Single Family

7. Healthy Living Environment

7.4 Green Label Certified Floor Coverings

Mandatory if providing floor coverings

Use Carpet and Rug Institute's Green Label certified carpet in carpeted areas. Do not install carpets in basements, entryways, laundry rooms, bathrooms, or kitchens.

Green Communities Recommended Resources

More information on the Carpet and Rug Institute's web site, www.carpet-rug.org.

View list of manufacturers and products meeting Green Label Plus standard at California Rug Institute.

Minnesota Overlay

The national Green Communities Criteria are modified as follows:

SUSTAINABLE FLOOR COVERINGS
Do not install carpets in basements (including the lower level of a split-entry), entryways, laundry rooms, bathrooms, or kitchens. If using carpet, use the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green Label certified carpet and pad.

Throughout the home, consider non-vinyl, non-carpet flooring alternatives such as natural linoleum, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified or salvaged hardwoods, cork, bamboo, ceramic or stone tile, or sealed concrete. If vinyl is to be used, specify Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT).

Important Considerations

Specifications

09 68 00 (09680)	Carpet
	If carpet is used (in allowable areas) specify carpet and carpet pad that is Green Label Certified. If substitutions are allowed, only allow substitutions that are Green Label Certified.

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

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