I have SCS certificates for several furniture pieces I am reviewing submittals for - some Indoor Advantage, some Indoor Advantage Gold. What is the difference and when do I need the Gold standard?
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Josh Jacobs
Technical Information & Public Affairs ManagerUL Environment
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May 18, 2012 - 7:46 am
Michele,
In CI EQ Credit 4.5 the SCS certification that would be relevant simply for passing the criteria would be Indoor Advantage as this certification program shows compliance to the BIFMA criteria. Indoor Advantage Gold would be used to show compliance to Schools EQ Credit Option 5 as that certificiation program shows compliance to the CA 01350 criteria. Hopefully the products that have shown compliance to Indoor Advantage Gold also have shown compliance to the Indoor Advantage criteria as well - you can look on SCS' website to find out.
This is similar to GREENGUARD being the compliance level for CI, but GREENGUARD Children & Schools being the certification that you would look for if you were looking for furniture in LEED for Schools.
Michele Helou
PrincipalSage Design & Consulting
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May 18, 2012 - 11:25 am
thanks Josh
somewhere I had heard that Indoor Advantage Gold was needed for wood-based products to meet EQc4.4. But that cannot be right because furniture is excluded from EQc4.1, c4.3, and c4.4 correct?
Josh Jacobs
Technical Information & Public Affairs ManagerUL Environment
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May 18, 2012 - 12:11 pm
Michele,
EQc4.4 is about urea formaldehyde content minimization (or not allow it at all) and EQc4.5 is about true product emission minimization. EQc4.1 is about content minimization - except in LEED for Schools, which can be used as a compliance pathway for other rating systems - so IAG would not show compliance for 4.1 or 4.4, but 4.3 is about emission minimization from flooring and IAG would help show compliance to that as it meets the requirements of CA 01350.