GREEN STAR
REUSED ITEMS
LIFE Textiles®, CRYPTON® Green or any INSTYLE fabric can be used for Reused Furniture, which achieves a maximum item score (100%) in the Green Star rating tools.
CERTIFIED PRODUCT
For Green Star, any fabric can be used because fabrics are almost always under 10% by weight of a furniture item. The Green Star rating tool states "Where at least 90% of an item's total mass is certified to a GBCA-recognised standard, the item can be entered as a certified product at Level A, B or C".
LIFE Textiles® is certified to the EU FLOWER ECOLABEL and can be used on white and upholstered furniture certified by AFRDI (all levels), GECA (Level A + B) and Ecospecifier (Level B + C).
CRYPTON® Green or any INSTYLE fabric can be used on white furniture certified to Ecospecifier, AFRDI and GECA.
Certified furniture will achieve an item score of 100%, 75% and 50% (Level A, B or C respectively) in the Material Calculators. The Green Building Council recognises the following furniture standards:
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY - VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)
Low-VOC Furniture can achieve up to two points in the Green Star rating tool. LIFE Textiles® and CRYPTON® Green are certified as low-VOC and meet the Green Star emission requirements.
REUSED, RECYCLED OR CERTIFIED CONTENT
Please Note: The GECA Textile Standard is not recognised by the Green Building Council. Therefore fabrics certified by GECA will not contribute to this criterion.
LIFE Textiles®, CRYPTON® Green or any INSTYLE fabric can be used for Reused Furniture, which achieves a maximum item score (100%) in the Green Star rating tools.
CERTIFIED PRODUCT
For Green Star, any fabric can be used because fabrics are almost always under 10% by weight of a furniture item. The Green Star rating tool states "Where at least 90% of an item's total mass is certified to a GBCA-recognised standard, the item can be entered as a certified product at Level A, B or C".
LIFE Textiles® is certified to the EU FLOWER ECOLABEL and can be used on white and upholstered furniture certified by AFRDI (all levels), GECA (Level A + B) and Ecospecifier (Level B + C).
CRYPTON® Green or any INSTYLE fabric can be used on white furniture certified to Ecospecifier, AFRDI and GECA.
Certified furniture will achieve an item score of 100%, 75% and 50% (Level A, B or C respectively) in the Material Calculators. The Green Building Council recognises the following furniture standards:
- Ecospecifier
- Australasian Furnishing Research and Development Institute (AFRDI)
- Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)
- MTS
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY - VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)
Low-VOC Furniture can achieve up to two points in the Green Star rating tool. LIFE Textiles® and CRYPTON® Green are certified as low-VOC and meet the Green Star emission requirements.
REUSED, RECYCLED OR CERTIFIED CONTENT
Please Note: The GECA Textile Standard is not recognised by the Green Building Council. Therefore fabrics certified by GECA will not contribute to this criterion.