LEED and WELL Product Labels: A Guide and Analysis

A seal of approval is a useful guide. It lets you know at a glance that a product meets a trusted source’s standards for performance. But in a sea of logos, any particular program becomes harder to discern and understand.

LEED and WELL encourage a number of different product standards, certifications, and disclosures—so many that it’s easy to forget some or get them confused. Organized by credit, this report covers product labels referenced in LEED v4 and v4.1 for Building Design and Construction, and WELL v1 and v2. It will help you get your bearings while also offering an analysis of each program.

Read through from beginning to end, or use these links to jump to the program you’re looking for:

• BIFMA e3 (material transparency)
• BIFMA e3 (product VOC emissions)
• Cradle to Cradle Certification
• Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate
• CDPH Standard Method
• Declare
• Environmental product declaration
• Facts Certification
• FloorScore
• Forest Stewardship Council certification
• Green Label Plus
• Greenguard
• GreenScreen
• Health Product Declaration
• Indoor Advantage
• Intertek Clean Air
• Living Future
• Manufacturer inventory
• MAS Certified Green
• NSC 373 standard (stone)
• NSF 332 standard (resilient flooring)
• Product Lens
• VOC content standards (CARB and SCAQMD rules)

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