What is Greenguard Certified?
As the demand for healthier, more sustainable products continues to expand, consumers and building industry professionals increasingly demand substantiation of product sustainability claims and rely on trustworthy third-party certifiers to guide purchasing and specification decisions. GREENGUARD Certification provides the market with solutions and resources to identify products with lower chemical emissions, and provides manufacturers with credible tools to legitimize and promote their sustainability efforts.
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is closely tied to health, and is therefore recognized as an important concern in homes, schools, healthcare environments and commercial spaces. Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from building materials and furnishings is a major source of indoor air pollution. GREENGUARD Certification has been widely adopted as a trusted standard for low-emitting products. In fact, more than 400 green building codes, standards, guidelines, procurements policies, and rating systems give credit for GREENGUARD Certified products.
Benefits of Greenguard Certification
The Green Guard Certification Program gives you with the confidence that the goods made for use in indoor spaces meet strict chemical emissions limits, which gives healthier interiors. This means that manufacturers are capable to develop and clients are able to recognize products and materials having low chemical emissions which support develop air quality and the environment as a whole.
Achieving Green Guard Certification adds credibility to manufacturers’ sustainability claims, supporting them with systematic firsthand data from an unbiased, third-party organization.