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Aug. 5, 2015 — BREEAM, one of the world’s foremost environmental assessment programs for buildings, has cited FloorScore certified flooring products as eligible for credits under BREEAM’s indoor air quality requirements.
FloorScore, a voluntary, independent certification program, tests vinyl (including LVT and VCT), linoleum, laminate, wood, ceramic, and rubber flooring and certifies that they meet the emissions requirements of California Section 01350.
The FloorScore program is administered by the Resilient Floor Covering Institute, a nonprofit industry organization representing more than 95 percent of resilient flooring marketed in North America.
The certification standard for FloorScore was developed by SCS Global Services — a leader in third-party sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development — in consultation with RFCI and with multi-stakeholder input.
Major resilient flooring manufacturers around the world certify their products under the FloorScore program, which involves product testing by independent laboratories and third-party certification by SCS. A list of FloorScore-certified products is available at www.rfci.com/floorscore and in the certified green products guide at scsglobalservices.com.
