Ratings & Policy
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Australia and New Zealand
Which credential?
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- BEP PVC
- BES 6001
- Blue Angel
- CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel
- Carpet Institute
- Climate Active
- Concrete Sustainability Council
- Cradle to Cradle Certified
- Declare
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- EMICODE
- EPD
- EPD Australasia
- EU Ecolabel
- FSC
- GECA
- Global GreenTag
- Global Organic Textile Standard
- Global Responsible Textile Standard
- Green Seal
- Health Product Declaration
- International EPD System
- Living Product Challenge
- Nordic Swan
- PEFC
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Responsible Steel
- Responsible Wood
- SCS Standards
- Steel Sustainability Australia
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- UL GREENGUARD
- AFRDI Green Tick
- CDPH Standard Method
- CEN
- ISO
- LEVEL
- NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
- PACT
5 credentials, in Homestar v4.1, superseded. Clear selection
CDPH Standard Method
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About CDPH Standard Method
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
None of the rating tools or policies selected names CDPH Standard Method. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
Eco Choice Aotearoa
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Eco Choice Aotearoa
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Concrete / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-43-18
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Concrete
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-43-18
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Engineered Wood Products (EWP) & Timber / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-32-17Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-32-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Engineered wood products and timber
- Conditions
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Flooring / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-04-11; EC-33-14; EC-18-09; EC-32-17Not all current editions: Klar Cite holds EC-18-17, EC-32-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Floor coverings
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-04-11, EC-33-14, EC-18-09 or EC-32-17
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Insulation / Product Sustainability; MAT-1 note on R-value variants
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-25-17Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-25-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Insulation (soft thermal and acoustic)
- Scope
- Rigid insulation such as XPS and EPS is excluded from the category
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-25-17 Building Insulants
- certificate for the final product
- unlicensed products differing only in R-value need manufacturer confirmation that they are identical
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4, 7
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Interior Plasterboard and Fibre Cement Linings / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-19-15; EC-32-17Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-19-22, EC-32-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Interior plasterboard and fibre cement linings
- Conditions
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Steel / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-57-16; EC-41-15Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-57-25, EC-41-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Steel
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-57-16 or EC-41-15
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-1 Sustainable Materials, Approved eco-labels; list column Applied Coatings / Product Sustainability (MAT-1 / EN3)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EC-07-18 - Paints
- Edition named
- EC-07-18Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-07-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Applied coatings (paint)
- Scope
- Paint applied on site or in a prefabrication yard; component certificates need a Technical Question
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-07-18 Paints
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-2 (1) applied coatings; list column Applied Coatings / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-07-18Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-07-25 as current
- On what basis
- MAT-2 awards 1 point where 50% of applied coatings “meet” (Homestar’s word) recognised VOC limits; listed as Level A Recognition
- Products
- Applied coatings
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-07-18 Paints
- VOC criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
MAT-2 (3) floor coverings; list column Flooring / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-04-11; EC-33-14; EC-32-17Not all current editions: Klar Cite holds EC-32-25 as current
- On what basis
- MAT-2 awards 1 point where 50% of floor coverings “meet” (Homestar’s word) recognised VOC limits; listed as Level A Recognition
- Products
- Floor coverings
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-04-11, EC-33-14 or EC-32-17
- VOC criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11, 13
MAT-2 (4) engineered wood; list column EWP & Timber / Indoor Pollutant (VOC/Formaldehyde)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-32-17Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-32-25 as current
- On what basis
- MAT-2 awards 1 point where 50% of engineered wood “meets” (Homestar’s word) recognised VOC limits; listed as Level A Recognition
- Products
- Engineered wood
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-32-17
- VOC/formaldehyde criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
MAT-2 Healthy Materials (2) adhesives and sealants; list column Adhesives & Sealants / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-07-18Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds EC-07-25 as current
- On what basis
- MAT-2 awards 1 point where 50% of adhesives and sealants “meet” (Homestar’s word) the VOC limits of a recognised eco-label or IAQ scheme; listed as Level A Recognition
- Products
- Adhesives and sealants
- Conditions
- licensed to EC-07-18 as printed
- VOC criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
EMICODE
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EMICODE
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Sustainable Materials (Product Sustainability columns)
- Status
- Excluded by the tool under this credit
- Named as
- EMICODE
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- All MAT-1 categories
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1
MAT-2 (2) adhesives and sealants via Indoor Air Quality Schemes; list column Adhesives & Sealants / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EMICODE
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- Recognised Indoor Air Quality Scheme; MAT-2 awards 1 point where 50% of adhesives and sealants “comply” (Homestar’s word); a dot in the list's MAT-2/HC7 column, not a level
- Products
- Adhesives and sealants
- Scope
- No dots in other columns; EMICODE class (GEV) not named
- Conditions
- VOC criteria only
- adhesives and sealants only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
FSC
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About FSC
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Table 21 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); list columns EWP & Timber and Flooring / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 2 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Products
- Engineered wood products and timber; flooring
- Scope
- List shows 'FSC Certified' only in the EWP & Timber and Flooring columns
- Conditions
- FSC Mix, FSC 100% or FSC Recycled
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 4; List p. 1
LEVEL
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About LEVEL
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
None of the rating tools or policies selected names LEVEL. That is not a statement that none accepts it.