Notice of Change to Certification Requirements

Date of Notice: 1/22/2010

Change Number: 2047.60

Comment Period Ending Date: 2/21/2010

Comments may be submitted electronically during the comment period to greenguard@greenguard.org. The comment period begins on the date of notice and ends at 12:00 midnight EST on the comment period ending date listed above. Please be sure to reference the change number listed above in your correspondence. Correspondence without the change number will be disregarded.

Description of Proposed Change:

Change in Certification Status terminology:  From “Provisional” to “Certified Provisional.”

During compliance testing, participating manufacturers are required to submit samples on a quarterly and annual basis throughout the life of their certification. The term for a Manufacturer who has not yet submitted compliant results to GEI by their established schedule (for various reasons) were previously referred to as having a “Provisional” status.

Due to feedback GEI has received from participating Manufacturers and those seeking LEED credit for certified products, the definition of this term is being updated to promote a more clear definition. Therefore, the term “Certified Provisional” will be used in the effort to provide clarification on any potential confusion on the certification status of a product. A “Certified Provisional” product remains a product that is still GREENGUARD certified.

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