Solar reflectance thresholds
Klar Cite’s nameMandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Green Seal·clause 4.1.6.5·p.16; 17
Climate Health
This credential is recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurement.
Original wording
GS-11 Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains, and Sealers clause 4.1.6.5 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
Klar Cite classification — not the standard’s words
Addresses: meeting tabulated solar reflectance values using a listed test method.
written by a model, checked against the clause
Details
What the product must meet
The document’s own listing
Light Tones: ≥ 0.65 Dark Tones: ≥ 0.40
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Climate Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
Cite this clause
Green Seal · GS-11 Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains, and Sealers · version Edition 4.1 · clause 4.1.6.5 · page 16; 17 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/37b2a52e0e790a97
Record details
Page 16; 17. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
uid 37b2a52e0e790a97 · document 9362e29408d7494f · published 2025-03-11