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Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) Grademark Program

List of EPP Certified Companies - updated 3/18/10

 

The Composite Panel Association (CPA) Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) Grademark Program has been developed to provide independent certification of wood composite products that are demonstrably environmentally preferable through their use of recycled and/or recovered wood fiber and adherence to voluntarily lower formaldehyde emission standards than government regulations.  The Program includes requirements for initial qualification for product certification, plant quality control procedures and periodic inspections by CPA - all designed to reasonably assure that certified composite panel products meet the Program’s specifications.

Environmentally Preferable Products, as defined by Federal Executive Order 13101, are "products and services (that) have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared to other products and services that serve the same purpose."  Furthermore, various states have adopted policies promoting sustainability to "reduce adverse impacts on natural habitats and species."  CPA has adopted a voluntary Environmentally Preferable Product Specification (EPPS) to promote the fulfillment of these goals.  CPA will certify products to this EPPS within its accredited and independently conducted Grademark Program.  The specific details of certification will be set forth in the Program description and its appendices.

Specifiers Guide to EPP-Certified Composite Panels

EPP Specifications