Greenguard Gold Certified Flooring

Flooring can have a major impact on indoor air quality due to its large surface area.

Greenguard gold certified flooring. But with asthma reaching epidemic proportions we saw a need to ensure that consumers know our flooring continues to be safe for homes especially for kids and pets. And that means healthier indoor spaces. What is the greenguard gold certification. More details about greenguard certification the first voluntary north american indoor air quality product certification created specifically for commercial building products this certification requires that products meet stringent chemical emissions requirements originally developed as purchasing specifications for building projects for the us epa and the state of washington.

It presents the most stringent product emissions criteria to date for low emitting materials. The greenguard gold certification provides consumers with third party verification that our laminate floors are a healthier option than other floors in the market. Formaldehyde is an ever present colorless gas that can give off a pickle like smell. In addition to limiting emissions of more than 360 vocs and.

Greenguard gold certified products emit minimal gases. The greenguard gold certification standard includes health based criteria for additional chemicals and also requires lower total volatile organic compound voc emissions levels to ensure that products are acceptable for use in environments such as schools and health care facilities. Since 2009 all of our hardwood and laminate flooring products have met the greenguard certification criteria. The greenguard gold certification ensures the interior products are low in chemical emissions decreasing indoor pollution levels.

If you look through the individual levels of vocs and their limits you can dig in even deeper. What does greenguard gold certified indicate for formaldehyde levels. We are committed to doing the right thing every time. Greenguard gold certification means products emit even lower levels and incorporate a really low level of formaldehyde emissions specifically steady says.

It has been commonly used in home products for decades in everything from certain types of wood flooring to. This program sets the most stringent guidelines for total voc emissions. At shaw floors environmental responsibility is non negotiable. Called the greenguard gold certification and formerly known as the greenguard children and schools certification program it was developed by evaluating chemical sensitivities of children along with unique building characteristics of schools.