What does it mean when a product is Greenguard Gold Certified?Updated 3 months ago

The Greenguard Certification is a certification that ensures products have minimal or zero volatile organic compounds or VOCs. UL Solutions provides the certification. UL Solutions is a company that specializes in indoor air quality and testing products for VOCs.

Several Greenguard Certifications exist including the simple Greenguard Certification and the Greenguard Gold Certification. The UL Greenguard certification program tests products in a special, stainless-steel environmental chamber. Products like furniture may have to stay in the chamber for several weeks! Their chemical emissions limits are strict.

While in the chamber, experts check the air for hundreds of different VOCs. Only products that meet strict standards for low emissions receive Greenguard Certifications. 

You can learn more about Greenguard Gold Certification here.