Shaw Contract's Going Beyond the Labels - Choosing Sustainable Flooring Solutions CPD (RIBA Accredited) offered a broad understanding of the various sustainability and building rating schemes used in the industry to specify commercial carpets.

Participants gained an understanding of the various components of carpet such as nylon, Polypropylene fibres and bitumen, PVC, cushion backed and polyolefin backing systems and their limits on recyclability, shed light on how carpets can be designed for closed loop recycling and finally gained an understanding of the Cradle to Cradle concept as an alternative specification tool.

About Shaw Contract

At Shaw Contract, we believe that the ground beneath your feet should have a positive impact on how you live, learn, work, heal and play. We strive for design excellence in everything we do - from conception to production to installation, it's what sets us apart. We make flooring that delivers a purposeful blend of design elements, materiality, sustainability and performance. Every day we take on creative challenges to research, design and innovate flooring solutions that transform spaces across the globe.