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What’s In It ? – Advances in Material Transparency Our future as an industry will be characterized by unprecedented levels of access to data about building materials. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
What’s In It? – Advances in Material Transparency
Russell Perry, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C [email protected] © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
Wade Bevier, FCSI, CCS, LEED AP BD+C [email protected]
What’s In It? – Advances in Material Transparency Learning Objectives: • Understand the recent developments in material transparency tools such as the Healthy Product Declaration (HPD), Cradle 2 Cradle, or Declare • Understand the data structure of the Healthy Product Declaration (HPD), Cradle 2 Cradle, and Declare and how to use them in the specification of building materials. • Design a data collection and management system for the Red List and Appropriate Sourcing imperative of the Living Building Challenge (LBC) • Develop an outreach program to request material composition data from manufacturers.
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What’s In It? – Advances in Material Transparency how we got here recently today’s tools how we do it what’s next
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how we got here – GreenSpec, 1996 Products made with salvaged, recycled, or agricultural waste content Products that conserve natural resources Products that avoid toxic or other emissions Products that save energy or water Products that contribute to a safe, healthy built environment
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how we got here – LEED Pilot, 1999 EQc2 - Low-VOC material • Adhesives must meet or exceed the VOC limits of South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168 by South Coast Air Quality Management District • Sealants used as a filler must meet the limits of Regulation 8, Rule 51 of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District • Paints and coatings must meet the requirements of New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 3
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how we got here – LEED v2.0, 2001 EQc2 - Low-VOC material • Adhesives must meet or exceed the VOC limits of South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168 by South Coast Air Quality Management District • Sealants used as a filler must meet the limits of Regulation 8, Rule 51 of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District • Paints and coatings must meet the VOC and chemical component limits of Green Seal. • Carpet systems must meet the Carpet and Rug institute Green Label Indoor Air Quality Test Program. • Composite wood and agrifiber products must contain no added ureaformaldehyde resins © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – ASHE, 2002 Specify materials free from toxic chemicals and that do not release toxic byproducts throughout their life cycle, particularly those toxins that are carcinogenic, persistent or bioaccumulative. Key materials to avoid include mercury (switching equipment), arsenic (pressure treated wood), urea formaldehyde (engineered wood), PVC (floors, wall coverings, furniture, roof membranes, plumbing pipe, electrical wire), and asbestos © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
Green Healthcare Construction Guidance Statement
Green Building Committee of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering Developed for use in conjunction with the ASHE Sustainable Design Awards Program.
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how we got here - Green Guide for Health Care Pilot, 2004 MR Prerequisite 2 – Mercury elimination • Eliminate mercury-containing building products and reduce mercury discharge through product substitution and capture. MR 4.1 - PBT Elimination: Dioxins (chlorinated compounds) MR 4.2 - PBT Elimination: Mercury (lighting) MR 4.3 - PBT Elimination: Lead & Cadmium (solder, roofing, wiring, paints) • Reduce the release of persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals (PBTs) associated with the life cycle of building materials. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – Cradle-to-Cradle Certified, 2005 Material health. Particularly hazardous materials have to be reported whatever the concentration, and other materials reported where they exceed 100 ppm. Green - materials of low risk Yellow - moderate risk but acceptable to continue to use Red - high risk and need to be phased out Grey - incomplete data.
Material reutilization, recovery and recycling at the end of product life. Energy required for production, which for the highest level of certification needs to be based on at least 50% renewable energy for all parts and subassemblies. Water, particularly usage and discharge quality. Social responsibility, which assesses fair labor practices. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – Pharos, 2006 Pharos evaluates materials across 16 impact categories, such as energy and water use, air quality impact, and toxicity, as well as categories, such as occupational safety, social justice, and habitat impact, that are not typically emphasized
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how we got here - Living Building Challenge, 2006 Project cannot contain any of the following Red List materials or chemicals: • Asbestos • Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) • Cadmium • Lead (added) • Chlorinated Polyethylene and • Mercury Chlorosulfonated Polyethlene43 • Petrochemical Fertilizers and Pesticides45 • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) • Phthalates • Chloroprene (Neoprene) • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) • Formaldehyde (added) • Wood treatments containing Creosote, Arsenic • Halogenated Flame Retardants44 or Pentachlorophenol © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – PVC review, 2007 Need for integrated methods for materials evaluation Need for credits based on a more complete assessment of environmental and human health concerns Need to address end-of-product life phase of the life cycle Need to reward development and use of improved materials Need to gather and use information on occupational and life cycle impacts of products Opportunity to engage Innovation and Design credits in LEED © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – Precautionary List, 2009 • Arsenic • Bisphenol A (BPA) • Bromochlorodifluorometh ane • Cadmium • Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) • Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)
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• Chloroprene (2-chlor1,3-butadiene) • Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSPE) • Copper (for Exterior Material) • Creosote • Halogenated & Brominated Flame Retardants • Hexavalent Chromium (VI)
• Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) • Lead • Mercury • Organostannic Compounds • Pentachlorophenol • Perfluorocarbons (PFC)
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Phthalates Polystyrene Polyurethane Foam Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Urea-Formaldehyde Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
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how we got here – C2C Products Innovation Institute, 2009
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how we got here – GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals, 2009 • Key Concepts and Precedents for Comparative Chemical Hazard Assessment • Builds on USEPA DfE Alternatives Assessment and Safer Product Criteria • Considers 18 environmental and human health endpoints • Evaluates chemical hazards for over all chemical score (Benchmark 1-4)
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how we got here – making sense of the lists Perkins + Will Precautionary List Living Building Challenge Red List Cradle to Cradle Banned List
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recently – transparency in consumer goods • September 7, Proctor & Gamble, announced plans to eliminate phthalates and triclosan from its products, as did Johnson & Johnson in August 2012
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recently – transparency in consumer goods
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recently – transparency in consumer goods September 12, Walmart announced a new policy on “Sustainable Chemistry in Consumables.” Beginning in January 2014, Walmart will begin monitoring the progress on “reduction, restriction, and elimination” of approximately 10 high priority chemicals in the consumer products it sells. In January 2015 it will require its suppliers to provide online disclosure of ingredients for any products sold in its stores. This “disclose all and avoid the worst” approach to addressing toxics hazards is the same framework used for the new materials credits in LEED v4. Walmart’s policy objective is “to help ensure that... products sold by Walmart will minimize hazards to people and the environment.” © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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recently – Health Product Declaration, 2011 Pilot launched at GreenBuild 2011 V1.0 launched at GreenBuild 2012
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recently – Declare, 2012 Developed by the International Living Futures Institute to facilitate compliance with the Materials Petal of the Living Building Challenge
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recently – LEED v4 MRc4 Building Product Disclosure & Optimization - Material Ingredients Option 1: Material ingredient reporting (1 point) • Health Product Declaration • Cradle to Cradle v2 Basic Level or v3 Bronze Level • Manufacturer’s Inventory
Option 2: Material ingredient optimization (1 point) • No Green Screen Benchmark 1 Hazards • Certified Cradle to Cradle v2 Gold or v3 Silver
Option 3: Product Manufacturer Supply Chain Optimization (1 point)
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recently – Google grant “San Francisco, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2012) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today, on the main stage at its annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, a $3 million grant from Google that will catalyze the transformation of the building materials industry and accelerate the creation of healthier indoor environments.
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recently – Material Health Harmonization Task Group USGBC Task Group analyzed information requirements of the product inventory and material health evaluation protocols in the following five programs (three of which are referenced in the LEED v4 Material Ingredients credit): • C2CPII - Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard • Clean Production Action - GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals • HBN - Pharos Chemical/Material Library & Building Product Library • HPD Collaborative - Health Product Declaration • International Living Future Institute - Declare © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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recently – Material Health Harmonization Task Group Conclusions • Shared platforms for both product content inventory and chemical hazard analysis can be developed to create a comprehensive single portal of entry for manufacturers and a single repository for hazard classification data at both the list screening and the full assessment levels. • While further harmonization will be highly valuable, the programs do not need to completely harmonize to take advantage of a shared platform. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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today’s tools - Pharos The Pharos Project is a campaign for transparency in the building materials market • Search made simple • Product Transparency • Hazard Avoidance • Searchable Certifications • Collaborate and Share
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today’s tools - Pharos Building Product Library: • What's in each product and research by the Pharos team. • Products scores. • Evaluate and compare alternatives. • See health hazards of material contents.
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today’s tools - Pharos Chemical and Material Library: Prioritization of chemicals of concern through its use of color-coded flags • Purple flag: most urgent priority • Red flag for high priority chemicals • Orange or Yellow flags for lower risk chemicals.
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today’s tools - HPD The Health Product Declaration has been developed to be the industry standard format. HPD provides a building materials health-impact content declaration system for people who want the most useable, thorough, transparent, and nonjudgmental format available today. http://www.hpdcollaborative.org/about.html © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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today’s tools - HPD
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How– It is an open standard, available to all Who - The Health Product Declaration Collaborative is an organization committed to the improvement of the building industry’s environmental and health performance. What– The HPD Open Standard is a format that enables transparent disclosure of building product content, by defining the information that is needed by building designers, specifiers, owners and users 31
today’s tools - HPD Completing a Health Product Declaration • IDENTIFY Fill out product description. • INVENTORY Collect and list product contents. • ASSESS Review contents against authoritative Lists. • COMPLIANCE Provide details of testing and compliance. • ACCESSORIES Note accessory materials. • SUMMARIZE Confirm, explanatory notes, & date. • PUBLISH! Share with your customers.
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today’s tools - HPD HPD - Checklist for a Complete HPD (Standard Version 1.0) Section 1- Summary: Must follow these to be complete. Section 2 - Content in Descending Order of Quantity Section 3 – Certifications and Compliance: • Interior VOC • VOC content of all wet applied materials Section 4 – Accessory Materials: All products required for a full and warranted installation Section 5 - Notes: Optional
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today’s tools – C2C The Cradle to Cradle Certified CM Products Standard is a methodology that evaluates products across five categories of human and environmental health Administered by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute SM. Product certification is awarded at five levels: Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
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today’s tools – C2C A Multi-Attribute Standard The Cradle to Cradle certified Product Standard evaluates based on achievement in 5 categories: • Material Health • Material Reutilization • Renewable Energy and Carbon Management • Water Stewardship • Social Fairness
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today’s tools – C2C Score equals the lowest score in all five categories Recognizes intention as protocol for improvement. Manufacturer's chemical knowledge may vary. The goal is not “zero”, but reduction of “bad” with the increase in “good” to reach C2C® goal.
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today’s tools - Declare How to use Declare • Use product database and label to find building products. • Living Building Challenge uses the Declare label for material documentation. • Manufacturers have voluntarily disclosed their ingredients list and ensured this information. • Declare does not conduct or endorse product testing. • Each product is approved for 12-months. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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today’s tools – green wizard Collaborative tools to save time and money at every stage of the green building project. Create a product library, supplied and updated directly from manufacturers.
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today’s tools – green wizard For LEED® certification, model LEED credits, manage product-related documentation, and automate the submission process. Manufacturers provide data, supplier information, documentation and marketing through Integrated Marketing Service, providing information for use by all projects and participants
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today’s tools – Green Spec BuildingGreen (Environmental Building News and LEED User) GreenSpec is a tool for find the products that meet the certifications, LEED® credits, and specific performance characteristics required.
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how we do it The growing awareness of the building product chemicals on the part of our clients Projects seeking certification through ILFI Living Building Challenge require “Red List” compliance and region sourcing The forthcoming USGBC LEED v4 building certification will include credit for product chemical disclosure required.
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how we do it Ongoing material evaluation and research has led our firm to proactively reconsider and investigate the materials being included in our projects. We request our primary manufacturers to provide us with additional product content information. Using the tools previously described: HPD, Declare, GreenWizard, C2C, or other third party disclosure © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we do it SmithGroupJJR Smart Sheet Progress • The information is added to the spreadsheet developed for the project. • Products can then be compared and the most suitable ones selected The Smart Sheet and all the project material research for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Center is posted online.
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Spec Section Spec Section Identification Zone # Zone Radius Raw Materials Tracking Product Info-Product Name Date Manufacturer Name Manufacturer location
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10. Manufacturer Distance from Site 11. MSDS Received? 12. Prequalification Received 13. LBC Comments 14. Raw Materials 15. Extraction Source Location 16. Extraction Source Distance from Manufacturer
17. Product Info 18. Red List Compliant 19. APP Sourcing 20. Responsible Industry
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
LEED v4 Chemicals MR4 Recycle Content (Post) MR4 Recycle Content (Pre) MR5 Regional (manuf) MR5 Regional (extracted) IEQ4 VOC content IEQ4 VOC requirement IEQ 4 VOC compliant
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9. IEQ 4.3 Flooring System Certifications 10. IEQ 4.3 Flooring System Compliant 11. IEQ4.4 Composite Wood/Agrifiber 12. MR 7 Percent of Wood is NEW WOOD
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet
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how we do it – Office Master Specifications • In addition to the individual Architectural Technical sections, the Front End and Division 01 “General Requirements” sections related to material selections and criteria will contain added text and editors notes for implementation, to include: • • • •
Summary Submittal Procedures Substitution Procedures Quality Control
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Product Recommendations Closeout procedures Sustainable Design Recommendations
• The Architectural Technical sections would include custom text to be added to Parts 1 and 2, describing the work and special requirement listings for each of the selected materials and systems. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative Corporate letter to manufacturer’s requesting: Transparency and Disclosure of Chemicals of Concern Seeking required compliance and recommending tools to profile material documentation List of Firms developing and distributing similar requests is growing
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative, HKS
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative • • • • • • • •
HKS SmithGroupJJR Cannon Tsoi / Kobus & Associates boora Soloman Cordwell Buenz WRNS Studio SHW Group
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative • • • • • • • •
ehdd FXFOWLE HDR Siegel & Strain Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz GGLO Beck Architecture Miller Hull
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative • • • • •
Lake | Flato Wight & Company Yost Grube Hall Lord Aeck Sargent RTKL
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative, manufacturer’s response
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative, manufacturer’s response
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what’s next – liability • Does this mean we need to add industrial hygenists to the staff to interpret these? • Does this expand the standard of care? • Does knowing about hazardous chemicals in the products we specify make us responsible for the exposure? • Should we require the HPDs be submitted during the shop drawing review? • What is our obligation to know whether an HPD has been published? © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
Increased Transparency, Increased Liability for Designers? A Legal Roundtable For Architects Using HPDs and Other Transparency Tools Thursday, Oct. 10th, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. ET
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what’s next – AIA white paper
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what’s next – manufacturers’ information forum • • • • •
Chicago Portland San Francisco Phoenix Washington, DC RTKL, October 8, 12:00 – 1:30 SmithGroupJJR, October 21, 6:00 – 7:30
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what’s next – finding HPDs
GAF Accuride International Inc. Alpar Architectural Products 3form
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator TransMineral USA J&J Industries, Inc. Carnegie Fabrics Prosoco Assa Abloy Door Group
ScentAir Nydree Flooring, LLC Alpar Architectural Products National Clay Pipe Institute Bloomer Plastics Arktura LLC Semco Modern Seamless Surface 61
what’s next - momentum
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“We believe it should be easy for designers and building owners to know what is in building product. This is the promise of the Health Product Declaration” -Mikhail Davis, InterfaceFLOR (2012)
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What’s In It? – Advances in Material Transparency
Russell Perry, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C [email protected] © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
Wade Bevier, FCSI, CCS, LEED AP BD+C [email protected]
What’s In It? – Advances in Material Transparency Learning Objectives: • Understand the recent developments in material transparency tools such as the Healthy Product Declaration (HPD), Cradle 2 Cradle, or Declare • Understand the data structure of the Healthy Product Declaration (HPD), Cradle 2 Cradle, and Declare and how to use them in the specification of building materials. • Design a data collection and management system for the Red List and Appropriate Sourcing imperative of the Living Building Challenge (LBC) • Develop an outreach program to request material composition data from manufacturers.
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What’s In It? – Advances in Material Transparency how we got here recently today’s tools how we do it what’s next
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how we got here – GreenSpec, 1996 Products made with salvaged, recycled, or agricultural waste content Products that conserve natural resources Products that avoid toxic or other emissions Products that save energy or water Products that contribute to a safe, healthy built environment
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how we got here – LEED Pilot, 1999 EQc2 - Low-VOC material • Adhesives must meet or exceed the VOC limits of South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168 by South Coast Air Quality Management District • Sealants used as a filler must meet the limits of Regulation 8, Rule 51 of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District • Paints and coatings must meet the requirements of New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 3
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how we got here – LEED v2.0, 2001 EQc2 - Low-VOC material • Adhesives must meet or exceed the VOC limits of South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168 by South Coast Air Quality Management District • Sealants used as a filler must meet the limits of Regulation 8, Rule 51 of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District • Paints and coatings must meet the VOC and chemical component limits of Green Seal. • Carpet systems must meet the Carpet and Rug institute Green Label Indoor Air Quality Test Program. • Composite wood and agrifiber products must contain no added ureaformaldehyde resins © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – ASHE, 2002 Specify materials free from toxic chemicals and that do not release toxic byproducts throughout their life cycle, particularly those toxins that are carcinogenic, persistent or bioaccumulative. Key materials to avoid include mercury (switching equipment), arsenic (pressure treated wood), urea formaldehyde (engineered wood), PVC (floors, wall coverings, furniture, roof membranes, plumbing pipe, electrical wire), and asbestos © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
Green Healthcare Construction Guidance Statement
Green Building Committee of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering Developed for use in conjunction with the ASHE Sustainable Design Awards Program.
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how we got here - Green Guide for Health Care Pilot, 2004 MR Prerequisite 2 – Mercury elimination • Eliminate mercury-containing building products and reduce mercury discharge through product substitution and capture. MR 4.1 - PBT Elimination: Dioxins (chlorinated compounds) MR 4.2 - PBT Elimination: Mercury (lighting) MR 4.3 - PBT Elimination: Lead & Cadmium (solder, roofing, wiring, paints) • Reduce the release of persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals (PBTs) associated with the life cycle of building materials. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – Cradle-to-Cradle Certified, 2005 Material health. Particularly hazardous materials have to be reported whatever the concentration, and other materials reported where they exceed 100 ppm. Green - materials of low risk Yellow - moderate risk but acceptable to continue to use Red - high risk and need to be phased out Grey - incomplete data.
Material reutilization, recovery and recycling at the end of product life. Energy required for production, which for the highest level of certification needs to be based on at least 50% renewable energy for all parts and subassemblies. Water, particularly usage and discharge quality. Social responsibility, which assesses fair labor practices. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – Pharos, 2006 Pharos evaluates materials across 16 impact categories, such as energy and water use, air quality impact, and toxicity, as well as categories, such as occupational safety, social justice, and habitat impact, that are not typically emphasized
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how we got here - Living Building Challenge, 2006 Project cannot contain any of the following Red List materials or chemicals: • Asbestos • Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) • Cadmium • Lead (added) • Chlorinated Polyethylene and • Mercury Chlorosulfonated Polyethlene43 • Petrochemical Fertilizers and Pesticides45 • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) • Phthalates • Chloroprene (Neoprene) • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) • Formaldehyde (added) • Wood treatments containing Creosote, Arsenic • Halogenated Flame Retardants44 or Pentachlorophenol © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – PVC review, 2007 Need for integrated methods for materials evaluation Need for credits based on a more complete assessment of environmental and human health concerns Need to address end-of-product life phase of the life cycle Need to reward development and use of improved materials Need to gather and use information on occupational and life cycle impacts of products Opportunity to engage Innovation and Design credits in LEED © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we got here – Precautionary List, 2009 • Arsenic • Bisphenol A (BPA) • Bromochlorodifluorometh ane • Cadmium • Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) • Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)
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• Chloroprene (2-chlor1,3-butadiene) • Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSPE) • Copper (for Exterior Material) • Creosote • Halogenated & Brominated Flame Retardants • Hexavalent Chromium (VI)
• Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) • Lead • Mercury • Organostannic Compounds • Pentachlorophenol • Perfluorocarbons (PFC)
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Phthalates Polystyrene Polyurethane Foam Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Urea-Formaldehyde Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
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how we got here – C2C Products Innovation Institute, 2009
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how we got here – GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals, 2009 • Key Concepts and Precedents for Comparative Chemical Hazard Assessment • Builds on USEPA DfE Alternatives Assessment and Safer Product Criteria • Considers 18 environmental and human health endpoints • Evaluates chemical hazards for over all chemical score (Benchmark 1-4)
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how we got here – making sense of the lists Perkins + Will Precautionary List Living Building Challenge Red List Cradle to Cradle Banned List
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recently – transparency in consumer goods • September 7, Proctor & Gamble, announced plans to eliminate phthalates and triclosan from its products, as did Johnson & Johnson in August 2012
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recently – transparency in consumer goods
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recently – transparency in consumer goods September 12, Walmart announced a new policy on “Sustainable Chemistry in Consumables.” Beginning in January 2014, Walmart will begin monitoring the progress on “reduction, restriction, and elimination” of approximately 10 high priority chemicals in the consumer products it sells. In January 2015 it will require its suppliers to provide online disclosure of ingredients for any products sold in its stores. This “disclose all and avoid the worst” approach to addressing toxics hazards is the same framework used for the new materials credits in LEED v4. Walmart’s policy objective is “to help ensure that... products sold by Walmart will minimize hazards to people and the environment.” © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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recently – Health Product Declaration, 2011 Pilot launched at GreenBuild 2011 V1.0 launched at GreenBuild 2012
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recently – Declare, 2012 Developed by the International Living Futures Institute to facilitate compliance with the Materials Petal of the Living Building Challenge
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recently – LEED v4 MRc4 Building Product Disclosure & Optimization - Material Ingredients Option 1: Material ingredient reporting (1 point) • Health Product Declaration • Cradle to Cradle v2 Basic Level or v3 Bronze Level • Manufacturer’s Inventory
Option 2: Material ingredient optimization (1 point) • No Green Screen Benchmark 1 Hazards • Certified Cradle to Cradle v2 Gold or v3 Silver
Option 3: Product Manufacturer Supply Chain Optimization (1 point)
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recently – Google grant “San Francisco, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2012) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today, on the main stage at its annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, a $3 million grant from Google that will catalyze the transformation of the building materials industry and accelerate the creation of healthier indoor environments.
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recently – Material Health Harmonization Task Group USGBC Task Group analyzed information requirements of the product inventory and material health evaluation protocols in the following five programs (three of which are referenced in the LEED v4 Material Ingredients credit): • C2CPII - Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard • Clean Production Action - GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals • HBN - Pharos Chemical/Material Library & Building Product Library • HPD Collaborative - Health Product Declaration • International Living Future Institute - Declare © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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recently – Material Health Harmonization Task Group Conclusions • Shared platforms for both product content inventory and chemical hazard analysis can be developed to create a comprehensive single portal of entry for manufacturers and a single repository for hazard classification data at both the list screening and the full assessment levels. • While further harmonization will be highly valuable, the programs do not need to completely harmonize to take advantage of a shared platform. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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today’s tools - Pharos The Pharos Project is a campaign for transparency in the building materials market • Search made simple • Product Transparency • Hazard Avoidance • Searchable Certifications • Collaborate and Share
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www.pharosproject.net
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today’s tools - Pharos Building Product Library: • What's in each product and research by the Pharos team. • Products scores. • Evaluate and compare alternatives. • See health hazards of material contents.
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today’s tools - Pharos Chemical and Material Library: Prioritization of chemicals of concern through its use of color-coded flags • Purple flag: most urgent priority • Red flag for high priority chemicals • Orange or Yellow flags for lower risk chemicals.
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today’s tools - HPD The Health Product Declaration has been developed to be the industry standard format. HPD provides a building materials health-impact content declaration system for people who want the most useable, thorough, transparent, and nonjudgmental format available today. http://www.hpdcollaborative.org/about.html © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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today’s tools - HPD
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How– It is an open standard, available to all Who - The Health Product Declaration Collaborative is an organization committed to the improvement of the building industry’s environmental and health performance. What– The HPD Open Standard is a format that enables transparent disclosure of building product content, by defining the information that is needed by building designers, specifiers, owners and users 31
today’s tools - HPD Completing a Health Product Declaration • IDENTIFY Fill out product description. • INVENTORY Collect and list product contents. • ASSESS Review contents against authoritative Lists. • COMPLIANCE Provide details of testing and compliance. • ACCESSORIES Note accessory materials. • SUMMARIZE Confirm, explanatory notes, & date. • PUBLISH! Share with your customers.
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today’s tools - HPD HPD - Checklist for a Complete HPD (Standard Version 1.0) Section 1- Summary: Must follow these to be complete. Section 2 - Content in Descending Order of Quantity Section 3 – Certifications and Compliance: • Interior VOC • VOC content of all wet applied materials Section 4 – Accessory Materials: All products required for a full and warranted installation Section 5 - Notes: Optional
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today’s tools – C2C The Cradle to Cradle Certified CM Products Standard is a methodology that evaluates products across five categories of human and environmental health Administered by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute SM. Product certification is awarded at five levels: Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
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today’s tools – C2C A Multi-Attribute Standard The Cradle to Cradle certified Product Standard evaluates based on achievement in 5 categories: • Material Health • Material Reutilization • Renewable Energy and Carbon Management • Water Stewardship • Social Fairness
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today’s tools – C2C Score equals the lowest score in all five categories Recognizes intention as protocol for improvement. Manufacturer's chemical knowledge may vary. The goal is not “zero”, but reduction of “bad” with the increase in “good” to reach C2C® goal.
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today’s tools - Declare How to use Declare • Use product database and label to find building products. • Living Building Challenge uses the Declare label for material documentation. • Manufacturers have voluntarily disclosed their ingredients list and ensured this information. • Declare does not conduct or endorse product testing. • Each product is approved for 12-months. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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today’s tools – green wizard Collaborative tools to save time and money at every stage of the green building project. Create a product library, supplied and updated directly from manufacturers.
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today’s tools – green wizard For LEED® certification, model LEED credits, manage product-related documentation, and automate the submission process. Manufacturers provide data, supplier information, documentation and marketing through Integrated Marketing Service, providing information for use by all projects and participants
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today’s tools – Green Spec BuildingGreen (Environmental Building News and LEED User) GreenSpec is a tool for find the products that meet the certifications, LEED® credits, and specific performance characteristics required.
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how we do it The growing awareness of the building product chemicals on the part of our clients Projects seeking certification through ILFI Living Building Challenge require “Red List” compliance and region sourcing The forthcoming USGBC LEED v4 building certification will include credit for product chemical disclosure required.
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how we do it Ongoing material evaluation and research has led our firm to proactively reconsider and investigate the materials being included in our projects. We request our primary manufacturers to provide us with additional product content information. Using the tools previously described: HPD, Declare, GreenWizard, C2C, or other third party disclosure © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we do it SmithGroupJJR Smart Sheet Progress • The information is added to the spreadsheet developed for the project. • Products can then be compared and the most suitable ones selected The Smart Sheet and all the project material research for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Center is posted online.
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Spec Section Spec Section Identification Zone # Zone Radius Raw Materials Tracking Product Info-Product Name Date Manufacturer Name Manufacturer location
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10. Manufacturer Distance from Site 11. MSDS Received? 12. Prequalification Received 13. LBC Comments 14. Raw Materials 15. Extraction Source Location 16. Extraction Source Distance from Manufacturer
17. Product Info 18. Red List Compliant 19. APP Sourcing 20. Responsible Industry
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
LEED v4 Chemicals MR4 Recycle Content (Post) MR4 Recycle Content (Pre) MR5 Regional (manuf) MR5 Regional (extracted) IEQ4 VOC content IEQ4 VOC requirement IEQ 4 VOC compliant
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9. IEQ 4.3 Flooring System Certifications 10. IEQ 4.3 Flooring System Compliant 11. IEQ4.4 Composite Wood/Agrifiber 12. MR 7 Percent of Wood is NEW WOOD
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how we do it – topics tracked on smart sheet
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how we do it – Office Master Specifications • In addition to the individual Architectural Technical sections, the Front End and Division 01 “General Requirements” sections related to material selections and criteria will contain added text and editors notes for implementation, to include: • • • •
Summary Submittal Procedures Substitution Procedures Quality Control
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Product Recommendations Closeout procedures Sustainable Design Recommendations
• The Architectural Technical sections would include custom text to be added to Parts 1 and 2, describing the work and special requirement listings for each of the selected materials and systems. © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative Corporate letter to manufacturer’s requesting: Transparency and Disclosure of Chemicals of Concern Seeking required compliance and recommending tools to profile material documentation List of Firms developing and distributing similar requests is growing
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative, HKS
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative • • • • • • • •
HKS SmithGroupJJR Cannon Tsoi / Kobus & Associates boora Soloman Cordwell Buenz WRNS Studio SHW Group
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative • • • • • • • •
ehdd FXFOWLE HDR Siegel & Strain Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz GGLO Beck Architecture Miller Hull
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative • • • • •
Lake | Flato Wight & Company Yost Grube Hall Lord Aeck Sargent RTKL
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative, manufacturer’s response
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how we do it – material disclosure initiative, manufacturer’s response
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what’s next – liability • Does this mean we need to add industrial hygenists to the staff to interpret these? • Does this expand the standard of care? • Does knowing about hazardous chemicals in the products we specify make us responsible for the exposure? • Should we require the HPDs be submitted during the shop drawing review? • What is our obligation to know whether an HPD has been published? © 2013 SmithGroupJJR
Increased Transparency, Increased Liability for Designers? A Legal Roundtable For Architects Using HPDs and Other Transparency Tools Thursday, Oct. 10th, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. ET
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what’s next – AIA white paper
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what’s next – manufacturers’ information forum • • • • •
Chicago Portland San Francisco Phoenix Washington, DC RTKL, October 8, 12:00 – 1:30 SmithGroupJJR, October 21, 6:00 – 7:30
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what’s next – finding HPDs
GAF Accuride International Inc. Alpar Architectural Products 3form
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator TransMineral USA J&J Industries, Inc. Carnegie Fabrics Prosoco Assa Abloy Door Group
ScentAir Nydree Flooring, LLC Alpar Architectural Products National Clay Pipe Institute Bloomer Plastics Arktura LLC Semco Modern Seamless Surface 61
what’s next - momentum
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“We believe it should be easy for designers and building owners to know what is in building product. This is the promise of the Health Product Declaration” -Mikhail Davis, InterfaceFLOR (2012)
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