5.2: Product Life Cycle

(29 points)

GREEN GLOBES #5.2.1.1 - ANSI #10.2.1.1 How many products include third party verifications/certifications that evaluate the cradle-to-gate product life cycle?

• ≥30 (19 points) 
• 29 (14 points) 
• 28 (13 points) 
• 27 (12 points) 
• 26 (11 points) 
• 25 (10 points) 
• 24 (9 points) 
• 23 (8 points) 
• 22 (7 points) 
• 21 (6 points) 
• 20 (5 points) 
• <20 (0 points)

Assessment Guidance

Product Manufacturers provide one or more of the following for a minimum of twenty products that at a minimum evaluate the cradle-to-gate product life cycle: 

• Third party verified Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) according to ISO 21930: 2007 or ISO 14025: 2006, either product specific or industry average;
• Third party Multiple Attribute Product Certification; AND/OR 
• Third party verified product life cycle assessment based upon ISO 14040: 2006 and ISO 14044: 2006.

References

• UL 102: Standard for Sustainability for Swinging Door Leafs 
• UL 100: Standard for Sustainability for Gypsum Boards and Panels 
• Tile Council of North America’s Green Squared Certification (ANSI A138.1-2011) 
• ANSI/BIFMA e3-2014: Business and Institutional Furniture Sustainability Standard (BIFMA e3) and Level® Sustainability Certification Program for Furniture
• ANSI/NSC 373-2014 Sustainability Assessment for Natural Dimension Stone • NSF/ANSI 347-2012 Sustainability Assessment for Single Ply Roof Membranes 
• NSF/ANSI 342-2014 Sustainability Assessment for Wall-covering Products 
• NSF/ANSI 336-2011 Sustainability Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabric 
• NSF/ANSI 332-2015 Sustainability Assessment for Resilient Flooring 
• NSF/ANSI 140-2015 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet

GREEN GLOBES #5.2.1.2 - ANSI #10.2.1.2 How many products include one or more of the following verifications that evaluate the products through end of life (cradle-to-grave product life cycle)? 

• Third party verified Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) according to ISO 21930: 2007 or ISO 14025: 2006

AND/OR 

• Third party verified product life cycle assessment based upon ISO 14040: 2006 and ISO 14044: 2006
  • ≥10 (10 points) 
  • 9 (9 points) 
  • 8 (8 points) 
  • 7 (7 points) 
  • 6 (6 points) 
  • 5 (5 points) 
  • <5 (0 points)

References 

• UL 102: Standard for Sustainability for Swinging Door Leafs
• UL 100: Standard for Sustainability for Gypsum Boards and Panels 
• Tile Council of North America’s Green Squared Certification (ANSI A138.1-2011) 
• ANSI/BIFMA e3-2014: Business and Institutional Furniture Sustainability Standard (BIFMA e3) and Level® Sustainability Certification Program for Furniture 
• ANSI/NSC 373-2014 Sustainability Assessment for Natural Dimension Stone 
• NSF/ANSI 347-2012 Sustainability Assessment for Single Ply Roof Membranes 
• NSF/ANSI 342-2014 Sustainability Assessment for Wall-covering Products
• NSF/ANSI 336-2011 Sustainability Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabric 
• NSF/ANSI 332-2015 Sustainability Assessment for Resilient Flooring 
• NSF/ANSI 140-2015 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet 
• Multi-attribute Standards (MAS): products compared use the same MA

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