Homestar
Held and in scopeHomestar (New Zealand Green Building Council)
the v5 Technical Manual (5.0.3, current) and the superseded v4.1 manual are held, with NZGBC's list of recognised eco-labels and indoor air quality schemes (Issue September 2021). Which certifications earn points in the products credits - EN3 Sustainable Materials and HC7 Healthy Materials in v5, MAT-1 and MAT-2 in v4.1, and EN2 Embodied Carbon's verified EPD data - is transcribed as recognitions. The credits themselves are extracted from three splits of the manuals (HC7; EN2 and EN3; MAT-1 and MAT-2)
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- New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC)
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Recognition
What this programme recognises55
| Recognises | Reference | What is recognised | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognises Environmental Choice New Zealand | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · Environmental Choice New Zealand licence · Level A · Applied coatings; interior plasterboard and fibre cement linings; concrete; engineered wood and timber; flooring; insulation; steel | By specification: EC-07-18 Paints; EC-19-15 Gypsum plasterboard and EC-32-17 Furniture, Fittings and Flooring (linings); EC-43-18 Concrete; EC-32-17 (engineered wood); EC-04-11 Wool carpet, EC-33-14 Synthetic carpets, EC-18-09 Recycled rubber, EC-32-17 (flooring); EC-25-17 Building insulants; EC-57-16 Pre-painted and resin coated steel and EC-41-15 Flat and long steel. v5 EN3 also accepts products identical to ECNZ-licensed ones except for R-value. |
| Recognises Global GreenTag | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · GreenRate v4.0 Level A · Level A · Applied coatings; interior plasterboard and fibre cement linings; engineered wood and timber; flooring; insulation | Not listed for concrete. For steel the table names only 'Diamond Roofing GreenTag Certification' (Level A row), one manufacturer's certificate. |
| Recognises Global GreenTag | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · GreenRate v4.0 Level B · Level B · Applied coatings; interior plasterboard and fibre cement linings; engineered wood and timber; flooring; insulation | Not listed for concrete or steel. |
| Recognises Global GreenTag | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · GreenRate v4.0 Level C · Level C · Applied coatings; interior plasterboard and fibre cement linings; engineered wood and timber; flooring; insulation | Not listed for concrete or steel. |
| Recognises Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · GECA standards as listed · Level A · Applied coatings; interior plasterboard and fibre cement linings; engineered wood and timber; flooring; insulation; steel | By standard: PCv2.2i-2012 Paints and Coatings; 04-2011v2 Panel Boards and 40-2008 v1.1 Hard Surfacing (linings); FFM v3.0-2017, 28-2010 v2.1, 04-2011 v2 and 25-2011 v2 (engineered wood); 50-2011 v2 Carpets, 25-2011 v2 Floor Coverings, 40-2008 v1.1 and 04-2011v2 (flooring); BIMv2.0-2018 Building Insulation Materials; SSPv1.0-2019 Steel and Steel Products. Several are editions GECA has since replaced. |
| Recognises Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · GECA FF v3.0-2017 Furniture and Fittings · Level B · Engineered wood and timber | |
| Recognises Carpet Institute of Australia | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) v1.2 Level 4 (two options) · Level A · Flooring | Homestar Level A = ECS Level 4 (two options). |
| Recognises Carpet Institute of Australia | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) v1.2 Level 3 · Level B · Flooring | Homestar Level B = ECS Level 3. |
| Recognises Carpet Institute of Australia | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) v1.2 Level 2 · Level C · Flooring | Homestar Level C = ECS Level 2. |
| Recognises PEFC | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · PEFC certified · Engineered wood and timber; flooring | |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · FSC certified · Engineered wood and timber; flooring | |
| Recognises AFRDI | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · AFRDI Green Tick Level A/Platinum or Level B/Gold · Level A · Engineered wood and timber | Homestar Level A = Green Tick A/Platinum or B/Gold. |
| Recognises AFRDI | MAT-1 / EN3 | Product Sustainability (Sustainable Materials) · AFRDI Green Tick Level C/Silver · Level B · Engineered wood and timber | Homestar Level B = Green Tick C/Silver. |
| Recognises Environmental Choice New Zealand | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · Environmental Choice New Zealand licence · Level A · Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood and timber; flooring | By specification: EC-07-18 Paints (adhesives and sealants, applied coatings); EC-32-17 (engineered wood); EC-04-11, EC-33-14 and EC-32-17 (flooring). |
| Recognises Global GreenTag | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · GreenRate v4.0 Level A · Level A · Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood and timber; flooring | |
| Recognises Global GreenTag | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · GreenRate v4.0 Level B · Level B · Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood and timber; flooring | |
| Recognises Global GreenTag | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · GreenRate v4.0 Level C · Level C · Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood and timber; flooring | For flooring, Level C excludes carpets. |
| Recognises Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · GECA standards as listed · Level A · Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood and timber; flooring | By standard: AFSv4.0-2014 Adhesives, Fillers and Sealants; PCv2.2i-2012 Paints and Coatings; FFM v3.0-2017, 28-2010 v2.1, 04-2011 v2 and 25-2011 v2 (engineered wood); 50-2011 v2, 25-2011 v2, 40-2008 v1.1 and 04-2011v2 (flooring). |
| Recognises Carpet Institute of Australia | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) v1.2 Level 4 (two options) · Level A · Flooring | Homestar Level A = ECS Level 4 (two options). |
| Recognises Carpet Institute of Australia | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) v1.2 Level 3 · Level B · Flooring | Homestar Level B = ECS Level 3. |
| Recognises Carpet Institute of Australia | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) v1.2 Level 2 · Level C · Flooring | Homestar Level C = ECS Level 2. |
| Recognises Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS)not held in the register | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · SMaRT 4.0 Sustainable Gold and Platinum · Level A · Engineered wood and timber; flooring | |
| Recognises AFRDI | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · AFRDI Green Tick Level A/Platinum or Level B/Gold · Level A · Engineered wood and timber | |
| Recognises AFRDI | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Pollutant (Healthy Materials, VOC) · AFRDI Green Tick Level C/Silver · Level B · Engineered wood and timber | |
| Recognises GuTnot held in the register | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · GuT · Flooring | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises AgBBnot held in the register | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · AgBB · Engineered wood and timber; flooring | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises UL | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · UL Greenguard · Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood and timber; flooring | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)not held in the register | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · Green Label Plus · Flooring | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises SCSnot held in the register | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · SCS Indoor Advantage Gold · Engineered wood and timber; flooring | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI)not held in the register | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · FloorScore · Flooring | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises (formaldehyde emission class)not held in the register | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · Formaldehyde E0 or E1 compliance · Engineered wood and timber | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises GEV | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · EMICODE · Adhesives and sealants | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises Blue Angel | MAT-2 / HC7 | Indoor Air Quality Schemes · Blue Angel · Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood and timber; flooring | VOC or formaldehyde criteria only. |
| Recognises (any eco-label on NZGBC's list)no scheme named | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · Approved eco-labels (none named; NZGBC's list) · Material categories as the credit lists them | Which eco-labels count, at which level, is NZGBC's list (source nzgbc-homestar-ecolabels). |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · FSC Mix, FSC 100% or FSC Recycled · Material categories as the credit lists them | Structural and framing timber, other solid timber, engineered wood, timber cladding, flooring. |
| Recognises PEFC | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · PEFC certified · Material categories as the credit lists them | Structural and framing timber, other solid timber, engineered wood, timber cladding, flooring. |
| Recognises (any programme operator) | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · EPD, product-specific (ISO 14025 or EN 15804) · Material categories as the credit lists them | Conforms to ISO 14025 or EN 15804, independently audited, cradle-to-gate at least. |
| Recognises (any programme operator) | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · EPD, industry-wide (ISO 14025 or EN 15804) · Material categories as the credit lists them | Conforms to ISO 14025 or EN 15804, independently audited, cradle-to-gate at least; the manufacturer is a recognised participant. |
| Recognises ISOnot held in the register | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · ISO 14001 certified manufacturer · Material categories as the credit lists them | Only products whose main production is in certified plants. |
| Recognises carboNZeronot held in the register | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · carboNZero product certification · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises Enviro-Mark NZnot held in the register | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · Enviro-Mark NZ Gold or above · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises International Living Future Institute | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · Declare label · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises CEMARSnot held in the register | EN3 Sustainable Materials | Means of compliance with EN3 · CEMARS product certification · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises (any programme operator) | EN2 Embodied Carbon | Verified embodied carbon data · EPD as verified embodied carbon data (e.g. EPD Australasia) · Material categories as the credit lists them | The manual's example is an Australasian Environmental Product Declaration. |
| Recognises (any IAQ scheme or eco-label on NZGBC's list)no scheme named | HC7 Healthy Materials | Compliance pathways · NZGBC-recognised IAQ schemes and eco-labels (none named; NZGBC's list) · Applied coatings; floor coverings; engineered wood cabinetry and shelving; adhesives and sealants | Which schemes count is NZGBC's list (source nzgbc-homestar-ecolabels). Floor coverings without one may test to Environmental Choice NZ EC-33-14 or EC-32-17 limits. |
| Recognises (any eco-label on NZGBC's list)no scheme named | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · Approved eco-labels (none named; NZGBC's list) · Material categories as the credit lists them | Which eco-labels count, at which level, is NZGBC's list (source nzgbc-homestar-ecolabels). |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · FSC Mix, FSC 100% or FSC Recycled · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises PEFC | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · PEFC certified · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises (any programme operator) | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · EPD, product-specific (ISO 14025 or EN 15804) · Material categories as the credit lists them | Conforms to ISO 14025 or EN 15804, independently audited, cradle-to-gate at least. |
| Recognises (any programme operator) | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · EPD, industry-wide (ISO 14025 or EN 15804) · Material categories as the credit lists them | As product-specific, and the manufacturer is a recognised participant. |
| Recognises ISOnot held in the register | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · ISO 14001 certified manufacturer · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises carboNZeronot held in the register | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · carboNZero product certification · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises Enviro-Mark NZnot held in the register | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · Enviro-Mark NZ Gold or above · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises International Living Future Institute | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · Declare label · Material categories as the credit lists them | |
| Recognises CEMARSnot held in the register | MAT-1 Sustainable Materials | Means of Compliance with MAT-1 · CEMARS product certification · Material categories as the credit lists them |
All recognition edges and their terms
What Homestar asks for next to the other rating tools is on the programme comparison.
Read the 79 requirements held for HomestarThese are requirements on a project or a buyer, not on a product, so they are not part of the product view.
Counts on this page are generated from build 2026-10-11-0407.