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What is assessed in terms of LEED, DGNB and BREEAM in the greenbuildingproducts.eu-declarations?
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LEED Materials and Resources (Materialien und Ressourcen) (LEED v4, 2015):
Credit 1: Building Life-Cycle Impact Reductions (Option 4: LCA) & Credit 2: BPDO – Environmental Product Declarations
- Information about environmental product declarations (EPD)
Credit 3: BPDO – Sourcing of Raw Materials
- Information about raw materials and closed loop and take back programs, SAN, FSC, reused materials and recycling content
Credit 4: BPDO – Material Ingredients
- Information on ingredients and Cradle to Cradle, HPD, Green Screen, REACH
LEED Indoor Environmental Quality (Innenraumqualität) (LEED v4, 2015):
IEQ Credit 2: Low Emitting Materials:
- Assessment of building products in terms of emissions (interior paints and coatings, as well as internal adhesives and sealants with regard to VOC content and a general emission evaluation, flooring and ceilings, walls, thermal and acoustic insulation with regard to a general emission evaluation, wood materials according to formaldehyde, furniture according to ANSI / BIFMA / CDPH
LEED Indoor Environmental Quality (LEED v3, 2009):
IEQ Credit 4.1 Low Emitting Materials – Adhesives and Sealants:
- Assessment of VOC-content of adhesives and sealants according to the limits of SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168) und Green Seal Standard for Commercial Adhesives GS-11, GC03.
IEQ Credit 4.2 Low Emitting Materials – Paints and Coatings:
- Assessment of VOC-content of paints and coatings according to the limits of SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1113) and Green Seal Standard for Commercial Adhesives GS-36.
IEQ Credit 4.3 Low Emitting Materials – Flooring Systems:
- Assessment of carpets, flooring, adhesives and coatings for flooring according to Green Label Plus des Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI), Floor Score Standard, SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1113) und des Green Seal Standard for Commercial Adhesives GS-36, SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168) and Green Seal Standard for Commercial Adhesives GS-11, GC03, GS36.
IEQ Credit 4.4 Low Emitting Materials – Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products:
- Assessment of urea-formaldehyd content of agrifiber products, e. g. MDF-boards, OSB-boards.
LEED Materials and Resources (LEED v3, 2009):
MR Credit 4: Recycled Content
- Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content of materials according to ISO 14021.
MR Credit 5: Regional Materials
- Location of extraction and manufacturing of materials.
MR Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials
- Fraction of rapidly renewable materials in the product (e. g. natural rubber, bambus, sheep wool, etc.).
MR Credit 7: Certified Wood
- An FSC certification is required to secure sustainable sourcing.
DGNB Criterion 6 Risks for the local environment (DGNB 2012/2015):
Assessment in DGNB system according to the quality levels 1-4:
- Assessment of paints, finishes, varnishes, laquer, sealants, coatings
- anti-corrosive paints and coatings according to the VOC-content.
- Assessment of epoxy-coatings and products according to GISCODE RE0, RE1, RE2, …) and VOC-content.
- Assessment of polyurethan coatings according to GISCODE PU10, PU20, PU40, …) and VOC-content.
- Assessment of bituminous products according to GISCODE BBP.
- Assessment of plastic foams (PS-,PU-foam) for insulation according to the way of foeaming.
- Assessment of plastic for windows, flooring or wall covering according to the content of toxic metalls.
- Coatings and surface refinement of aluminum- or stainless steel of the facade containing chromium oxide.
- Assessment of oil and wax products according to GISCODE Ö10-60.
- Wooden products according the content of wood preservatives (GISCODE HSM-W).
- Flooring adhesives according the VOC-content and EMICODE EC1 certification.
DGNB Criterion 8 Sustainable Resources (DGNB 2012/2015):
Assessment in DGNB system according to the quality levels 1-3:
Statement of extraction of wooden products (tropical, subtropical, boreal, native) Statement of certification in terms of FSC or PEFC.
BREEAM HEA 02: Indoor air quality (BREEAM Int. 2016):
- Evaluation of construction products with regard to emissions
BREEAM MAT 01: Life cycle impacts (BREEAM Int. 2016):
- Information about environmental product declarations (EPD)
BREEAM MAT 03: Responsible sourcing of materials (BREEAM Int. 2016):
- Information about “Responsible sourcing”, e.g. reused materials, FSC, ISO 14001 and others.
The detailed test criteria can be viewed or requested under the following links:
