Green Product Testing

General

Every product available within today’s market has met and complied with a credible governing body’s set of code rules and minimal standards. Many different standards apply to many different types of products. Depending on the product and its use depends on the standard it needs to comply with. Some standards include:

• off gassing
• load standards
• coat covering standards
• electrical standards
• durability
• fireproofing standards

In today’s green building market, green building products receive "points" within the framework of an established program or standard. It’s up to the manufacturer (if they produce an environmentally sustainable product) to provide documented proof of the sustainable attribute(s) of their product(s). Builders, code officials, lumber yards, designers, engineers, verifiers, architects and consumers all need this proof which demonstrates that the product has been independently verified as having the sustainable attributes claimed by the manufacturer. This is how points are received under any credible green building program.

ICC-ES SAVE™ Program

The International Code Council Evaluation Service™ (ICC-ES) Sustainable Attributes Verification Evaluation™ (SAVE) Program has teamed up with TECO to provide you with this sustainable attributes audit and testing, documentation and recognizable product grade stamp. Products obtaining this stamp will receive an additional ICC-ES Verification of Attributes Report™ (VAR) presenting the benefits of the eco-friendly SAVE™ stamped product.

Listed below are category guidelines for green product evaluation under the SAVE™ program:

• Recycled content within product (post-consumer/pre-consumer)
• Regional materials (locally grown/made)
• Biobased materials
• Certified wood Products (chain of custody, e.g. SFI or FSC)
• Solar reflectance index and thermal emittance of roofing materials
• Volatile organic compound content and emissions (adhesives and sealants)
• Volatile organic compound content and emissions (paints and coatings)
• Volatile organic compound content and emissions (floor coverings)
• Urea formaldehyde resin content in composite wood products

For more information on green product testing and verification, please contact:

TECO Staff
contact@tecotested.com
Phone: (608) 837-2790