The Green Globes rating system is based upon a grading scale for how eco-friendly and energy efficient a building is. A building is graded on every aspect throughout the process from design to contruction to use.
4 Globes is the best possible rating : score of 85-100%; Reserved for select building designs which serve as national or world leaders in energy and environm...
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Energy and Environmental Design Building
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) has established performance based standards to define goods with low chemical and particle emissions for use indoors, primarily building materials, interior furnishings, furniture, cleaning and maintenance products, electronic equipment, and personal care products. The standard establishes certification procedures including test methods, allowable em...
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Office Furniture
, Non Profit
, Furniture
, Flooring
, Equipment & Business Products
, Energy Efficiency
, Cleaning & Janitorial Products
, Central Air
The Green Guide for Health Care borrows the credit numbering scheme and credit outline structure of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® family of products with some modifications. Each credit has the following elements:
Intent – Summarizes the goal of the credit.
Health Issues – (new to the Green Guide) identifies...
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Building Certification
, Energy and Environmental Design Building
, Health Care
, Indoor Air Quality
, Services
Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally safe leadership standards. This gives manufacturers the assurance to back up their claims and purchasers confidence that certified products are better for human health and the environment....
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Consumer Products
, Energy Efficiency
, Environmentally Friendly Products and Services
, Non Profit
, Water Use
Green Shield Certified standards are science-based, industry tested ways to control pests without using pesticides, unless no other option is available.
Green Shield Certified is an independent, non-profit certification program that promotes practitioners of effective, prevention-based pest control while minimizing the need to use pesticides. Their approach addresses the u...
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Pest Management
, Non Profit
, Indoor Air Quality
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Environmentally Friendly Products and Services
, Non Profit
, Services
GREENGUARD for Building Construction certifies that the best possible mold risk prevention techniques are put in place by ensuring that buildings use industries' best practices for safeguarding against the damage and resulting losses caused by mold. The buildings are carefully constructed and inspected to make sure there is no chance of mold growth.
GREENGUARD for Building Const...
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Indoor Air Quality
, Non Profit
, Energy and Environmental Design Building
, Building Construction
, Building Certification
, Building
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