in several stages starting with the oxidation of linseed oil mixed with rosin. With the influence of oxygen from the atmosphere a tough sticky material is obtained called linoleum cement. The linoleum cement is stored in containers for a few days for further reaction and after this it is mixed with wood flour, calcium carbonate, resin, titanium dioxide and pigments. This mixture is calendared on a paper...

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) ffedbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Desk Top Furniture Linoleum According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Rejected material and the cuttings of the trimming stage are being thermally recycled in a waste incineration plant. Packaging materials are being collected separately and externally recycled. Delivery and Installation of the Floor Covering A worldwide distribution by truck and container ship is considered. On average every square meter of Desktop is transported as follows: o T ransport distance 40 t truck 615 km o Transport distance 7.5t truck...

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) Desk Top Furniture Linoleum Cleaning and Maintenance For the calculations the following cleaning regime is considered: - Dry cleaning with a dust wiper, twice a week. - Once a week wet cleaning with a damp cloth using 0.062 l/m2 water and 0.0003 kg/m2 neutral cleaner. This result in the use of 3.224 l/m 2*year water and 0.016 kg/m2*year neutral cleaner. The wet cleaning takes place without power machine usage. Waste water treatment of the arising waste water from cleaning is considered. The cleaning regime that is recommended in practice...

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) Desk Top Furniture Linoleum Raw Material Extraction and Processing Installation loss Drying, Energies with regional reference End-of Life Cleaning regime Figure 3: Flow chart of the Life Cycle Assessment Description of the Declared Functional Unit The functional unit is one square meter of installed product and the use stage is considered for one year of service life. Cut off Criteria The cut-off criteria shall be 1% of renewable and non-renewable primary energy usage and 1% of the total mass of the unit process. The total neglected input...

Environmental Product Declaration (Self-Declared) Desk Top Furniture Linoleum Allocation procedure of reuse, recycling and recovery The installation waste and end of life waste is fed into incineration processes. Incineration processes include cogeneration processes which give thermal and power energy as outputs. It is assumed that this recovered energy offsets that produced by the European average grid mix and thermal energy generation from natural gas. The LCA dataset used to model the incineration of Desktop is based on data developed by European Resilient Flooring Manufacturers’...