Environmental Benefits of Konecto Vinyl Products


SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION:
As part of the global society, Konecto/Metroflor are reviewing their entire corporate structure to become a more responsible partner in today's world and help protect the environment.

CORPORATE BEHAVIOR AND CERTIFICATIONS:

- Sustainability is a part of the culture at Konecto
- Member of the U.S. Green Building Council
- Pursuing LEED certification for a new office space in Calhoun, GA
- All of Metroflor/Konecto manufacturing facilities are ISO 14001 certified
- FloorScore certified
- Use of recycled products in their offices
- Use of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper and soy-based inks

RESOURCE REUSE:
- Developed water reuse practices in all manufacturing facilities

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF PRODUCTS:
- Highly durable
- Most Konecto collections come with a Ceramic Bead Finish and thus do not require strong coating and cleaning agents and require less energy to maintain.
- Unique highly durable embossed wear layer
- Konecto has little or no volatile organic compound (VOC)
- No trees are used for printed wood planks
- Many Konecto collections have a 25-Year Residential or 10-Year Commercial limited Warranty

LEED ALIGNMENT:
Konecto products can contribute to attaining points in the Materials and Resources (MR) and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) sections of the LEED Green Building Rating Systems™. These point alignments are consistent across the suite of LEED Rating Systems including LEED for New Construction, LEED for Commercial Interiors, and LEED for Existing Buildings.

LEED CREDIT

QUALIFYING DESCRIPTION

PTS

MR Credit 4

Recycled Content

Konecto products, depending on the collection, contain from 13% to 55% recycled content (except for Exotic Woods, Patina Woods, and Kiddie Konecto). Contact: customerservice@metroflorcorp.com for more information.

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IEQ Credit 4.3

Low-Emitting Materials

Flooring Systems

An alternative compliance path using FloorScore is acceptable for credit achievement: 100% of the non-carpet finished flooring must be FloorScore - certified and must constitute at least 25% of the finished floor area. Examples of unfinished flooring include floors in mechanical rooms, electrical rooms and elevator service rooms.

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