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GREEN MATERIALS

Carmelito Tatlonghari, MMP, LEED-AP

Leighton Contractors (Philippines) Inc.

Zuellig Building Project
Makati City

22 June 2010 Green Architecture Advocacy

Philippines, Inc.
 Sustainability
“Sustainable
Sustainable Development is
development
p that meets the
needs of the present without
compromising
i i th
the ability
bilit off
future generations to meet
their own needs.”
- Brundtland Commission WCED, 1987
 “Triple
Triple Bottom Line
Line”

The 3 Es / 3Ps:
¾ ETHICS (Social)
PEOPLE
¾ ECOLOGY (Environmental)
PLANET
¾ ECONOMY (Economic)
PROFIT
 Factors Driving Companies &
Building Owners to Incorporate
Sustainability into their
Building Operations

¾MARKET TRANSFORMATION
¾SUPPLY PUSH
¾DEMAND PULL
 Sustainable Construction

Sustainable Construction is a subset

of sustainability, which focuses
more on the built environment,
both during the construction phase
andd during
d i th
the operational
ti l life
lif
cycle
cyc e of
o thee facility.
ac y
Green Building is a very common
term used d as a major ffocus area in
sustainable construction
 S t i bl Sit
Sustainable Sites 6
Stormwater Management

SS Credit 6: SM-Quantity/Quality
Q y/Q y
Control
¾ PERVIOUS PAVING
¾ Runoff Coefficient
¾ Asphalt Pavement – 0.95
¾ Roof Ga
Garden(>20-in
den(>20 in substrate)
s bst ate) – 0.10
0 10
 SS Credit
C dit 7
Heat Island Effect
Non Roof
Non-Roof
Paving Materials with a Solar
Reflective Index (SRI) of at least 29
((high-albedo
g materials))

Material Emissivity Reflectance SRI

Typical new white concrete 0.9 0.7 86

New asphalt 0.9 0.05 0

 SS Credit 7
Heat Island Effect
Roof
Roofing materials having an SRI
equall to
t or greater
t than:
th
• 78 for low-sloped
p roofs ((slope
p ≤ 2V:12H))

• 29 for steep-sloped roofs (slope>2V:12H)

SRI - ASTM E 1980
Reflectance – ASTM E 903, E 1918 or C 1549
Emittance – ASTM E 408 or ASTM C 1371
Product info available from Cool Roof Rating Council at
www.coolroofs.org
 E t
Extreme SRI Values
V l ffor
Roofing Materials

Solar Infrared Temperature

p
Generic Material SRI
Reflectance Emittance Rise (ºF)

Gray EPDM 0 23
0.23 0 87
0.87 68 21

White coating -
0.85 0.91 9 107
2 coats
coats, 20 mils
 WE 2
Water Efficient Landscaping

Appropriate
pp p p
plant material
Native/Indigenous or adapted plants to
reduce/eliminate irrigation
requirements
Determined from a soil/climate analysis
 WE 2:
2 IInnovative
ti
Wastewater Technologies

¾ Water conserving
g fixtures ((water
closets, urinals)
¾ High-efficiency
Hi h ffi i fixtures
fi t & dry
d
fixtures (composting toilet systems
and non-water using urinals)
MATERIALS REUSE (MRc3)
¾ Use salvaged,
salvaged refurbished or reused
materials to reduce demand for virgin
materials and reduce waste, thereby lessening
impacts associated with the extraction and
processing
p g of virgin
g resources.

¾ Core materials that may be eligible include

salvaged brick, structured timber, stone,
pavers
pavers.

¾ Confirm
C fi th t they
that th do
d nott contain
t i toxic
t i
substances, such as lead or asbestos.
MATERIALS REUSE (
(MRc3)
)
¾ Refurbished materials are products that could have
been disposed of as solid waste.
waste These products have
completed their life cycle as consumer items and are then
refurbished for reuse without substantial alteration of their
form. Refurbishing include renovating, repairing,
restoring, or generally improving the appearance,
performance quality,
performance, quality functionability,
functionability or value of a product.
product

¾ Remanufactured materials are items that are made into

other products. One example is concrete that is crushed
and used as subbase.

¾ Salvaged materials or reused materials are

construction materials recovered from existing buildings or
construction sites and reused. Common salvaged
materials include structural beams and posts, flooring,
doors cabinetry,
doors, cabinetry brick and decorative items.
items
M t i l &R
Materials Resources C
Credit
dit 4:
4
Recycled Content

¾ MR Credit 4.1:
10% (post-consumer +
½ pre-consumer))
¾ MR Credit 4.2:
20% (post-consumer +
½ pre-consumer)
M t i l &R
Materials Resources C
Credit
dit 4:
4
Recycled Content
¾ Identify the percentage of
postconsumer and/or preconsumer
recycled
l d content
t tb by weight,
i ht and
d list
li t
the recycled information source. LEED
requires that the information be from
a reliable, verifiable source.

¾ Distinguish between postconsumer

and preconsumer recycled content.
Materials & Resources Credit 4:
R
Recycled
l dCContent
¾ Post-consumer material – waste
material generated by households or by
commercial, i l industrial
i d t i l & iinstitutional
tit ti l
facilities in their role as end-users of
the product
product, which can no longer be
used for its intended purposes

¾ Pre-consumer material – material

diverted from the waste stream during
the manufacturing process. Excluded is
reutilization of materials such as
rework, regrind or scrap capable of
being reclaimed within the same
process that generated it.
M t i l &R
Materials Resources C
Credit
dit 4:
4
Recycled Content

RC shall be defined in accordance

with ISO 14021-Environmental
labels and declarations - Self-
Self
declared environmental claims
(Type II environmental labeling)
REGIONAL MATERIALS MRc5
¾ Indicate the distance between the
project site and the manufacturer
l
location,
i andd the
h distance
di between
b
the pproject
j site and the extraction
site for each raw material in your
product.
product

¾ Submit cutsheets that document

material origin and manufacture
within an 800-km radius of the
project site.
M
Materials
i l &RResources C
Credit
di 6:
6
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Rapidly renewable building materials
/products are made from plants
that are typically harvested within
a 10
10-yr
yr cycle or shorter
shorter, such as
bamboo, wool, cotton insulation,
agrifiber,
fb linoleum,
l l wheatboard,
h b d
strawboard and cork. They may
also be animal-based.
MRc6: Rapidly
p y Renewable Materials
¾ Identify products that are considered
rapidly renewable and their materials
costs.

¾ Calculate the percentage of rapidly

renewable materials.

¾ For
F Assembly
A bl Rapidly
R idl RRenewable
bl
Content, the fraction of the assembly that
is considered rapidly renewable is
determined by weight. That fraction is
then applied to the materials cost to
determine the rapidly renewable materials
cost for that assembly.
MRc6: Rapidly
p y Renewable Materials
Documentation Guidance
¾ Compile a list of rapidly renewable
product purchases.
purchases
¾ Record manufacturers’ names,
materials costs, the percentage of each
product that is rapidly renewable
criteria (by weight), and each compliant
value
value.
¾ Retain cutsheets to document rapidly
p y
renewable criteria.
¾ Maintain a list of act
actual
al materials
mate ials
costs.
M
Materials
i l &RResources CCredit
di 7:
7
Certified Wood
Certified Wood
– wood products which are made
from wood that has been grown
and p processed in a manner that is
environmentally friendly
- certified in accordance with the
Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC)
Principles and Criteria. FSC-
certified
ce t ed products
p oducts have
a e a Chain-of-
C a o
Custody (CoC) certification.
MRc7: Certified Wood
Chain-of-Custody
y (COC)
( ) Requirements
q
¾ Collect all vendor invoices for permanently installed
wood products, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
certified
f or not, purchased by the project contractor and
subcontractors.
Each vendor invoice must conform to the
following requirements:
¾ Each wood product must be indentified on a line-item
line item basis.
basis
¾ FSC products must be identified as such on a line-item basis.
¾ The peso value of each line item must be shown.
¾ The vendor’s COC certificate number must be shown on any
invoice that includes FSC products.
Each wood product’s vendor that invoices FSC
certified product must be COC certified by an
FSC-accredited certifier.
MRc7: Certified Wood
Comply with the following requirements, if the wood
products are FSC certified:
¾ The vendor’s COC number must be shown on the invoice.
¾ The invoice must be supplemented by a letter from the
vendor stating that the products invoiced are FSC certified.
certified
¾ The invoice or the letter must state whether the products
are FSC p pure,, FSC Mixed Credit or FSC Mixed (NN)
( ) %.
Calculations
¾ List all new wood products (not reclaimed, salvaged or
recycled) on the project.
¾ Identify which components are FSC certified.
¾ Tally
T ll the
th costt off all
ll new wood
d products,
d t both
b th FSC certified
tifi d
and not.
¾ Calculate the amount of new wood and the amount of FSC
certified wood permanently installed on the project.
Develop a spreadsheet.
¾ Determine the percentage of FSC certified wood.
MRc7: Certified Wood
Assemblies
In the case of manufactured products, such windows and
furniture systems
y that combine wood and nonwood
materials, only the new wood portion can be applied
toward the credit.
¾ Determine i the
h value
l off the
h wood d component(s):
( )
¾ Calculate the amount of new wood as a percentage of
the total weight
weight, volume
volume, or cost
cost, and the amount of
FSC-certified wood as a percentage of the total weight,
volume, or cost.
¾ Multiply these figures by the total value of the product
as invoiced to project contractors, subcontractors, or
b i
buying agents.
t
¾ Develop a separate spreadsheet for each assembly to
calculate the amount of new wood and amount of FSC-
certified wood for assemblies and enter the summary
data as 1 line item on the comprehensive spreadsheet
used to calculate the percentage of certified wood used
in the project.
MRc7: Certified Wood
Documentation Guidelines
As a first step in preparing to complete the LEED-Online
documentation requirements,
q , work through
g the followingg
measures. Refer to LEED-Online for the complete
descriptions of all required documentation.
¾ Track k certified
f d woodd purchases
h andd retain associated
d
COC documentation.
¾ Collect copies of vendor invoices for each certified wood
product.
¾ Maintain a list that identifies the percentage of certified
wood in each purchase.

¾ Websites
Forest Stewardship Council, United States
http://www.fscus.org/green_building
http://info.fsc.org/
 Indoor Environmental Quality
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting Materials
IEQ Credit 4.1:
4 1:
Adhesives, Sealants
and Sealant Primers:

South Coast Air Quality Management

District (SCAQMD) Rule #1168
VOC Limits
 Indoor Environmental Quality
C dit 4
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting
Low Emitting Materials
IEQ Credit 4.1:
4 1:
Aerosol Adhesives:

G
Green S
Seall Standard
St d d for
f Commercial
C i l
Adhesives GS-36 Requirements
q
% VOC by Weight (less water)
 Indoor Environmental Quality
C dit 4
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting
Low Emitting Materials
Referenced Standards
South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD) Amendments to South
Coast Rule
u e 1168,
68, VOC
OC Limits,
ts, effective
e ect e
January 7, 2005:
http://www aqmd gov/rules/reg/reg11/r1168
http://www.aqmd.gov/rules/reg/reg11/r1168.
pdf
 VOC Limit, Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds
in Grams per Liter

Architectural Applications Current VOC Limit

Indoor Carpet Adhesives 50
Carpet Pad Adhesives 50
Outdoor Carpet Adhesives 150
W d Flooring
Wood Fl i Adhesive
Adh i 100
Rubber Floor Adhesives 60
Subfloor Adhesives 50
Ceramic Tile Adhesives 65
VCT and Asphalt Tile Adhesives 50
Dry Wall and Panel Adhesives 50
Cove Base Adhesives 50
M li
Multipurpose Construction
C i Adh
Adhesives
i 70
Structural Glazing Adhesives 100
Single Ply Roof Membrane Adhesives 250
 VOC Limit, Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds
in Grams per Liter

Specialty Applications Current VOC Limit

PVCC Welding
ldi 510
0
CPVC Welding 490
ABS Welding g 325
Plastic Cement Welding 250
Adhesive Primer for Plastic 550
Computer Diskette Manufacturing 350
Contact Adhesive 80
Special Purpose Contact Adhesive 250
Tire Retread 100
Adhesive Primer for Traffic Marking Tape 150
Structural Wood Member Adhesive 140
Sheet Applied Rubber Lining Operations 850
Top and Trim Adhesive 250
 VOC Limit, Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds
in Grams per Liter
For adhesives, adhesive bonding primers, or any other primer not regulated by the above two
tables and applied to the following substrates, the following limits shall apply:
Substrate Specific Applications Current VOC Limit
Metal to Metal 30
Plastic Foams 50
Porous Material (except wood) 50
Wood 30
Fiberglass 80
If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together
the adhesive with the highest VOC content shall be allowed.
Sealants Current VOC Limit
Architectural 250
Marine Deck 760
Nonmembrane Roof 300
Roadway 250
Single-Ply Roof Membrane 450
Other 420
Sealant Primers Current VOC Limit
Architectural
Non Porous 250
Porous 775
Modified Bituminous 500
Marine Deck 760
Other 750
 Indoor Environmental Quality
C dit 4
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting
Low Emitting Materials
Referenced Standards
Green Seal Standard 36 ((GS-36),
),
effective October 19, 2000:

http://www greenseal org/certificati

http://www.greenseal.org/certificati
on/standards/commercial_adhesives_
GS 36 f
GS_36.cfm
 Volatile Organic Compounds Limits
Adhesive Type VOC weight (grams/liter minus water)
ABS Welding 400
Carpet Pad Installation 150
Ceramic Tile Installation 130
Contact Bond 250
Contact Bond
Bond-Specialty
Specialty Substrates 400
Cove Base Installation 150
CPVC Welding 490
Indoor Floor Covering Installation 150
Multipurpose
li C
Construction
i 200
Nonmembrane Roof Installation/Repair 300
Other Plastic Cement Welding 510
Outdoor Floor Covering Installation 250
PVC Welding 510
Rubber Floor Installation 150
Single-Ply Roof Membrane Installation/Repair 250
St
Structural
t l Glazing
Gl i 100
Perimeter Bonded Sheet Vinyl Flooring Installation 660
Waterproof Resorcinol Glue 170
Wood Flooring g Adhesive 150
 Volatile Organic Compounds Limits
Adhesives Application Onto VOC weight in
Substrate grams/liter
minus water
Flexible vinyl 250
Fiberglass 200
Metal-to-Metal 30
Porous material 120
Plastic Foams 120
Rubber 250
Other substrates 250
VOC weight in
Aerosol Adhesives: grams/liter
minus water
General purpose mist spray 65% VOCs by weight
General purpose web spray 55% VOCs by weight
Special purpose aerosol adhesives (all 70% VOCs byy weight
g
types)
 Indoor Environmental Quality
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting Materials
Documentation Guidance

Maintain a list of each indoor

aerosol adhesive product, sealants and
sealant primers used on a project.
Include the manufacturer
manufacturer’ss name,
name product
name, and specific VOC data (g/L less
water)
t ) for
f each
h product,
d t as wellll as the
th
corresponding allowable VOC from the
referenced standard.
IEQc4.2: Low-Emitting Materials – Paints and Coatings

¾ Architectural paints and coatings applied to interior walls

and ceilings must not exceed the volatile organic
compound (VOC) content limits established in Green Seal
Standard GS-11,, Paints,, 1st Edition,, May
y 20,, 1993.

¾ Anti
Anti-corrosive
corrosive and anti
anti-rust
rust paints applied to interior
ferrous metal substrates must not exceed the VOC
content limit of 250g/L established in Green Seal
Standard GC-03, Anti-Corrosive Paints, 2nd Edition,
January 7, 1997.

¾ Clear wood finishes, floor coatings, stains, primers and

shellacs
h ll applied
li d to iinterior
i elements
l must not exceed
d the
h
VOC content limits established in South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SQAQMD) Rule 1113,1113 Architectural
Coatings, rules in effect on January 1, 2004.
 Indoor Environmental Quality
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting Materials
IEQ
Q Credit 4.2:
Architectural Paints, Coatings
and Primers applied to interior walls &
ceilings
Do not exceed the VOC content limits
established in Green Seal Standard GS-
11
o Flats: 50 g/L
o Non-Flats & Primers: 150 g/L
 Green Seal Standard GS-11
http://www greenseal org/certification/standards/paints and coatings pdf
http://www.greenseal.org/certification/standards/paints_and_coatings.pdf

Product Type VOC level (g/L)

Flat Topcoat 50
Non-Flat Topcoat 100
Primer or Undercoat 100
Floor Paint 100
Anti Corrosive
C C
Coating 2 0
250
Reflective Wall Coating 50
Reflective Roof Coating 100
Flat Topcoat with colorant added at the point-of-sale 100
p
Non-Flat Topcoat with colorant added at the p
point-of-sale 150
Primer or Undercoat with colorant added at the point-of-sale 150
Floor Paint with colorant added at the point-of-sale 150
Anti Corrosive Coating with colorant added at the point-of-sale 300
Reflective Wall Coating with colorant added at the point-of-sale 100
Reflective Roof Coating with colorant added at the point-of-sale
point of sale 150
 Indoor Environmental Quality
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting Materials
IEQ Credit 4.2:
4 2:
Anti-corrosive and anti-rust
paints applied to interior ferrous
metal substrates
Do not exceed the VOC content limit
of 250 g/L established in Green
Seal Standard GC
GC-0303
 Indoor Environmental Quality
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting
Low Emitting Materials
IEQ Credit 4.2:
Clear wood finishes, floor coatings,
stains and shellacs applied to interior elements
Do not exceed the VOC content limits
established
bl h d in S
Southh Coast
C Air Q
Quality
l
Management District (SCAQMD) Rule
1113 e.g.,
1113, eg
o Clear wood finishes: varnish 350 g/L;
lacquer 550 g/L
o Floor coatings: 100 g/L
o Sealers: waterproofing
p g sealers 250 g/g/L;;
sanding sealers 275 g/L; all
other sealers 200 g/L
o Shellacs:
Sh ll Cl
Clear 730 g/L;
/L pigmented550
i t d550 g/L/L
o Stains: 250 g/L
IEQc4.2: Low-Emitting Materials
– Paints and
d Coatings
Documentation Guidance
¾ Maintain a list of each indoor paint and coating product
used. Include the manufacturer’s name,, p
product name,,
and specific VOC data (in g/L, less water) for each
product, as well as the corresponding allowable VOC
from the referenced standard.
standard
¾ Track the amount of product used if the VOC budget
approach is taken.
taken
Definition:
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC): Any organic
compound which participates in atmospheric photo-
chemical reactions as defined by the U.S.
U S EPA in 40 CFR
§51.100 (s) and has an initial boiling point lower than or
equal to 280°C measured at standard conditions of
temperature and pressure.
 Indoor Environmental Quality
C dit 4
Credit 4:
Low-Emitting
Low Emitting Materials
IEQ Credit 4.3:
C
Carpet Systems
S (incl.
(i l carpet cushion)
hi )
installed in the building interior

Shall meet the testing and product

requirements of the Carpet ad Rug
Institute’s Green Label Plus program

Carpet Adhesive: 50 g/L

 Green Label Plus
Requirements
T ti
Testing for
f the
th release
l off total
t t l VOCs
VOC (TVOCs)
(TVOC ) and
d 13
individual chemicals:

• Acetaldehyde
• Benzene
• Caprolactam
• 2-Ethylhexanoic acid
• Formaldehyde
y
• 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone
• Naphthalene
• Nonanal
• Octanal
• 4-Phenylcyclohexene
y y
• Styrene
• Toluene
• Vinyl acetate
IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials – Flooring Systems
Option 1
¾ All flooring must comply with the following as applicable to the project scope:
¾ All carpet installed in the building interior must meet the testing and product
requirements of the Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Plus Program.
¾ All carpet cushion installed in the building interior must meet the requirements of
the Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Program.
¾ All carpet adhesive must meet the requirements of IEQ Credit 4.1: 4 1: Adhesives and
Sealants, which include a volatile organic compound (VOC) limit of 50g/L.
¾ All hard surface flooring must be certified as compliant with the FloorScore
standard (current as of the date of this rating system
system, or more stringent version)
by an independent third-party. Flooring products covered by FloorScore include
vinyl, linoleum, laminate flooring, wood flooring, ceramic flooring, rubber flooring
and wall base.
base
¾ An alternative compliance path using FloorScore is acceptable for credit
achievement: 100% of the non-carpet finished flooring must be Floor-Score
certified and must constitute at least 25% of the finished floor area.
area Examples of
unfinished flooring include floors in mechanical rooms, electrical rooms and
elevator service rooms.
¾ Concrete,
Concrete wood,
wood bamboo and cork floor finishes such as sealer,
sealer stain and finish
must meet the requirements of South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) Rule 1113, Architectural Coatings, rules in effect on January 1,2004.
¾ Tile
Til setting
tti adhesives
dh i and
d groutt mustt meett South
S th Coast
C t Air
Ai Quality
Q lit Management
M t
District (SCAQMD) Rule 1168. VOC limits correspond to an effective date of July 1,
2005 and rule amendment date of January 7, 2005.
IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials – Flooring Systems

Option 2

All flooring elements installed in the building interior must meet the
testingg and p
product requirements
q of the California Department
p of Health
Services Standard Practice for the Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions
from Various Sources Using Small-Scale Environmental Chambers,
including 2004 Addenda.
Addenda

Documentation Guidance
¾ Maintain a list of each carpet, carpet cushion, and carpet adhesive
installed in the building interior. Record the VOC content for each
adhesive.

¾ Maintain a list of each hard surface flooring product, tile setting

adhesive, finishes, and grout installed in the building interior. Record the
VOC content for each tile setting adhesive and grout.
IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials – Flooring Systems
Referenced Standards
¾ Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) Green Label Plus Testing Program:
http://www carpet-rug com
http://www.carpet-rug.com
¾ South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1168, VOC
Limits:
¾ htt //
http://www.aqmd.gov/rules/reg/reg11/r1168.pdf
d / l / / 11/ 1168 df
¾ South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113,
Architectural Coatings:
¾ http://www.aqmd.gov/rules/reg/reg11/r1113.pdf
¾ FloorScore™ Program, Resilient Floor Covering Institute:
p
http://www.rfci.com/int_FloorScore.htm
¾ California Department of Health Services Standard Practice for the Testing
of Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-Scale
Environmental Chambers,, including g 2004 Addenda:
¾ http://www.cal-
iaq.org/VOC/Section1350_7_15_2004_FINAL-_PLUS_ADDENDUM-2004-
01.pdf
¾ State of California Standard 1350, Section 9, Standard Practice for the
Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-
Scale Environmental Chambers, Testing Criteria:
¾ http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehlb/iaq/VOCS/Section1350_7_15_20
04_FINAL-_PLUS_ADDENDUM-2004-01.pdfw
IEQc4.4 Low-Emitting Materials –
COMPOSITE WOOD AND AGRIFIBER PRODUCTS

IEQ Credit 4.4:

Composite wood and agrifiber products

used on the interior of the building (i.e.,
(i e
inside the waterproofing system) must
contain no added urea-formaldehyde
urea formaldehyde
resins. Laminating adhesives used to
fabricate on-site
on site and shop-applied
shop applied
composite wood and agrifiber
assemblies must not contain added
urea-formaldehyde resins.
IEQc4.4 Low-Emitting Materials –
COMPOSITE WOOD AND AGRIFIBER PRODUCTS

IEQ Credit 4.4:

D fi i i
Definition:
Composite wood and agrifiber products are
defined as particleboard, medium density
fiberboard (MDF), plywood, wheatboard,
strawboard,
b d panell subsrates
b anddddoor cores.
Material considered fixtures, furniture and
equipment
i t (FF&E) are nott considered
id d base
b
building elements and are not included.
 LEED Submittal Requirements
for Monitoring/Tracking of MR/EQc4 Credits
List of supporting documents that must be submitted together with the duly completed GMB - LEED Data Form

MRc4 - Recycled Content letter of confirmation from the

manufacturer re post-consumer
and pre-consumer recycled content
MRc5 - Regional Materials letter of confirmation from the
manufacturer re location of point of
extraction and point of assembly
MRc7 - Certified Wood FSC Certificate
EQc4.1 - Adhesive and Sealants MSDS showing VOC content (to
comply
l w// SVAQMD R
Rule
l 1168)
EQc4.2 - Paints and Coatings MSDS containing VOC content (to
comply w/ GS 11/ SCAQMD Rule
1113)
p
EQc4.3 - Carpets, Carpet
p Cushions CRI Green Label certificate
Carpet Adhesives MSDS containing VOC content (to
comply w/ SCAQMD Rule 1168)
EQc4.4 - Composite Wood & MSDS confirming no UF content
Agrifiber Products
 References QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

Books:
¾ LEED NC-2.2 Reference Guide
¾ The Engineering Guide to LEED
LEED-New
New
Construction, by Haselbach
¾ Natural Capitalism, Creating the Next
Industrial Revolution, by Hawken, Lovins
and Lovins
Websites:
¾ www.usgbc.org
¾ Improving Engineering Education Project
¾ Green Design Institute
Journals:
¾ The
Th International
I t ti l Journal
J l off E
Engineering
i i
Education