{"id":439,"date":"2022-05-11T20:28:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T20:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:31:47","slug":"basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/declare\/basics\/","title":{"rendered":"About Declare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Declare is a platform to share and find healthy building products.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturers voluntarily disclose product information on easy-to-read Declare labels. These labels report all product ingredients and use a simple color code system to flag chemicals of concern. Further information is provided on the product\u2019s final assembly locations, life expectancy, end-of-life options, and overall compliance with relevant requirements of the Living Building Challenge (LBC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All active Declare labels are accessible on a free and searchable database. The database is used by leading designers, large real estate owners, and conscientious homeowners to specify products they know they can trust and that meet the requirements of leading green building standards, including the Core Green Building, LBC, LEED, and WELL Certifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By facilitating and simplifying the exchange of complex ingredient information, Declare has positively changed the materials marketplace to enable the creation of buildings that support human and environmental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Label Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Declare is a nutrition label for building products. It is designed to help specifiers quickly identify products that meet their project requirements. Declare labels disclose all intentionally-added ingredients and residuals at or above 100ppm (0.01%) present in the final product by weight. Each ingredient must be reported with a chemical name, CAS number, and percentage or percentage range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red List Chemicals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Declare screens a product\u2019s ingredients directly against the Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List, saving project teams from the arduous task of vetting products by hand. The LBC Red List<\/a> contains the \u201cworst in class\u201d materials, chemicals and elements known to pose serious risks to human health and the greater ecosystem that are prevalent in the building products industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Declaration Status<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A product\u2019s compliance with the LBC Red List is represented on the Declare label by the product\u2019s Declaration Status. There are three Declaration Statuses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n