What is GREENGUARD Certification?
Simply put, GREENGUARD Certification ensures that a product has met some of the world's most rigorous and comprehensive standards for low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
GREENGUARD Certification Helps Identify Healthier Products
As the demand for healthy, 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 ensure healthier indoor environments, 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 the 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.
Certification Types
GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®
A product certification program for low-emitting building materials, furniture, furnishings, finishes, cleaning products, electronics and consumer products. GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified products meet stringent certification requirements and must undergo both annual re-certification and quarterly quality monitoring to ensure ongoing compliance. Certified products are showcased in the free GREENGUARD Product Guide
GREENGUARD Children & Schools CertifiedSM
A product certification program for low-emitting building materials, furniture, finishes, cleaning products, electronics and consumer products used in environments where children and other sensitive populations spend extended periods of time. All GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified products meet the stringent GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification requirements, including limits outlined in California's Department of Public Health Services Standard Practice for Specification Section 01350, and undergo both annual re-certification and quarterly quality monitoring to ensure ongoing compliance. Certified products are displayed in the free GREENGUARD Product Guide
GREENGUARD Select Certified
GREENGUARD Select adds market clarity by certifying products for use in specific environments—commercial, educational, healthcare and home. The GREENGUARD Select Certification ProgramSM offers manufacturers increased flexibility—and choice—when it comes to communicating their product emissions performance to the marketplace. Participating in this elite program demonstrates market leadership in minimizing chemical exposure from products based on recommendations and requirements from public health agencies. GREENGUARD Select uses the stringent emissions criteria of the GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification ProgramSM with additions to meet the latest scientific and market requirements.