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Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.2-2017 using the private office scenario. Products used in classrooms may be modeled using the schools or private office scenario.

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Qualified independent laboratory report : Product has a qualifying laboratory report (or summary) demonstrating the product has been tested no more than three years prior to the product’s purchase, according to the CDPH Standard Method v1.2-2017 . Products may use the private office scenario and must meet the VOC limits in Table 4-1 of the private office scenario. Products used in classrooms may be modeled using the schools or private office scenario.

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Product is inherently nonemitting, salvaged, or reused.

FURNITURE EMISSIONS EVALUATION

Product has a qualifying third-party certification, valid at the time of product purchase, that demonstrates testing according to ANSI/BIFMA Standard Method M7.1-2011 (R2021) and complies with specific sections of ANSI/BIFMA e3-2014 or e3-2024, “Furniture Sustainability Standard.” Statements of product compliance must include the exposure scenario(s).

Seating products must be evaluated using the seating scenario. Classroom furniture must be evaluated using the standard school classroom scenario. Other products should be evaluated using the open plan or private office scenario, as appropriate. The open plan scenario is more stringent.

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Product is inherently nonemitting, salvaged, or reused.

Salvaged and reused materials Product is more than one year old at the time of use.

If another product (including but not limited to adhesives, sealants, paints, and coatings) is applied to the inherently nonemitting material and has a separate manufacturer and cost, to the end user, from the original material, the applied product may be documented as a separate product and meet the low-emitting criteria applicable to the applied product, even if applied offsite.

If another product is applied to the inherently nonemitting/salvaged/reused material and does not have a separate manufacturer and cost, to the end user, the result is considered a new

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