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Laws, Regulations, Standards, Certifications, and Ecolabels
Specific structures provide a consistent and fair way to evaluate a building material or product for sustainable initiatives and environmental impacts. This evaluation occurs through laws, regulations, standards, certifications, and ecolabels. Laws and regulations define required baseline behavior. If manufacturers do not meet criteria, they receive punishment. In contrast, certification to a standard is voluntary. Many standards that promote sustainable initiatives are consensus based and encourage competition. Non-governmental organizations such as standards setting organizations and trade groups define standards. A second group of organizations evaluate materials and products for adherence, providing certification, and an ecolabel or certification mark. Laws and regulations set baseline measurements for environmental impacts that all manufacturers must meet. Standards are voluntary, incentivizing manufacturers to reduce environmental impacts to attain certification. Certification is often evaluated at a level of basic, silver, gold, or platinum.
Laws, Regulations, Standards, Certifications, and Ecolabels
Specific structures provide a consistent and fair way to evaluate a building material or product for sustainable initiatives and environmental impacts. This evaluation occurs through laws, regulations, standards, certifications, and ecolabels. Laws and regulations define required baseline behavior. If manufacturers do not meet criteria, they receive punishment. In contrast, certification to a standard is voluntary. Many standards that promote sustainable initiatives are consensus based and encourage competition. Non-governmental organizations such as standards setting organizations and trade groups define standards. A second group of organizations evaluate materials and products for adherence, providing certification, and an ecolabel or certification mark. Laws and regulations set baseline measurements for environmental impacts that all manufacturers must meet. Standards are voluntary, incentivizing manufacturers to reduce environmental impacts to attain certification. Certification is often evaluated at a level of basic, silver, gold, or platinum.
Laws, Regulations, Standards, Certifications, and Ecolabels
Roth, Hannah Rae (author) / Lewis, Meghan (author) / Hancock, Liane (author)
The Green Building Materials Manual ; Chapter: 10 ; 137-159
2021-03-26
23 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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