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for their environment
Cloverdale Paint is proud to introduce Horizon, a new generation of paint specifically designed to significantly reduce polluting vapours and odours released into the air, which can be harmful or irritating to the user as well as the occupants of the areas being painted. Horizon is a low VOC, environmentally responsible paint with minimal odour and no residual after smell. It is ideally suited for schools, hospitals, nursing and senior’s homes, nurseries, public buildings or anywhere sensitivity to paint smell is a concern. Horizon is the first line of paints to have both interior and exterior products Green Seal® certified and therefore qualify automatically for LEED™ credit points. What is Green Seal® Green Seal® is a national, independent non-profit environmental labeling and consumer education organization. Allied with Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Green Seal® issues their seal of approval to products that meet approved standards for environmental impact. This includes all phases of the product’s life cycle including material extraction (raw materials), manufacturing, application, and ultimately recycling or disposal. All Green Seal® standards have a performance requirement that a product work at least as well as other in its class. What is LEED™ LEED™ stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is designed to help guide commercial building projects in green and sustainable design. Many public and private buildings are now being built to LEED™ standards. The concept is to design and construct buildings that 28 Ops Talk
meet the “Green Building” standards with an aim to improve occupant well-being, economic returns and
environmental performance of buildings employing new and innovative standards in construction practices.
