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healthy_hospitals
Website

Healthy Hospitals

Full set of resources from the Healthy Hospitals program which includes:

  • Step-by-step resources that will make it simpler for any hospital or health care organization to design, implement, and measure the success of their chemical reduction efforts;
  • Guidance on healthier flooring, carpet and interiors products;
  • Links to criteria documents and lists of products that meet the HH goals.
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
greenny
Website

GreenNY Specification: Adhesives

Green public procurement specification for general construction and flooring adhesives. The goal of the specification is to set a hierarchy of preferences for connecting materials together and to encourage the use of adhesives that have fewer health and environmental hazards in order to create a healthier indoor environment during both construction and building occupancy.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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Manuals and toolkits

GreenNY: Specification: Floor coverings

Green public procurement specification for general construction and flooring adhesives. The goal of the specification is to set to set a hierarchy of flooring covering preferences, establish minimum environmental goals for flooring installations in state properties, and provide recommendations for additional aspects of flooring performance, cleaning and maintenance for a healthier indoor environment.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
building-code-fact-sheet-19-01-23
Factsheets and brochures

Building Insulation Code Change Fact Sheet

In January 2019, the California Building Standards Commission unanimously approved changes to the state building codes proposed by the California Office of the State Fire Marshal. The changes allow use of polystyrene insulation without flame retardants below a concrete slab-on-grade. These changes would maintain fire safety while improving human and environmental health.  This fact sheet details the key considerations for implementation of a policy on allowing flame retardant-free insulation within a building code, and the associated health and technical considerations.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
pharos-hbn
Database

Pharos

December 2022
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Pharos provides resources to assess human and environmental health hazards of chemicals and building materials, plus tools to collaborate to find safer alternatives. The goal of this effort is to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals and improve the inherent safety of materials and products.

Pharos provides hazard, use, and exposure information on 178,411 chemicals and 220 different kinds of building products.

Hazard Assessments

Certified GreenScreen assessments in the public domain or for sale.

Hazard Lists

Authoritative scientific lists for health and environmental hazards and restricted substance lists.

Common Products

Common contents and hazards of 220 different kinds of building products.

Data Services

Pharos data in bulk and expert analysis from HBN researchers.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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Manuals and toolkits

Sustainable Procurement of Electronics: A Progressive Approach to Chemicals of Concern

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October 2022
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This guidance addresses the role that sustainable procurement can play in managing chemicals of concern in electronic and electrical equipment procured across the public sector, during their entire lifecycle. It is primarily addressed to public procurers as well as those responsible for the procurement of waste management solutions at end-of-life for electronics equipment.

This guidance is aimed at helping procurement practitioners implement policies on chemicals management through sustainable procurement approaches and tools such as market dialogue, criteria and ecolabels.

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