{"id":29787,"date":"2023-03-22T15:21:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/?page_id=29787"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:17:05","slug":"green-building-and-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/carpet-for-business\/green-building-and-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Building and the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29787\" class=\"elementor elementor-29787\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a719cf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a719cf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7191a68 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7191a68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4be9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4be9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carpet: A Sustainability Success Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f1131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96f1131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe carpet industry has succeeded in making carpet more sustainable and environmentally responsible than ever before. As almost all commercial carpet is certified as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/testing-programs\/green-label-plus\/\">Green Label Plus<\/a>, you can be sure that the carpet you select emits the very lowest level of VOCs. The GLP testing program meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements for emissions, including CA 01350, and is accredited by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ansi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American National Standards Institute<\/a>\u00a0(ANSI) to ISO 17065 specifications.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af943e8 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af943e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0d32f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd0d32f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6030db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6030db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/member-gray.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1082\" alt=\"U.S. Green Building Council\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/member-gray.jpg 227w, https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/member-gray-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51245b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51245b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecbc13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aecbc13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEEDing Into the Future<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c1e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c1e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGLP-certified products, including carpet, are recognized by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgbc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Green Building Council\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0LEED version 4 standard as a Low-Emitting Materials Third Party Certification and can contribute one point to a building\u2019s LEED score.\n\nProjects can also earn LEED credits by incorporating salvaged materials\u2014such as refurbished, reused or recycled carpet\u2014into plans for new construction or renovation. Recycled content carpet meets the same industry performance standards and carries the same manufacturer warranties as carpet without recycled content.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1218f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1218f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taking CARE to Recycle<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e551e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e551e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn addition, carpet manufacturers are voluntarily reducing the amount of old carpet that ends up in landfills. Through the\u200b\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetrecovery.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carpet America Recovery Effort<\/a>\u00a0(CARE), carpet companies, government entities and product suppliers are working to develop market-based solutions for the recycling and re-use of post-consumer carpet. Carpet materials are put back into carpet production or turned into things such as building materials and auto parts.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab7a78 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ab7a78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16c452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b16c452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carpet: A Sustainability Success Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1edbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1edbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The carpet industry has succeeded in making carpet more sustainable and environmentally responsible than ever before. As almost all commercial carpet is certified as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/testing-programs\/green-label-plus\/\">Green Label Plus<\/a>, you can be sure that the carpet you select emits the very lowest level of VOCs. The GLP testing program meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements for emissions, including CA 01350, and is accredited by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ansi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American National Standards Institute<\/a>\u00a0(ANSI) to ISO 17065 specifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5459c9 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5459c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abe092 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0abe092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379e0e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"379e0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/member-gray.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1082\" alt=\"U.S. Green Building Council\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/member-gray.jpg 227w, https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/member-gray-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550894d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550894d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc7275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdc7275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEEDing Into the Future<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ebac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95ebac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLP-certified products, including carpet, are recognized by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgbc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Green Building Council\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0LEED version 4 standard as a Low-Emitting Materials Third Party Certification and can contribute one point to a building\u2019s LEED score.<\/p><p>Projects can also earn LEED credits by incorporating salvaged materials\u2014such as refurbished, reused or recycled carpet\u2014into plans for new construction or renovation. Recycled content carpet meets the same industry performance standards and carries the same manufacturer warranties as carpet without recycled content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64181b0 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64181b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f4901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50f4901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taking CARE to Recycle<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2468c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2468c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, carpet manufacturers are voluntarily reducing the amount of old carpet that ends up in landfills. Through the\u200b\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetrecovery.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carpet America Recovery Effort<\/a>\u00a0(CARE), carpet companies, government entities and product suppliers are working to develop market-based solutions for the recycling and re-use of post-consumer carpet. Carpet materials are put back into carpet production or turned into things such as building materials and auto parts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b41dde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b41dde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f17f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f17f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NSF\/ANSI 140 Standard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2782cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2782cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identifying Sustainable Carpet<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662ac01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"662ac01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architects, designers and end users seeking environmentally preferred building materials can now identify carpet that has a reduced environmental impact through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), NSF\/ANSI 140 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet.<\/p><p>The carpet industry has made significant progress in reducing the environmental footprint of carpet, including landfill diversion, carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption, waste generation, water usage, and hazardous air pollutants per square yard of carpet. The standard is a means by which these achievements can be quantifiably measured. Furthermore, the standard establishes a pathway towards sustainable carpet by identifying economic, environmental, and social benchmarks throughout the supply chain.<\/p><p>NSF\/ANSI 140 recognizes sustainable carpet on three performance levels \u2014 silver, gold,\u00a0and platinum \u2014 using a rating system for performance and quantifiable metrics in the following areas:<\/p><ul><li>Public Health and Environment<\/li><li>Energy and Energy Efficiency<\/li><li>Biobased or Recycled Materials<\/li><li>Manufacturing and Reclamation and End of Life Management<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732d2ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"732d2ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c318931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c318931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainable Carpet Product Platforms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f8604 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11f8604\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58656c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58656c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0553cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0553cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u200bBentley Mills, Inc.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac8d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac8d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:8004234709\">(800) 423-4709<\/a><br \/>Website: \u00a0\u200b\u200b<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bentleymills.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bentleymills.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5a1b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e5a1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.nsf.org\/Certified\/Sustain\/Listings.asp?Company=C0002412&amp;Standard=140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">NSF\/ANSI 140 \u2013 Sustainable Carpet Assessment<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52de286 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52de286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e6377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e6377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u200bJ+J Flooring Group a Division of Engineered Floors LLC<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f532c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0f532c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:8002414586\">(800) 241-4586\u200b<\/a><br \/>\u200bWebsite:\u00a0\u200b\u200b<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jjindustries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.jjindustries.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef0433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef0433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.nsf.org\/Certified\/Sustain\/Listings.asp?Company=C0000141&amp;Standard=140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSF\/ANSI 140 \u2013 Sustainable Carpet Assessment<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce818a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ce818a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a48d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a48d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mannington Mills, Inc.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f39b7 elementor-widget 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