Proposed procurement goals:
- At least 80% of flooring (based on square footage) installed per year meets the silver level of Healthier Flooring criteria or greater or
- 80% of flooring purchased by the municipality or used by contractors meet the HomeFree Green or Yellow designation
- 100% of flooring products have low-VOC emission certification
- 100% of flooring adhesives are certified low VOC (volatile organic compound) by a third party certification program
- If possible, use a floor system that can feature mechanical attachments
- 80% of resilient flooring meets one of the following third-party certified green standards: California 01350 (California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v.1.2-2017), GREENGUARD Gold, SCS Indoor Advantage Gold, FloorScore, Blue Angel, or Cradle to Cradle Gold or Platinum
- Preference given to products with publicly available information to encourage the use of building products that are working to minimize their environmental and health impacts
- Material ingredients documentation demonstrating the chemical inventory of the product to at least 0.1% (1,000 ppm) with all content characterized and screened.
Resources:
- HomeFree flooring hazards and rating system
- HomeFree Flooring Specifications
- Center for Environmental Health's healthier flooring criteria
- Enterprise Green Communities Criteria & Certification section on Ingredient Transparency for Material Health