GREENGUARD Certification

GREENGUARD Certification Criteria for Individual Office Furniture Products

Maximum Allowable Predicted Concentrations
GREENGUARD Tier Compliance Criteria
Certified Gold
CriteriaCAS NumbersOpen PlanPrivate OfficeOpen PlanPrivate OfficeUnits
TVOC-345694152306μg/m²*hr
Formaldehyde50-00-042.385.16.212.5μg/m²*hr
Total Aldehydes-2.85.71.22.4μmol/m²*hr
Individual VOCs-1/10th TLV1/10th TLV1/100th TLV1/100th TLV
4-Phenylcyclohexene4994-16-54.59.0μg/m²*hr


Individual VOC Criteria

CriteriaCAS NumbersOpen PlanPrivate OfficeOpen PlanPrivate OfficeUnits
Acetaldehyde75-07-0--4897μg/m²*hr
Benzene71-43-2--12.1μg/m²*hr
Carbon disulfide75-15-0--214432μg/m²*hr
Carbon tetrachloride56-23-5--1428μg/m²*hr
Chlorobenzene108-90-7--318640μg/m²*hr
Chloroform67-66-3--103209μg/m²*hr
Dichlorobenzene (1,4-)106-46-7--276557μg/m²*hr
Dichloroethylene (1,1)75-35-4--2449μg/m²*hr
Dimethylformamide (N,N-)68-12-2--2856μg/m²*hr
Dioxane (1,4-)123-91-1--4971,002μg/m²*hr
Epichlorohydrin106-89-8--12.1μg/m²*hr
Ethylbenzene100-41-4--6891,392μg/m²*hr
Ethylene glycol107-21-1--138278μg/m²*hr
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether110-80-5--2449μg/m²*hr
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate111-15-9--103209μg/m²*hr
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether109-86-4--2142μg/m²*hr
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate110-49-6--3163μg/m²*hr
Hexane (n-)110-54-3--1,2152,450μg/m²*hr
Isophorone78-59-1--193390μg/m²*hr
Isopropanol67-63-0--2,4134,874μg/m²*hr
Methyl chloroform71-55-6--345696μg/m²*hr
Methylene chloride75-09-2--138278μg/m²*hr
Methyl t-butyl ether1634-04-4--1,2432,506μg/m²*hr
Naphthalene91-20-3--36μg/m²*hr
Phenol108-95-2--68.9139μg/m²*hr
Propylene glycol monomethyl ether107-98-2--2,4134,874μg/m²*hr
Styrene100-42-5--310627μg/m²*hr
Tetrachloroethylene127-18-4--12.124.4μg/m²*hr
Toluene108-88-3--103209μg/m²*hr
Trichloroethylene79-01-6--207418μg/m²*hr
Vinyl acetate108-05-4--68.9139μg/m²*hr
Xylenes (m-, o-, p- combined)---241487μg/m²*hr
1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone872-50-4--110223μg/m²*hr

GREENGUARD Certification Criteria for Office Furniture Seating

Maximum Allowable Predicted Concentrations
GREENGUARD Tier Compliance Criteria
CriteriaCAS NumbersCertifiedGoldUnits
TVOC-250220μg/m³
Formaldehyde50-00-030.7 (25 ppb)4.5 (3.67 ppb)μg/m³
Total Aldehydes-5043ppb
Individual VOCs-1/10th TLV1/100th TLV
4-Phenylcyclohexene4994-16-53.25μg/m³


Individual VOC Criteria

CriteriaCAS NumbersCertifiedGoldUnits
Acetaldehyde75-07-0-35μg/m³
Benzene71-43-2-0.75μg/m³
Carbon disulfide75-15-0-200μg/m³
Carbon tetrachloride56-23-5-10μg/m³
Chlorobenzene108-90-7-250μg/m³
Chloroform67-66-3-75μg/m³
Dichlorobenzene (1,4-)106-46-7-200μg/m³
Dichloroethylene (1,1)75-35-4-17.5μg/m³
Dimethylformamide (N,N-)68-12-2-20μg/m³
Dioxane (1,4-)123-91-1-720μg/m³
Epichlorohydrin106-89-8-0.75μg/m³
Ethylbenzene100-41-4-500μg/m³
Ethylene glycol107-21-1-100μg/m³
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether110-80-5-17.5μg/m³
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate111-15-9-75μg/m³
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether109-86-4-15μg/m³
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate110-49-6-22.5μg/m³
Hexane (n-)110-54-3-1,750μg/m³
Isophorone78-59-1-280μg/m³
Isopropanol67-63-0-1,750μg/m³
Methyl chloroform71-55-6-250μg/m³
Methylene chloride75-09-2-100μg/m³
Methyl t-butyl ether1634-04-4-1,800μg/m³
Naphthalene91-20-3-2.25μg/m³
Phenol108-95-2-50μg/m³
Propylene glycol monomethyl ether107-98-2-1,750μg/m³
Styrene100-42-5-225μg/m³
Tetrachloroethylene127-18-4-8.75μg/m³
Toluene108-88-3-75μg/m³
Trichloroethylene79-01-6-150μg/m³
Vinyl acetate108-05-4-50μg/m³
Xylenes (m-, o-, p- combined)--175μg/m³
1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone872-50-4-80μg/m³