The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has indicated its intention to make several changes to the CDPH Standard Method V1.2 addressing VOC emissions testing from building products and furniture. Last revised in 2017, the Standard Method (sometimes referred to as California Method 01350) sets forth sample collection, testing and analytical methods, and VOC emission […]
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MAS Certified Green® is excited to be part of Shop Sustainably, Wayfair’s third-party certified sustainable product offering! Shop Sustainably features more than 50 third-party product certifications and has the largest selection of sustainability certifications featured by a home retailer. When shopping on Wayfair, you can now select the Shop Sustainably filter to find MAS Certified
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BIFMA Sets Out a Transition Period From e3-2019 to e3-2024 This memo outlines the transition from the 2019 to the 2024 version of the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard. It includes key dates and certification options related to the release of the updated standard. BIFMA published the 2024 edition of the standard on April 21, 2025,
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Understanding VOC Emissions in BIFMA E3-2024: New Compounds and Compliance Updates BIFMA (the Building and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association) has released an update to the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 Furniture Sustainability Standard. The updated standard “seeks to promote increasingly more sustainable products by promoting the selection of responsible materials and considering manufacturing and human resource processes.” The
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LEED v5 Launches with New Standards for Greener Buildings LEED v5 was launched April 28, 2025, updating LEED’s green building rating system which has been in place for the past 25 years. Building owners may now use LEED v5 registration for their Building Design and Construction (BD+C) and Interior Design + Construction (ID+C) projects. As
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The MAS Certified Green ® Program is proud to announce its inclusion in the U.S. EPA’sRecommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (theEnvironmentally Preferable Purchasing Program www.epa.gov/greenerproducts) as a recognized and preferred certification program for construction materials and office furniture. This marks another advancement in the growth of the MAS Certified Green ®
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just closed a comment period seeking information and input from stakeholders regarding its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (i.e., FTC’s Green Guides). First published in 1992 and last revised in 2012, the Green Guides are non-enforceable guidelines designed to prevent manufacturers from publishing false or misleading
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As a laboratory that provides testing services and third-party certification for manufacturers seeking designation that their products are “green”, we are often asked the difference between VOC emissions testing and VOC content testing. There is a difference. VOC emissions testing identifies both the type of VOC compounds emitted from a product into the air we
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COVID-19 has been demonstrated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to adversely affect individuals with pre-existing health conditions such as heart disease, compromised immune systems, and diabetes to a greater extent than people without such conditions. Chemical compounds emitted from furniture and building products affect indoor air quality that could potentially compromise the
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