The building we are attempting to certify is a state government residential building; hence the use of commercial-grade, concentrated cleaners requiring dilution is inappropriate and not desired. The manufacturers of the household cleaners (non-concentrates) currently in use at the residence have provided MSD sheets and letters confirming that they meet and/or exceed GS-37 requirements. In other words, they are all green, environmentally friendly cleaning products that meet the intent of the credit, in our opinion. We hope that USGBC accepts these products for the corresponding point(s).
To meet MRc4\'s Sustainability Criteria A, cleaning products must be Green Seal GS-37 certified or establish equivalency via third-party verification. It is not enough for the Building Applicant to just submit a MSDS and a letter from the manufacturer that the cleaning products meet or exceed Green Seal GS-37 requirements. The Building Applicant must also provide documentation that summarizes and verifies on a point by point basis how the cleaning products meet or exceed the Green Seal GS-37 requirements. Building Applicants may only default to Sustainability Criteria B California Code of Regulations maximum allowable VOC level requirements for cleaning products not covered by GS-37 categories. Applicable Internationally.