In line with government plans to reduce carbon emissions and the commitment made to be net zero by 2050, there is a lot of pressure on education facilities to ensure their built environment is as energy efficient as possible.
Selecting sustainable school flooring solutions
One of the main challenges nowadays when constructing an education facility is to limit and reduce the embodied and operational carbon emissions of that building.
By selecting sustainable flooring solutions that have high levels of recycled content, are bio-based or contain bio-attributed materials and above all, ensuring that the floor you install can be recycled post-use, is an important consideration. One that will help you achieve a carbon neutral building.
To help decarbonise our education establishment, we have created a Carbon Calculator. This new tool is the first of its kind and provides complete transparency of a floors carbon emission in the various life cycle stages: raw material extraction, the manufacturing process, material transportation and end of life scenario. Addressing the full product life cycle and using Environmental Product Declarations (EPD's) that are third-party verified to do so, means you have accurate and non-bias information.
By including Tarkett’s Carbon Calculator during the specification stage or refurbishment of your project, you will be able to:
Tarkett’s Commitment
Tarkett continuously works on closing the loop on waste, using more recycled content to preserve the planet’s natural resources, and work with end users to collect post-use floors to ensure they get recycled at their end of life. This ensures Tarkett products are part of a circular economy, which reduces the carbon footprint of the floor and our own business.
If you’re in need of a new floor and want to ensure you are decarbonising your building, why not try out the new Carbon Calculator tool below:
https://professionals.tarkett.co.uk/en_GB/node/carbon-calculator-16501
