Product: Decorated MDF

Laminex Australia

Achievements:

Health & Ecotoxicity

• Equivalent to Natural Background Formaldehyde Levels
• Healthy VOC levels
• Low toxicity - no toxicity in use

Biodiversity

• Certified legal wood
• PEFC/Responsible Wood Certified Wood

LCA

Life Cycle Analysis - Water

• Water footprint available

Life Cycle Analysis - Resources

• Designed for recycling or reuse
• Rapidly renewable

Life Cycle Analysis - Greenhouse Gas

• Carbon footprint available

Corporate Social Responsibility

• ≥7 year warranty
• All marketing environmental claims verified accurate
• Certified Environmental Management System
• Complies with Australian law
• Complies with relevant social and environmental laws of the country of operation
• Fit for Purpose certified
• Replacement parts available

Australian Made

• Made in Australia from majority Aust. components

Ratings Tools

• Green Star AU - GBCA
• IS Rating - ISCA
• LEED - USGBC
• WELL Features - IWBI

Construction Code Compliance

• Australian National Construction Code

More information:

The product is GreenTag GreenRate Level A Certified under Scheme A8.

The scope of certification includes Laminex® Decorated MDF MR E0 - Natural & Flint, Formica® Decorated MDF MR E0 – Velvet, Trade Essentials® White MDF MR E0, Laminex® Decorated MDF MR E0 - Nuance & Chalk, Formica® Decorated MDF MR E0 – Grain, Trade Essentials® Ultracraft MDF MR E0 – Vinyl, Laminex® Decorated MDF MR E0 – Structural, Trade Essentials® Ultracraft MDF MR E0 – Paint, Laminex® Decorated MDF STD E0, Formica® Decorated MDF STD E0, Trade Essentials® White MDF STD E0.

The products have successfully passed the relevant GreenTag Standard's Cautionary Assessment Process and no issues of concern or red lights comments exist regarding the toxicity of the products.

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Rating tools relevance:

Green Star® "Buildings" v1.0 Rating tool:

• Credit 9: Responsible Finishes
• Credit 13: Exposure to Toxins
• Credit 21: Upfront carbon Emissions

Green Star® "Design & As Built v1.3" and "Interiors v1.3" Rating Tools Credits:

• Sustainable Products
• Indoor Pollutants
• Life Cycle Impacts: LCI/EPD in process
• Responsible Materials – (Certified Timber)

Green Star® "Design & As Built v1" and "Interiors v1" Rating Tool:

• Sustainable Products
• Indoor Pollutant (VOC or Formaldehyde emission)

Green Star® "Railway Stations v1.0" Rating Tool:

• Sustainable Products

Green Star® "Performance 1.2" Rating Tools Credit:

• Refurbishment Materials

IWBI® WELL v1.0 Features:
Compliant Technical Document (Audited) for Feature/s:

• Feature 04

IWBI® WELL v2.0 Features:
Compliant Technical Document (Audited) for Feature/s:

• X06 (Part 2)

IS® v1.2:

• Mat-1 Lifecycle Impact Measurement and Reduction
• Mat-2 Environmentally Labelled Products and Supply Chain

IS® Design & As-Built v2.1:

• Rso-6 Material Life Cycle Measurement and Management
• Rso-7 Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains

LEED® BD+C: Home v4 Rating tool:

• Environmentally preferable products – Option 2. Environmentally preferable products

Earthcheck Rating Tool:

• Sustainable Materials