Certified Building Eco Products Directory on SCS Database
Green building and green workspace strategies include conscious design principles that reduce the load on the environment -- and people's health. The use of non-polluting materials and manufacturing processes of basic building and manufacturing processes is the foundation of a green building. How the building itself is constructed is the second step toward lowered lifetime impact through lower energy costs, better ventilation, lower offgassing, etc. And the furnishings that make the building functional add the final step in the green building process by selecting furnishings that reduce virgin materials use, are high performance and long lasting, and provide ergonomic service to the people using them.
Whether you are building a new facility or retrofitting a building, finding good quality, green building materials is part of the upgrading process...and part of certification programs such as Energy Star, California standards, Federal Environmentally Preferable Purchasing or USGBC's LEED program.
Measuring Environmental Claims with Scientific Certification Systems (SCS)
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) is one of the leading product and process certification audit providers. They monitor, measure and certify a wide range of environmental products for industries including
The online product directory of green building products includes broad categories, sub-categories and product types from more than one hundred manufacturers and classified by certification programs and conformance to the leading regulatory and measurement programs. Currently certified products include office furniture systems, components, and seating, building materials, carpet and rug, hard surface flooring, paints, finishes, wood products, and cleaning products, among others.
Categories of eco products include:
Certification Programs covered include:
Conformance list includes:
Whether you are building a new facility or retrofitting a building, finding good quality, green building materials is part of the upgrading process...and part of certification programs such as Energy Star, California standards, Federal Environmentally Preferable Purchasing or USGBC's LEED program.
Measuring Environmental Claims with Scientific Certification Systems (SCS)
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) is one of the leading product and process certification audit providers. They monitor, measure and certify a wide range of environmental products for industries including
- Food & Agriculture
- Eco Products (Building)
- Forestry
- Fisheries
- Floral
The online product directory of green building products includes broad categories, sub-categories and product types from more than one hundred manufacturers and classified by certification programs and conformance to the leading regulatory and measurement programs. Currently certified products include office furniture systems, components, and seating, building materials, carpet and rug, hard surface flooring, paints, finishes, wood products, and cleaning products, among others.
Categories of eco products include:
- Adhesives/Sealants
- Building and Construction Products
- Flooring
- Furniture
- Home and Garden
- Paint Products
- Paints and Coatings
- Plastics
- Processes
- Reclamation Program
- Rock
- Textiles and Fiber
- Treatment
Certification Programs covered include:
- Biodegradable
- Environmentally Preferable Product
- FloorScore
- Indoor avantage
- indoor Advantage Gold
- No Added Formaldehyde
- No Added Urea Formaldehyde
- Pollution Prevention
- Reclamation Program
- Recycled or Reclaimed Content
- Salvaged Wood
- SCS Sustainable Choice
Conformance list includes:
- CA Section 01350
- CHPS EQ 2.2 (CA Section 01350)
- LEED EQ 4.2 + CHPS EQ 2.2
- LEED EQ 4.3 + CHPS EQ 2.2
- LEED EQ 4.5 (ANSI/BIFMA Furniture Emissions Standards)
- LEED EQ 4.5 +CHPS EQ 2.2 (ANSI/BIFMA Furniture Emissions Standards
- LEED MR 4.1 or 4.2
