US certification programme for sustainable buildings Having been developed in 1998 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) the LEED building classification programme has evolved to become one of the most important, voluntarily quality examinations of the world in the industry of environmentally friendly, low-pollutant, low-emission and sustainable building....

Finnish emissions label for construction products and furniture The Finnish emission label for construction products and furniture is one of the leading test seals in the Scandinavian region. In 1995, the Finnish Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (FiSIAQ) developed the first version of the label and awarded...

European quality label for sutainable construction products natureplus® quality label marks environmentally-friendly construction products being non-hazarduous to health. The focus is environment, health and sustainability. The quality label is awarded by   which developed the label in cooperation with several testing bodies (among those eco-INSTITUT). The products have to...

Quality label for natural textiles The IVN quality mark “NATURTEXTIL IVN certified BEST” identifies natural textiles that have been produced and inspected according to strict guidelines. It has been awarded by the International Association of the Natural Textiles (Internationaler Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft – IVN) since 2000. The IVN criteria...

Ecolabel of the Nordic countries The Nordic Swan Ecolabel was introduced in 1989 by the Nordic Council of Ministers for the countries of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. It is intended to make it easier for consumers to make (purchasing) decisions about environmentally sound products and services. The...

Sustainability recommendation for quality seals For more than 25 years, the ÖkoControl Association of Ecological Furniture Stores (Verband ökologischer Einrichtungshäuser e.V.) tested natural furniture, mattresses and bedding of listed companies for harmful substances according to the criteria of its own ÖkoControl seal and was thus one of the pioneers...

Quality Seal Sustainable Building Plus & Quality Seal Sustainable Building Premium In order to promote a uniform understanding of sustainability while at the same time creating a secure framework for the allocation of funding, the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) has launched the Quality Seal...

Label for natural latex mattresses QUL certificate labels pollutant-tested latex mattresses made from 100% natural latex. The certificate is awarded by Parametres of the tests are, for example, volatile organic compounds (VOC), pesticides, health-hazarduous heavy metalls, PCP and nitrosamines.QUL quality criteria have been edited 2021 the last time. About...

US certification programmes for furniture and construction products The SCS certification programmes SCS Indoor Advantage™  – Furniture, SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold -Furniture and SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold – Building Materials enable manufacturers of furniture, furnishings and construction products to demonstrate the conformity of their products with the requirements for low-emission...

Norwegian Technical Approval for construction products A SINTEF Technical Approval (Teknisk godkjenning – TG) is a voluntary documentation that a construction product is considered suitable for use, and that it meets the Regulations on technical requirements for construction work (TEK), provided the areas of use and conditions specified in...