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What is the GreenGuard Environmental Institute (GEI)? What is the GreenGuard Environmental Institute (GEI)?
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is an industry-independent, non-profit organization that oversees the GREENGUARD Certification Program. As an ANSI Authorized Standards Developer, GEI establishes acceptable indoor air standards for indoor products, environments, and buildings. GEI’s mission is to improve public health and quality of life through programs that improve indoor air. A GEI Advisory Board consisting of independent volunteers, who are renowned experts in the areas of indoor air quality, public and environmental health, building design and construction, and public policy, provides guidance and leadership to GEI.
The GREENGUARD Certification Program is an industry-independent, third-party testing program for low-emitting products and materials. In 2005, GEI announced the GREENGUARD Children & Schools standard, providing the most rigorous product emissions criteria to date.
Use of the GREENGUARD mark indicates that a GREENGUARD Environmental Institute approved laboratory has tested and evaluated representative components of a product as well as the complete product, and has determined that the product meets GREENGUARD Emission Standards and that the products are subject to ongoing testing requirements.
For more information on GREENGUARD, please visit www.greenguard.org, or call 1-800-427-9681. |
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