LEED
Minimum Energy Performance
LEED V3 requires that all buildings vying for LEED certification demonstrate a 10% improvement in the proposed building performance rating for new buildings, or a 5% improvement in the proposed building performance rating for major renovations to existing buildings, compared with the baseline building performance rating.
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Optimize Energy Performance:
LEED V3 awards up to two points for buildings that contain recycled, salvaged, reused, or refurbished materials, with points awarded as a function of the total building material weights (10% = 1 point, 20% = 2 points). Credit is based on the sum of post-consumer recycled material + ½ of post-industrial recycled material. This contributes to Credit 4 of the “Materials & Resources” area.
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Recycled Content:
LEED V3 awards up to 19 points if buildings demonstrate up to a 48% improvement in the proposed building performance rating compared with the baseline building performance rating.
Rapidly Renewable Materials:
LEED V3 awards 1 point if 2.5% of the total value, based on cost of all building materials used, is derived from agricultural products that are harvested within a ten-year cycle or shorter. This contributes to Credit 6.0 of the “Materials & Resources” area.
Low Emitting Materials:
LEED V3 awards 1 point (Credits 4.1 and 4.2 of “Indoor Environmental Quality” area) if the VOC content is less than the current limits specified in SCAQMD Rule #1168 (adhesives) and Green Seal Standard GS-11 (paint), and 1 point (Credit EQ 4.4) if the composite wood and agri-fiber products contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins.
American Specialties products qualify for LEED 3 points as follows:
| Leed Category | Section & Points | Description | Stainless Steel | Solid Plastic | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Energy Performance | EAp2 (0) | Use less energy | – | – | Yes |
| Optimize Energy Performance | EA 1 (1-19) | Use less energy | – | – | Yes |
| Recycled Content | MR 4 (1-2) | Post-consumer & Post-Industrial | 44% | 16.5% | – |
| Rapidly Renewable Materials | MR 6 (1) | Content | 2% | – | – |
| Low Emitting Materials | EQ 4.1 (1) EQ 4.2 (1) | VOC Content of Adhesives/Paint Below Defined Limits | Adhesives: Yes | N/A | – |
| Low Emitting Materials | EQ 4.4 (1 | Free of added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins | Yes | Yes | – |