For Manufacturers

ClearChem™: A Smarter Way to Meet Green Building Documentation Demands

As a building product manufacturer, you’re no stranger to requests for environmental documentation. Responding to customer demands for green procurement and compliance with LEED® and other standards can be tedious, costly, and time-consuming.

While third-party eco-labeling programs offer one solution, they may come with high fees, limited flexibility, and sometimes a lack of full transparency—exactly what today's buyers are demanding.

ClearChem™ is a transparent, cost-effective alternative. ClearChem provides manufacturers with a streamlined, self-declared documentation framework for VOC emissions, based on CDPH Standard Method V1.2—the standard required by LEED EQ Credit: Low Emitting Materials and widely accepted across green building voluntary programs and codes.

Each ClearChem Declaration delivers all required documentation in a standardized, easy-to-understand format—saving time for you and your customers.

How It Works

Participation is open to companies that test their products through Berkeley Analytical. To join:

  1. Sign an implementation agreement with Berkeley Analytical confirming adherence to ClearChem Standard BkA-CC-01.
  2. Use an online form builder to create a ClearChem Declaration for each successfully tested product sample.
  3. Get your own ClearChem product listing web page with downloadable declarations.
  4. Get access to the ClearChem marks and labels graphics package for online and print marketing.
  5. Gain visibility – Declarations are also published on Origin.build for broader market access.

A ClearChem declaration does not have an expiration date and is valid as long as product formulation and production remain unchanged. However, programs such as USGBC LEED may have their own requirements regarding documentation time limits.

Build Trust with Transparency 

By joining ClearChem, you communicate environmental responsibility with clarity, while retaining control over your product messaging and sensitive company information. It’s trusted, cost-effective, and aligned with today’s market expectations.

For more information, visit the About page, download ClearChem Standard BkA-CC-01 for full program details, or use our Contact form to reach a company representative.