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Products made completely of laminate which are not pressed onto a wood product substrate (i.e. High Pressure Laminates and Compact Laminates) are not considered to be composite wood products and are therefore not subject to the Formaldehyde Minimisation and Sustainable Timber credits in Green Star rating tools.

Many products can also contribute to the achievement of credits for MAT-1: Workstations, MAT-3: Walls & Partitions, MAT-5: Tables and MAT-6: Storage. As further Green Star rating tools are developed, specific information on how Greenfirst products can contribute to achieving points will be available.

Green Star Compliance Criteria

The Green Star Technical Manuals outline the compliance criteria. It is important to refer to the GBCA website for regular updates. Click here for the latest technical clarifications and rulings from the GBCA.

The Laminex Group has accredited Green Star experts who can advise on the Green Star rating system and how our products can help achieve Green Star Credits.

Unless otherwise stated, all wood composite panel products manufactured by The Laminex Group meet the AS/NZS standards for E1 formaldehyde emission levels. For E0 products, there is an even lower formaldehyde emission level in the AS/NZS standard that is achieved.

Products made completely of laminate which are not pressed onto a wood product substrate (i.e. High Pressure Laminates and Compact Laminates) are not considered to be composite wood products and are therefore not subject to the Formaldehyde Minimisation and Sustainable Timber credits in Green Star rating tools.

Formaldehyde Test Reports Craftwood MDF Craftwood MDF EO Particleboard Particleboard EO

VOC Test Reports Craftwood MDF Particleboard Laminex Lamiwood (Decorated MDF) Laminex Vertiboard (Decorated Particleboard) Laminex HPL

The Laminex Group has been awarded the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody for the introduction of the Laminex FSC^™ Timber Veneer product range. This is the only product currently available from The Laminex Group that is FSC certified. The Laminex Group's FSC Chain of Custody Number:SCS-COC-001000. For further information on FSC, visit www.fscaustralia.org

• The Laminex Group FSC Chain of Custody Certificate

The last 'hands' to touch an FSC certified piece of timber (eg reseller of a finished product) must have a Chain of Custody Certificate; otherwise there is no sure way to know that the timber product is in fact FSC certified. Please refer to the Green Building Council of Australia for further details.

The Laminex Group also has products certified in New Zealand under Environmental Choice New Zealand ecolabel and with the Chinese and Korean ecolabels for exported products.

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GECA Certified
The Laminex Group is the first manufacturer of wood panels and decorative laminates to have it's products certified by GECA to the Australian Environmental Labelling Furniture and Fittings Standard. This Standard is publicly available at www.aela.org.au. Where the Good Environmental Choice label is displayed, it acknowledges the product as meeting or exceeding the voluntary environmental declaration standards. The Standard is a comprehensive, life-cycle based assessment, which is scientifically and internationally recognised.

IEQ-11: Volatile Organic Compounds
In Green Star Office Interiors:
• 2 points are possible where all tenancy fitout items (workstations,
  walls/partitions, chairs, tables and storage units) are low-VOC.
• 2 points where all adhesives and sealants are low-VOC or
  no adhesives/sealants are used.

IEQ-12: Formaldehyde Minimisation
In Green Star Office Interiors:
1 point is awarded where it is demonstrated that all composite wood products used are low formaldehyde emission (E1 and E0).

MAT-7: Joinery
In Green Star Office Interiors:
1 point is awarded where it is demonstrated that the joinery used in the tenancy fit-out has a reduced environmental impact as determined by the Mat-7 Joinery Calculator (resource utilisation and reuseability).

MAT-11: Sustainable Timber
In Green Star Office Interiors:
Two points are awarded where it is demonstrated that all timber and composite timber products used in the tenancy fit-out are sourced from either or a combination of the following:
• Post-consumer re-used timber
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC™) Certified Timber.

Standard grade particleboard, factory laminated with hardwearing melamine surfaces suitable for vertical applications (available in E1 and E0). Wide range of colour options.

Standard grade MDF, factory laminated with hardwearing melamine surfaces suitable for vertical applications (available in E1 and E0). Wide range of colour options.

Moisture resistant particleboard, factory laminated with hardwearing melamine surfaces suitable for vertical and horizontal applications (available in E1 and E0). Wide range of colour options.

Edging made from a combination of modified melamine thermosettings resins and paper. Wide range of colour options.

FSC^™ certified range of timber veneers, made of MDF factory bonded with thin layers of timber veneers on both sides (available in moisture resistant grade, E0)

High pressure laminates made from layers of Kraft paper impregnated with phenolic thermosetting resins. Wide range of applications. Wide range of colour options.

High pressure laminate made from layers of Kraft paper impregnated with phenolic thermosetting resins in the core, and melamine impregnated decorative paper in the surface. Wide range of applications. Wide range of colour options.

Moisture resistant MDF, factory laminated with hardwearing melamine surfaces suitable for vertical applications (E1). Wide range of colour options.

Moisture resistant MDF, factory laminated with hardwearing melamine surfaces suitable for vertical applications (E0). Wide range of colour options.

MDF, factory laminated with hardwearing melamine surfaces suitable for vertical applications (available in standard and moisture resistant grades, E1). Wide range of colour options.

Laminate flooring made of high-density fibreboard, factory laminated with layers of melamine resin impregnated paper.

High pressure laminate made from layers of Kraft paper impregnated with phenolic thermosetting resins in the core, and melamine impregnated decorative paper in the surface. Wide range of applications. Wide range of colour options.

MDF in standard, moisture resistant and grooved (Craftform) options (available in E1 and E0).

Particleboard in standard and moisture resistant options (E0).

MDF, factory laminated with hardwearing white melamine surfaces suitable for vertical applications (available in standard and moisture resistant grades, E1).

Particleboard, factory laminated with hardwearing white melamine surfaces suitable for vertical applications (moisture resistant grade, E0).

A fast setting high bond strength grade PVA adhesive, suitable for bonding most soft and hard woods as well as particleboard and MDF.