Decorative finishes are typically high-grade, multicolored and/or textured coatings for interior and exterior applications. Textures and colors are achieved by proprietary mixtures of pigments, oils, and inorganic fillers.
Such products offer a durable and environmentally preferable alternative to common vinylCommon term for polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In chemistry, vinyl refers to a carbon-and-hydrogen group (H2C=CH–) that attaches to another functional group, such as chlorine (vinyl chloride) or acetate (vinyl acetate). wall coverings, which offgas plasticizers and pose heightened health risks during a fire or end-of-life incineration.
Products listed here are waterborne and have relatively low-VOCVolatile organic compound. An organic compound that evaporates readily into the atmosphere; as defined by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, VOCs are organic compounds that volatize and then become involved in photochemical smog production. content.
Decorative finishes are typically high-grade, multicolored and/or textured coatings for interior and exterior applications. Textures and colors are achieved by proprietary mixtures of pigments, oils, and inorganic fillers.
Such products offer a durable and environmentally preferable alternative to common vinyl wall coverings, which offgas plasticizers and pose heightened health risks during a fire or end-of-life incineration.
Products listed here are waterborne and have relatively low-VOC content.
Our guide lists products from the
Greenspec® Online Directory of environmentally preferable building products. Manufacturers and/or their representatives should visit
this page to learn more about suggesting their products for inclusion.
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