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Green Seal\u2019s paint certification meets LEED v4\/4.1 criteria and qualifies products for Amazon\u2019s Climate Pledge Friendly badge.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington, DC \u2014 Green Seal\u00ae today announced a new certification standard <\/a>for paints and coatings that fully aligns with the latest version of the LEED\u00ae green building rating system. Products certified to Green Seal\u2019s updated paint standard are designated <\/a>by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as complying with the requirements for the LEED v4 and v4.1 low-emitting materials credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Seal\u2019s paint certification is the only mark in the marketplace to qualify products for both LEED v4.1 credit requirements and Amazon\u2019s Climate Pledge Friendly badge, making it simple for health-focused buyers to identify safer products. The updated GS-11 Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains and Sealers is also compliant with WELL v.1 and Fitwell standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGreen Seal’s paint standard has rewarded leading manufacturers for low-VOC content, safer formulas, and effective functional performance since it was first issued nearly 30 years ago,\u201d said Doug Gatlin, CEO of Green Seal<\/strong>. \u201cWith our latest standard update, purchasers, facility managers, and consumers can confidently choose paints that fully align with LEED v4.1 green building certification and are verified to the highest standard of health, safety, and functional performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLEED certification encourages the uptake of sustainable practices, including the use of low-emitting indoor materials that protect human health,\u201d said Melissa Baker, SVP, LEED Technical Development, USGBC.<\/strong> \u201cGreen Seal\u2019s updated paint certification raises the bar for protecting indoor environmental quality and offers a simple and effective path for complying with our most health-protective requirements in LEED.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was a real estate developer for nearly two decades, and I know that selecting the right paint for a project can be challenging, especially when you\u2019re trying to identify a paint that reduces exposure to toxic chemicals,\u201d said Gina Ciganik, CEO of Healthy Buildings Network<\/strong>. \u201cChemicals that are harmful to children\u2019s development, like endocrine-disrupting alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) are still all too prevalent in low-VOC paint products. Green Seal\u2019s multi-attribute paint standard is widely trusted by purchasers because it addresses not just VOC emissions but also chemical content, making it simple to identify truly safer products.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Seal\u2019s certification indicates a paint or coating product is safer for people and the planet than similar products while providing uncompromising performance. Green Seal restricts VOC chemical content and requires VOC emissions testing to ensure healthier indoor air quality. Unlike single-attribute certifications that focus solely on VOC emissions, Green Seal\u2019s standard also restricts carcinogens, reproductive toxins, hazardous air pollutants, preservatives that emit formaldehyde, heavy metals, alkylphenol ethoxylates, and a host of other harmful chemicals, ensuring certified products are safer for building occupants while providing uncompromising functional performance. In addition, Green Seal ensures that certified products use environmentally preferable packaging materials and contain ingredients that are safer for water bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a time of increased concern about indoor air quality, Green Seal-certified products are trusted and specified by institutional purchasers and facility managers across the world. In addition, consumer publications ranging from The Washington Post<\/em> to The Spruce<\/em> to Bob Vila<\/em> consistently cite Green Seal certification as the benchmark for healthier paints. In 2020 alone, paints and coatings certified to Green Seal standards prevented more than half a million pounds of VOC pollution throughout at least 120 million square feet of LEED-certified building space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Green Seal\u2019s paint certification program here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-710","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGreen Seal Launches LEED\u00ae-Compliant Paint Certification - Green Seal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Green Seal Launches LEED\u00ae-Compliant Paint Certification - Green Seal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Green Seal\u2019s paint certification meets LEED v4\/4.1 criteria and qualifies products for Amazon\u2019s Climate Pledge Friendly badge. 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