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Environmental Product Declarations:
Part 1
Tien Peng, LEED AP+, CGP, PMP
Sr. Dir, Sustainability, Codes and
Standards
Learning Objectives (Part 1+2)
n Identify the imperative for transparency
n Become aware of LEED v4 Material and
Resources changes
n Understand Environmental Product
Declarations (EPD)
n Realize the development of the Product
Category Rule (PCR) for Concrete
n Introduce NRMCA EPD Program Operator
status
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So why should you care?
Opportunity for growth!
U.S. Green Building Market ($Billions)
90
80 25
70 Residential
60 Nonresidential
14 60
50
40 47
30 10
20 25
10 7
0 3
2005 2008 2010 2012
Source: McGraw-Hill Green Outlook 2013
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Opportunity for growth!
U.S. Nonresidential Green Building
Market 2005-2016 ($Billions)
300
Conventional
250
Green
200
150 48-55%
100
50
Source: McGraw-Hill Green Outlook 2013
Worldwide trend
Source: SBI Research, Green Building Materials and Construction, 3rd Edition
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PRODUCT Manufactures are doing it!
Proliferation of Green Standards
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GREEN BUILDING
LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN (LEED V4)
Market Driver
n Federal
Government
– Virtually
every federal
agency
has
mandated
LEED
certification
including:
q GSA,
the
largest
commercial
property
holder
in
the
US
n State
Government
– 36
states
have
enacted
various
LEED
mandates
n City
Government
– 105 cities
have
mandated
LEED
requirements
n Code
– A
growing
number
of
municipalities
(San
Francisco,
Washington,
Boston,
LA)
have
implementing
mandates
n Private
Sector
Economics
q LEED
Class
A
buildings
on
average
$10/ft more
lease
rate
q Vacancy
rates
were
4.2%
lower
for
LEED
5
Community
Planning
Waste
Material LC Recycled
Disclosure Content
Mfg
Locally
Impact
Available
PCR / EPD Renewable
Location/Tran
sportation Site
Remediation
Sust. Sites Stormwater
Heat Island
Green Building Adoption
Energy
Consumption
Energy
LEED v4 Credit Evolution
Operational Impact
Water Water
Consumption Consumption
Innovation Innovation
Regional
Impacts
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MR: Materials and Resources
n Recycled content for
structural materials
eliminated
n Regional Material
eliminated
n Certified Wood eliminated
n TRANSPARENCY
MR: Building Life Cycle Impact
Reduction
Option
4
Whole
Building
LCA
(3
points)
n Impact
reduction
of
10%
from
Reference
Building
n At
least
60
year
life
span
n Not
only focused
on
CO2
– via
ISO
14044
• Reduce
GWP
of
CO2
(Required)
• Reduce
ozone
depletion
(CFC)
• Land
/water
Acidification
• Eutrophication
(phosphates)
• Tropospheric
Ozone
(NOx)
• Non
renewable
energy
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MR: Building Product Disclosure
And Optimization (3 Credits)
1. Environmental Product Declarations
2. Sourcing Of Raw Materials
3. Material Ingredients
vTransparency
vThird Party Verification
1. Environmental Product Declarations
Option 1 – EPDs (1 point)
20 Permanently Installed Products
n Product specific declaration –
publicly available (1/4 product)
n Industry average EPD – Third
party certified Type III (1/2
product)
n Product specific EPD – Third
party certified Type III (Full
product)
n USGBC Approved Program
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1. Environmental Product Declarations
Option 2 – Multi-Attribute Optimization (1 point)
50% by Cost
n Environmental Impact Reduction below
industry average– USGBC Approved
Certification Program – (? Value, presumably
full)
q GWP
q Ozone depletion
q Eutrophication
q Smog formation
q Acidification
q Depletion of nonrenewable energy
1. Environmental Product Declarations
FINAL PRODUCT VALUE (Option 2) =
(base product value x valuation factor based on
attribute criteria)*(valuation factor based on location)
100 Miles
(200% Cost)
500 Miles (LEED 2009)
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2. Sourcing of Raw Materials
Option 1: Raw Material
Source and Extraction
Reporting (1 point)
n Manufacturer declared
commitment (1/2
product)
n Corporate
Sustainability Report
(Third Party Verified
CSR) (Full product)
2. Sourcing of Raw Materials
Option 2: Leadership Extraction
Practices (1 point)
n 25% By Cost
n Extended producer responsibility (1/2
Value)
n Bio-based- Sustainable Agriculture
n New Wood – FSC
n Material Reuse – Salvage, Refurbished
n Recycled Content – pre/post consumer
n USGBC Approved Program
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2. Sourcing of Raw Materials
FINAL PRODUCT VALUE (Option 2) =
(base product value x valuation factor based on
attribute criteria)*(valuation factor based on location)
100 Miles
(200% Cost)
3. Material Ingredients
Option 1: Material Ingredients Reporting
(1 Point)
20 Permanently Installed Products
n Manufacturer Inventory
n Health Product Declaration (HPD)
n Cradle to Cradle Certification (silver)
n USGBC Approved Program
n Inventoried to 1000 ppm
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3. Material Ingredients
Option 2: Material Ingredients Optimization
(1 Point) 25% by Cost
n Manufacturer Inventory
n Cradle to Cradle Certification
n USGBC Approved Program
n International Alternate – REACH
Option 3: Product Manufacturer Supply
Chain Optimization (1 point)
n Transparently of chemical ingredients
3. Material Ingredients
FINAL PRODUCT VALUE (Option 2) =
(base product value x valuation factor based on
attribute criteria)*(valuation factor based on location)
100 Miles
(200% Cost)
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GREEN BUILDING
ARCHITECTURE 2030
WHO’s SIGNED ON?
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2030 Challenge for Buildings
2030 Challenge for Products
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GREEN BUILDING
INTERNATIONAL GREEN
CONSTRUCTION CODE
n Will use the “model” code
CONCEPTS approach that provides
communities the ability to
modify.
n Minimum & advanced levels
of performance (green &
high-performance buildings).
n Written in mandatory
language that provides a
new regulatory framework.
n Work as an overlay to the
ICC Family of Codes.
n Allow jurisdictional options
beyond IGCC baseline.
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Chapter 5 503.3 Building material life cycle
Materials & assessment. The execution of a
building material life cycle
assessment shall be performed…
Resources
INFRASTUCTURE
ISI ENVISION
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BACKGROUND
§ Links community
quality of life
§ Accounts for
environmental and
human capital
§ 10 Primary criteria
§ 74 sub criteria
§ Graduated
performance
achievement
§ Calculator
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OPTION 1
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OPTION 2
Questions?
END OF PART 1
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