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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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