EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- January 24, 2018
Product Category: Flooring
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EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- January 24, 2018
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EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- January 24, 2018
View more about the
EPA Recommended
Standards and Ecolabelsl
and the Guidelines on
which they are based.
How the Standard/
Ecolabel Meets the
Hotspot:
= Required criterion
O = Optional
criterion
- = Does not meet
Bio-
Preferred
Recommended Single Attribute/ Single Material Standards and Ecolabels:
International Living
Futures: Declare
N/A
N/A
Global Recycled Standard,
v3
FloorScore®
N/A
N/A
SCS Indoor Advantage™
Gold
N/A
N/A
UL 2818 GREENGUARD
Certification Program for
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N/A
Chemical Emissions For
Building Materials
https://living-
future.org/declare/
http://textileexchang
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https://www.scsgloba
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https://spot.ulprospe
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Environment
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EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- January 24, 2018
In addition to the Applicable Federal Program requirements and the Non-Federal Standards/Ecolabels, EPA Recommends the following specifications for flooring:
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions: Products shall meet the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method for the Testing and Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions from Indoor Sources
Using Environmental Chambers, Version 1.1-2010. (This is the VOC emission testing method for California Specification 01350.)
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