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
2 credentials, in Homestar v5. Clear selection
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 v5Rating tool
EN3 Sustainable Materials, means of compliance 'Approved eco-labels'; Recognised list, ECNZ Level A Recognition, MAT-1/EN3 columns
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- Edition named
- EC-07-18; EC-19-15; EC-32-17; EC-43-18; EC-04-11; EC-33-14; EC-18-09; EC-25-17; EC-57-16; EC-41-15Not all current editions: Klar Cite holds EC-07-25, EC-19-22, EC-32-25, EC-18-17, EC-25-25, EC-57-25, EC-41-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · eco-label recognition level; Level A eco-label = 1.5 points
- On what basis
- points per material category
- Products
- Applied Coatings: EC-07-18; Interior plasterboard and fibre cement linings: EC-19-15, EC-32-17; Concrete: EC-43-18; EWP & Timber: EC-32-17; Flooring: EC-04-11, EC-33-14, EC-18-09, EC-32-17; Insulation: EC-25-17; Steel: EC-57-16, EC-41-15
- Scope
- Only the categories listed in the list's EN3 columns.
- Conditions
- product licensed under the ECNZ specification listed for its category
- certificate must be for the final product; a component certificate needs a Technical Question
- a product identical in manufacture and recipe to an ECNZ-licensed product, except R-value, may count with manufacturer confirmation
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · List p. 1; EN3 p. 9
HC7 Healthy Materials, methods (1)-(4); Recognised list, Environmental Choice New Zealand ECNZ, Level A Recognition, MAT-2/HC7 columns
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EC-07-18 (adhesives & sealants; applied coatings); EC-32-17 (engineered wood); EC-04-11, EC-33-14, EC-32-17 (flooring)
- Edition named
- EC-07-18; EC-32-17; EC-04-11; EC-33-14Not all current editions: Klar Cite holds EC-07-25, EC-32-25 as current
- Level
- Level A Recognition · eco-label recognition level (A, B or C)
- On what basis
- product within the VOC limits specified by the recognised eco-label
- Products
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Scope
- Interior of the dwelling only. Coatings applied on site only.
- Conditions
- product licensed under the ECNZ specification listed for its product category
- certificate must be for the final product; a component certificate needs a Technical Question
- Source
- Homestar v5 · HC7 · List p. 1; HC7 p. 1, 2
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 v5Rating tool
EN2 Embodied Carbon, Assessment, Biogenic carbon
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- biogenic carbon sequestration may be counted in the modules A-D lifecycle footprint
- Products
- Timber and engineered wood products
- Scope
- No sequestration in A1-A5 emissions used for points 2-6.
- Conditions
- the timber or engineered wood must have achieved EN3 points for FSC
- sequestration counts only in the overall A-D footprint, not in A1-A5
- evidence of responsible sourcing in the materials specification
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN2 · EN2 p. 4
EN3 Sustainable Materials, means of compliance 'Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1.5 · points per material category
- On what basis
- material category with at least 50% “compliant” (Homestar’s word) content
- Products
- Structural and framing timber, other solid timber, engineered wood, timber cladding, flooring
- Scope
- The list shows 'FSC Certified' in the EWP & Timber and Flooring EN3 columns only.
- Conditions
- FSC Mix, FSC 100% or FSC Recycled label
- certificate must be for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · EN3 p. 9; List p. 1