Concrete floor products pass LEED, CHPS testing requirements

July 6, 2010

Five concrete floor products from L&M Construction Chemicals, Omaha, Neb., have passed the product testing requirements in the LEED® and CHPS green rating systems. All five of the products tested passed North America’s strictest indoor air emissions criteria, including California Section 01350. By passing the tests, the products gained a spot on the CHPS High Performance Products Database.

Three of the five products tested by Berkeley Analytical Associates are used for the installation, coloring, or maintenance of a polished concrete floor system. FGS® Hardener Plus™ is a water-based, odorless, and environmentally safe concrete densifier, hardener, sealer, and dustproofer. The FGS Concrete Conditioner is a mild, concentrated cleaner and conditioner for hardened, polished concrete floors that rinses clean and does not affect the slip profile of floors. Available in 24 standard colors, VIVID Dye™ is designed to color interior polished concrete surfaces.

The remaining two approved products generally are used on bare concrete floors. SEALHARD™ seals, densifies, hardens, and dustproofs concrete floors and increases wear surface strength. It can be used on bare concrete floors. LiON HARD™ is a lithium silicate hardener for applying to new and existing, cured concrete as a chemical hardener, dustproofer, and densifier.