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The Green Building Initiative™: www.thegbi.org

The U.S. Green Building Council: www.usgbc.org

• Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee (TSAC)
• Assessment of the Technical Basis for a PVC-Related Materials Credit for LEED

California Integrated Waste Management Board: www.ciwmb.ca.gov

• Special Environmental Requirements Specification

CSI's GreenFormat™: www.greenformat.com

CSI's MasterFormat™: www.masterformat.com

Vinyl in Design: www.vinylindesign.com

"PVC: Reaching for Sustainability" by Dr. Mark Everard

A comprehensive book review by architect George Middleton, AIA, CSI, LEED AP

NSF Sustainable Product Standards

• NSF/ANSI 332 Sustainability Assessment for Resilient Floor Coverings
• NSF/ANSI 140 - Sustainable Carpet Standard
• NSF/ANSI 342 - Sustainability Assessment for Wallcovering Products
• ANSI/BIFMA e3-2010 Furniture Sustainability Standard
• — BIFMA website to purchase standard
• NSF Indoor Air Emissions Certification Program based upon the Business and Institutional
  Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) Furniture Emissions Standards: Test Method M7.1
  and Standard X7.1

NSF Sustainable Product Standards under Development

• Draft NSF 336 Sustainable Commercial Furnishings Fabric Assessment
• Draft NSF 347 Sustainability Assessment for Single Ply Roofing
• Draft NSF/GCI 355 Green Chemicals
• Draft NSF/GCI 356 Green Chemical Process Technology
• For additional information on these draft product standards
  go to the NSF website.

ASTM International

• ASTM E2129-05 Standard Practice for Data Collection for Sustainability
  Assessment of Building Products
• ASTM E1991-05 Standard Guide for Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  of Building Materials/Products
• ASTM E2432-05 Standard Guide for General Principles of Sustainability
  Relative to Buildings
• ASTM E917-05e1 Standard Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of
  Buildings and Building Systems

Life Cycle Resources

• European Commission: Life Cycle Assessment of PVC and of
  Principal Competing Materials
• Scientific Certification Systems: www.scscertified.com
• BEES 4.0
• ATHENA© EcoCalculator for Assemblies
• The American Center For Life Cycle Assessment