What just went live
Novalis added four EPDs covering its resilient flooring mainstays: a glue‑down Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT), a Loose Lay LVT, a Wood Polymer Composite (WPC) click system, and a Stone Polymer Composite (SPC) click system. The entries read as product‑family declarations designed for commercial interiors (hospitality, retail, healthcare, corporate) and residential settings where relevant.
Think of it like adding four strong cards to a spec deck. Each one clears the disclosure bar that many project teams now set as table stakes.
Why this matters in specs right now
Under LEED v5, product‑specific Type III EPDs contribute within the MR credit for Building Product Selection & Procurement, with product‑specific EPDs counted at 1X toward achievement levels. Teams are also steered to compare impacts and optimize selections, so having a current, product‑specific EPD keeps substitution pressure low and pricing conversations saner (USGBC, 2025; USGBC Summary of Changes, 2025).
Scope notes at a glance
- LVT glue‑down and Loose Lay LVT: positioned for demanding commercial interiors, with scope that spans multiple visuals and thickness options typical of family EPDs.
- WPC and SPC click systems: rigid core offerings for comfort, acoustics, and fast installation, again described as families rather than single SKUs.
The listings indicate third‑party program operation and alignment to the flooring PCR. The specific operator name was not stated in the public summaries we reviewed; once the PDFs are posted, expect the operator and verifier details to appear on the cover pages (common practice across programs).
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Competitive context
In resilient flooring, Novalis often meets Shaw, Tarkett, and Mohawk in the same rooms. All three maintain broad EPD coverage across LVT, rigid core, and related lines. This batch gives Novalis parity on disclosure for core families and keeps them in play when owners or GCs screen for product‑specific EPDs before price. Where LEED v5 material scoring is enforced, the new EPDs reduce the administrative “penalty” that can tilt a spec toward a rival.
Where can specifiers find them
We looked for these brand‑new EPDs on Novalis’ site but did not yet see live links as of June 1, 2026. Their sustainability pages are here for easy bookmarking: Environmental Impact and Material Transparency. If the four PDFs are not posted there soon, adding them will improve visiblity for design teams and distributors who pull documents during submittals.
- Environmental Impact: https://novalisinnovativeflooring.com/environmental-impact/
- Material Transparency: https://novalisinnovativeflooring.com/material-transparency/
If a central listing on an EPD library page is planned, one consolidated link saves project teams several clicks in the heat of a deadline.
Timing signal to the market
These four EPDs show a validity end of 2031‑05‑21, which typically maps to issuance in late May 2026 under standard five‑year cycles. The batch appeared publicly the week of May 30, 2026, so the lag from issuance to listing looks short. Shorter lags help specifiers find a compliant option the same week a need spikes. If your next wave of EPDs needs to appear in public databases quickly, build that publishing cadence into your plan upfront.
What it unlocks for sales and A&D reps
- More doors open on RFPs and shortlist reviews that filter for product‑specific EPDs first.
- Fewer substitutions when projects tighten their embodied‑carbon accounting and want apples‑to‑apples comparisons.
- Simpler LEED v5 documentation pulls for clients, since the product‑specific EPD is a clean 1X entry in the MR scoring framework (USGBC, 2025).
The move, summarized
Novalis just made selection easier across four of the categories where it actually competes day to day. That increases spec stickiness, trims compliance back‑and‑forth, and gives project teams a reason to say yes sooner. Next best step is simple. Post the four PDFs prominently, cross‑link from key product pages, and keep the release rhythm tight so new declarations recieve daylight as soon as they clear verification.
