The generic products on the Green Guide Online include floorcoverings for health, education, and retail applications and give an indication of the environmental performance that the Gerflor range may achieve in the respective use categories.
Use of the generic product ratings will help specifiers achieve the highest possible BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) rating for new buildings and reduce the overall impact of their projects on the environment.
The scheme - which assesses the environmental impact of construction products - confounds the previously widespread belief that construction products made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are inherently damaging to the environment. PVC is possibly the most widely tested construction material and the most recent evidence has shown it to be a major contributor to reducing environmental impact within the construction industry.
Gerflor is a member of Vinyl 2010, an industry group which is actively increasing the amount of PVC recycling across the whole of Europe as well as here in the UK.
For further information on Gerflor, please call 0870 2647 581 or visit www.gerflor.co.uk.
