ECOS Paints Earns the Prestigious ‘Declare’ Label for Transparency of Ingredients, Safety & Eco-Friendliness
Spartanburg, SC (PRWEB) May 19, 2014 -- ECOS Paints, producer-of a wide range of eco-friendly, non-toxic paints and finishes for both interior and exterior applications from wall and trim paints to stains and varnishes, announced today it is the first paint company to be listed in the Declare database; a platform of the Living Building Challenge, which is widely accepted to be the most advanced green building standard in the world.
“ECOS Paint has firmly established itself as a leader in the green building space and we are extremely proud to be the first paint company included in this industry leading database,” said Julian Crawford, CEO of ECOS Paints. “Our paints clearly demonstrate that you can create an extremely high quality product that is also non-toxic and eco-friendly. We’re thrilled to advance both the healthy and green building movements.”
Declare is a product database and label created to meet the Living Building Challenge, one of the building industry’s most rigorous and ambitious performance standard. Considered the 'nutrition label' for the industry, the Declare label offers unprecedented transparency into the ingredients, sourcing, and manufacturing of labeled products.
"ECOS Paints is blazing a new path as the world's first paint company to disclose all its ingredients using our Declare protocol, “ said Jason McLennan, CEO of the International Living Future Institute and founder of the Living Building Challenge. “This is real leadership towards a safer future where we know what's in our products."
ECOS Paints also recently published their Health Product Declarations (integral to LEEDv4 compliance); the Company is the first paint company in North America to publish these declarations.
About ECOS Paints:
ECOS Paints, based in Spartanburg, SC, produces a wide range of eco-friendly, non-toxic paints and finishes for both interior and exterior applications from wall and trim paints to stains and varnishes. The ECOS Paints portfolio also includes many innovative, specialist paint products including MDF Passivating Primer that adsorbs toxic chemicals from MDF and particleboard, EMR Shielding Paint that blocks ELF/VLF/EMR radiation, and Air Purifying Paint that adsorbs up to 98% of VOCs for up to 5 years. Learn more about our commitment to a more healthy and green environment at http://www.ecospaints.net.
For further information contact Julian Crawford at julian.crawford(at)imperialpaintsllc(dot)com or 864.595.3840
Julian Crawford, ECOS Paints, http://www.ecospaints.net, +1 866-587-3586, [email protected]
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