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2 credentials, in Green Star Design & As Built v1.3 and Homestar v4.1, superseded. Clear selection
GECA
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About GECA
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 Applied Coatings / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA PCv2.2i-2012
- 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)
- Conditions
- certified to GECA PCv2.2i-2012
- 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- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4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 EWP & Timber / Product Sustainability, Level A row
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA FFM v3.0-2017; GECA 28-2010 v2.1; GECA 04-2011 v2; GECA 25-2011 v2
- 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
- certified to one of the four GECA standards listed
- 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- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4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 EWP & Timber / Product Sustainability, Level B row
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA FF v3.0-2017
- Level
- Level B Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level B Eco-label 1.5 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
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA 50-2011 v2; GECA 25-2011 v2; GECA 40-2008 v1.1; GECA 04-2011v2
- 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
- certified to one of the four GECA standards listed
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- BIMv2.0-2018
- 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 excluded from the category
- 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 Interior Plasterboard and Fibre Cement Linings / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA 04-2011v2; GECA 40-2008 v1.1
- 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
- GECA
- Edition named
- SSPv1.0-2019
- Level
- Level A Recognition · Homestar eco-label recognition level
- On what basis
- Level A Eco-label 2 points per material category
- Products
- Steel
- 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-2 (1) applied coatings; list column Applied Coatings / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA PCv2.2i-2012
- 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
- certified to GECA PCv2.2i-2012
- VOC criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
MAT-2 (2) adhesives and sealants; list column Adhesives & Sealants / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA AFSv4.0-2014
- On what basis
- MAT-2 awards 1 point where 50% of adhesives and sealants “meet” (Homestar’s word) recognised VOC limits; listed as Level A Recognition
- Products
- Adhesives and sealants
- Conditions
- certified to GECA AFSv4.0-2014
- 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
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA 50-2011 v2; GECA 25-2011 v2; GECA 40-2008 v1.1; GECA 04-2011v2
- 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
- certified to one of the four GECA standards listed
- VOC criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
MAT-2 (4) engineered wood; list column EWP & Timber / Indoor Pollutant (VOC/Formaldehyde)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA FFM v3.0-2017; GECA 28-2010 v2.1; GECA 04-2011 v2; GECA 25-2011 v2
- 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
- certified to one of the four GECA standards listed
- VOC/formaldehyde criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
ISO
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About ISO
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 ISO. That is not a statement that none accepts it.