Paint a Brighter Future

You’re saving up for that hybrid car, and you’ve almost replaced all your light bulbs with energy savers. Your eco-responsible nature isn’t going to stop during your paint project. And we’re glad to help you out there. Devoe Paint is the proud parent of some of the most environmentally responsible formulations currently on the market.

With indoor air quality regulations revved up, and our 20 year background in no-VOC formulation experience, we have expanded this technology to lower all our Devoe Paint latex products to a VOC level of less than 50 grams per liter. That magic number makes all Devoe Paint latex products compliant to the strictest regulations currently in place and helps keep you and our planet healthy.

“It is our task in our time and in our generation, to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.” –John F. Kennedy

A little about VOCs

VOCs – volatile organic compounds – are generally agreed to be harmful for the environment. Legislation restricting VOCs began appearing in the United States as early as 1963 (The Clean Air Act). US state air quality regulators, and the US EPA, have followed suit to require lower VOC levels in paints.

In 2000, a non-profit organization called the US Green Building Council was established to create standards for environmentally friendly building materials and practices. Adherence to these standards, referred to as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), is now becoming very common. Additionally, Master Painter’s Institute (MPI), which also drives specifications, has created their own version, known as Green Performance Standards. Certifiers, such as the Greenguard™ Environmental Institute, have gained notoriety by certifying products with low emissions.

“Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” –Native American Proverb

Perks of using low-VOC paints

• People can live and work more safely with environmentally sensitive product in any type of painting situation.
• Peoples’ risk for developing chemical exposure based allergy and illness is much lower.
• Outdoor/indoor painting activities are less likely to affect people living and working in the building.
• People are more productive in non-toxic environments, less prone to illness.
  
  

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” –Margaret Mead

A Green History

Devoe Paint

We’ve always worked hard to stay at the head of the pack, making the best and safest products out there, so you can live a better and healthier life. In the early 1990’s, we pioneered and launched the first no-VOC conventional latex paints in North America (Devoe® Paint Wonder-Pure™). In 1992, we received the Clean Air Award from the South Coast Air Quality Management District. In 2002, we introduced the first oil paint suspended in water—Devoe Paint Mirrolac Speed allows the application of a quality oil paint film to architectural surfaces with a fraction of the organic solvents. Currently, all Devoe Paint latex products have a VOC level of less than 50 grams per liter. They are compliant to the strictest regulations currently in place and are compliant throughout the United States. This also means that every Devoe Paint latex product qualifies for LEED credit, as every latex product is below 50 g/L VOC.

Akzo Nobel

In 2007, the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) gave AkzoNobel our best-ever mark, making AkzoNobel number one in the chemicals industry. The DJSI is one of the world’s foremost sustainability indices, benchmarking the performance of leading companies. It rates companies on their environmental, social and economic performance, including forward-looking financial indicators. Compared to our peers, AkzoNobel is number one when it comes to the use of renewables, carbon emissions and energy efficiency.