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Selecting Green Building Materials:Tools & Strategies You Can Use
Ross G. Spiegel, FAIA, FCSI, FIGP, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C
Associate/Senior Specification WriterGreen Team Leader
Fletcher-Thompson, Inc.
Columbus Green Building ForumGreen Building Expo
Wednesday 14 April 2010
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Introduction – What We Will Learn Today Selecting Green Building Materials Steps to Specifying Green Products for Project
Certification Writing Specifications With Green Requirements Resources You Can Use Sample Projects
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
Develop List of Specification Sections That Will Have LEED Requirements in Them
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
Develop List of Specification Sections That Will Have LEED Requirements in Them
Investigate and Compile Information on Specific Products
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
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Develop List of Specification Sections That Will Have LEED Requirements in Them
Investigate and Compile Information on Specific Products
Document Specific LEED Information Such as Recycled Content, VOC Content, Etc.
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Steps to Specifying Green Products for Project Certification
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are Being Pursued
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First Things First
Start Early Review
Checklist Create List of
Possible Spec Sections
Assign Responsibility for Sections
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are Being Pursued
Determine Which Ones Require Specifications Using Previously Developed Checklist
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are Being Pursued
Determine Which Ones Require Specifications Using Previously Developed Checklist
Assemble List of Required Specification Sections Using Specification Table of Contents
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are Being Pursued
Determine Which Ones Require Specifications Using Previously Developed Checklist
Assemble List of Required Specification Sections Using Specification Table of Contents
Research Product & System Information
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for Project Certification
Research Product & System Information
Prepare Specifications & Incorporate Green Requirements as Appropriate
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Incorporating Green Requirements Into Project Manual
Include Green Requirements In Individual Sections
Coordinate With LEED Checklist
Coordinate With Division 01 Sections
Be Specific – Indicate How Applies to Section
Verify That What You Want Is Achievable
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Use CSI’s SectionFormat as a Guide to Start
Add Green Requirements to Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Section as Required
Coordinate with Requirements of LEED Rating System
Verify Availability of Products, Documentation, and Alternates to Specified Products/Systems
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Selecting Green Building MaterialsWriting Specifications With Green
RequirementsAdding Requirements Into Division 01 Sections
– Section 01 11 00 - Summary of Work Include Owner’s Goals For LEED
– Section 01 25 00 - Substitution Procedures Include Specific Requirements for Green Products
– Section 01 32 33 - Photographic Documentation Include Requirements for Construction Photos
1.10 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL GOALSA. This project has been registered with the U.S. Green Building Council’s
(USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) GreenBuilding Rating System Program. More information about the requirements and details of this program can be found at the web site: www.usgbc.org.
B. In conjunction with this registration, the Owner has established certainenvironmental goals for this project to enable the building, upon completion, toachieve the LEED Program’s “Silver” level rating.
C. The environmental goals for this project can generally be described as follows:1. Use Resources Efficiently:
a. Select materials that use resources efficiently.
Selecting Green Building MaterialsWriting Specifications With Green
Requirements
EQ Credit 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring Specify Ventilation System Monitoring in Division 23
Sections EQ Credits 3.1-3.2 Construction IAQ Management
Plan Specify Plan in Section 01 57 40
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Incorporating Green Requirements Into Bidding And Contract Documents
Reference Green Requirements In Advertisement/Invitation For Bids
Explain Green Requirements in Instructions To Bidders Incorporate Green Requirements by Reference Into
Supplementary Conditions Link Green Requirements in Division 01 Section To
Contract Through Supplementary Conditions
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Greening a Specification Your Turn
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Greening a Specification – Your Turn What This Exercise Will Teach You Using Tools Available Green The Sample Specification Using The Time Available Work in Groups Audience Members Will Be Selected to Report The
Results of Their Group’s Efforts to All Attendees
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Resources You Can Use
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Resources You Can Use Green Building Materials: A Guide To Product
Selection And Specification – Second EditionSpiegel & Meadows - John Wiley & Sons – 2006
Third Edition Coming November 2010! Guide to Green Building Rating Systems
Linda Reeder, AIA - John Wiley & Sons – 2010 Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers
www.wbdg.org/design/greenspec.php GreenSpec Directory – Building Green Environmental Building News - Building Green
www.BuildingGreen.com
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Resources You Can Use The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building
7group and Bill Reed / John Wiley & Sons - 2009 The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design – 2nd Ed.
Mendler & Odell / John Wiley & Sons - 2005 Sustainable Commercial Interiors
XX,XXX SF Space in Existing Building LEED-CI Certified 2009 First LEED Certified Project in Shelton,
CT 31% Reduction in Electric Power for
Connected Lighting 96% of the Equipment & Appliances are
Energy Star Rated 39% of the Furniture was Salvaged,
Reused, or Refurbished 24% of Total Building Material Was
Manufactured Using Recycled Material
BIC Headquarters Second Floor RenovationsShelton, Connecticut
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99% of Construction and Demolition Waste Was Recycled
0.6 Mile Walking Trail Around PropertyNew Furniture & Seating Are Certified as
Zero or Low VOCDedicated Parking for Van/Car Pools
BIC Headquarters Second Floor RenovationsShelton, Connecticut
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BIC Headquarters Second Floor RenovationsShelton, Connecticut
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BIC Headquarters Second Floor RenovationsShelton, Connecticut
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New 122,500 SF Science Building LEED Silver Certification Candidate 70 Lab Hoods Classrooms, Clean Rooms, Greenhouse,
Meteorology Station, Roof Top Observatory
Western Connecticut State UniversityNew Science Building – Danbury, Connecticut
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•Regionally Sourced Materials
•Sunshades Reduce Glare & Shade Windows
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Second Floor Lounge
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Typical Science Classroom
Use FSC Lumber in Casework
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Science Library
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Lecture Hall
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Main Lobby & Glass Sculpture
Use Daylighting
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Main Lobby Wood Ceiling
Use FSC Wood for Ceiling
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80000 SF Facility With 40000 SF Office Space Lighting Control System Adjusts Artificial
Lighting To Respond To Natural Light Underfloor Plenum For Conditioned Air, Power,
Data, and Voice Cabling Unique Storm Water Management System
Timex HeadquartersMiddlebury, Connecticut
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Raised Floor With Distributed Services Within
Reflected Lighting
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Review And Summary Reviewed Process of Selecting Green Building
Materials Reviewed Steps to Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification Reviewed Writing Specifications with Green
Requirements Discussed Incorporating Green Requirements into
Bidding and Contract Documents Reviewed Resources You Can Use Reviewed Sample Projects
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Review And Summary Projects Specifying Green Building Materials Require
Special Attention & Expansion of Standard Formats & Methods
Never Lose Sight of Green Goal Established for Project - Keep Working Toward Darker Shade of Green
Questions
Ross G. Spiegel, FAIA, FCSI, FIGP, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP BD+CAssociate/Senior Specification Writer/Green Team LeaderFletcher-Thompson, Inc.3 Corporate Drive, Suite 500Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6244203-225-6551/Fax [email protected]
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