Covers sealers, stains, clear wood finishes, floor sealers and coatings, waterproofing sealers, primers, flat paints and coatings, non-flat paints and coatings, and rust preventative coatings. 

Minimum standard (EQ P6.0)
90% or more of the total volumes of such products must meet the applicable volatile organic compound (VOC) content requirements of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2007 Suggested Control Measure (SCM) for Architectural Coatings or the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113, amended February 5, 2016. 

Enhanced standard (EQ C6.1.5)
90% or more by volume of all interior paints and coatings normally applied to walls, ceilings, floors or trim must be tested for emissions of VOCs of concern with following the specifications of the CDPH Standard Method V1.2, January 2017. 

VOC Emissions compliance certifications/labels:
UL GREENGUARD Gold
Clean Air GOLD by Intertek
SCS Indoor Advantage Gold
MAS Certified Green

or

Lab test report to CDPH Method

Covers resilient flooring and carpet systems, including carpet with or without an integral cushion, carpet with an integral adhesive system, and separate cushion; resilient flooring; wood flooring; ceramic tile flooring; other mineral-based flooring (either natural or manmade) without any organic component; and concrete flooring. Excludes ceramic tile, organic-free mineral-based flooring, and concrete flooring.

Minimum standard (EQ P6.0)
75% or more of the installed area of such products must be tested for emissions of VOCs of concern following the specifications of the CDPH Standard Method V1.2, dated January 2017, and shall be compliant with the Standard Method when modeled to the classroom scenario described therein. 

Enhanced standard (EQ C6.1.2)
90% or more of the total floor area must be tested for emissions of VOCs of concern following the specifications of the CDPH Standard Method V1.2, 2017 (CDPH Standard Method). The test results shall be compliant with the Standard Method when modeled to the school classroom scenario using the classroom flooring area. For systems consisting of more than one distinct layer (e.g., carpet with separate cushion), all layers shall individually meet the requirements of the CDPH Standard Method. Selected flooring shall not require the use of heavy-duty strippers and finishes. Solid wood flooring is exempt, although adhesives and sealants used with it must comply. 

VOC Emissions compliance certifications/labels:
UL GREENGUARD Gold
Clean Air GOLD by Intertek
SCS Indoor Advantage Gold
MAS Certified Green
FloorScore by SCS
Green Label Plus by CRI
NSF/ANSI 140 Gold or higher certification
VOC Green Program by Benchmark International

or

Lab test report to CDPH Method

Covers finished building products (cupboards, countertops, etc.) defined as composite wood by CARB, including composite core and veneer core hardwood plywood (HWPW, particleboard (PB), medium density fiberboard (MDF), and thin MDF. The Enhanced Standard also covers agrifiber products.

Minimum standard (EQ P6.0)
90% or more of the total area of composite wood panels and the composite wood cores of finished building products (e.g. engineered wood floors, doors, trim/molding, cabinetry, and counter tops) must meet the applicable ATCM Phase 2 formaldehyde emission standards.  

Enhanced standard (EQ C6.1.3)
At least 90%, by area, of the composite wood and the composite wood cores of finished building products (e.g., engineered wood floors, doors, trim/molding, cabinetry, and counter tops) installed onsite in the project’s interior must either 1) be manufactured with no-added formaldehyde (NAF) based resins, or 2) be manufactured with ultra-low emitting formaldehyde (ULEF) resins and shall meet the appropriate emission requirements established by the ATCM for NAF and ULEF products. Additionally, at least 90%, by area, of all agrifiber products installed onsite in the project’s interior shall be manufactured with NAF based resins. Structural plywood, structural panels, oriented strand board, structural lumber, glue laminated timber, prefabricated wood joists, and finger jointed lumber, are excluded from this option and these requirements. 

VOC Emissions compliance certifications/labels:
UL GREENGUARD Gold
Clean Air GOLD by Intertek

or

Lab test report to the appropriate emission requirements in the ATCM for NAF and ULEF

Covers carpet, resilient and wood flooring adhesives; base cove adhesives; ceramic tile adhesives; drywall and panel adhesives; aerosol adhesives; adhesive primers; acoustical sealants; fire stop sealants; HVAC duct sealants, sealant primers; and caulks. Excludes structural adhesives. Sealers including concrete floor sealers and other waterproofing sealers are treated under Paints and coatings.

Enhanced standard (EQ C6.1.1)
90% or more of the total volumes of such products must meet the VOC content requirements in the applicable category of South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1168, Adhesive and Sealant Applications, amended January 2005. Further, 90% or more, by volume, of the flooring, wall covering and wall base adhesives and sealants covered under this criterion shall be tested for emissions of VOCs of concern following the specifications of the CDPH/EHLB Standard Method V1.2, 2017.  

VOC Emissions compliance certifications/labels:
UL GREENGUARD Gold
Clean Air GOLD by Intertek
ClearChem by Berkeley Analytical
MAS Certified Green
FloorScore by SCS
Green Label Plus by CRI
SCS Indoor Advantage Gold

or

Lab test report to CDPH Standard Method

Covers individual stations (defined as a chair and associated work surface, i.e., either a desk or a desk/chair combination) that are new and/or newly remanufactured/refurbished.

Enhanced standard (EQ C6.1.4)
All furniture shall meet the VOC emissions guidelines defined in ANSI/BIFMA X7.1-2011 (reaffirmed 2016), FES Test Method, and ANSI/BIFMA e3-2014, Furniture Sustainability Standard, as specified in Table EQ6-1.   

VOC Emissions compliance certifications/labels:
LEVEL Certified
SCS Indoor Advantage Gold

or

Lab test report to BIFMA M7.1 and X7.1

The following programs are approved for use in this credit, using either the Performance or Prescriptive Approach below: 

• Health Product Declaration (HPD): the product has published HPD with full disclosure of known hazards in accordance with the HPD standard.

• Cradle to Cradle Product Certification Standard (C2C): the product has been certified at the C2C v2 Silver Level or above or the C2C v3 Bronze Level or above.

• Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate (MHC): the product has a MHC at the Bronze level or above.

• Declare: the product has a Declare label.

• Manufacturer Inventory: the product has a published list of ingredients identified by name and CAS number and a GreenScreen Benchmark and/or GreenScreen List Translator Benchmark.

• UL Product Lens: the product has been certified to Product Lens for materials transparency and disclosure.

Performance approach (EQ C7.1)
Use at least 20 permanently installed products from at least five different manufacturers that use any of the approved programs to demonstrate the material health and inventory of a product down to 1000 ppm (0.1%). 

Prescriptive approach (EQ C7.1)
Specify the use of at least 50% (by cost) of two or more of the following major interior finish or structural materials categories demonstrating the material health and inventory of a product down to 1000 ppm (0.1%) using the approved programs. 

• Paints and coatings 

• Flooring systems 

• Composite wood and agrifiber products

• Furniture and furnishings 

• Ceiling and wall systems 

Certified wood (MW C3.1.1)
Use a minimum of 50% of wood-based materials, by cost, certified in accordance with one of the following programs. This includes, but is not limited to, framing, flooring, finishes and built in cabinetry.

• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) (5)

• NWFA Responsible Procurement Program (RPP) for flooring products only (6)

Recycled content (MW C3.1.2)
Select one of the following approaches to identify materials specified with recycled content:

Prescriptive approach
For 1 point, specify and install at least four major materials from Table MW3-1, Minimum Recycled Content Levels. For 2 points, specify and install at least eight major materials.

Performance approach
The weighted average recycled-content value by cost is at least 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) for 1 point or at least 20% for 2 points.

Requirements
Select 10 products that contain a third party certified Environmental Product Declaration conforming to the requirements of ISO 14025 on Type III environmental declarations and/or ISO 21930 on environmental declarations of building products. The EPD must justify the omission of any impact category in narrative form within the document. Products may have an EPD to the European standard EN 15804 or an equivalent LCA for embodied carbon.