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Indoor Environmental Quality

● Require the person specifying products provide the specification sheet for each product

showing the below labels or VOC thresholds.

Specify Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Limits

Ensure that all products fall below the MAXIMUM VOC thresholds listed in the provided tables for

each category.

Specify furniture with Greenguard Certification

Greenguard certified products go through testing to confirm
they have low levels of chemical emission into the built

environment.

Specify Floorscore and/or Green Label Plus
Certification Flooring

These certifications confirm the product has been tested

and emit low levels of chemicals into the built environment.

Specify no ADDED UREA-Formaldahyde wood

● When at all possible, specify only no ADDED
Urea-Formaldehyde for all wood used inside the

building envelope (paneling, doors, cabinets, blocking,

etc.). Urea-Formaldehyde has been linked with

multiple negative health effects such as respiratory
and skin irritation. Additionally, it is a known

carcinogen when people are exposed to high levels

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