Rating Classes

A single approach: environmental sustainability

The GreenBuilding Rating classifies Kerakoll products in the ECO range into 3 general categories depending on their type and the various manufacturing processes:

1. Inorganic minerals category
2. Organic minerals category
3. Organic fluids category

Each category is linked to 5 objectively measurable environmental indicators.

In the category of inorganic mineral materials, the 5 environmental sustainability criteria called for under the GreenBuilding Rating are:

• natural mineral content higher than 60%
• recycled mineral content higher than 30%
• CO2 emission lower than 250 g/kg
• low or very low VOC emissions
• recyclable as an inert material at the end of its life

In the category of organic mineral materials, the 5 environmental sustainability criteria called for under the GreenBuilding Rating are:

• natural mineral content equal to 30%
• low or very low VOC emissions
• reduced solvent content less than 5 g/kg
• low ecological impact
• not harmful to health

In the category of organic fluids materials, the 5 environmental sustainability criteria called for under the GreenBuilding Rating are:

• low or very low VOC emissions
  
• water-based
• reduced solvent content less than 80 g/kg
• low ecological impact
• not harmful to health