The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute announces a GREENGUARD Program
Technical Partnership with leading international testing and certification
company TUV Rheinland LGA
ATLANTA, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The GREENGUARD Environmental
Institute (GEI) has teamed up with Germany-based TUV Rheinland LGA as a
technical partner to provide product testing and manufacturers' evaluations
for GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification in Europe. This partnership
helps GEI to better serve European and globally operating customers and
further establish GREENGUARD Certification in European markets. TUV Rheinland
LGA will offer product evaluation and manufacturing reviews as required by
GREENGUARD Certification, while management, administration and monitoring of
the GREENGUARD Certification Program(SM) will remain with GEI.
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"We are thrilled to partner with such an esteemed and quality-driven
organization as TUV Rheinland LGA," said Henning Bloech, GEI's Executive
Director. "GREENGUARD Certification is based on the highest data quality and
analysis requiring chemical evaluations at extremely low levels. Very few
laboratories worldwide are able to meet our standards. With Air Quality
Sciences and now TUV Rheinland LGA as GREENGUARD Program Technical Partners,
we are fortunate to work with two of the leading organizations in this field."
LGA participates in third-party proficiency and round-robin testing with Air
Quality Sciences, GEI's long standing technical partner, to ensure comparable
test results, data quality and analysis. In addition to demonstrated
proficiency, GEI requires established quality programs such as ISO 17025 from
its certification partners as well as established technical and scientific
expertise. This high level of accuracy and repeatability is important in
assessing product emissions for their human health impact.
"GREENGUARD Certification is becoming increasingly important in the markets we
operate," commented Michael Jungnitsch, Managing Director for TUV Rheinland
LGA. "Becoming a GREENGUARD Program Technical Partner is a testament to the
high quality standards under which TUV Rheinland LGA operates. We are excited
to work with GEI and help our customers create value through GREENGUARD
Certification."
About GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI)
Founded in 2001, GEI is a third-party organization that oversees the
GREENGUARD Certification Program(SM). The Institute's mission is to improve
human health and quality of life through programs that improve indoor air.
GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified(R) products must meet stringent
standards for low chemical emissions based on established health criteria from
key public health agencies. GREENGUARD Certification is broadly recognized and
accepted by a number of "green" building programs, including the United States
Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED(R) program. For more information and a
complete listing of certified products, visit www.greenguard.org.
About TUV Rheinland LGA
TUV Rheinland LGA is a group of companies providing testing and other
services, based in Nuremberg, Germany. Their parent company is TUV Rheinland,
headquartered in Cologne, Germany with over 12,000 employees in 62 countries
and annual revenues of euro 1.1 billion (~$1.6 billion). TUV Rheinland LGA and
the companies in its group work independently and impartially for all sectors
of business, as well as for private and public clients. The services mainly
involve testing and examination, consultancy, certification and training. The
TUV Rheinland LGA group practices continuous quality assurance for greater
customer satisfaction; this is documented by a certified management system.
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SOURCE GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
Henning Bloech, Executive Director, +1-678-444-4040,+1- 800-427-9681, or
Mandi Joyner, Communications Manager, +1-678-444-4044 or +1-800-427-9681,
mjoyner@greenguard.org, both of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
