Revised Green Star PVC Credit

Credit Review Documentation

Establishing Compliance of PVC Products to the Credit Criteria

The Best Practice Guidelines for PVC in the Built Environment - Verification Guidance document was released on the 5th of October 2011. Before the release of this document compliance to the Best Practice Guidelines for PVC in the Built Environment was established through an Interim Manufacturer's Declaration. Until the 1st of March 2012 either a manufacturer's declaration or an independent auditor's assessment is acceptable evidence for compliance to the credit criteria. Following the 1st March 2012 only an independent auditor assessment will be accepted. This change will only influence projects registered after the 1st March 2012. Projects registered before the 1st March 2012 may continue to submit the manufacturers declaration as evidence of product compliance regardless of when the submission is made.

Manufacturers' Declaration

The declaration must be provided on an official company letterhead and signed by a company director. It must contain a statement that the product supply chain (i.e. pipe, conduit, flooring, resilient wall coverings or cable insulation) supplied to the project is compliant sections 7.1 to 7.3 of the 'Best Practice Guidelines for PVC in the Built Environment' as detailed in Section 7 of the Literature Review and Best Practice Guidelines for the Life Cycle of PVC Building Products document. The statement must also indicate that actions have been taken to ensure compliance with these requirements.

The manufacturer's declaration is an acceptable form of documentation to satisfy the credit criteria until the 1st March 2012.

For an example of manufacturers declaration see: Two Examples of a Manufacturers Declaration