Declare Manufacturer's Guide
July 2024
July 2024
Table of Contents
Declare Manufacturer's Guide
July 2024
Declare Manufacturer's Guide — July 2024
July 2024
ILFI DECLARE MANUFACTURER’S GUIDE
Program Overview
Legal Disclaimers
INTRODUCTION TO ILFI
INTRODUCTION TO DECLARE
Declare and the Living Building Challenge
Summary of Changes in Declare 2.0
Program Explanation
Declaration Status Overview
Program Alignment
Reading the Declare Label
Frequently Asked Questions in Declare 2.0
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND CONTENTS
General Product Information Reported
Product-Specific Information Reported
Ingredient Information Reported
Special CASRN Reporting Requirements
Site-Installed, Wet Applied Products
Living Building Challenge Compliance
I-13 Compliance: Transparency and Red List Avoidance
I-10 Compliance: Interior Products with the Potential to Emit VOCs
I-10 Compliance Clarifications
Approved Product Emissions Standards
Conformant Certifications That Use CDPH as Testing Standard
HH-005: Product Air Testing in Oceania
I-14 Compliance: Wood Containing Products
Embodied Carbon (Optional Reporting Field)
EU Chemicals of Concern Screening (Optional)
PROGRAM CLARIFICATIONS
Exceptions and Declaration Status
LBC Red List and Annual Updates
Recycled Content
Small Electrical Components
Unintentional Trace Amounts
DECLARE PROGRAM EXCEPTIONS
RL-002b Small Electrical Components
RL-004b Proprietary Ingredients
RL-008 Market Transformation
RL-009b Formaldehyde
RL-011 Lead (added)
RL-023b PFAS and PVC in Plenum Wire and Cable
CREATE AND MAINTAIN A DECLARE LABEL
3E Exchange (formerly Toxnot) and Declare
6 Simple Steps to Declare
Program Fees
Renewals
Unpublishing of Expired Labels
Mid-Cycle Update Policy
Formal Clarification Requests on Declare Claims
DECLARE THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION (3PV)
Third-Party Verification Overview
Assessment Requirements and Documentation Collection Process
General Product and Manufacturer Information
Ingredient and Declare Program Exception Verification
LBC Imperative and Exception Verification
Final Documentation Submission and ILFI Review
Declare Third-Party Verification License Renewal, Fees, and Expiration
Declare Third-Party Verifier Qualifications and Partnership Agreement
Declare Third-Party Verification and the Living Product Challenge
PARTNERSHIPS AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Declare International Partner Program
Declare Label Translation Protocol
GLOSSARY
Functional Additive
Impurity
Ingredient
Metal and Metal Alloy Numbers
Monomer
Number Average Molecular Weight
Oligomer
Polymer Substance or Polymeric Material
Systems Furniture
Small Electrical Components
Small Product Hardware
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
PROGRAM RESOURCES
The Living Building Challenge Red List
LBC Red List Summary Statements
The Watch List
How Annual LBC Red List Changes Affect Product Manufacturers
The Dialogue
Reference Links
Approved Program and Label Reference
Summary of Changes
July 2024 Update
Changes to Program Clarifications (Q2 2024)
April 2024 Update
Changes to Program Requirements and Contents (Q1 2024)
Changes to Declare Third Party Verification (Q1 2024)
Changes to Glossary (Q1 2024)
Changes to Program Resources (Q1 2024)
January 2024 Update
Changes to Declare Program Exceptions (Q4 23)
Changes to Declare Third-Party Verification (Q4 23)
June 2023 Update
Changes to Create and Maintain a Declare Label (June 2023)
April 2023 Updates
Changes to ILFI Declare Manufacturer’s Guide (Q1 2023)
Changes to Introduction to ILFI (Q1 2023)
Changes to Introduction to Declare (Q1 2023)
Changes to Program Requirements and Contents (Q1 2023)
Changes to Program Clarifications (Q1 2023)
Changes to Declare Program Exceptions (Q1 2023)
Changes to Create and Maintain a Declare Label (Q1 2023)
Changes to Declare Third Party Verification (Q1 2023)
Changes to Partnerships and Additional Services (Q1 2023)
Changes to Glossary (Q1 2023)
Changes to Program Resources (Q1 2023)
Previous Versions of the Declare Manufacturer’s Guide
Download as PDF
Changes to Declare Third Party Verification (3PV) (Q4 2021)
January 2022
No changes.
Changes to Create and Maintain a Declare Label (Q4 2021)
Changes to Partnerships and Additional Services (Q4 2021)
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