Choosing a Responsible Carpet: Understanding our EPD and Environmental Commitments

1. Venture Carpets: a Transparent and Eco-friendly Approach

Architects and designers today face significant challenges when selecting materials for their projects. Environmental impact, product durability, and indoor air quality have become essential criterias, alongside aesthetics and functionality.

At Venture Carpets, we prioritize transparency and environmental responsibility. Our modular carpets feature an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) that complies with ISO 14025 and ISO 21930, enabling a full assessment of their environmental impact throughout their life cycle. This tool is essential for building professionals looking to make informed choices that align with sustainable construction standards.

Why integrate our carpets into your projects?

Our approach is based on concrete commitments that combine performance, durability, and responsibility:

• Optimized local production: our carpets are designed in Quebec and manufactured in Ontario, using recycled and recyclable materials.
• Reduced impact on indoor environments: their low VOC content and phthalate-free composition make them a solution that promotes better indoor air quality.
• Compliance with environmental standards: our products can contribute points to LEED® and WELL™ certifications, thanks to their controlled environmental impact and reduced VOC emissions.
• A second life guaranteed: we have implemented a take-back and recycling program for end-of-life carpets, reducing waste and supporting a circular economy.

2. A circular approach for high-performance materials

Material selection plays a key role in designing sustainable spaces. Our modular carpets are manufactured using low-impact raw materials, while ensuring resistance and aesthetics suitable for commercial and institutional environments.

Regenerated nylon fiber to reduce carbon impact

Our modular carpets incorporate ECONYL® fiber, a regenerated nylon 6 made from recovered fishing nets, textile waste, and old flooring materials. Unlike virgin nylon derived from petroleum, this material offers several advantages:

• Quality and durability equivalent to traditional fibers, ensuring optimal longevity in high-traffic environments.
• Up to 80% reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to conventional nylon, helping lower the carbon footprint of projects.
• Contribution to the circular economy, by giving waste a second life and reducing reliance on virgin raw materials.

A backing designed for durability and healthier indoor spaces

The backing of our carpets is phthalate-free and integrates locally sourced calcium carbonate and a fiberglass reinforcement layer. This choice optimizes:

• Dimensional stability, preventing expansion and/or shrinkage due to temperature and humidity variation over time.
• Resistance to heavy loads variations, making it an ideal solution for high-traffic environments.

Indoor air quality, by eliminating harmful plasticizers, a key criterion for earning points in LEED®  and WELL™ certifications

3. Measured environmental performance

A responsible carpet is not just about its composition. Its impact must be evaluated across its entire life cycle, from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal. Through our EPD, we have analyzed and measured each stage of production to provide a clear and quantifiable environmental footprint.

Optimized carbon footprint

Global Warming Potential (GWP) is one of the key indicators for assessing the carbon impact of a product. Here are the values for 1 m² of carpet installed over 75 years:

• Recycled nylon 6 carpet: 6.02 kg CO₂ eq/m²

These figures show that our modular carpets have a minimal carbon footprint, largely due to the integration of recycled fibers and an optimized manufacturing process.

Optimized installation with MaxTab: less waste, more flexibility

Installation plays a crucial role in the environmental footprint of a flooring solution.

We developed the MaxTab system, a solvent-free adhesive solution, which offers several benefits:

• Glue-free installation, ensuring zero toxic solvent emissions and preserving indoor air quality.
• Increased flexibility, allowing for the replacement of only worn tiles without altering the rest of the flooring.
• Better waste management, reducing the environmental impact of installation and maintenance work.

4. Integrating our products into your projects

Our modular carpets are designed to meet the needs of building professionals seeking to combine design, performance, and environmental responsibility.

Thanks to their low VOC content and use of recycled materials, our modular carpets can contribute points to LEED® and WELL™ certifications, meeting criteria for sustainable materials and improved indoor air quality. Their simplified installation with the MaxTab system ensures reduced maintenance and optimized upkeep, lowering long-term operating costs. Finally, their verified EPD and Green Label Plus certification provide complete transparency on their environmental impact, making them a compliant choice for tenders and public or private project specifications.

Conclusion: a responsible and high-performance choice

Choosing a flooring solution is no longer just about design or durability. Environmental impact and indoor air quality are now essential criteria for building professionals.

With a transparent EPD, reduced carbon impact, optimized installation, and contributions to LEED®  and WELL™ certifications, Venture Carpets' modular carpets fit seamlessly into a sustainable and responsible approach, without compromising aesthetics or performance.

📩 Need more information? Contact our team to receive technical datasheets and explore integration possibilities for your projects.