Multifamily
7. Healthy Living Environment
7.1 Low/No VOC Paints and Primers
Mandatory
Specify low volatile organic compounds (VOC) paints and primers.
Green Communities Recommended Resources
View Green Seal VOC limits for paints.
- View Green Seal index of VOC certification standards for many products.
Green Communities and the Green Communities Criteria are a national initiative of Enterprise Community Partners to transform the affordable housing sector. For more information go to www.greencommunitiesonline.org
Important Considerations
Specifications
09 90 00 (09900) Paints and Coatings Specify paints that comply with Green Seal Standards. If substitutions are allowed, only allow substitutions that comply with Green Seal Standards.
The information above refers to the Construction Specification Institute's (CSI) MasterFormat. The numbers listed above refer to some of the most relevant but not all of the possible MasterFormat sections related to this strategy. The 6-digit numbers refer to the newer 2004 MasterFormat edition. Numbers in parenthesis refer to the older 1995 edition.
Other Resources
Publications and Links
See full list of recommended resources and links in our library.
Related Strategies
| Q1a: | Eliminate sources of indoor air pollution |
Related Scales
