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Third party certifi cations
Our approach is based on the use of
environmental processes, working with
bodies such as the Building Research
Establishment (BRE), the Green Building
Council of Australia (GBCA), the New
Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC)
and the United States Green Building
Council (USGBC).
GreenTag™ is a third party, green building
product rating and certifi cation system,
underpinned by rigorous scientifi c and Life
Cycle Assessment (LCA) testing processes.
This rating positions a product within the top
end of the green product market enabling
manufacturers to be able for the fi rst time
to fully communicate the work they have
undertaken to improve the ecological and
health benefi ts of their products. Ecospecifi er
global is committed to raise standards for
green building materials and methods with the
introduction of the four tier GreenTag™ LCA
and 3 level GreenRate Certifi cation process.
GreenTag rated products receive a product
Eco-Scorecard which displays at a glance the
LCA and eco-point rating so you can easily
compare products, or assess a product based
on what is most important to you.
Flotex Sheet is Green Tag GreenRate
Level A Certifi ed under scheme A16.
Green Building Councils of Australia
and New Zealand
Virtually all Karndean Designfl ooring
selections and Karndean adhesives
have been third party GBCA/GBCNZ
environmentally certifi ed GreenTag Level
'A', which means that they have additionally
been assessed as having compliance with
IEQ (indoor Environmental quality) and low
emitting volatile organic compound emissions
(VOC) compliant with Australasian standards.
The peace of mind provided by GreenTag
also means that building designers;
developers and owners will be able to
claim 100% GreenStar credit points when
specifying Karndean fl oor coverings.