GS-11 Green Seal Standard for Paints and Coatings - The Whole ...

July 12, 2013 PAINTS AND COATINGS, GS-11 3GREEN SEAL STANDARD FORPAINTS AND COATINGS, GS-11TABLE OF CONTENTSFOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................... 5ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................... 61.0 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................................ 72.0 PRODUCT-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 72.1 PAINTS AND COATINGS. .............................................................................................................................72.1.1 ADHESION. ............................................................................................................................................. 72.1.2 APPLICABILITY (FLOW AND LEVELING). ............................................................................................. 72.1.3 HIDING POWER (OPACITY)................................................................................................................... 72.2 ANTI-CORROSIVE COATINGS. ...................................................................................................................82.2.1 CORROSION RESISTANCE. .................................................................................................................... 82.3 FLOOR PAINTS. ..........................................................................................................................................82.3.1 ALKALI RESISTANCE. ........................................................................................................................... 82.3.2 SCRUBBABILITY (ABRASION RESISTANCE). ......................................................................................... 82.4 INTERIOR TOPCOATS. ................................................................................................................................82.4.1 SCRUBBABILITY (ABRASION RESISTANCE). ......................................................................................... 82.4.2 WASHABILITY (STAIN REMOVAL). ....................................................................................................... 82.5 EXTERIOR TOPCOATS. ...............................................................................................................................92.5.1 FADE RESISTANCE. ............................................................................................................................... 92.5.2 FLEXIBILITY. ......................................................................................................................................... 92.5.3 WATER RESISTANCE. ............................................................................................................................ 92.6 NON-ELASTOMERIC REFLECTIVE WALL COATINGS. ..............................................................................92.6.1 ACCELERATED WEATHERING. ............................................................................................................. 92.6.2 FLEXIBILITY. ......................................................................................................................................... 92.6.3 SOLAR REFLECTANCE. ......................................................................................................................... 92.6.4 THERMAL EMITTANCE. ...................................................................................................................... 102.7 ELASTOMERIC REFLECTIVE WALL COATINGS. ..................................................................................... 102.7.1 ACCELERATED WEATHERING. ........................................................................................................... 102.7.2 ELONGATION AND TENSILE STRENGTH. ............................................................................................ 102.7.3 FLEXIBILITY. ....................................................................................................................................... 102.7.4 FUNGI RESISTANCE. ............................................................................................................................ 102.7.5 SOLAR REFLECTANCE. ....................................................................................................................... 102.7.6 THERMAL EMITTANCE. ...................................................................................................................... 102.8 REFLECTIVE ROOF COATINGS. ............................................................................................................... 102.8.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. ...................................................................................................................... 112.8.2 SOLAR REFLECTANCE. ....................................................................................................................... 112.8.3 THERMAL EMITTANCE. ...................................................................................................................... 112.9 ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. ................................................................................... 113.0 PRODUCT-SPECIFIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS .................................. 113.1 COMPOUND PROHIBITIONS. .................................................................................................................... 113.2 SPECIFIC COMPOUND PROHIBITIONS. .................................................................................................... 123.3 VOLATILE AROMATIC COMPOUND CONTENT LIMIT. ............................................................................ 123.4 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) CONTENT LIMIT. .................................................................. 123.5 COLORANT ADDED AT THE POINT-OF-SALE VOC CONTENT LIMIT. .................................................... 134.0 END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................... 134.1 CONSUMER EDUCATION. ......................................................................................................................... 134.2 LEFTOVER PAINT. 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