Interface, Inc. EPDs: Coverage, Gaps, Competitors

Company snapshot

Interface is best known for modular carpet tile, with sizable positions in luxury vinyl tile and rubber through the nora brand. This is not a single‑product specialist. They play across three core flooring categories used in offices, healthcare, education, and public spaces.

What they sell, at a glance

• Carpet tile in dozens of backings and yarn weights, with design families refreshed frequently.
• LVT in multiple thicknesses and acoustic variants aimed at commercial traffic.
• Rubber sheet and tile via nora for healthcare, labs, transit and education.

Across these lines, total SKUs sit in the hundreds, while active colorways per family typically run in the dozens. That breadth is why spec teams ask for precise EPD matches.

EPD coverage status in 2025

Carpet tile coverage is strong. Expect product‑specific Type III EPDs that map to major backings such as CQuest Bio, CQuest GB, and ReadyBac, plus region‑specific constructions. Many of these are current and align to recognized program operators.

LVT coverage is meaningful. Recent declarations exist for commercial‑grade constructions, including acoustic builds that stay current well into the later 2020s. Rubber coverage via nora is present, particularly in Europe, where program operators frequently publish EPDs for sheet and tile systems.

One practical watch‑out. Interface’s portfolio refreshes often, and some special‑order visuals or niche constructions may not have a matching EPD at launch. If a style change alters yarn weight, backing, or thickness, verify whether the existing declaration still applies to that exact SKU.

Why this matters on bids

LEED v4.1 awards points when projects use products with EPDs, and it gives a higher multiplier for product‑specific Type III EPDs that are third‑party verified. Those EPDs can count as 1.5 products toward the credit threshold, which is why they punch above their weight on scorecards (USGBC, 2024) (USGBC LEED v4.1 MR EPD credit, 2024). When an EPD is missing, project teams often must apply conservative defaults, so the product gets sidelined even if performance is great.

Where gaps can sneak in

• Regional manufacturing shifts. Moving a carpet style between plants can change declared impacts and may require a new or updated EPD. Ask for plant‑specific declarations when possible.
• System installs. Adhesives, underlayments, and transition pieces are frequently sourced separately. If the spec calls the full system, a missing declaration on a component can break an otherwise clean EPD chain.
• Aging declarations. EPDs generally carry a five‑year validity window before they must be updated to newer PCRs. If a preferred style is nearing its renewal date, confirm renewal timing so it does not lapse mid‑project during submittals.

Competitors Interface sees most

• Carpet tile. Shaw Contract, Milliken, Mohawk Group, Tarkett, J+J Flooring. Most publish product‑specific Type III EPDs on core backings.
• LVT. Mannington Commercial, Shaw, Tarkett, Gerflor, HMTX brands. EPDs are common across glue‑down and click, with acoustic builds increasingly covered.
• Rubber. Roppe and Johnsonite lines from Tarkett are frequent alternates to nora in healthcare and education, and they typically maintain EPDs for key SKUs.

If you’re benchmarking your own EPD plan

Treat the PCR like the rulebook of Monopoly. Ignore it and the game falls apart. Match the PCR your spec competitors are using, then publish product‑specific Type III EPDs for the exact builds you sell most. Keep data collection painless so engineers and plant managers do not get stuck in spreadsheet purgatory. A partner who handles the heavy data wrangling and project management lets your team stay focused on operations while the paperwork moves quickly. It’s definately the simpler way to keep renewals on time and coverage complete.

Bottom line for specability

Interface’s carpet tile lineup is well covered, LVT is covered where the commercial demand is highest, and rubber shows solid availability through nora. The commercial risk lives at the edges. New visuals, plant changes, system components, and renewals are the places where an EPD can go missing. Close those gaps and you sidestep avoidable spec penalties, protecting margin without a game of price limbo.