The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
LEED is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-per...
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Non Profit
, Energy Efficient Building
, Energy and Environmental Design Building
, Building Construction
, Building Certification
Earth Advantage is a non-profit organization that works to promote energy efficient homes and works with builders and homebuyers teaching them how to make energy efficient, sustainable, healthy homes.
Earth Advantage is a third-party certification program for new home construction. The comprehensive standard addresses energy efficiency, resource efficiency, water use, land ...
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Non Profit
, Indoor Air Quality
, Energy Efficient Building
, Energy and Environmental Design Building
, Building Construction
, Building Certification
, Building & Construction Products
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
The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) is a nonprofit public benefits corporation that develops initiatives for its North American members to promote the manufacture and purchase of energy-efficient products and services.
CEE brings efficiency program administrators together, providing a forum to explore common in...
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Lighting
, Non Profit
, Services
, Water Use
, Heat Pumps
, Energy Efficiency
, Electricity Products
, Central Air
, Appliances
The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace....
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Non Profit
, Wood Certification
BIFMA's mission is to lead, advocate, inform and develop standards for the North American office and institutional furniture industry.
We serve businesses that are primarily engaged in design, development, marketing and fulfillment of office and institutional furniture products.
BIFMA is a not-for-profit organization that provides an effective forum for members to cooperate an...
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Furniture
, Non Profit
, Office Furniture
CECP was officially founded in October 1998, and was one of the organizations charged with responsibility for fulfilling the requirements of the "Energy Conservation Law" of the Peoples Republic of China.
Formation was initiated by China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and approved by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China...
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Water Use
, Non Profit
, Environmentally Friendly Products and Services
, Energy Efficiency
, Electricity Products
, Consumer Products
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
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
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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
NFRC is a non-profit organization that administers the only uniform, independent rating and labeling system for the energy performance of windows, doors, skylights, and attachment products.
NFRC provides the standard for determining and communicating the energy performance of fenestration products (windows, doors, skylights and curtain wall systems). NFRC also administers a certifi...
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Sky Lights
, Windows
, Non Profit
, Energy Efficiency
The Processed Chlorine Free Label is reserved for recycled content paper. This includes all recycled fibers used as a feedstock that meet EPA guidelines for recycled or post-consumer content. PCF papers have not been rebleached with chlorine containing compounds.
The Processed Chlorine Free ecolabel indicates:
No chlorine or chlorine compounds were used in the paperm...
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Pulp and Paper Products
, Paper Products
, Non Profit
RugMark recruits carpet producers and importers to make and sell carpets that are made without illegal child labor. RugMark certified companies agree to adhere to strict no-child-labor guidelines and by permit random inspections of their carpet looms. By doing so manufacturers earn the right to place the certified and individually numbered RugMark label on their carpets. If inspectors find ...
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Office Furniture
, Non Profit
, Flooring
SMaRT Consensus Sustainable Product Standards provide substantial global benefits for building products, fabric, apparel, textile & flooring. They reference many other certifications that they work with in their goal to certify over 60% of the worlds products as eco friendly.
Their criteria and standards:
Rating System: Sustainable, Sustainable Silver, Sust...
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Categories:
Wood Certification
, Services
, Office Furniture
, Non Profit
, Indoor Air Quality
, Furniture
, Flooring
, Equipment & Business Products
, Environmentally Friendly Products and Services
, Energy Efficiency
, Consumer Products
, Cleaning & Janitorial Products
, Carpet Standards
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