NeoCon Exhibitors Announced Living Product Certifications
Living Product Challenge is the Gold Standard for Regenerative Manufacturing
Jun 13, 2018 4:45 PM ET
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CHICAGO, June 13, 2018 /3BLMedia/ - Five different manufacturers are celebrating 10 Living Product certifications at NeoCon 2018, bringing the total number of Living Product certifications to 20. The Living Product Challenge (LPC) was launched in 2014 by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) to inspire manufacturers to pursue ambitious goals to dematerialize and detoxify their products and ultimately go beyond doing ‘less bad’ to create positive health and environmental impacts.
“Commercial interior manufacturers are rising to meet the high bar of the Living Product Challenge, reimagining their products with regenerative design in mind,” said James Connelly, LFA, LEED AP, Vice President of Products and Strategic Growth for ILFI. “These first movers are helping to scale a movement for commercial interiors that will transform the way we think about interior design and its impact on health and wellbeing.”
The full list of Living Product Challenge certified products, as well as background on the program, can be found at the Living Future website.
ILFI has certified the following Living Products for Commercial Interiors:
Mohawk Group
Mohawk is following up on its widely celebrated Living Product Petal Certification last year for the Lichen Collection of carpet tile with five new Petal Certifications for a mix of soft and hard surface products, all of which reflect the incorporation of biophilic design, a growing commitment that the company is making to bring the benefits of nature indoors:
Tarkett In its first foray into the Living Product Challenge, Tarkett has undertaken LPC for two products that the company says were already on a path to optimization under Cradle to Cradle, demonstrating that the LPC builds upon other certifications programs when manufacturers want to push the envelope even further towards regenerative design and create positive impact.
Plant Solutions The beautiful and biophilic MossWallArt™ Moss Wall Art from Plant Solutions has earned Petal certification for the Water Petal. CEO Joe Zazzera is a biophilic design consultant and well-known advocate and speaker for nature-inspired design. His moss walls range from a simple hanging piece to full walls which can be integrated into any project to infuse nature into the indoor environment. Even though Plant Solutions is a bio-based, handcrafted product, achieving LPC was not easy. The company had to switch out a number of materials to get the ingredient disclosure required, including swapping in two Declare materials and receiving FSC CoC certification for the facility. About the Living Product Challenge The Living Product Challenge re-imagines the design and construction of products to function as elegantly and efficiently as anything found in the natural world. Manufacturers are using the Living Product Challenge framework to rethink the way products are made. Instead of trying to be “less bad,” they are manufacturing goods that have a positive impact on human’s and the environment. About International Living Future Institute The International Living Future Institute is a hub for visionary programs. The Institute offers global strategies for lasting sustainability, partnering with local communities to create grounded and relevant solutions, including green building and infrastructure solutions on scales ranging from single room renovations to neighborhoods or whole cities. The Institute administers the Living Building Challenge, the environment’s most rigorous and ambitious performance standard.. It is also home to Ecotone Publishing, a unique publishing house dedicated to telling the story of the green building movement's pioneering thinkers and practitioners.
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- Nutopia Collection: Nylon Modular Carpet on EcoFlex Matrix Backing (PETAL CERT: Water)
- The Sunweave Collection: Woven Broadloom Carpet (PETAL CERT: Water, Energy)
- The Sunweave Collection: Woven Broadloom Rug (PETAL CERT: Water, Energy)
- The Nutopia Collection: Nylon Modular Carpet on EcoFlex NXT Backing (PETAL CERT: Water)
- The Pivot Point Collection: Enhanced Resilient Tile (PETAL CERT: Energy)
Tarkett In its first foray into the Living Product Challenge, Tarkett has undertaken LPC for two products that the company says were already on a path to optimization under Cradle to Cradle, demonstrating that the LPC builds upon other certifications programs when manufacturers want to push the envelope even further towards regenerative design and create positive impact.
- Tandus Centiva Ethos® Modular Carpet: IMPERATIVE Certified
- Johnsonite Rubber Tile: IMPERATIVE Certified
Plant Solutions The beautiful and biophilic MossWallArt™ Moss Wall Art from Plant Solutions has earned Petal certification for the Water Petal. CEO Joe Zazzera is a biophilic design consultant and well-known advocate and speaker for nature-inspired design. His moss walls range from a simple hanging piece to full walls which can be integrated into any project to infuse nature into the indoor environment. Even though Plant Solutions is a bio-based, handcrafted product, achieving LPC was not easy. The company had to switch out a number of materials to get the ingredient disclosure required, including swapping in two Declare materials and receiving FSC CoC certification for the facility. About the Living Product Challenge The Living Product Challenge re-imagines the design and construction of products to function as elegantly and efficiently as anything found in the natural world. Manufacturers are using the Living Product Challenge framework to rethink the way products are made. Instead of trying to be “less bad,” they are manufacturing goods that have a positive impact on human’s and the environment. About International Living Future Institute The International Living Future Institute is a hub for visionary programs. The Institute offers global strategies for lasting sustainability, partnering with local communities to create grounded and relevant solutions, including green building and infrastructure solutions on scales ranging from single room renovations to neighborhoods or whole cities. The Institute administers the Living Building Challenge, the environment’s most rigorous and ambitious performance standard.. It is also home to Ecotone Publishing, a unique publishing house dedicated to telling the story of the green building movement's pioneering thinkers and practitioners.
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