Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion highlights Manufacturers who require their supply chain to disclose their chemistry.(View Criteria)

Summary: Until clean renewable energy (current solar income) is widely available, increasing the energy efficiency of production is critical. This criterion ranks materials by their energy efficiency. Reports must be produced by approved auditors to qualify.(View Criteria)

Summary: We have made enough materials to produce new materials entirely from reclaimed material sources. This criterion creates leverage to eliminate waste by recognizing manufacturers who use pre-consumer waste to product materials.(View Criteria)

Summary: The impact of production cannot be improved if it isn't measured. This criterion recognizes manufacturers who document and communicate the environmental impact of their material production.(View Criteria)

Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion highlights Manufacturers who disclose their material chemistries.(View Criteria)

Summary: The health and safety of factory workers is an important part of a material's life-cycle impact. This criterion considers the safety standards that are practices at factories.(View Criteria)

Summary: Waste is a human invention. In nature, waste from one organism is used by another. This criterion recognizes manufacturers who send nothing to landfills.(View Criteria)

Summary: VOCs impact the quality of indoor environments. The lower the VOCs, the better. This criterion ranks materials based on their VOC emissions.(View Criteria)

Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion creates leverage for materials with transparently communicated chemical hazards.(View Criteria)

Summary: Materials should be safe to use. This criterion helps ensure that they are by recognizing materials that meet industry safety standards.(View Criteria)

Summary: When materials are left in the biosphere they impact groundwater quality as they degrade. Their chemistry determines if this impact is positive or not. This criterion creates leverage for materials with transparently communicated chemical hazards.(View Criteria)

Summary: Materials emit VOCs until they fully degrade. This criterion measures and ranks these VOCs.(View Criteria)

Summary: Demolition and disassembly require energy which create Greenhouse Gases (GHG). Some materials are capable of absorbing GHG. This criterion measures the net amount of GHG that are created and/or absorbed during renewal.(View Criteria)

Summary: Above all else, chemistry defines the environmental and health impact of materials. Disclosure is the first step to producing healthy products and is within reach of all manufacturers and suppliers. This criterion creates leverage for materials with transparently communicated chemical hazards.(View Criteria)