Benchmark performance alternative

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Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Green Seal·clause 4.1.17·p.21

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 4.1.17 — 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: an alternative route: matching or beating a comparable benchmark product on key functions.

written by a model, checked against the clause

Read it at the source

Details

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

Cite this clause

Green Seal · GS-11 Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains, and Sealers · version Edition 4.1 · clause 4.1.17 · page 21 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/9c8c09db3235d691

Source document

Record details

Page 21. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.

uid 9c8c09db3235d691 · document 9362e29408d7494f · published 2025-03-11

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