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Indoor Air Quality Certification Programs

Approved by Leading Third Party Certification Programs

If you seek third-party certification for your low-emitting products, you'll need the services of a competent, established testing laboratory—an independent third-party organization. Berkeley Analytical is an approved and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory for a number of certification programs. For more information about testing for third-party environmental certifications, contact us.

Our test reports are accepted by these seven widely-recognized product environmental certification programs.

FloorScore®
Certifier(s): SCS Global Services (SCS)
Brand Manager: Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI)
Test Standard(s): CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method V1.2
Test Criteria: CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method V1.2, Flooring, Office scenario

Cradle to Cradle® Basic through Platinum levels
Certifier(s): Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Brand Manager: Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Test Standard(s): ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 for office furniture; CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method V1.2
Test Criteria: Cradle to Cradle® Standard Versions 3.1, 4.0

Indoor Advantage™
Certifier(s): SCS Global Services (SCS)
Brand Manager: SCS
Test Standard(s): ANSI/BIFMA M7.1
Test Criteria: ANSI/BIFMA X7.1

Indoor Advantage Gold™
Certifier(s): SCS Global Services (SCS)
Brand Manager: SCS
Test Standard(s): CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method V1.2; ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 for furniture
Test Criteria: CDPH/EHLB Standard Method V1.2; ANSI/BIFMA X7.1; ANSI/BIFMA e3 Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.3

level™
Certifier(s): SCS Global Services; Intertek; NSF International; others
Brand Manager: BIFMA
Test Standard(s): ANSI/BIFMA M7.1
Test Criteria: ANSI/BIFMA e3 Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.3

M1 for Low-emission Building Materials
Certifier(s): Building Information Foundation RTS sr, Finland
Brand Manager: Building Information Foundation RTS sr, Finland
Test Standard(s): EN 16516, ISO 16000-3, -6, -9, -11
Test Criteria: M1 Emission Classification of Building Materials; Chemical and Sensory Testing of Building Materials, Agreed EU LCI values, EU 1A and 1B class CMR compounds

The Blue Angel (Der Blaue Engel)
Certifier(s): RAL gGmbH, Germany
Brand Manager: The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Federal Republic of Germany
Test Standards: EN16516 16000-3, -6, -9, -11
Test Criteria: RAZ-UZ 38, RAZ-UZ 113, RAZ-UZ 117, RAZ-UZ 119, RAZ-UZ 120, RAZ-UZ 123, RAZ-UZ 128, RAZ-UZ 130, RAZ-UZ 132, RAZ-UZ 148

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