Residential Cleaners

Hi Trista, Thank you for responding. I am working on a very small library project and to ask them to use a concentrated cleaning solution seems impractical. I was hoping I could specify an all-purpose cleaner that meets the GS-08 standard for residential cleaning products rather than GS-37 which is for institutional and industrial cleaners and is the LEED requirement. Any thoughts on this? Thank you!

Hi Trista, I finally heard back from the GBCI on this one. Here is what they have to say: "The Green Seal GS-37 and GS-08 standards are not equivalent in all aspects; GS-37 includes additional performance, health, environmental, and training requirements that are not found in the GS-08 standard. The GS-37 standard applies to products intended for routine cleaning of offices and other facilities. For more information, refer to http://www.greenseal.org/GreenBusiness/Standards.aspx. Additionally, LEED-EB v2.0 MRc4 Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials CIR ruling dated 2/27/2008 (LEED Interpretation ID#1981 dated 02/27/2008; applicable to LEED-EBOM v2009) confirms that the use of household cleaners in lieu of GS-37 certified cleaning products is not sufficient unless they meet or exceed GS-37 criteria; Green Seal GS-37 certification or equivalent third-party verification must be achieved for general-purpose, bathroom, glass, and carpet cleaners in order to meet the sustainability criteria of IEQc3.3 Green Cleaning: Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials. Refer to the full LEED Interpretation for more information. In this case, GS-08 standards are not equivalent to GS-37 standards."