Adhesive VOC content limits

Klar Cite’s name

Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Green Seal·clause 2.2.1·p.7

Human Health

This credential is recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurement.

Original wording

GS-36 Standard for Adhesives for Commercial Use clause 2.2.1 — 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: VOC content as applied within current California air board limits for the category.

written by a model, checked against the clause

Read it at the source

Details

What the product must meet

The document’s own listing

Aerosol Adhesives: 75% Mist Spray Adhesive: 30% Web Spray Adhesive: 40% Mounting, Automotive Engine Compartment, and Flexible Vinyl Spray Adhesive: 70% Polystyrene Foam and Automobile Headliner Spray Adhesive: 65% Polyolefin and Laminate Repair/Edgebanding Spray Adhesive: 60% Construction, Panel, and Floor Covering: 7% Contact Adhesive – General Purpose: 55% Contact Adhesive – Special Purpose: 80% PVC Welding: 51% CPVC Welding: 49% ABS Welding: 32% Plastic Cement Welding: 25% Adhesive Primer for Plastic: 55% Computer Diskette Manufacturing: 35% Special Purpose Contact Adhesive: 25% Tire Retread: 10% Adhesive Primer for Traffic Marking Tape: 15% Structural Wood Member Adhesive: 14% Sheet Applied Rubber Lining Operations: 85% Top and Trim Adhesive: 25%

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: Human Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)

Cite this clause

Green Seal · GS-36 Standard for Adhesives for Commercial Use · version Edition 2.2 · clause 2.2.1 · page 7 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/78bd78b7df5e7ac9

Source document

Record details

Page 7. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.

uid 78bd78b7df5e7ac9 · document e52cb79798608408 · published 2025-03-11

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