Grand Rapids, Michigan - Hart & Cooley, Inc, an industry leader in flexible air duct products, has achieved GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification. Every flexible duct product in the Hart & Cooley and AMERIFLEX line, including its new Commercial Series duct products, meets the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute’s (GEI) stringent certification standards, improving indoor air quality and helping create healthier indoor environments.

"Our homes, schools, and office buildings are filled with products and materials that emit thousands of different pollutants into the air we breathe, posing numerous health risks to children and their developing systems," explained Dr. Marilyn Black, Founder, GEI. "By certifying their air duct products to the GREENGUARD Children & Schools standard, Hart & Cooley, Inc is actively working to protect children and the air they breathe from hazardous chemicals and pollutants."

"Hart & Cooley and AMERIFLEX are the brands you can install with confidence," said Jeff Elzinga, Flexible Duct Systems Product Manager. "Air distribution ducts are a critical element in delivering healthy and safe indoor air." By attaining GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certification, Hart & Cooley, Inc is taking steps to ensure confidence that you have improved indoor air quality by certifying our  flexible ducts.

Hart & Cooley, Inc’s GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified products undergo continuous testing for more than 10,000 different chemicals and meet rigorous health-based criteria for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including phthalates and formaldehyde. This certification provides consumers with certified low-emitting products that have passed rigorous and frequent test requirements helping reduce environmental pollutants in indoor environments.

For more information on the AMERIFLEX line, please visit the Hart and Cooley Web site.