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| Date | 3/23/2009 10:56:45 AM |
| Written By | LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services |
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| Abstract | ATLANTA— Flooring certified to the GreenGuard Environmental Institute’s (GEI) “Children & Schools” standard has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as an alternative pathway to gain credit... |
| Article | ATLANTA— Flooring certified to the GreenGuard Environmental Institute’s (GEI) “Children & Schools” standard has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as an alternative pathway to gain credit in its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. “We applaud GEI in providing a robust third-party certification program that encourages flooring manufacturers to verify their products to be protective of building occupants’ health and well being,” said Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC’s CEO and founding chairman. “This approval will increase the availability of qualified sustainable flooring products for LEED projects.” Marilyn Black, founder of GEI, said the Children & Schools standard, created in 2005, is the most stringent of GEI’s standards. Currently, more than 130 manufacturers participate in the program and “there are more than 10,000 flooring products certified to this standard and readily available.” For more on GreenGuard, visit greenguard.org. |