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Floor Score Certification

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This certification program verifies that hard surface flooring and flooring adhesives products meet the strict indoor air quality (IAQ) requirements of FloorScore®, the certification program developed by Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) with SCS. SCS is the exclusive certification body for the FloorScore program. Products bearing the FloorScore label meet the indoor air quality emissions criteria of several green building programs, and are recognized by a long list of healthy building programs. FloorScore certification is also a stepping stone to sustainability certification under NSF/ANSI 332.

Eligible hard surface flooring materials and flooring adhesives include:

Vinyl Sheet Flooring

Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)

Solid Vinyl Tile (SVT) and Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)

Linoleum

Rubber Flooring

Cork Flooring

Hardwood, Engineered and Bamboo Flooring

Laminate Flooring

Polymeric Flooring

Wall base and related products

Flooring Adhesives