The Flooring Sustainability Summit has named the winners of its 2025 Project Design Awards, honoring residential and commercial projects that leverage flooring to drive environmental performance, occupant wellness and design excellence. This year’s honorees were selected for their outstanding commitment to sustainability and innovation, demonstrating how flooring choices can play a pivotal role in reducing environmental and human health impact, improving indoor air quality and enhancing energy efficiency while delivering high-impact design.
2025 Project Design Award Winners
Commercial Category Winner: Mohawk
Project: Georgia Sea Turtle Center (Jekyll Island, Ga.)
Award accepted by: Malisa Maynard, chief sustainability officer at Mohawk Industries
Mohawk’s low-impact flooring was used in this environmentally focused facility; in addition, every purchase helps stop ocean plastic through Mohawk’s partnership with Plastic Bank. The flooring used for this project is 100% PVC-free and made from recycled, single-use plastic and natural stone. Each square foot contains the equivalent of up to 20 recycled PET bottles. It is FloorScore certified, meeting strict indoor air quality standards and low VOC emissions. It is also independently certified by SCS to meet the VOC emissions criteria of California’s Section 01350 Program.
Residential Category Winner: PID Floors
Project: Stone Harbor Beach House (Stone Harbor, N.J.)
Architect: Asher Slaunwhite + Partners
Interior Designer: Stephanie Kraus Designs
Award accepted by: Steven Skutelsky, president of PID Floors
This residential retreat features PID’s wood flooring produced through a zero-waste operation. The finishing is done entirely by hand, and the flooring’s three-layer construction uses fewer adhesives, resulting in a sturdy yet sustainable build. The product is manufactured to deliver an exceptional service life and can also be periodically refinished in different colors, offering a unique dimension of reusability. The flooring used in this residence adheres to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) 01350 standard v1.2 for homes, the most stringent benchmark for VOC emissions. It also holds an E1 formaldehyde emission rating, containing only 0.1–1% formaldehyde in its total adhesive volume.
Honoring a Visionary: Ray Anderson
In addition to the award-winning projects, the Summit also honored the late Ray Anderson, founder of Interface, for his visionary leadership and enduring legacy in sustainable product design and manufacturing. At the Summit, Anderson was inducted into the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) Hall of Fame for revolutionizing the flooring industry by embedding sustainability at the core of business operations long before it became a mainstream priority. His commitment to eliminating environmental impact through initiatives like Mission Zero continues to influence the global built environment community.
The award was presented by Scott Humphrey, WFCA CEO, and Kemp Harr, publisher/owner of Floor Focus Magazine. Accepting the award on behalf of the Anderson family were John Lanier, Anderson’s grandson and executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation; and Joey Shay, manager of North American sustainability at Interface.
