Flooring Fact: global warming potential flooring

Ever wonder what the global warming potential (GWP) is for the flooring in your home?

This list shows just that. The numbers represented in this list reflect the kilograms of CO2 equivalent gasses per square meter of flooring.

Solid Wood Flooring: 9.2

Engineered Wood Flooring: 11.4

Ceramic Tile: 19.6

Vinyl Tile (SVT, LVT): 41.8

Rigid Core Flooring (LVT, LVP)): 64.3

When it comes to environment impact, wood can’t be beat for a flooring choice.

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