Specification

GREENGUARD. . .
creating healthier indoor environments.
www.greenguard.org
2211 NEWMARKET PARKWAY, SUITE 110
MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30067
800•427•9681
GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certied
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ooring can help
building and design teams earn points in green building rating
systems, satisfy code or ordinance criteria, and meet indoor air
quality-specic RFP requirements of nearly 150 programs. Here
is an overview of some of the most notable sustainable building
programs that recognize or reference GREENGUARD Children &
Schools Certication:
LEED for New Construction /
LEED for Commercial Interiors / LEED for Schools
• IEQ Credit 4.3 Low-Emitting Materials –Flooring Systems
LEED for Homes
• MR Credit 2.2 Flooring Systems
LEED for Retail Commercial Interiors /
LEED for Retail New Construction
• IEQ Credit 4: Option C Flooring Systems
LEED for Healthcare
• IEQ Credit 4: Group 3 –Floorcovering
GREENGUARD Certied Products Fulll Sustainable Building Codes & Credits
GG.1104.IS.19
ASHRAE 189.1
• 8.4.2.3 – Floorcovering Materials
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
• Credit 2.2.3 – Flooring Systems
Green Globes
• 12.2.3 Source Control of Indoor Pollutants
Green Guide for Healthcare 2.2
• EP Credit 3.3 Flooring Systems
Green Star Australia/New Zealand/South Africa
• Flooring Systems
International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
• 806.4 (2) Flooring Systems
NAHB Green Building Standard
• 901.7 Flooring Systems
Higher Standards. Healthier Air.
The value of a third-party certication is tied directly to the stringency of its standards. Here’s a look at how the GREENGUARD
Children & Schools standard compares to other emissions-based standards referenced in the ooring industry:
Program Run By Individual VOCs
Addressed
TVOC Limit Notes
GREENGUARD
Children & Schools
Third-party health-based
certication created and
run by the GREENGUARD
Environmental Institute
Limits 360+ VOCs Yes
Meets CA 01350 criteria and
sets limits on more than 320
additional chemicals.
Floorscore
Industry-backed program
created and run by the Resilient
Floorcovering Institute (RFI)
Limits 35 VOCs No
Meets CA 01350 criteria
but contains no additional
requirements.
CA 01350 Testing
Not a certication, but rather
a test method created by the
California Department of Public
Health (CDPH)
Limits 35 VOCs. No
To use as compliance path, each
conguration must be tested,
and lab report data must be
provided.