BILL WALSH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HEALTHY BUILDING NETWORK NOVEMBER 9, 2011 NEW TOOLS FOR HEALTHY BUILDING.

B I L L W A L S HE X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

H E A L T H Y B U I L D I N G N E T W O R KN O V E M B E R 9 , 2 0 1 1

NEW TOOLS FOR HEALTHY BUILDING

Halogenated flame retardants (PBDE):

• disrupt thyroid and estrogen hormones

• developmental effects on brain & reproductive systems (reduced sperm count)

WHAT IS PHAROS?

A Tool to find the best chemicals and materials to meet your needs.

A Lens to separate green from greenwash.

A Space where users can talk about what they want in green products.

A Demonstration of a market for truly green products.

An Opportunity for manufacturers to communicate with customers about what’s in (and what’s left out) of their products.

Recent Market Shift:Manufacturers continuing to design toxic ingredients out of products and processes

LEED PILOT CREDIT 11 “CHEMICAL AVOIDANCE IN BUILDING MATERIALS”

Select Interior Products Without HFRs:

• Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)• Penta, octa, and deca bromodiphenyl ethers

(PBDEs)• Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) • Tris(2-chloroisopropyl) phosphate (TCPP)• Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP)• Dechlorane Plus

LEED PILOT CREDIT 11 “CHEMICAL AVOIDANCE IN BUILDING MATERIALS”

Select Interior Products Without Phthalates:

• Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP)• Di(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate (DEHP)• Di-N-Octyl Phthalate (DNOP) • Di-N-Pentyl Phthalate (DNPP)• Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)• Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP)• Diisodecyl Phthalate (DIDP)• Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP)• Di-N-Hexylphthalate (DNHP)

LEED PILOT CREDIT 11 “CHEMICAL AVOIDANCE IN BUILDING MATERIALS”

“Teams must evaluate potential human health tradeoffs resulting from replacing materials and products.”

• List of interior finishes used in a project• Select 6 for analysis• Select 6 equivalent products containing targeted

chemicals & meet industry norm• Comparison of health impacts (VOCs, toxic

content, 3rd party certification, etc)

TOP-10 GREEN PRODUCTS FOR 2012 PICKED BY BUILDINGGREEN

• InterfaceFLOR carpet tiles: no PFCs

• Upofloor resilient flooring: no PVC, phthalates, halogens and heavy metals

• EonCoat ceramic coating: no VOC, flame retardants

*(Environmental Building News, October 6, 2011)

Recent Market Shift:Building owners and specifiers are becoming more demanding in the information they want

Halons

Polystyrene

LeadMercuryCadmium Hexavalent Chromium

CFCHCFC

VOCsUrea Formaldehyde

Arsenic, penta & creosote

HFR

PVC & other chlorinated plastics

Copper

Short PFCs Polyurethane Tins

Chlorinated paraffins

EPA

Perkins+Will LBC

Phenol formal-dehyde LEED-HC

Phthalates PBDE

BPA

Long PFC

LEED Pilot

GGHC

More carcinogens

More PBTs, asthmagens & endocrine disruptorsMore mutagens,

reproductive, developmental & neurotoxicants

CPA-HBN Red List

& More!!

PAHs, Phenol, PU, more metals & other REACH chems

LBC watch

WHAT’S IN PHAROS?

• Chemicals and Material Library• Building Products Library• Certification Library

Applications for Alternatives Assessment• Product (re)formulation through ingredient

comparison• Product comparison to inform purchasing

decisions

CERTIFICATIONS LIBRARY

Pharos considers 3rd party certifications from 48 certifying bodies in calculating product scores

• Searchable• Browse alphabetical listings• Browse by certification type (biobased content,

etc.)

Display for each certification provides a description and outlines how the certification factors into scoring.

CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL LIBRARY (CML)

• 10,668 chemicals and materials • More than 30 chemical hazard and restriction lists• Authoritative lists of endangered species

CML uses these lists to describe the human and environmental impacts of chemicals/materials, including feedstocks, catalysts, and residuals.

Sample CML Display

BUILDING PRODUCTS LIBRARY (BPL)

Current Categories

• Carpets• Paints• Thermal Insulation• Resilient Flooring• Wallboard• Ceilings• High Performance

Coatings• Decorative Laminates• Adhesives• MDF Particle Board

New in 2012

• Roofing Membranes• Corner Guards & Wall

Protection• Countertops• Wood Flooring• Finishes• Doors

BPL SCORING FRAMEWORK

System wide:

• VOC - Volatile Organic Compounds• UseTox - User Toxics• ToxCon - Toxic Content• MfrTox - Manufacturer Toxics• RnMtrl - Renewable Materials• RnEnrg - Renewable Energy

Additional attributes specific to a category possible:• Aquatic Toxicity• Reflectance

Sample BPL Search Return

Sample BPL Product Record

Target content

VOC certifications

VOC content

MSDS

Quick History of material health declaration needs

Declare

Pharos

GreenSpec/EBN

Red list affirmations

LEED Teams

LEED HC&Pilots

LBCTeams

Other Red list affirmations

P+W Precaution

More content

All content

GreenFormat

Your firm questionnaire

PCRProduct Category Rules

LCALife Cycle Analysis

Embodied carbon, embodied energy, fossil fuel depletion, materials

depletion, acid rain

emissions, etc.

EPD(LCA)

Environmental Product

Declaration

Energy Use

Water Use

Materials Use

Environmental Product Declaration

Emissions

Health???

PCRProduct Category Rules

LCALife Cycle Analysis

Embodied carbon, embodied energy, fossil fuel depletion, materials

depletion, acid rain

emissions, etc.

EPD(LCA)

Environmental Product

Declaration

Product contents

SVOCs, non volatiles, carcinogens

VOC certifications

SCS, Greenguard, Greenseal etc

VOC contentWet applied products

Hazard references

IARC, Prop 65, EPA IRIS, Green Screen, etc

Energy Use

Water Use

Materials Use

No Health Equivalent to the EPD

VOC emissionLab testing

Emissions

??No standards

No format

Declare

GreenFormat

GreenSpec/Pharos

LEED Teams

LEED HC&Pilots

LBCTeams

P+W Precaution

Your firm questionnaire

LCALife Cycle Analysis

Embodied carbon, embodied energy, fossil fuel depletion, materials

depletion, acid rain

emissions, etc

Energy Use

Water Use

Materials Use

Emissions

Product HealthReporting Framework

Health Product Declaration Open Standard

PCRProduct Category Rules

EPD(LCA)

Environmental Product

Declaration

HPDOpen

Standard(use phase)

Health Product

Declaration

Product contents

SVOCs, non volatiles, carcinogens

VOC certifications

SCS, Greenguard, Greenseal etc

VOC contentWet applied products

Hazard references

IARC, Prop 65, EPA IRIS, Green Screen, etc

VOC emissionLab testing

Declare

GreenFormat

GreenSpec/Pharos

LEED Teams

LEED HC&Pilots

LBCTeams

P+W Precaution

MasterFormat

Firm questionnaires

THE HEALTH PRODUCT DECLARATION OPEN STANDARD

FORMAT

HPD OPEN STANDARD COMMUNICATION

CHAINS

Manufacturers

Sales Reps

ArchitectSpecifier

Contractor

Owner Sub

Supply chain

Users of the information

Suppliers of the

information

Supply chain

HPD OPEN STANDARD COMMUNICATION

CHAINS

GrnSpcPharosDeclare &

others

ArchitectSpecifier

Contractor

Owner Sub

Manufacturer

Users of the information

Suppliers of the

information

Supply chain

LCALife Cycle Analysis

Embodied carbon, embodied energy, fossil fuel depletion, materials

depletion, acid rain

emissions, etc.

EPD(LCA)

Environmental Product

Declaration

HPD(use phase)

Health Product

DeclarationSubmittal Combined Health &

Environmental Product

Declaration

Product contents

SVOCs, non volatiles, carcinogens

VOC certifications

SCS, Greenguard, Greenseal etc

VOC contentWet applied products

Hazard references

IARC, Prop 65, EPA IRIS, Green Screen, etc

Energy Use

Water Use

Materials Use

Combined Health & Environmental Product Declaration

VOC emissionLab testing

Emissions

LCALife Cycle Analysis

Embodied carbon, embodied energy, fossil fuel depletion, materials

depletion, acid rain

emissions, etc.

EPD(LCA)

Environmental Product

Declaration

HPD(use phase)

Health Product

DeclarationSubmittal

Comprehensive Health &

Environmental Product

Declaration

Product contents

SVOCs, non volatiles, carcinogens

VOC certifications

SCS, Greenguard, Greenseal etc

VOC contentWet applied products

Hazard references

IARC, Prop 65, EPA IRIS, Green Screen, etc

Energy Use

Water Use

Materials Use

Comprehensive Health & Environmental Product Declaration

VOC emissionLab testing

Emissions

Manufacturing toxics

FSC certification

Social responsibility

Regional sourcing

ENDORSED BY 23 FIRMS

FOUNDING STEERING COMMITTEE

Anthony BernheimAECOM

Mary DavidgeMary Davidge

Associates

Susan M. KaplanHLW International, LLP

Mike Manziboora architects

Nadav MalinBuilding Green

Peter SyrettPerkins + Will

Bill WalshHealthy Building

Network

GROWING LIST OF PARTICIPATING MANUFACTURERS

PILOT PROJECT COMMITTEE

AMANDA KAMINSKY The Durst Organization

EDEN BRUCKMANInternational Living Future Institute

JEAN HANSENHDR Architecture, Inc

KIRSTEN RITCHIEGensler

PEGGY WHITE,White+GreenSpec

PRIYA PREMCHANDRANSERA

TOM LENTHealthy Building Network

www.hpdworkinggroup.org

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