Product: Flexible Polyurethane Foam
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Flexible Polyurethane Foam
TOP 3 Benefits
- Low toxicity
- Considered safe to use
- Low VOC level
Flexible Polyurethane Foam is a cushioning product used primarily in Furniture and Bedding applications. Flexible foam can be created in almost any variety of shapes and firmness. It is light, durable, supportive and comfortable. Its applications are virtually endless, ranging from small but essential items such as sponges in the kitchen, carpet underlay, packaging, medical dressings to large filters and soundproofing systems that keep our environment clean and quiet.
- In Furniture, it is used to upholster lounge furniture, including seat and back cushioning.
- In the Bedding industry, foam is used as a comfort layer above a spring base or indeed as the body of a mattress.
- Other household applications include, carpet underlay, kitchen sponges, and even as a pelmets for curtaining.
- Flexible polyurethane foam is used extensively in the medical industry as it is easy to clean, impervious to microbial organisms, and can be made with fungicidal and bactericidal additives for added safety.
Given its open cell structure flexible foam is a good sound absorption medium, and has applications where sound suppression is desired, including music studio sound panels, even construction sound barriers, that keep our environment clean and quiet.
- GreenTag GreenRate Level C
Global GreenTag Standard v4.0
Achievements:
Health & Ecotoxicity
- Considered safe to use
- Healthy VOC levels
- Issues of concern
- Low toxicity - no toxicity in use
Corporate Social Responsibility
- ≤2 year warranty
- All marketing environmental claims verified accurate
- Complies with Australian law
- Complies with relevant social and environmental laws of the country of operation
- Fit for Purpose certified
- Market Acceptance
Australian Made
- Assembled in Australia from majority imported components
Ratings Tools
- Green Star AU - GBCA
- IS Rating - ISCA
Construction Code Compliance
- Australian National Construction Code
- Australian NCC Materials Requirement Conformant
More information:
The product is GreenTag GreenRate Level C Certified under Scheme C8 (for GreenRate and Full GreenTag only)
The scope of certification includes Flexible Polyurethane Foams.
Issues of Concern/Red Lights (if needed) 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.
Rating tools relevance:
Green Star® Australia "Interiors v1.3" Rating Tools Credits:
- Credit 21: Sustainable Products
Green Star® Australia "Performance 1.2" Rating Tools Credit:
- Credit 21: Procurement & Purchasing (Refurbishment Materials)
IS® v1.2:
- Mat-2 Environmentally Labelled Products and Supply Chain
IS® Design & As-Built v2.1:
- Rso-7 Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains
EarthCheck Rating Tool:
- Sustainable Materials
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