VOC Emissions certification is not required to publish an HPD however entry on Section 3 is required for all products.  Please see below the options for entering this information:


  • If the product has been certified under a program that requires California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method3 compliant VOC emissions testing (e.g., Indoor Advantage GoldTM, FloorScore®, or GREENGUARD Gold), indicate the building type scenario applied unless it was certified against both the office and schools scenario (e.g., “SCS Indoor AdvantageTM Gold - Residential”) and any other special qualifications associated with the certification or standard compliance, such as “formaldehyde free.”
  • If the product has not been certified under a program that uses the CDPH Standard Method but has been tested by an independent laboratory against the CDPH Standard Method and passed, that test must be indicated along with the building type scenario applied (e.g., “CDPH Standard Method V1.1 – residential scenario”) and any other special qualifications associated with the certification or standard compliance, such as “formaldehyde free.” Note that at this time the CDPH Standard Method lists emissions scenarios only for insulation and interior products but also includes provisions for adapting the loading scenarios to certain other product categories. See Appendix F for details. Add "Adapted loading" to the Certification and Compliance Notes [See 2.3.10], if the product has been tested using applicable CDPH Standard Method provisions for adapting scenarios to other product categories.
  • If the product has been certified or tested against the international emissions standard AgBB [see Appendix F], that certification or standard must be indicated along with any special qualifications associated with the certification or standard compliance.


If the product has not been certified or tested against the CDPH Standard Method or AgBB:

  • If the current version of the CDPH Standard Method does not provide an appropriate emissions scenario for the product type, and the product type cannot be tested using applicable CDPH Standard Method provisions for adapting the scenarios, “N/A” must be indicated. Note that there is no emissions scenario for exterior products.
  • If the current version of the CDPH Standard Method provides an appropriate emissions scenario for the product type, or the product type can be tested using applicable CDPH Standard Method provisions for adapting the scenarios, “CDPH Standard Method – Not tested” must be indicated.
  • If the manufacturer is in the process of having the product tested, an explanation may be provided in the Certification and Compliance Notes [See 2.3.10] of when testing or certification results are anticipated.
  • If the product meets LEED® criteria for an “inherently non-emitting source” “Inherently non- emitting source per LEED®” is indicated.
  • In addition to the first listing referring to CDPH Standard Method or AgBB as outlined above, if a product has been certified or tested against an emissions test method that is not based on CDPH Standard Method or AgBB, that certification or test method may be listed second. For certifications, list the test method in the Certification and Compliance Notes [See 2.3.10].


If none of the above options applies to your product. You may select VOC Emissions, enter N/A on the required fields,  and today's date on the issue date along with notes explaining why a VOC Emissions Certification does not apply to this product. 


If you have further questions about VOCs, please contact support at support@hpd-c.org