GREENGUARD Gold Certification: What It Means & Why It Matters for Healthier Homes

What GREENGUARD Gold Certification Means for Your Home

Indoor air quality is one of the most overlooked factors in creating a healthy home. While most people focus on style, durability, and price when choosing home furnishings, fewer consider what those products may be releasing into the air they breathe every day.

That’s where GREENGUARD Gold Certification comes in. It’s one of the most rigorous third-party standards for low-emission products, designed to ensure materials used in homes contribute to cleaner indoor air—not pollution.

At SelectBlinds, we carry a growing range of GREENGUARD Gold Certified products, including our new EcoGrain Zebra Shades and other low-emission window treatments designed for healthier living spaces.

What is GREENGUARD Gold Certification?

GREENGUARD Gold Certification is a standard developed and verified by UL Solutions, a globally recognized leader in safety science and product testing.

This certification ensures products meet strict chemical emission limits, especially for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are commonly released from materials like plastics, adhesives, coatings, and textiles.

To earn certification, products are tested in controlled environmental chambers and evaluated for emissions of:

• Over 360 VOCs
• 10,000+ total chemical compounds
• Strict formaldehyde limits (often below 7.3 ppb)

GREENGUARD vs. GREENGUARD Gold

GREENGUARD Certification: Focuses on low chemical emissions for general indoor use.

GREENGUARD Gold Certification: A stricter standard designed for sensitive environments such as schools, healthcare facilities, and homes with children.

GREENGUARD Gold is widely considered one of the highest indoor air quality standards available for consumer products.

Why Indoor Air Quality Matters

Indoor air can often contain higher concentrations of pollutants than outdoor air due to trapped emissions from everyday materials.

Common sources include:

• Window treatments
• Furniture and cabinetry
• Paints and adhesives
• Synthetic textiles

Long-term exposure to VOCs can impact comfort, sleep quality, and overall indoor air freshness—especially in enclosed spaces like bedrooms and nurseries.

Benefits of GREENGUARD Gold Certified Products

• Cleaner indoor air through reduced VOC emissions
• Safer for sensitive spaces like nurseries and bedrooms
• Third-party verified testing from UL Solutions
• Supports green building standards like LEED

EcoGrain Zebra Shades

Our new EcoGrain Zebra Shades combine modern design with GREENGUARD Gold Certified materials, offering a balance of style, light control, and healthier indoor air quality.

Shop EcoGrain Zebra Shades

• Dual-layer zebra light filtering design
• Modern aesthetic for any room
• Low-emission, GREENGUARD Gold Certified materials

Where These Products Matter Most

• Bedrooms: Where air exposure is longest
• Nurseries: Extra sensitivity to chemical exposure
• Home offices: Extended daily use environments
• Living spaces: Shared family air quality impact

How to Identify GREENGUARD Gold Products

• Look for the GREENGUARD Gold logo
• Verify certification through UL SPOT database
• Check product specification sheets

Our Commitment to Healthier Homes

SelectBlinds is committed to offering window treatments that don’t just look good—but support healthier living environments.

Our GREENGUARD Gold Certified products are designed with low-emission materials and modern design flexibility to meet the needs of today’s homes.

View our collection of GREENGUARD Gold Certified window treatments today!

FAQs

What does GREENGUARD Gold mean?
It certifies that products meet strict chemical emission standards for indoor air quality.

Are these products safe for kids?
Yes — GREENGUARD Gold is specifically designed for sensitive environments like schools and nurseries.

Do they actually improve air quality?
They reduce one major source of indoor pollutants: VOC emissions from materials.

Is it better than standard GREENGUARD?
Yes — Gold certification has stricter emission thresholds and broader safety requirements.