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Fit For Purpose:
The flooring shall be solution died Goat
Hair, Nylon and Rayon faced carpet roll with PVC and Jute backing
in 2 meter by 25 meter rolls in 7mm thickness.
The flooring shall be made from carded
fibres formed into a continuous corrugation.
In respect of Flammability, the flooring
shall have been fully tested to BS 4790:1987 as having a mean
radius of burning of 25mm and Classed as Low.
In respect of Flammability, the flooring
shall have been fully tested to BS EN ISO 11925:2002 and BS EN ISO
9239-1 as being Euroclass Cfl-s1.
In respect to Spread of Fire, the flooring
shall have been fully tested to ANSI/ASTM E648 as having a Critical
Radiant Flux result of Category 1.
In respect of Thermal Transmission, the
flooring shall have been fully tested to BS 4745:1971 as having a
thermal resistance of 1.76 togs, a thermal conductance of 5.58 W/m2
. degrees Celcius, and as having a thermal conductivity of 4.99
Wcm/m2.degrees Celcius.
In respect of Colour Fastness, the product
shall have been fully tested to BS 1006:1990 as having a colour
change to light result of 5-6 (very slight to none), a colour
change to water spotting result of 4 (very slight), a colour change
to carpet shampoo result of 3-4 (slight) and a colour change to
rubbing result of 4 (very slight).
In respect of Mothproofing, the product
shall comply with Australian Woolmark Levels 1-5.
Green Performance:
The flooring shall:
a) Be
Global GreenTagCert™ LCARate Silver
Certified achieving the GreenTagCert™ EcoPoint score of
0.64 or better.
OR
b) Greenhouse Gas
Impacts: Product shall demonstrate the public reporting of
comprehensive product life cycle greenhouse gas footprint based on
a per functional unit in accordance with ISO 14064:2006 and/or PAS
0250:2008 with the following performance.
It shall have a GreenTag SAC2 score of less
than 0.95.
c) Human Health
(Toxicity): Product shall comply with Global GreenTag
ESCAP and subject to a risk assessment not contain greater than
0.1% of any compound classified by the IARC as a Class 1, 2, 2A or
2B carcinogen, or classified by EU Directive 2001/59/EC as a
Category 1, 2 or 3 Mutagen, or classified by EU Directive
2001/59/EC as a Category 1, 2, 3 or 4 Terratogen.
It shall have a GreenTag SAC3 score of less
than 0.10.
d) Ecospecifier LCA
EcoPoints: Product shall have undergone the GreenTag
LCARate Certification and achieved an ecospecifier LCA EcoPOINT
score consisting of the weighted results of the Life Cycle Anlysis
over the potential life of an eco-preferred building material,
compared to a 'Business as Usual' or typical product used within
the market, typically over a 60 year cycle of use in a building
including maintenance, cleaning and replacement.
It shall have a GreenTag SAC4 score of less
than 1.00
e) Biodiversity -
Physical Impacts: Product shall demonstrate public
reporting of their physical biodiversity impacts associated with
the raw material extraction and manufacturing of the product.
It shall have a GreenTag SAC5 score of less
than 0.54
f) Corporate
Social Responsibility: Product shall demonstrate legal
compliance to Australian social and environmental legislation,
provide evidence of Compliant Supply Chain and Compliant
Environmental Claims (according to ISO 14021).
It shall have a GreenTag SAC6 score of less
than 0.50
AND
The flooring shall:
a) Be certified as LEVEL
A under a Green Building Council of Australia recognised
third party certification system.
OR
b) Greenhouse Gas
Accounting: Product shall demonstrate the public reporting
of comprehensive product life cycle greenhouse gas footprint based
on a per functional unit basis in accordance with ISO 14064:2006
(Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for
quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and
removals) or PAS 2050:2008 (BSI-Specification for the assessment of
the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services).
c) Health and
Ecotoxicity: Product shall comply with ecospecifier global
ESCAP and subject to a risk assessment not contain greater than
0.1% of any compound classified by the IARC as a Class 1, 2, 2A or
2B carcinogen, or classified by EU Directive 2001/59/EC as a
Category 1, 2 or 3 Mutagen, or classified by EU Directive
2001/59/EC as a Category 1, 2, 3 or 4 Terratogen.
d) Water Use
Accounting: Product shall demonstrate the public reporting
of comprehensive product life cycle water footprint based on a per
functional unit basis in accordance with ISO 14040:2006
(Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Principles and
Frameworks) and ISO 14044:2006 (Environmental Management - Life
Cycle Assessment - Requirements and Guidelines).
e) Social and
Environmental Requirements: Product shall demonstrate
legal compliance to Australian social and environmental legislation
and provide evidence of Compliant Supply Chain and Compliant
Environmental Claims (according to ISO 14021).
f)
Durability: Product shall demonstrate compliance
with all relevant Fit for Purpose requirements and provide
replacement parts for the useful life of the product.
g) End of Life:
Product shall demonstrate design for disassembly capability of a
minimum of 90% where supplier shall demonstrate appropriate design
for disassembly strategies that ensure products are designed in a
way that enable their easy separation into recyclable units to
improve end of life recycling (where relevant). Supplier shall
provide contractual arrangements with the customer to take products
back at the end of the products in-use phase for some form of
refurbishment, reuse, or recycling.
h) VOC's:
Product shall be compliant to VOC and TVOC levels in accordance
with ASTM D5116 and complies as a minimum with the following TVOC
emissions limits:
- Total VOC limit 0.5mg/m2/hour
- 4-PC (4-Phenylcyclohexene) 0.05mg/m2 per hour.
AND
The manufacturer of the flooring must also
be in possession of valid:
a) Environmental management
certificate, showing compliance with ISO 14001:2004.
AND
Adhesive must comply with low TVOC adhesive
limits in accordance with the South Coast Air Quality Management
District (California, US) - Rule 1168.
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