Greenguard Certified Shutters: Third-Party Verified Sustainability

Greenguard certification is a trusted standard for low-emitting sustainable building materials verified by independent testing. Greenguard certified shutters promote healthy indoor living through strict emissions limits and ingredient scrutiny.

What is Greenguard Certification?

Administered by UL Environment, Greenguard standards certify shutters and other products comply with low VOC emissions criteria through periodic testing. Separate criteria sets limit VOCs and formaldehyde specifically.

Greenguard vs. Greenguard Gold

Greenguard is suitable for most commercial buildings. Greenguard Gold offers stricter thresholds appropriate for sensitive environments like schools and healthcare – typically less than half the VOCs of Greenguard.

Which VOCs Are Limited?

Greenguard restricts total VOCs but also caps limits on individual VOCs of concern like formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene and xylene. Formaldehyde levels are kept well below OSHA limits.

Shutters Certified as Low-Emitting

Leading shutter brands like Shutterly, Excel Shutter and Naturally Wood have Greenguard certified products confirming their shutters are low-emitting and healthy for indoor air quality.

Third-Party Proof of Sustainability Claims

Greenguard gives credibility to shutter manufacturers’ sustainability claims by requiring initial and ongoing independent lab testing to earn certification. Random audits provide oversight.

Qualification Process for VOCs

Samples of shutter materials like composites and vinyls must be sent to UL labs for analysis as part of Greenguard’s certification process. Quarterly audits also analyze VOC output over time.

Added Value for Sensitive Environments

Schools, healthcare settings and commercial buildings often mandate Greenguard certified low-emitting materials. Shutters with certification meet these important VOC emission requirements.

Contributes to LEED Credits

Greenguard certified shutters can help buildings earn valuable points toward LEED green building certification. Low-emitting materials qualify under LEED credits.

Validates Product Stewardship Initiatives

Earning Greenguard demonstrates shutter companies’ commitment to investing in R&D and manufacturing innovations that protect human and environmental health through lower emissions.

Supports Healthier Homes

In residences, Greenguard certified shutters keep indoor air purer for vulnerable groups like children, seniors and those with allergies or respiratory issues who are more sensitive to VOCs.

Trust Greenguard certification to identify shutter products specifically tested to ensure cleaner indoor air quality through strict limits on VOCs and other harmful emissions.