Standards & Specifications

• Environmentally Preferable Carpet Purchases: All carpet purchased by CA state agencies shall meet the NSF/American National Standards Institute 140-2007 standard at its PLATINUM level. Details in the REVISED DGS Management Memo 10-01(December 2009)
  

• A comprehensive, searchable database of all carpet products certified to meet the NSF/ANSI 140-2007 standard can be found at http://www.carpet-rug.org/carpet-and-rug-industry/sustainability/sustainable-carpet/sustainable-carpet-list.cfm, and can be sorted to show all products certified at the PLATINUM level, by all certifiers.

  
  
• NSF 140-2007 carpet standard fact sheet (NSF)
   

• California Low-Mercury Lamp Contract and Specifications