Procure Products
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Sustainable Sites
Choosing a building's site and managing that site during construction are important to ensure a project's sustainability. Environmentally responsibl... -
Buildings and Health
The challenge for building design and operations is to identify and eliminate health risks while also providing positive physical, emotional, and...
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Building Operations and Maintenance Services
Follow these sustainable strategies as your space renovations are complete and the building and interiors are operated in an environmentally sustai... -
Enhancing Health with Indoor Air
Four key levers to enhance health and performance by improving indoor air.
Green Products
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Paint
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Paint: Consolidated Latex Paint
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Paint: Reprocessed Latex Paint -- Dark Colors
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Paint: Reprocessed Latex Paint -- White, Off-White, and Pastel Colors
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Latex
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Water-borne Alkyd
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Oil-Based
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Solvent-borne Alkyd
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Paint: Exterior Paint and Coatings
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Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
Carbon compounds that participate in atmospheric photochemical reactions (excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides and carbonates, and ammonium carbonate). The compounds become a gas at normal room temperatures and degrade indoor air quality. VOCs can be found in paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants and other finish materials.
Whole Building Systems
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IEQ - Low-emitting Materials
Building materials, such as paints, sealants, adhesives, office equipment and furnishings, can emit invisible, odorous, and potentially harmful gass...
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IEQ - Green Tips
Limit the use of products containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Specify low or no-VOC alternatives.
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IEQ - LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors (v4)
Low-emitting materials that give off little to no harmful chemicals, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are promoted in LEED for Interior De...
Materials
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Paints and Coatings
Paints and coatings provide an aesthetically appealing atmosphere for a commercial setting. Paints and coatings should contain low or no VOCs to m... -
Fabric Wrapped Panels
Fabric wall panels are typically made of a composite wood core (particleboard, MDF, plywood, etc) covered in fabric such as hemp or organic cotton. -
Compost
Composting is the collection of organic food waste that can be used for fertilizer or soil enrichment once the food items biodegrade. Many types of...