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General Products

Product	Company	Buildings	Certif	Regional Extract (miles)	VOC (g/L)	% Recycled Content		Details
Product	Company	Buildings	Certif	Regional Extract (miles)	VOC (g/L)	Post-con	Pre-con	Details
Ultima [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	Rockefeller HallMoorcroft Office, University Museum Schreiber Lab, Naito More Fewer	None		n/a	2	68	ShowHide
Ultima also contains 7.7% rapidly renewable material
Clean Room VL [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	Zhuang Lab		325	n/a	1	37
Ceramaguard #607 [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	Rockefeller Hall					38
Cirrus Second Look [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	125 Mount Auburn Street		490		2	69	ShowHide
Rapidly Renewable Materials = 9.8%
F Fissured [ceiling tile],	United States Gypsum Company	Griswold Hall	None		0		71	ShowHide
"F" Fissured also contains 12.5% rapidly renewable material (starch)
Painted Nubby Open Plan [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	DePace Lab	None				82
Ceramaguard Fine Fissure [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	DePace Lab	None				38
Ultima #1912 [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	Littauer LibraryMcCulloch Hall Jacobsen Lab, MallinckrodtZhuang Lab More Fewer			n/a	3	67	ShowHide
Ultima also contains 7.7% rapidly renewable material
Dune [ceiling tile],	Armstrong	Zhuang Lab		500	n/a	1	44
Ecoustic Fiberglass board,	Fellert Ecoustic USA	Littauer Library			0	30	5
Clean Room [ceiling grid system],	Armstrong	Zhuang Lab		500	n/a		50
Suprafine [ceiling grid sysem],	Armstrong	Moorcroft Office, University MuseumZhuang Lab		500	n/a	23	7
Silhouette XL [ceiling grid system],	Armstrong	Littauer LibrarySchreiber Lab, Naito Jacobsen Lab, MallinckrodtZhuang Lab More Fewer		500	n/a	23	7
Metalworks Custom Perforated [metal ceiling],	Armstrong	Littauer Library			n/a		25
Gold Bond Gypsum Wallboard,	National Gypsum Company	Concord Field Station			n/a	5	3
Aquatough Fiberock,	United States Gypsum Company	60 Oxford Street 90 Mount Auburn Hamilton Hall McCollum More Fewer		449	n/a	10	85
Sheetrock FireCode Type X,	United States Gypsum Company	DePace Lab2 Grant Street Griswold Hall More Fewer		579	n/a	4	95
Sheetrock Gypsum Panels,	United States Gypsum Company	10 Akron Street Schreiber Lab, Naito		579	n/a	4	95
Sheetrock Gypsum Panels,	United States Gypsum Company	125 Mount Auburn Street		256		4	95
Sheetrock Gypsum Panels,	United States Gypsum Company	Littauer LibraryMoorcroft Office, University Museum		329	n/a	5	94
Sheetrock Gypsum Panels,	United States Gypsum Company	McCulloch HallJacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt Rockefeller Hall More Fewer		460	n/a	4	95
Gold Bond Foil Back Gypsum Board,	National Gypsum Products	Jacobsen Lab, MallinckrodtMoorcroft Office, University Museum	GreenGuard	433	n/a	15	3
Metal Framing,	Dietrich Metal Framing	Griswold Hall Jacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt Littauer Library5 Cowperthwaite McCulloch Hall10 Akron Street Rockefeller Hall More Fewer		384	n/a	37	16
Metal Framing,	Marino Ware	10 Akron Street DePace Lab Moorcroft Office, University Museum More Fewer		406	n/a	25	7
Metal Framing,	Super Stud Building Products	125 Mount Auburn Street Jacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt	None	300	n/a	58	32.6
Durock Cement Board,	United States Gypsum Company	Concord Field StationJacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt			n/a		20
Respond Simple Texture Acoustical Wall Panels,	Conwed Designscape	Rockefeller Hall				9	26

Adhesives and Sealants

Product	Company	Buildings	Certif	VOC (g/L or % by weight)	Details
Product	Company	Buildings	Certif	VOC (g/L or % by weight)	Details	Sheetrock All Purpose Joint Compound,	United States Gypsum Company	90 Mount Auburn	0
Sheetrock Acoustical Sealant,	United States Gypsum Company	90 Mount Auburn Zhuang Lab		65
Sheetrock Lightweight Setting-Type Joint Compound,	United States Gypsum Company	Schreiber Lab, Naito		0
Super 77 Multipurpose Adhesive (Aerosol),	3M	Zhuang Lab		51%

Flooring: Adhesives

Product	Company	Buildings	VOC (g/L)	Certif	Details
Product	Company	Buildings	VOC (g/L)	Certif	Details	L-910 Linoleum Adhesive,	Forbo Industries	5 Cowperthwaite Landmark Center Littauer Library More Fewer	0
T940,	Forbo Industries	Landmark Center	0	N/A
S-235,	Armstrong	Blackstone	4	N/A
Ultrabond Eco 710,	Mapei	DePace LabWyss Hall	0	CRI Green Label Plus
Safe-Set 7,	Chicago Adhesives Product Company	One Western Ave Zhuang Lab	0	CRI Green Label Plus
AIM 4565,	Chicago Adhesives Product Company	5 Cowperthwaite Hamilton Hall	0	CRI Green Label Plus
G4565 Clear Tile Adhesive,	GE Sealants & Adhesives	60 Oxford Street	9	N/A
C-930 Conductive Adhesive,	Forbo Industries	McCollum	0	N/A
Ultrabond ECO 300,	Mapei	Hamilton Hall	0	CRI Green Label Plus
410 Acrylic Adhesive,	Nora	10 Akron Street	0	N/A
PU 100,	Mondo	10 Akron Street	104	N/A
AD-444,	American Biltrite	10 Akron Street	54	N/A
S-599,	Armstrong	Zhuang Lab	14	N/A
S-580,	Armstrong	Zhuang Lab	0	N/A
Safe-Set 400,	Chicago Adhesive Product Company	Zhuang Lab	0	CRI Green Label Plus
S-515,	Armstrong	10 Akron Street	49	N/A
Ultrabond Eco 600,	Mapei	Mather/Dunster House Kitchen	0
Nu Broadlok Premium Plus,	The Mohawk Group	Jacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt5 Cowperthwaite Zhuang Lab More Fewer	0	CRI Green Label Plus
Nu Broadlok Edge Sealer,	The Mohawk Group	5 Cowperthwaite	0	N/A
539,	APAC	McCollum	0	N/A
2950,	Masland Contract	McCollum	0	N/A
Turbo 6.0,	APAC	McCollum	0	N/A
M-267 Premium Latex Carpet Seaming Adhesive,	Parabond	One Western Ave	0	N/A
AIM 4300 Solvent Free Carpet Adhesive,	Chicago Adhesives Product Company	5 Cowperthwaite Aldrich Hall	0	CRI Green Label Plus
AIM 4400,	Chicago Adhesives Product Company	Hamilton Hall	0	N/A
Modular Carpet Adhesive-100V,	Milliken	Landmark Center	0	N/A
5000,	Shaw Carpet	Blackstone	0	CRI Green Label Plus
Healthbond Ultra Green,	XL Brands	Wyss Hall	0
Commercialon Premium Carpet Adhesive,	J&J Industries	10 Akron Street	0	N/A
Commercialon Premium Carpet Seam Sealer,	XL Brands	10 Akron Street	0	CRI Green Label Plus
Healthbond 1500 Ultra Green Plus,	XL Adhesives	125 Mount Auburn Street	0	CRI Green Label Plus	ShowHide
Healthbond 1500 contains 20% post-consumer recycled content.
Healthbond 3000 Seam Sealer,	XL Brands	125 Mount Auburn Street	0
iLoc [carpet tile adhesive],	Bolyu	60 JFK StreetMcCulloch Hall	0
Expanko 2260 Zero VOC Adhesive,	Expanko Cork Company	One Western Ave	0	N/A
Envirotec Healthguard Adhesive #105,	W.F. Taylor	Landmark Center	10	GreenGuard
Bostik's Best Wood Flooring Adhesive,	Bostik Inc.	2 Grant Street	86
Laticrete 272,	Laticrete	90 Mount Auburn	0	N/A
Latapoxy SP-100 Stainless Grout,	Laticrete		0	N/A

Flooring

Product	Company	Buildings	Regional Extract (miles)	VOC (g/L)	% FSC Certified	% Rapidly Renewable	% Recycled Content		Certif.	Details
Product	Company	Buildings	Regional Extract (miles)	VOC (g/L)	% FSC Certified	% Rapidly Renewable	Post-con	Pre-con	Certif.	Details
Berkshire Walk Off Mat,	Mats Inc.	McCulloch Hall					10		CRI Green Label Plus
Rop-Cord,	Roppe	Hamilton Hall			n/a			90
Marmoleum,	Forbo Industries	Littauer LibraryHamilton Hall Byerly HallBlackstone 5 Cowperthwaite McCollum 2 Grant Street McCulloch Hall More Fewer		n/a	n/a	60		45	None
Vinyl Composition Tile,	Armstrong	10 Akron Street			n/a			1
Norament 825,	Nora	10 Akron Street			n/a			7
Ramflex,	Mondo	10 Akron Street			n/a			17
Estrie Marathon Lakeland Slate,	American Biltrite	10 Akron Street						2	FloorScore
Marmorette - NaturCote,	Armstrong	Rockefeller Hall				36		35
Rubber wall base,	Johnsonite	125 Mount Auburn Street Schreiber Lab, Naito			n/a			20	None
Wall Base,	Johnsonite	McCulloch Hall						50
Pinnacle Rubber Base,	Roppe Corporation	Moorcroft Office, University Museum		4.2	n/a	10			None
Fusion,	Shaw	Mather/Dunster House Kitchen			n/a			10.7	CRI Green Label Plus
Trax Broadloom,	Mohawk	Zero Arrow Street			n/a		15	4	CRI Green Label Plus
Straightforward Tile,	Shaw	Blackstone			n/a		0	38.2	CRI Green Label Plus
Trax EcoFlex Tile,	Mohawk	Zero Arrow Street			n/a		10	3	CRI Green Label Plus
Karakul,	J & J / Invision	10 Akron Street			n/a		10	30	CRI Green Label Plus
On the Edge with ActionBac backing,	Bolyu	Griswold Hall			n/a		2	11	CRI Green Label Plus
Intersection with Ethos backing,	Collins & Aikman	Gallatin Hall		0	n/a		10	31.4	CRI Green Label Plus
Callanga,	Mohawk Commercial	2 Grant Street			n/a			15	CRI Green Label Plus
Pizzazz Tile,	Bolyu	60 JFK Street			n/a		57	6	CRI Green Label Plus	ShowHide
Bolyu is a Green-E organization, and holds NSF 140 certification (Platinum).
Modern Form,	Bolyu	McCulloch Hall			n/a		2	11	CRI Green Label Plus	ShowHide
Bolyu is a Green-E organization, and holds NSF 140 certification (Platinum).
Visual Order Tile,	Bolyu	McCulloch Hall			n/a		54	6	CRI Green Label Plus	ShowHide
Bolyu is a Green-E organization, and holds NSF 140 certification (Platinum).
Wovencircuit [carpet tile],	Lees	Rockefeller Hall		n/a	n/a			35	CRI Green Label Plus
Granite -DE056,	Lees	DePace Lab					20		CRI Green Label Plus
Scenic Drive [carpet],	Bentley Prince Street	125 Mount Auburn Street					9.3
Stratford [carpet],	Bentley Prince Street	125 Mount Auburn Street		n/a	n/a		11.2		CRI Green Label Plus
Saturnia [carpet],	Bentley Prince Street	125 Mount Auburn Street		n/a	n/a		3.1	17.3	CRI Green Label Plus
Basare III GL015,	Lees	Moorcroft Office, University Museum		n/a	n/a		20		CRI Green Label Plus
Flannel GlasBac RE Tile,	InterfaceFlor	W.E.B. Du Bois Institute Hip Hop Archives		n/a	n/a		17	40
Simplicity w/Nexterra [carpet tile],	Bolyu	641 Huntington Avenue		n/a	n/a		54
Flamestitch II [carpet],	Lees	Credit Union		n/a	n/a		20		CRI Green Label Plus
Bamtex,	Wood Flooring International	Landmark Center				100
Plyboo	Plyboo	5 Cowperthwaite 2 Grant Street Blackstone More Fewer		n/a		100
Flexsys Underfloor System,	York	60 Oxford Street								ShowHide
60 OXFORD STREET (2004) – A York Flexsys Underfloor System with variable air volume was installed at the 60 Oxford data center. Cold air enters the servers’ area through the raised access floor, blowing directly onto the computers. This design solution saves energy by directing cool air where it is most needed, reducing the cooling load.
Con Core 2500,	Tate Access Floors Inc.	Blackstone					13.5	14.9

Paint

Product	Company	Buildings	Green Seal	VOC (g/L)	Certif	Details
Product	Company	Buildings	Green Seal	VOC (g/L)	Certif	Details	Wood Pride - Water Based Siding Solid Color Stain,	ICI Paints	2 Grant Street	No	118
Eco Spec Flat - 219,	Benjamin Moore	90 Mount Auburn Gallatin Hall Hamilton Hall Jacobsen Lab, MallinckrodtSchreiber Lab, NaitoWyss Hall 60 Oxford Street 125 Mount Auburn Street Zero Arrow Street More Fewer	Yes	0	GreenGuard
Eco Spec Eggshell - 223,	Benjamin Moore	Wyss Hall Schreiber Lab, Naito McCollum Mather/Dunster House Kitchen Hamilton Hall Gallatin Hall DePace LabAldrich Hall 60 Oxford Street 90 Mount Auburn Zero Arrow Street Zhuang Lab125 Mount Auburn Street More Fewer	Yes	1	GreenGuard
Eco Spec Semi-Gloss - 224,	Benjamin Moore	Gallatin Hall Wyss Hall 125 Mount Auburn Street More Fewer	Yes	11.4	GreenGuard
Eco Spec Interior Latex Primer - 231,	Benjamin Moore	DePace LabMcCollum Gallatin Hall 90 Mount Auburn Zero Arrow Street 125 Mount Auburn Street More Fewer	No	0	GreenGuard
Dulux Lifemaster Flat Interior Latex Enamel,	ICI Paints	2 Grant Street Blackstone	No	0
Dulux Lifemaster Eggshell Interior Latex Enamel,	ICI Paints	Blackstone		1
Dulux Lifemaster Semi-Gloss Interior Latex Enamel,	ICI Paints	Blackstone 2 Grant Street		0
Moorcraft Super Spec Eggshell - C274,	Benjamin Moore	10 Akron Street Jacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt Zhuang Lab More Fewer	No	150
Fresh Start Acrylic Primer - 023,	Benjamin Moore	Schreiber Lab, NaitoZhuang Lab McCollum More Fewer	No	49.5	None
Moorcraft Super Craft Latex Block Filler - 285,	Benjamin Moore	Gallatin Hall McCollum	No	48.3	None
Moorcraft Super Spec Latex Vapor Barrier Primer Sealer - 260,	Benjamin Moore	Gallatin Hall	No	106	None
M04 Acrylic Metal Primer,	Benjamin Moore	Gallatin Hall Jacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt	No	53	None
M29 D.T.M. Acrylic Semi-Gloss,	Benjamin Moore	Jacobsen Lab, MallinckrodtMcCollum DePace LabZhuang Lab More Fewer	No	207	None
Benwood Stays Clear Acrylic Polyurethane - 423,	Benjamin Moore	DePace LabMcCollum	No	350	None
Dulux Professional Exterior 100% Acrylic Semi-Gloss,	ICI Paints	2 Grant Street	No	150
Impervex 309,	Benjamin Moore	Zhuang Lab	No	233.2	None
Floetrol,	Flood Paint Solutions	Zhuang Lab	No	6
ProGreen 200,	Sherwin Williams	Littauer Library	No	50	None

Wood

Note on Urea Formaldehyde

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Harmful urea-formaldehyde resins can be found in some glues used in composite woods, such as; plywood paneling, medium density fiberboard (MDF) and door cores. While formaldehyde is a naturally occurring VOC, it is carcinogenic and an irritant in larger concentrations. A “green” product under Division 6 would not contain any added urea-formaldehyde.

Product	Company	Buildings	Regional Extract (miles)	% Recycled Content		Added Urea Formaldehyde	Application	% FSC Certified	Details
Product	Company	Buildings	Regional Extract (miles)	Post-con	Pre-con	Added Urea Formaldehyde	Application	% FSC Certified	Details
Standard Tectum Tile [wood fibers],	Tectum	Schreiber Lab, NaitoJacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt				No		44

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