Desso AirMaster® Earth - Commercial Carpet Tile
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Certificate type
Cradle to Cradle Certified
Certificate type
EPD
Certificate type
A Class 33 Commercial Heavy Use, Cradle to Cradle Silver certified, tufted loop pile carpet tile with patented technology for improving indoor air quality, Desso EcoBase backing.
Application
Suitable for an office environment/ commercial areas.
Description
A tufted, 1/10" gauge, structured loop pile carpet tile manufactured from solution-dyed bulk continuous filament (BCF) polyamide 6 and ECONYL®.
Features and benefits:
- Primary backing: Colback® Gold Polyester fleece.
- Secondary backing: DESSO EcoBase® (Containing at least 75% Cradle to Cradle positively defined recycled content) as standard.
- Cradle to Cradle Silver Certified.
- Also available with Cradle to Cradle Certified Soundmaster® Thrive acoustic backing.
- 100% Recyclable at Tarkett’s Carpet Tile Recycling Centre – collection via Tarkett ReStart.
- Reduces the concentration of fine dust indoors.
- Each tile features a statement black yarn threaded into the pattern.
- Recommended adhesive: Styccobond F41 surface tackifier, manufactured by Ball, F & Co Ltd, or other equal and approved.
General information
Color | Yellow Red Grey Beige Brown Manufacturer guidanceAvailable in a range of colours, consult manufacturer for details. |
Finish | Tufted Guidance for specification option: 1/10“. Textured |
Material | Polyester Guidance for specification option: Fleece. Polyamide Guidance for specification option: Pile fibre. Nylon Polyolefin |
Shape | Square |
Length | 500 mm |
Width | 500 mm |
Height | 6.5 mm |
Warranty description | Ten year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | M50/130 Carpet tiling M50/15 Carpet tiling |
Product range |
Specification data - Pile carpet tiles
Style | Tufted loop pile. |
Material | Nylon / Polyamide. |
Classification | |
Standard | To BS EN 1307. |
Third-party certification | ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. |
Level of use class | To BS EN 1307, class 33.Guidance for specification option: Commercial: Heavy use. |
Luxury rating class | LC2.Manufacturer guidanceTo EN 1307. |
Recycled content | 71.1% to ISO 2424.Guidance for specification option:
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Size | 500 x 500 mm.Manufacturer guidanceTo EN ISO 24342. |
Colour and pattern | AirMaster Earth 6202.AirMaster Earth 1051.AirMaster Earth 2913.AirMaster Earth 9056.AirMaster Earth 9970.AirMaster Earth 8900.AirMaster Earth 9535.Manufacturer guidanceAvailable in a range of colours, consult manufacturer for details. |
Backing | Desso EcoBase. |
Dye method | Solution dyed. |
Primary backing | Colback® Gold Polyester fleece. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 2424. |
Secondary backing | DESSO EcoBase®. Guidance for specification option:
Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 2424. |
Composition | BCF Polyamide 6 ECONYL®. Guidance for specification option: ECONYL® is a yarn made from 100% regenerated content (varies per colour and product). Manufacturer guidancePile fibre composition to ISO 2424. |
Total thickness to ISO1765 | 6.5 mm. Manufacturer guidanceEffective pile thickness to ISO 1766: 3.0 mm. |
Total weight (to ISO 8543) | 4000 g/m². |
Pile weight | 840 g/m². Manufacturer guidance
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Pile density | 0.163 g/cm³. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 8543. |
Number of tufts (to ISO 1763) | 1540 /dm². |
Personal charging (to ISO 6356) | ≤2.0 kV. Manufacturer guidanceStroll test. |
Static dissipative (to BS ISO 10965) | ≤1 x 10⁹ Ω. Manufacturer guidanceVertical resistance. |
Dimensional stability (to BS EN 986) | ≤0.2%. |
Impact sound reduction | ΔLw = 24 dB. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 10140. |
Sound absorbtion to ISO 354 | αs = 0.01-0.39 (125-4000 Hz). |
Noise reduction coefficient | αw = 0.15. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 354. |
Thermal resistance | 0.070 m²K/W. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 8302. |
Reaction to fire (to EN 13501-1) | Bfl-s1. Guidance for specification option: Loose laid tested. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No Manufacturer guidanceCradle to Cradle Silver Certified. |
Country of product manufacture | Netherlands |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 4 kg CO₂ eq/m² |
Recyclability | 100 Guidance for specification option: 100% via Tarkett ReStart |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 71.1 % |
Third party certifications
Third party certifications
LEED US
CRI Green Label Plus - EcoBase & SML - Dec 22
Cradle to Cradle Certified
C2C Silver - Tarkett DESSO - PA6 SD Carpet Tiles - Nov 2025
EPD
EPD - DESSO AirMaster Earth
Literature
Brochure - DESSO AirMaster Earth & Tones