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SCS Standards

Requirements in Klar Cite

SCS Standards certification standards (SCS Global Services)

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SCS Standards
Clauses in Klar Cite
92
Documents read
2
Type
Product credential

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Documents read

StandardVersionStatusPublishedProduct requirements
SCS-103 Certification Standard for Recycled ContentVersion 8.1Current2025-07-0157
SCS-105 Certification Standard for Indoor Air Quality: Flooring, Building Products, FurnitureVersion 4.2Current2023-12-0134 of 35 clauses

Product requirements counts what a product must meet to carry the credential, including what falls on its maker and factory. The other clauses, on the certifier, a service or a building project, or giving guidance, are kept but not counted here.

Ratings & Policy

Where SCS Standards earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool.

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

  • HC7 Healthy Materials, methods (2) floor coverings and (3) engineered wood; Recognised list, Indoor Air Quality Schemes row 'SCS Indoor Avantage Gold'

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    SCS Standards
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    Gold · SCS Indoor Advantage certification level
    On what basis
    product within the VOC limits set by the recognised IAQ scheme
    Products
    Engineered Wood Products (VOC/Formaldehyde); Flooring (VOC)
    Scope
    Dots only in the EWP and Flooring MAT-2/HC7 columns. No dot for adhesives, coatings or any EN3 column.
    Conditions
    • Indoor Advantage Gold level
    • usable for VOC or formaldehyde criteria only
    • 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

Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool

  • MAT-1 Sustainable Materials (Product Sustainability columns)

    Status
    Excluded by the tool under this credit
    Named as
    SCS Standards
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Products
    All MAT-1 categories
    Scope
    Applies to SCS Indoor Advantage Gold; other SCS programmes not mentioned
    Source
    Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1

  • MAT-2 (3) floor coverings and (4) engineered wood via Indoor Air Quality Schemes

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    SCS Standards
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    SCS Indoor Avantage Gold · SCS Indoor Advantage tier
    On what basis
    Recognised Indoor Air Quality Scheme; MAT-2 awards 1 point per criteria area where 50% of products “comply” (Homestar’s word)
    Products
    Engineered wood; floor coverings
    Scope
    Not marked for adhesives, sealants or applied coatings
    Conditions
    • Indoor Advantage Gold
    • VOC or formaldehyde criteria only
    • engineered wood and floor coverings only
    • certificate for the final product
    Source
    Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11

EarthCheck BPDS v5Rating tool

  • 30 Sustainable Materials Selection and Arrangement, 30.1 Green rating/eco-label schemes

    Status
    Accepted as an owner ruling
    Named as
    SCS Standards
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    4 · credits (maximum for 30.1; 1 credit per 2 qualifying material categories)
    Products
    Material categories listed in the 30.1 guidance
    Scope
    Counts only for the listed material categories.
    The rule
    Not shown under EarthCheck Pty Ltd's terms
    How sure
    Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 75).
    Source
    EarthCheck BPDS v5 · p. 75

LEED v5 BD+CRating tool

  • MRc4 · Ecosystem Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    SCS Standards
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
    Products
    wood products
    Conditions
    Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
    How sure
    Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 13, 14, 15).
    Source
    LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 13, 14, 15

LEED v5 ID+CRating tool

  • Ecosystem Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    SCS Standards
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
    Products
    wood products
    Scope
    Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
    Conditions
    Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
    Source
    LEED v5 ID+C · p. 5, 13, 14

Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), IS Rating v2.1, Australian Government ESP Policy, EnviroDevelopment v4, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.

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