Top Choices LOOK FOR: Greenguard Gold, LBC Red List Free or Approved, Lower Carbon. Specify GreenGuard Gold Joint Compound
COLOR KEY Green: "Best" Most optimized product available for health and environment
1. GYPSUM BOARD
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USG Sheetrock® Brand EcoSmart Panels: FireCode 30, Type X, or Type X Mold Tough C10 Saint Gobain Certainteed Type X Drywall National Gypsum Company Gold Bond®: XP Fire Shield, High Strength Fire-Shield 60, or XP Hi-Abuse Georgia Pacific ToughRock : Lite-Weight and/or Fireguard collection
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Yellow: "Better" Avoids most of the worst chemicals Orange: "Good" Has transparency documents and / or single attribute certification
COST KEY $= Some Cost Premium $$= Higher Cost Premium
CARBON KEY Lower Percentile = Lower Carbon
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SUMMARY LBC Red List Free, Red List Free Mold Resistent Option Available, Greenguard Gold, 60th percentile carbon 20-60th carbon percentile, Greenguard Gold, has HPD with small traces of redlist LBC Red List Approved, carbon in 60th percentile, Greenguard Gold HPD with trace of red list, carbon in 60th percentile, Greenguard Gold
LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/ PVC-Free, LBC Red List Free or Approved, Prefer Click Installation, Prefer Non-Polyeurthane core
2. RESILIENT FLOORING
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Patcraft or Shaw EcoWorx Resilient Plank (prefer Shaw click installation option) Kahrs Xpression Plank Tarkett Collective Pursuit
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LBC Red List Approved, PVC Free, Non-polyeurthane, most economical of pvc-free options. $ LBC Red List Free, PVC Free, Non-Polyeurthane. $ LBC Red List Free, PVC Free, Non-Polyeurthane. $
Forbo Flooring Systems Marmoleum InHaus Ceramin Icon or Ceramin Gallery Plank (prefer click installation available)
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LBC Red List Free, PVC Free, Non-Polyeurthane. $ PVC Free, Greenguard Gold, has EPD, Non-Polyeurthane. $
3. CARPET TILE
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Interface: face fiber: Any available with: Backing: CQUEST BioX. Install: Tactiles Interface: face fiber: Any. Backing: CQUEST Bio. Install: TacTiles
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Red List Free (affidavit, not certified), Carbon negative, Take Back Program, $ Red List Free (affidavit, not certified), 20th percentile carbon, Take Back Program, No cost premium.
Bentley Mills: face fiber: Any. Backing: Afirma II or any other. Install: FixTabs Mohawk Group: face fiber: Envirostrand or any that is standard with: Backing: Ecoflex Matrix. Install: FlexLok tabs
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LBC Redlist Free, 20th percentile carbon, Take Back Program, No cost premium LBC Red List Free, Living Prod. Challenge, 60th percentile Carbon, Take Back Program, Cost neutral.
J+J: face fiber: Any. Backing: Advance Modular. Install: TileTabs Shaw: face fiber: EcosolutionQ100. Backing: Ecoworx or Ecoworx Bio (+$2yd if non standard). Install: LokDots/LokWorx Tabs. Patcraft: face fiber: EcoSolutionQ100. Backing: Ecoworx. Install: Prefer LokDots or LokWorx tabs Tarkett: face fiber: Nylon. Backing: Ethos Modular. Install: TarkettTAPE
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LBC Red List Free. Take Back Program, cost neutral in 6 months b/c adv. mod. will be standard. LBC Redlist Approved, 20th percentile carbon, Take Back Program, $ LBC Red List Approved, C2C Silver, 20th percentile Carbon, Take Back Program, $ LBC Redlist Approved, 60th percentile carbon, No cost premium
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LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/ PVC-Free, LBC Red List Free or Approved, Take Back Program, Lower Carbon, NOT Glue Down
LOOK FOR: LBC Red List Free or Approved, Lower Carbon, Take Back Program
4. ACOUSTIC CEILING TILE
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Armstrong Ultima Low Embodied Carbon Ceiling Panels Armstrong Ultima High Recycled Content (or standard if desired) USG Orion USG Mars High/Optimized Recycled Content (HRC) CertainTeed Ecophon Focus DG
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LBC Red List Free, lowest carbon from Armstrong, Take-Back Program, $$ LBC Red List Free, 40th percentile Carbon. Take-Back Program, $$ LBC Red List Approved, 40th percentile Carbon, Take Back Program LBC Red List Approved, 40th percentile Carbon, Take Back Program, $ C2C silver, EPD, $
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LOOK FOR: LBC Red List Free or Approved
5. ACOUSTIC WALL & CEILING PANELS
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FilzFelt Wool Design Felt with Akustika Backing Armstrong ACOUSTIBUILT Armstrong Tectum® Ceiling & Wall Panels USG Ensemble Acoustical Drywall Ceiling
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LBC Red List Free LBC Red List Free and Take-Back Program. 60th percentile carbon. LBC Red List Approved and Take-Back Program LBC Red List Free. 20th percentile carbon LOOK FOR: LBC Red List Free or Approved, SCAQMD VOC Compliant
6. PAINT
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Benjamin Moore Ultra Spec® 500 Sherwin-Williams ProMar 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex PPG Speedhide [Zero VOC] Interior Latex Behr Pro i300
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LBC Red List Free, SCAQMD Greenguard Gold, CARB, SCAQMD U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® v4, GreenGuard LBC Red List Free, $$
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7. SOLID SURFACING / QUARTZ
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Corian Solid Surface Dupont Caesarstone Quartz Surfaces Cosentino Silestone Lapitec Sintered Stone
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LBC Red List Free LBC Red List Approved LBC Red List Approved and Low Silica GreenGuard Gold, Silica Free LOOK FOR: LBC Red List Free or Approved, Greenguard Gold
8. PLASTIC LAMINATE
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Wilsonart/Laminart High Pressure Laminate (HPL) – Types: 107, 174, 335, 350, 362, 364, 366, 367, 372, 374, 376, 377 Panolam Nevarmar High Pressure Laminate Panolam Pionite High Pressure Laminate Formica High Pressure Laminate Grades 10, 12, 20, D4, D5 Formica FENIX Surface Material JL, JM Grades Octopus Products Limited Octolam Plastic Laminate
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LBC Red List Approved, Greenguard Gold LBC Red List Approved, Greenguard Gold LBC Red List Approved, Greenguard Gold LBC Red List Approved, Greenguard LBC Red List Approved, Greenguard LBC Red List Approved
LOOK FOR: CARB Compliant, FloorScore, Greenguard Gold, or CDPH compliant. FSC preferred. Click preferred over glue.
9. ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING
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Golvabia HDF core with wood veneer Kahrs Multi Layer Flooring Scheucher Parkett: WOODFloor NOVOLOC 5G, MULTLIflor NOVOLOC 5G, or BILAflor Engineered Bamboo Flooring (any that is CDPH, FloorScore, GreenGuard Gold, or CARB Compliant) Laminate Wood Flooring (any that is CDPH, FloorScore, GreenGuard Gold, or CARB Compliant) Engineered Wood Flooring (any that is CDPH, FloorScore, GreenGuard Gold, or CARB Compliant)
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SUMMARY FSC mix, Nordic Swan Certified (similar to Red List Free). CARB compliant. FSC available. CARB compliant FSC chain of custody mix, Formaldahyde Free, European EcoLabel (similar to Red List Free), $ GreenGuard Gold. Budget GreenGuard Gold. Reccommended by Consumer Reports for Residential. Budget CARB Compliant. Budget LOOK FOR: CARB Compliant, FloorScore, Greenguard Gold, or CDPH compliant. FSC preferred
10. PLYWOOD AND MDF FOR MILLWORK
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Columbia Forest Products PureBond Interior HP-1 Hardwood Plywood With Collins FreeForm Particleboard Core Roseburg Forest Products MDF (Arreis, Arreis Ultra, Medex, or Medite II) Roseburg Forest Products Plywood (Hardwood or Softwood)
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LBC Red List Free, FSC available, CDPH compliant. $ LBC Red List Free, No Added Formaldehyde, CDPH compliant, $ FSC available, Ultra Low Formaldehyde Available, CDPH compliant. $
11. SEALANTS FOR MILLWORK
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EcoProcote Eco-Tuff Polyurethane Clear Coating Vermont Natural Coatings Polywhey BEHR® Multi-Surface Stain-Blocking Primer & Sealer No. 436 A52
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LBC Red List Free, CDPH compliant LBC Red List Free available for some products (affidavit, not official label) Greenguard Gold
LOOK FOR: Greenguard Gold or CDPH compliant
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LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/PVC-Free
12. WALLCOVERING
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Roysons Corporation - DreamScape® Terralon Carnegie PVC Free collections 3M™ Envision™ Print Wrap Films and Overlaminates Maharam/Knoll PVC Free MDC Nvolve Type II PVC-Free Wallcovering
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LBC Red List Free, $ PVC Free, Xorel Collection is Red List Free, $ Greenguard Gold, PVC Free, $ PVC Free, $ PVC Free, HPD $
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LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/PVC-Free, LBC Red List Free or Compliant
13. TEXTILES
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Knoll Textiles PVC Free Maharam Textiles PVC Free Architex PVC-Free Textiles Stinson PVC-Free Textiles
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SUMMARY Some are LBC Red List Free (affidavit, no label), PVC Free. $ Some are LBC Red List Free (affidavit, no label), PVC Free. $ Some are LBC Red List Free (affidavit, no label), PVC Free. $ Some are LBC Red List Free (affidavit, no label), PVC Free. $ LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/PVC-Free
14. RESILIENT BASE
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Tarkett Johnsonite Baseworks® Thermoset Rubber (Type TS) Roppe Pinnacle Plus Rubber Wall Base Mohawk Group Rubber Wall Base
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C2C Silver. $ Red List Free, Greenguard Gold. $ CARB Compliant, CDPH. $
Additional Choices LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/ PVC-Free, LBC Red List Free or Approved, Prefer Click Installation, Prefer Non-Polyeurthane core
COLOR KEY Green: "Best" Most optimized product available for health and environment Yellow: "Better" Avoids most of the worst chemicals Orange: "Good" Transparency documents and / or single attribute certification
COST KEY $= Some Cost Premium $$= Higher Cost Premium
CARBON KEY Lower Percentile = Lower Carbon
2. RESILIENT FLOORING
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Interface Nora Rubber Flooring Kahrs UpoFloor Zero Plank or Sheet Tarkett Layered Duality (Open Path) Milikin Merge Forward RigidForm HTMX Commercial: Teknoflor Nature's Tile: Plank or roll Windmoller GMBH: Purpose Organic Flooring Plank Gerfloor Creation EVO
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Red List Free (affidavit, not certified) C2C Silver, Greenguard Gold, PVC Free, PEFC Certified LBC Red List Free, PVC-Free, Non-Polyeurthane LBC Red List Free, PVC-Free, Non-Polyeurthane LBC Red List Free, PVC-Free, Non-Polyeurthane, 40th percentile carbon C2C Silver, LBC Redlist Approved. PVC-Free, Polyeurthane C2C Silver, LBC Redlist Approved. PVC-Free, Polyeurthane C2C Silver, PVC-Free
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LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/ PVC-Free, LBC Red List Free or Approved, Take Back Program, Lower Carbon, NOT Glue Down
3. CARPET TILE
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Mohawk Group: face fiber: Duracolor Tricolor or any that is standard with: Backing: Ecoflex ONE. Install: FlexLok tabs, confirm with rep Bentley Mills: face fiber: Any. Backing: Luxfelt Cushion. Install: Healthbond 2399 adhesive
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LBC Red List Free, Living Prod. Challenge, carbon in 20th percentile. $$. Take Back Program LBC Redlist Free, 20th percentile carbon. Take Back Program. $$
Bentley Mills: face fiber: Any. Backing: Affix hardback backing. Install: with Velcro Tabs or FixTabs J+J: face fiber: Kinetics Fiber. Backing: Kinetics Felt Cushion. Install: Commercialon Adhesive J+J: face fiber: Encore 100 (upgrade/$2 upcharge from any standard EncoreSD Ultima). Backing: Advance Modular. Install: TileTabs
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LBC Redlist Free, C2C Silver, 20th percentile carbon. Take Back Program. $$ LBC Red List Free, Carbon in 40th percentile, Take Back Program. $ LBC Red List Free, High recycled content, Take Back Program, $
Milikin: face fiber: Nylon Based. Backing: WellBac Comfort Mannington: face fiber: nylon. Backing: rEvolve II Modular. Install: Mannington-approved low voc adhesive
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LBC Red List Free, Carbon in 60th percentile, $ LBC Redlist Free, 80th percentile carbon, No cost premium.
Patcraft: face fiber: EcoSolution Q. Backing: Ecoworx Patcraft: face fiber: EcoSolution Q or any standard with: Backing: strataworx. Install: Prefer LokDots or LokWorx tabs
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LBC Red List Approved, C2C Silver, 60th percentile carbon. Take Back Program $ LBC Red List Approved, C2C Silver, 60th percentile Carbon, No Take Back Program
Shaw: face fiber: Ecosoution Q or any standard with: Backing: Strataworx. Install: LokDots/LokWorx Tabs Shaw: face fiber: Solution Q or any standard with: Strataworx. Install: LokDots/LokWorx Tabs Flor: face fiber: nylon based. Backing: request CquestBio, should be close to cost neutral. Install: FLORdots
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LBC Redlist Approved, C2C Silver, ~ 60th percentile carbon. No Take Back Program . $ LBC Redlist Approved, 60th percentile carbon, no Take Back Program. No cost premium Not Red List Free due to antimicrobials but best available option from brand. Carbon negative LOOK FOR: LBC Red List Free or Approved, Lower Carbon, Take Back Program
4. ACOUSTIC CEILING TILE
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USG Mars Standard Armstrong Calla CertainTeed EcoPhon Focus Ds CertainTeed Symphony F
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LBC Red List Approved. Greenguard Gold. 40th percentile Carbon, Take Back Program, $ LBC Red List Approved, 40th percentile Carbon. $ C2C Silver, $ HPD, EPD, CDPH compliant VOC's, $$
5. ACOUSTIC WALL & CEILING PANELS
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Knauf Insulation Acoustical Smooth Board with ECOSE® Technology
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LBC Red List Approved
6. PAINT
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Benjamin Moore* Eco Spec *Benjamin Moore Aura
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LBC Red List Free U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® v4.1
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LOOK FOR: CARB Compliant, FloorScore, Greenguard Gold, or CDPH compliant. FSC preferred. Click preferred over glue.
9. ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING Plyboo Bamboo Flooring
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SUMMARY CARB Compliant, CDPH Compliant, FSC Certified
LOOK FOR: CARB Compliant, FloorScore, Greenguard Gold, or CDPH compliant. FSC preferred
10. PLYWOOD AND MDF FOR MILLWORK
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Columbia Forest Products PureBond® Decorative, Domestic, Veneer Core Interior Hardwood Plywood, Unfinished Rosbeburg Forest Products Medford MDF Armorite Carbon Smart Wood Indoor Varieties (not plywood or MDF)
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LBC Red List Free, FSC available LBC Red List Approved, FSC Available, HPD LBC Red List Free, Salvaged Wood, . $$
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LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/PVC-Free
12. WALLCOVERING
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Koroseal PVC Free Momentum PVC-Free Wallcovering Wolf Gordon CLAIR collection and Rampart Resolve Collection PVC-Free Designtex PVC Free
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PVC Free, $ PVC Free, $ PVC Free, $ PVC Free, $ LOOK FOR: Vinyl-Free/PVC-Free, LBC Red List Free or Compliant
13. TEXTILES
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Designtex Textiles PVC Free Momentum Textiles PVC Free Carnegie PVC-Free Textiles Mayer Fabrics PVC-Free Textiles LDI Enviroleather PVC-Free (TPE)
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PVC Free PVC Free PVC Free PVC Free PVC Free