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  1. What makes your paint environmentally-friendly?
  2. What makes YOLO Colorhouse different from other low or zero VOC paints?
  3. Why were VOCs added to paints in the first place? Why aren’t VOCs in YOLO Colorhouse paint?
  4. What is LEED? Does YOLO Colorhouse paint qualify for LEED Green Building points?
  5. Why did YOLO Colorhouse choose to be certified by Green Seal?
  6. Does YOLO Colorhouse offer color-choosing help?

  1. What makes your paint environmentally-friendly?

    YOLO Colorhouse has Green Seal® certification GS – 11, 2008, which includes a list of 1000+ restricted chemicals that cannot be in our paint. For a complete list, click here.

    YOLO Colorhouse is proud of what is not in our paint:

    No carcinogens
    No reproductive toxins
    No mutagens
    No hazardous air pollutants
    No ozone depleting compounds
    No formaldehyde
    No phthalates
    No VOCs

    Besides being a zero VOC paint with none of the bad stuff, YOLO Colorhouse looks beyond what is in the can:

    100% recycled plastic containers
    100% post-consumer waste labels with soy based inks
    Bio-diesel and rail shipping to reduce embodied energy
    Poster-size sampling system reduces quart can waste
    Displays made from renewable and recyclable materials

    For more on the YOLO Colorhouse commitment to the environment click here.

  2. What makes YOLO Colorhouse different from other low or zero VOC paints?

    YOLO Colorhouse only sells zero VOC paint, we do not sell any products that are low VOC or any traditional water based paints with VOCs. We are committed to human health and environmental health. YOLO Colorhouse was founded to find a healthier paint with excellent performance and durability. YOLO Colorhouse is also committed to sustainability beyond what’s in the paint can. Click here to find out more about our sustainability commitment.

  3. Why were VOCs added to paints in the first place? Why aren’t VOCs in YOLO Colorhouse paint?

    Traditional resins/binders (the stuff that sticks to the wall and binds the pigment) required chemical solvents to form a film as the paint dried. YOLO Colorhouse is utilizing state of the art technology that does not require chemical solvents in the paint formulating process. The only solvent that we have in our paint is water. YOLO Colorhouse worked with environmental experts and academics to perfect our formula to have a low impact on human health and the environment.

  4. What is LEED? Does YOLO Colorhouse paint qualify for LEED Green Building points?

    LEED is short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is a rating system developed by the US Green Building Council system that measures how ‘green’ a building/remodel/new construction is. For more specific information on LEED go to www.usgbc.org/leed/

    Below is the break-down for LEED points awarded for the use of GS-11 paint under LEED version 3.0:

    LEED for New Construction 2009 - v3.0 (1 point) IEQ Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings Architectural Paints Green Seal Standard GS-11, Paints, 1st Edition, May 20,1993
    LEED for Existing Building Operations &Management 2009 -v3.0 (1 point) MR Credit 3: Sustainable Purchasing—Facility Alterations and Additions Green Seal’s Standard GS-11 requirements
    LEED for Commercial Interiors 2009 -v3.0 (1 point) IEQ Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings
    Architectural Paints Green Seal Standard GS-11, Paints, 1st Edition, May 20, 1993
    LEED for Core and Shell 2009 -v3.0 (1 point) IEQ Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings Architectural Paints Green Seal Standard GS-11, Paints, 1st Edition, May 20, 1993
    LEED for Homes 2009 -v 3.0 (1/2 point) MR 2 Credit – Environmentally Preferable Products Architectural Paints Green Seal Standard GS-11, Paints, 1st Edition, May 20, 1993

    YOLO Colorhouse is Green Seal certified, which automatically qualifies it for LEED rating points.

  5. Why did YOLO Colorhouse choose to be certified by Green Seal?

    Green Seal is the only US Ecolabel recognized by global ecolabeling network — like Europe’s Blue Angel. Europe has some of the strictest environmental standards. For more info, go to www.globalecolabeling.net. GS 11, 1993 is recognized by US Green Building Council as the standard for LEED points. Green Seal is the most comprehensive certification with standards that address full life cycle.

  6. Does YOLO Colorhouse offer color-choosing help?

    Yes, we offer Free Color Help online. Click here to learn more about our online color help.