I want to re-blog this great post by Laura Gianotta. As we all try to be more Green with our efforts to update our homes, the paint choices can be confusing. This post helps explain the variety of new Low-VOC paints. The "Green" and Low VOC designations vary quite a bit. This post will help you to choose the right paint for your home.

Cheers,

Betina

 

Betina Foreman - Realtor, C.N.E.

Austin Home Girls Realty

1601 West 6th Street

Austin, Texas 78703

(512)771-6318

Via Laura Giannotta 'Your Realtor Down the Shore!' (Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Shore, NJ ):

 

‘Green Labels’ Confuse Me!

 

You’ve decided a painting project will help you get through the dreary days of winter.

 

Simple right?  Not if you’re trying to be environmentally responsible.  Interior paints are not all environmentally equal.

 

There are five ‘green designations’ for paint…and they don’t all test for the same things!

 

Greenguard Logo

 

Greenguard:  Measures VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) levels, and only allows trace amounts.  Manufacturers measure the paint during drying and pay $3000 or more to Greenguard for testing and logo use.

 

 

Green Seal Logo

 

 

Green Seal:  Measures VOC’s, some hazardous and rates performance.  Manufacturers pay $2500 to $9500 for Green Seal testing and logo use.

 

 

 

Green Wise Logo

 

 

 

Green Wise:  Limits VOC’s and odors.  Part of the membership fee that companies pay is used for product testing by the Coating Research Group, an industry organization.

 

 

GreenSure Logo

 

 

GreenSure:  Sherwin Williams created and self-regulated.

 

 

 

 

Green Promise

Green Promise:  Benjamin Moore created regulating VOC’s in the base paint and colorants.

 

 

 

If you’re planning some painting this winter (especially with the windows sealed against the Jersey Shore’s wintery wind) do some research first.    

 

 

 

 

 

  
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1 Comments on ‘Green Labels’ Confuse Me!

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10
2012
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Amazing how many marketing gimmicks there are out there for "being green".  It is big money and costs big money but sometimes you wonder what are the real standards or guidelines for something to be called "Green".
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