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New rules for the association’s Environmental Stewardship Program require cabinet manufacturers to use products meeting CARB regulations; bonus points added for chain-of-custody certification.
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Multi-year battle over expanding certifications recognized by USGBC’s rating system ends short of necessary two-thirds vote, thus leaving requirements as originally written.
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The Ecology Center found lead, phthalates in some vinyl flooring while more than 50% of wallpapers contained one or more hazardous substances. Vinyl manufacturers contend that metals were not found in most test samples and that phthalates are not harmful.
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Balloting will decide whether groups other than FSC will get their standards recognized for LEED points.
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In tests of more than 3,000 samples, The Ecology Center found lead, phthalates in some vinyl flooring while more than 50% of wallpapers contained one or more hazardous substances.
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First proposed by the Obama Administration and already introduced in the Senate, the measure gives $6 billion in rebates for energy retrofits.
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FSC-US, SFI oppose plan for vastly different reasons.