What are CHPS Products™?
Whether you are pursuing Verified recognition from CHPS or certification under LEED or just looking for products guaranteed to meet high standards for indoor environmental quality and/or resource conservation, we are on a mission to make it easy for school personnel and design professionals to select, specify, and document building materials that meet our criteria. CHPS Pre-Approved Products have been reviewed and certified by CHPS to meet our requirements for Low Emitting Materials*, Recycled Content, Certified Wood, Environmental Product Declaration (EPDs) and/or Product Health Information Reporting (e.g. HPDs).
*CHPS follows CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method v1.2 for low VOC materials. CHPS Products approved as low emitting also meet LEED v4 requirements.
Starting in 2017, we began offering our pre-approved product listings in partnerships with third-party web-based resources, ZeroDocs and Sustainable Minds. Both sites are free to search and offer advanced functionality for finding, selecting, and specifying high performance materials and finishes.
We remain grateful to EPA, CalRecycle, and others that supported the development of our original High Performance Products Database, and we will continue to provide product pre-approval and identification so that school and design professionals know they are selecting the healthiest and highest performing products available.
CHPS new listing of low emitting, recycled content, certified wood, or rapidly renewable products are contained in the CHPS Pre-Approved Product page at ZeroDocs.com/CHPS. Products are itemized individually, and the site covers multiple types and attributes. The listings may include EPDs and HPDs too. To identify CHPS Pre-Approved Products, look for the CHPS letter or certificate linked on the product page.
For California projects, the “CHPS High Performance Products Database” in CALGreen 5.504 refers to the CHPS ZeroDocs page.
Additional features of the site:
- Free product library and specifying tool
- Easy-to-find attributes contained in the CHPS Criteria; multiple attributes are identified
- Confirmation of low emitting claims through our own product certification
- Map of distribution area for each manufacturer
Use the Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog for product transparency (environmental product declarations and material ingredients) required under the Materials & Waste credits for multiple environmental attributes and/or health information reporting. The catalog is organized by manufacturer, and each manufacturer's page features all the products that have transparency disclosures. Look for the CHPS Product and CHPS Member logos on the manufacturer pages. The listings may also provide information on other applicable CHPS criteria, including certifications and what the company is doing to improve their products and processes.
Additional features include:
- Free educational content on environmental and health disclosures and how to use them to earn CHPS credits
- Free specifying tool
- Free social media tools to easily distribute information
- Easy-to-find attributes contained in the CHPS Criteria
- Confirmation of attributes through an approved process
- Neutrality on verification/verification organizations
These CHPS Members are currently listed: AEP Span, Ecore, Excel Dryer, and Tarkett.
