LEED
Run by U.S. Green Building Council · Building rating · Global
The most widely used green building rating system. Projects earn points across categories like materials, energy, and indoor air quality; product choices can contribute to those points.
Covers: Climate health · Human health · Ecosystem health
Source: USGBC — LEED ↗
Claims that connect to LEED
Can contribute
15- medium risk →
Has Environmental Product Declaration
The source claims that an EPD exists for the product, product family, or declared product scope.
- medium risk →
Has Health Product Declaration
The source claims that an HPD exists for the product, product family, or declared product scope.
- medium risk →
Has Product-Specific EPD
The source claims a product-specific Environmental Product Declaration exists for the declared product scope.
- medium risk →
Has CDPH Low-Emitting Material Test
The source claims low-emitting material testing under CDPH Standard Method or equivalent chamber-testing language.
- medium risk →
Claims Ingredient Disclosure Threshold Met
The source claims that at least a declared threshold of product ingredients has been disclosed for the stated product scope.
- medium risk →
Claims Recycled Content
The source claims the product contains recycled material under a stated recycled-content type, percentage, scope, and calculation basis.
- medium risk →
Has Responsible Forestry Certification
The source claims wood content or a product scope is covered by FSC or equivalent responsible forestry certification.
- medium risk →
Claims No Added Urea Formaldehyde
The source claims the composite wood product was manufactured without added urea-formaldehyde resins (NAUF) or without any added formaldehyde (NAF).
- medium risk →
Claims Low VOC Content
The source claims the product's VOC *content* (grams per litre, typically for wet-applied products) is below a stated regulatory limit — distinct from chamber-tested VOC *emissions*.
- high risk →
Claims Low Embodied Carbon
The source claims the product's embodied carbon is low or reduced relative to some baseline — meaningful only when the baseline, scope, and GWP figure are stated.
- medium risk →
Claims Bio-Based Content
The source claims a stated share of the product derives from biological (plant or animal) rather than fossil feedstocks.
- low risk →
Claims Rapidly Renewable Material
The source claims the product is made from materials harvested on a short rotation (classically under 10 years — bamboo, cork, wool, linoleum inputs).
- low risk →
Has Cradle to Cradle Certification
The source claims the product holds Cradle to Cradle certification at some level (Bronze through Platinum).
- low risk →
Has GREENGUARD Gold Certification
The source claims the product holds GREENGUARD or GREENGUARD Gold certification for low chemical emissions.
- low risk →
Has BIFMA LEVEL Certification
The source claims the furniture product holds LEVEL certification under ANSI/BIFMA e3.
Not enough on its own
1Reference basis: LEED v4.1 / v5 material pathway reference