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Sustainability & LEED
Our Commitment to Environmental Responsibility
Your reputation depends on getting the job done, and getting it done right. Today, in order to exceed your customers' expectations, not only does your paint need to have great coverage anddurability, it must meet a growing list of national, regional, local, industry and even customer-driven regulations. Dulux Paints™ offers a variety of zero-or low-VOC* products, assisting architects, building owners, homebuilders and professional painters in being green. We are committed to offering products that meet the most stringent regulatory standards while delivering the performance you and your customers expect. Whether you are looking for answers on "What are VOC’s?" or trying to find LEED Information, you've come to the right place.
Greenguard Certification
Products carrying the Greenguard mark have been independently tested and re-tested for thousands of chemicals and VOCs to ensure cleaner indoor air, helping reduce off-gassing in homes, schools, healthcare, offices and any public or private buildings. Certified products are subject to a review of the manufacturing process and routine testing to demonstrate minimal impact on the indoor environment.
Greenguard Certification is broadly recognized and accepted by sustainable building programs and building codes worldwide. For more information and a complete listing of certified products,visit www.greenguard.org .
Earn LEED Credits With Dulux Paints Products
Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
EQ Credit: Low-Emitting Materials
The intent of the credit is to reduce concentrations of chemical contaminants that can damage air quality, human health, productivity, and the environment. This requires that our paints meet both VOC content (Total Volatile Organic Compounds - TVOC) and certified emissions requirements.
Materials and Resources (MR)
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations
This credit encourages the use of products for which life-cycle information is available. Dulux Paints Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) are third-party Product Specific Type III EPDs conforming to ISO 14025.
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients
Developed to encourage the use of products for which the chemical ingredients in a product are reported. Dulux Paints complies with Option 1, Material Ingredient Reporting through full disclosures in compliance with the Health Product Declaration Open Standard.
Key Terms For LEED
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD):the summary document of data collected in the Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) asspecified by a relevant Product Category Rule (PCR). EPDs can enable comparison between products if the underlying studies and assumptions are similar.
Life Cycle Assessment or Analysis (LCA): atechnique to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product's life from cradle to grave (i.e., from raw material extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance,and disposal or recycling), as defined in ISO 14040.
Product Category Rule (PCR): defines the rules and requirements for creating EPDs of a certain product category, as described in ISO 14025. PCRs allow for review and comparison of different environmental product attributes among products in a defined category.
Health Product Declaration (HPD): document used to report building product content and associated health information. Chemical substances are screened against the HPD Priority Hazard Lists for human and environmental health impacts.
LEED Product Portfolio
Dulux Paints is committed to providing our customers with the highest quality paints and coatings. With the construction industry desire to produce healthy, sustainable and energy efficient buildings, including the growth of LEED we are proud to say that Dulux Paints has the products you need. Our goal is to develop and provide product options for the architects and designers selecting the products, the applicators using the products and the people that occupy the space.
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