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Green Specifications
Incorporating LEED into Specs
Sheila Moenart and Anna Jieun Jeong
Practicum advised by Bahar Armaghani
Spring 2007
BuildingGreen.com
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Specifications 16 Divisions

• Finishes
• Specialties
• Equipment
• Furnishings
• Special Construction
• Conveying Systems
• Mechanical
• Electrical

• General Data
• Site Construction
• Concrete
• Masonry
• Metals
• Wood and Plastics
• Thermal and Moisture Protection
• Doors and Windows

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01 General Data
SECTION 01505 - CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Recommendations
• Provide a Waste Management Plan to reduce and
  recycle construction waste.
• Contract with a recycling contractor.
• Separate and recycle construction materials.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 2 Construction Waste
ManagementMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource Reuse
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01 General Data
SECTION 01736 - SELECTIVE DEMOLITION /
DISMANTLING / SALVAGE

• Recommendations
• Minimize demolition, reuse existing buildings
  (conserves resources, diverts materials from
  landfill).
• Maximize salvage, recycle materials (conserves
  resource, diverts materials from landfill).
• Adjust schedule to allow adequate time for
  dismantling and salvage operations.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 2 Construction Waste
ManagementMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource Reuse
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02 Site Construction
SECTION 02300 - EARTHWORK / EROSION CONTROL /
SITE DRAINAGE

• Recommendations
• Minimize grading, balance cut-and-fill, avoid
  importing and exporting soil products (conserves
  energy, reduces transportation impacts).
• Implement erosion control measures during
  construction (prevents erosion, loss of topsoil,
  and silting up of streams).
• Minimize and control runoff by creating
  infiltration-based stormwater systems, combining
  infiltration areas with retention and detention
  basins.
• Minimize impervious surfaces (reduces or
  eliminates use of stormwater system, recharges
  groundwater, prevents erosion, reduces downstream
  flooding).
• Select recycled materials (conserves resources,
  diverts materials from landfill).
• Do not use treated lumber products that contain
  arsenic or chromium (reduces pollution, protects
  natural habitats, minimizes risk of future air
  and groundwater pollution through treated-wood
  disposalparticularly if by incineration).

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SECTION 02300 - EARTHWORK / EROSION CONTROL /
SITE DRAINAGE
RELATED LEED CREDITS Sustainable Sites LEED-NC
Prerequisite Erosion Sedimentation
ControlSustainable Sites LEED-NC Credit 6
LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option B) Stormwater
ManagementMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource ReuseMaterials
Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional Materials
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02 Site Construction
SECTION 02540 - SEPTIC AND LEACH FIELD
SYSTEMSSECTION 02600 - DRAINAGE AND
CONTAINMENTSECTION 11300 - FLUID WASTE
TREATMENT

• Recommendations
• Use biological wastewater treatment systems that
  minimize the need for chemical treatment.
• Use treated wastewater for irrigation and
  groundwater recharge.
• Use composting toilets and waterless urinals to
  minimize wastewater generated.
• Separate graywater for irrigation or other uses
  if permitted by local codes.
• Use planted buffer strips at driveways and
  parking areas to pretreat runoff, reduce
  pollution, and protect natural habitats.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Water Efficiency LEED-NC
Credit 2 LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option I)
Innovative Wastewater TechnologiesWater
Efficiency LEED-NC Credit 3 LEED-CI Credit 1
(Option J) Water Use Reduction
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02 Site Construction
SECTION 02700 - SITE PAVING

• Recommendations
• Minimize impervious surfaces.
• Select durable paving systems.
• Use vegetated swales to pretreat runoff from
  driveways and parking areas (reduces pollution,
  protects natural habitats).
• Balance cut-and-fill, avoid importing and
  exporting soil products (conserves energy,
  reduces transportation impacts).
• Select recycled materials (conserves resources,
  diverts materials from landfill).

Porous Concrete
RELATED LEED CREDITS Sustainable Sites LEED-NC
Credit 6 LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option B)
Stormwater ManagementMaterials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional Materials
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02 Site Construction
SECTION 02870 - SITE FURNISHINGS

• Recommendations
• Use on-site and local materials.
• Select durable materials (conserves resources).
• Select recycled-content materials (conserves
  resources, diverts materials from landfill).
• Select FSC-certified wood products (conserves
  resources, protects habitats).
• Specify wood treated with a nontoxic
  mineralization process (sodium silicate) instead
  of preservatives.
• Specify stainless steel or hot-dip galvanized
  fasteners when using wood treated with ACQ or
  copper azole.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional MaterialsMaterials
Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified
Wood
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02 Site Construction
SECTION 02900 - LANDSCAPE PLANTING

• Recommendations
• Avoid importing or exporting soil products and
  fill (reduces
  transportation impacts).
• Absorb surface runoff (reduces size of stormwater
  system, recharges
  groundwater, prevents erosion).
• Minimize impervious surfaces (reduces size of
  stormwater system, recharges groundwater).
• Select recycled-content materials (conserves
  resources, diverts materials from landfill).
• Minimize water consumption Use native plants
  that require no irrigation, or use drip
  irrigation (conserves water).
• Select durable materials (conserves resources).
• Use compost (recycles kitchen and garden waste,
  avoids petroleum-based fertilizers).
• Use native plants appropriate to native soil and
  climate zone (reestablishes native ecosystems,
  conserves water, minimizes soil conditioning,
  improves biodiversity).
• Eliminate or minimize pesticide and herbicide use
  (protects habitats and biodiversity).

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Native Plants for Florida
Plant (common name/botanical name)
height
Rinker Hall


Plant selection criteria are full
sun and drought tolerant species common to Zone 8
of the Plant Hardiness Map (USDA). The mature
height of plants should not exceed 3 (and root
structure should be able to adapt to soil depth
of 6 or less) and some should be less to allow
varying heights and use along borders and for
aesthetic variety.
Coastal Species dominant species (pH
6.5-7.5) Sunshine mimosa (Mimosa strilligosa)
4 Dune Sunflower (Helianthus
debilis) 18 Blanketflower
(Galliardia pulchella)
18 Matchstick Weed/Capeweed (Phyla
nodiflora) 18 Tropical Sage (Salvia
coccinea) 24 Gopher Apple
(Licania michauxii) 6 Muhly
Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
24-30 Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohioensis)
18-24 Coontie (Zamia pumila)
24-30    
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Native Plants for Florida
Use in Foreground and along Borders (due to
height) Sunshine mimosa (Mimosa strilligosa)
4 Perennial Peanut

4 Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum)
18-24 Sandhill/Upland Species
lesser quantities Scrubwort (Hypericum
reductum) 12-24 Grass-Leav
ed Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia)
24 Shellings Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria
schellings) 30 Pennyroyal
(Piloblephis rigida)
24 Chapmans Goldenrod (Solidago Champanii)
36 Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
36 Viburnum obovatum (Walters
Viburnum, dwarf variety) 30
ltgt                                               
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SECTION 02900 - LANDSCAPE PLANTING
RELATED LEED CREDITS Sustainable Sites LEED-NC
Credit 5 Reduced Site DisturbanceSustainable
Sites LEED-NC Credit 6 LEED-CI Credit 1
(Option B) Stormwater ManagementSustainable
Sites LEED-NC Credit 7 LEED-CI Credit 1
(Option D) Landscape Exterior Design to
Reduce Heat IslandsWater Efficiency LEED-NC
Credit 3 LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option J) Water Use
ReductionMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled ContentMaterials
Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 5 Regional
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified Wood
Intensive green roofs are traditional-style roof
gardens, with large trees and shrubs. They often
are accessible to the public and can include
garden paths, seating, and other features that
make the roof an outdoor room. (8 -
4-0) Extensive roofs are not designed for
public use but are more for environmental
benefits. They help to mitigate the effects of
urbanization on water quality, often
dramatically, by filtering, absorbing or
detaining rainfall. (1 7)
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SECTION 02900 - LANDSCAPE PLANTING
Rinker Hall Green Roof
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03 Concrete
SECTION 03100 - CONCRETE FORMWORK SECTION 03200
- CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTSECTION 03300 -
CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

• Recommendations
• Replace a percentage of portland cement in
  concrete with fly ash and/or ground granulated
  blast furnace slag (conserves energy, reduces
  emissions, diverts waste materials from landfill,
  increases long-term durability).
• Increase time allowed for concrete to reach
  specified strength to 56 days (allows for higher
  percentage of fly ash in concrete mixes).
• Concrete containing less cement and water, with
  or without coal fly ash, may take longer than 28
  days to reach specified compressive strength.
  Allow 56 to 90 days to reach minimum compressive
  strength.
• Keep cement and water content as low as possible
  and aggregate content as high as possible
  (reduces drying and thermal shrinkage, and
  shrinkage-related cracking).
• Use recycled sub-base and aggregates (minimizes
  mining of gravel, diverts waste materials from
  landfill).
• Use earth forms to eliminate formwork (conserves
  resources).
• Use one-sided form for shotcrete and gunite
  applications (conserves resources).

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SECTION 03100 - CONCRETE FORMWORK SECTION 03200
- CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTSECTION 03300 -
CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

• Recommendations (Cont.)
• Use reusable forms (conserves resources, diverts
  materials from landfill).
• Use insulating permanent formwork (conserves
  energy).
• Use FSC-certified wood for formwork and reuse
  form lumber for framing and sheathing (conserves
  resources).
• Use forms that minimize use of concretei.e.,
  waffle section (conserves resources).
• Use fabric footing forms (conserves resources,
  contains alkaline leaching).
• Avoid in-ground concrete foundations by using
  pinned or auger-anchored foundation systems
  (protects habitat, prevents erosion, conserves
  resources).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 2 Construction Waste
ManagementMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled ContentMaterials
Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 5 Regional
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified WoodIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.1 Low-Emitting Adhesives Sealants
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03 Concrete
SECTION 03340 - STABILIZED EARTH

• Recommendations
• Specify fly ash to replace a portion of the
  portland cement (conserves energy, diverts
  materials from landfill).
• Use local soil materials (reduces transportation
  impacts).
• Use experienced crew for placing rammed earth or
  gunearth.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 2 Construction Waste
ManagementMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled ContentMaterials
Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 5 Regional
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified Wood
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04 Masonry
SECTION 04210 - CLAY MASONRY UNITSSECTION 04290
- ADOBE MASONRY UNITSSECTION 04291 - COMPRESSED
EARTH BLOCK

• Recommendations
• Use recycled or industrial waste aggregates
  (minimizes mining of gravel, diverts waste
  materials from landfill).
• Use contaminated soil in fired clay brick
  (mitigates hazardous materials, reduces
  transportation impacts, conserves resources).
• Use low-fired or air-cured stabilized earth
  masonry (embodied energy for semi-stabilized
  block using portland cement approximately 125
  Btu/lb, 3,700 Btu/brick) (conserves energy).
• Use salvaged brickmay be limited to
  
  nonstructural applications (conserves
  resources).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource
ReuseMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 4 Recycled ContentMaterials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 5 Regional Materials
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04 Masonry
SECTION 04220 - CONCRETE UNIT MASONRYSECTION
04221 - AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS

• Recommendations
• Use coal fly ash to replace a portion of portland
  cement
  (conserves energy, diverts waste materials from
  landfill).
• Use recycled or industrial waste aggregates
  (minimizes
  mining of gravel, diverts waste
  materials from landfill).
• Use lightweight block (reduces transportation
  impacts).
• Use autoclaved, aerated lightweight concrete
  (reduces transportation impacts, increases
  insulation value).
• Use concrete masonry unit systems that include
  insulation (conserves energy).
• Use concrete masonry units that can serve as
  exterior and/or interior finish surfaces
  (conserves resources).
• Use cement lime mortars (increases flexibility,
  autogenous (self) healing of fractures during
  curing).
• Use cement-based mortars modified with fly ash
  (fly ash replaces portland cement, increases
  flexibility and water resistance, autogenous
  (self) healing of fractures during curing).

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SECTION 04220 - CONCRETE UNIT MASONRYSECTION
04221 - AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional Materials
AAC is a cement-based material that contains a
large volume of voids, making it so light that it
floats. This unique product has numerous benefits
that suit it to construction, including excellent
insulating properties, ease of working and
handling, and fire resistance.
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04 Masonry
SECTION 04270 - GLASS MASONRY UNITSSECTION 08550
- WOOD WINDOWSSECTION 08561 - VINYL
WINDOWSSECTION 08562 - ABS PLASTIC
WINDOWSSECTION 08565 - FIBERGLASS
WINDOWSSECTION 08800 - GLAZINGSECTION 08900 -
GLAZED CURTAIN WALL

• Recommendations
• Control heat gain and heat loss through use of
  multiple panes, low-e coatings, and gas fills
  (conserves energy).
• Use glazing products with high visible light
  transmittance (increases daylighting performance
  and occupant health).
• Select durable window assemblies (conserves
  resources).
• Select low-maintenance window assemblies
  (conserves resources).
• Select composite, recycled-content frame
  assemblies (conserves scarce resources).
• Select low-conductivity frame, sash, and spacer
  materials (conserves energy).

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SECTION 04270 - GLASS MASONRY UNITSSECTION 08550
- WOOD WINDOWSSECTION 08561 - VINYL
WINDOWSSECTION 08562 - ABS PLASTIC
WINDOWSSECTION 08565 - FIBERGLASS
WINDOWSSECTION 08800 - GLAZINGSECTION 08900 -
GLAZED CURTAIN WALL
RELATED LEED CREDITS Indoor Environmental
Quality LEED-NC Credit 8.1 LEED-CI 8.1, 8.2
DaylightIndoor Environmental Quality LEED-NC
Credit 8.2 LEED-CI 8.3 Views
Electrochromics, a technology that uses a
low-voltage electrical current to control the
tint of a coating applied to glass, has the
ability to block the sun without covering the
window or door opening.
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04 Masonry
SECTION 04860 - STRAW-BALE CONSTRUCTION
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional MaterialsMaterials
Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 6 Rapidly
Renewable Materials
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05 Metals
SECTION 05100 - STRUCTURAL METAL FRAMING

• Recommendations
• Use high-recycled-content steel (reduces
  pollution, conserves resources and energy).
• Use most efficient section, lightest weightusing
  the least amount of steel for the application
  (conserves resources).
• Use salvaged structural steel (conserves
  resources).
• Use steel from nearest available source
  (conserves transportation energy).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource
ReuseMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 4 Recycled Content
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05 Metals
SECTION 05400 - COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING

• Recommendations
• Use high-recycled-content steel (reduces
  pollution, conserves resources and energy).
• Provide thermal insulation covering the framing
  (conserves energy, prevents condensation).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled Content
Cold Formed Metal Parts
Components that may be the product
of flowforming, an advanced, cold forming process
used to manufacture dimensionally precise, round,
seamless, hollow parts.
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06 Woods and Plastics
SECTION 06070 - WOOD TREATMENT

• Recommendations
• Choose least toxic treatment (avoids pollution,
  protects biodiversity).
• Choose most durable treatment (conserves
  resources).
• Use smallest possible amount of chemicals (avoids
  pollution, protects biodiversity, conserves
  resources).
• Use mechanical and other barriers (termite
  shields, termite mesh, sand barriers) to prevent
  infestation and reduce the requirement for wood
  treatment.
• Specify treated wood produced with nontoxic
  sodium silicate mineralization pressure treatment
  
• Specify stainless steel or hot-dip galvanized
  fasteners when using ACQ or copper azole wood
  treatments.
• Use nonthreatened, rot-resistant wood species
  instead of treated wood when possible.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified Wood
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06 Woods and Plastics
SECTION 06100 - ROUGH CARPENTRY

• Recommendations
• Use FSC-certified wood products from well-managed
  forests
  (protects habitats, conserves resources).
• Use salvaged wood (preserves old-growth timber,
  conserves resources).
• Use engineered wood products (efficient use of
  resources).
• Avoid old-growth timber and wood from threatened
  species (preserves biodiversity).
• Choose least toxic wood treatment (reduces
  pollution, protects habitats).
• Maximize framing efficiency (conserves
  resources).
• Minimize job-site waste (conserves resources,
  diverts materials from landfill).
• Select lowest grade that meets performance
  requirements. Avoid new dimensional lumber of
  cross-sectional area larger than 24 squaree.g.,
  4x6, 2x12. (Tight-grained, clean, large
  cross-section lumber is often from old-growth
  sources).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified Wood
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06 Woods and Plastics
SECTION 06200 - FINISH CARPENTRY / CABINETS /
COUNTERTOPS

• Recommendations
• Select FSC-certified wood products (protects
  habitats, conserves resources).
• Select salvaged wood products and casework
  (conserves resources).
• Specify knotty and character-grade woods
  whenever possible to avoid unnecessary impact on
  forest resources.
• Avoid products containing urea-formaldehyde
  binder.
• Use engineered wood products (efficient use of
  resources).
• Avoid plastic surfacing materials (avoids
  pollution).

Forest Stewardship Council certified wood
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource
ReuseMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 4 Recycled ContentMaterials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 5 Regional
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified WoodIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.4 Low-Emitting Wood Composites
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06 Woods and Plastics
SECTION 06500 - PLASTIC LUMBER

• Recommendations
• Select manufacturers that take back scrap to
  recycle into new product (diverts materials from
  landfill, conserves resources).
• Use outside (some plastics offgas).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional Materials
Plastic LumberDimensional lumber made from
recycled plastic that is rot proof and virtually
maintenance free!
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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
SECTION 07200 - BUILDING INSULATION

• Recommendations
• Maximize insulation value (conserves energy).
• Select recycled-content materials (conserves
  resources).
• Avoid foams expanded with hydrochlorofluorocarbons
  (HCFCs).
• Select insulations that do not contain
  formaldehyde.
• Avoid loose-fill insulation materials in living
  spaces (minimizes indoor air quality problems).
• Select cellulose insulation containing borates
  rather than ammonium sulfate.

Insulation is 100 recycled cotton fiber. Blue
material is from old denim jeans. / Lewis and
Clark State Office Building Construction photos
from Feb. 6, 2004
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional Materials
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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
SECTION 07319 - WOOD SHINGLES

• Recommendations
• Use FSC-certified wood products from well-managed
  forests (protects habitats, conserves resources).
  
• Use salvaged wood (preserves old-growth timber,
  conserves resources).
• Avoid old-growth timber and wood from threatened
  species (preserves biodiversity).
• Choose least toxic wood treatment (reduces
  pollution, protects habitats).
• Minimize job-site waste (conserves resources,
  diverts materials from landfill).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified Wood
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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
SECTION 07313 - METAL SHINGLES SECTION 07411 -
METAL ROOF PANELS
Copper Scrap

• Recommendations
• Specify highest recycled content available
  (conserves resources).
• Specify high-grade finish (extends life of
  material, conserves resources).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentSustainable Sites LEED-NC Credit 7.2
LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option E) Heat Islands
Effect Roof
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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
SECTION 07314 - FIBER-CEMENT ROOFINGSECTION
07464 - FIBER-CEMENT SIDING

• Recommendations
• Use only in climate for which product is
  approved.
• Specify product with recycled-content wood fiber
  (conserves resources).
• Do not use in high-impact areas.
• Select durable fasteners.

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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
SECTION 07315 - PLASTIC SHINGLES

• Recommendations
• Select products with longest warranties
  (conserves resources).
• Select products with high recycled content
  (conserves resources).
• Recycle scrap and old shingles (conserves
  resources).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 5 Regional Materials
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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
SECTION 07510 - BITUMINOUS ROOFINGSECTION 07540
- THERMOPLASTIC MEMBRANE SECTION 07550 -
MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE ROOFING SECTION
07555 - GREEN ROOF SYSTEMSSECTION 07560 -
FLUID-APPLIED ROOFING
Recommendations Select most durable products
(conserves resources). Select products with
recycled content (conserves resources). Select
products with lower environmental impacts.
Select resource-efficient products. Use
protected-membrane roof system to facilitate
reuse of insulation (conserves resources).
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SECTION 07510 - BITUMINOUS ROOFINGSECTION 07540
- THERMOPLASTIC MEMBRANE SECTION 07550 -
MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE ROOFING SECTION
07555 - GREEN ROOF SYSTEMSSECTION 07560 -
FLUID-APPLIED ROOFING
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentSustainable Sites LEED-NC Credit 6
LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option B) Storm water
ManagementSustainable Sites LEED-NC Credit
7.2 LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option E) Heat Islands
Effect Roof
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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
SECTION 07900 - SEALANTS

• Recommendations
• Limit use of sealants through proper detailing.
  Do not rely on sealants only use mechanical
  means and gravity to keep water out.
• Avoid indoor use of sealants that may contribute
  to indoor air quality problems.
• Sealant types to avoid indoors are listed here
  with the potential harmful emissions from each in
  parentheses
• - Butyl rubber (aliphatic hydrocarbons)
• - Solvent-based acrylic (xylene)
• - Neoprene (xylene)
• - Styrene butadiene rubber (various VOCs
  hexane, toluene, and xylene, depending
• on type)
• - Nitrile (various VOCs hexane, toluene,
  and xylene, depending on type)
• - Any products containing methylene chloride
  or chlorinated hydrocarbons
• - Any products containing bactericides and
  fungicides classified as phenol mercury
• acetates, phenol phenates, or phenol
  formaldehyde

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SECTION 07900 - SEALANTS

• Recommendations
• Sealants that are generally acceptable for indoor
  use (with potential emissions) are
• - Oleoresinous (small amounts of aliphatic
  hydrocarbons)
• - Acrylic emulsion latex (water-based)
• - Polysulfide (small amounts of toluene
  vapors)
• - Polyurethane (small amounts of xylene and
  other solvents)
• - Silicone (small amounts of xylene and
  other solvents)

RELATED LEED CREDITS Indoor Environmental
Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4.1
Low-Emitting Adhesives Sealants
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08 Doors and Windows
SECTION 08200 - WOOD DOORS

• Recommendations
• Select durable finishes (conserves resources).
• Select assemblies made from certified,
  well-managed lumber.
• Select assemblies made from salvaged wood
  (conserves scarce resources).
• Provide proper maintenance.

Salvaged wood put to new use as flooring.
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource
ReuseMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 7 Certified Wood
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09 Finishes
SECTION 09210 - GYPSUM PLASTERSECTION 09220 -
PORTLAND CEMENT PLASTERSECTION 09225 - NATURAL
AND LIME-BASED PLASTER

• Recommendations
• Reduce use of portland-cement-based plasters.
• Use cement lime or lime plasters (increases
  flexibility,
• autogenous (self) healing of fractures during
  curing).
• Use cement-based stuccos modified with fly ash
  (fly ash replaces portland cement, increases
  flexibility and water resistance, autogenous
  (self) healing of fractures during curing).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 5 Regional Materials
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09 Finishes
SECTION 09250 - GYPSUM BOARDSECTION 09270 -
GYPSUM BOARD ACCESSORIES

• Recommendations
• Minimize waste (conserves resources).
• Utilize recycled-content materials (conserves
  resources).
• Specify gypsum board product made with
  flue-gas-desulfurization (synthetic) gypsum.
• Avoid premixed joint compounds containing
  additives (minimizes indoor air quality and
  pollution problems).
• Select products that minimize framing (conserves
  resources).
• Avoid vinyl-faced gypsum board.
• Use unfaced board with cellulose or fiberglass
  fibers embedded in gypsum matrix.
• Collect scrap for recycling or use as soil
  amendment.

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SECTION 09250 - GYPSUM BOARDSECTION 09270 -
GYPSUM BOARD ACCESSORIES
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled Content
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These tiles are made from 100 recycled glass.
09 Finishes
SECTION 09300 - TILE WORK

• Recommendations
• Specify recycled-content material (conserves
  resources).
• Avoid mortars, grout, and adhesives containing
  petroleum or plastic additives (conserves limited
  resources, minimizes pollution).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled Content
Eco-Rubber Tiles
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09 Finishes
SECTION 09512 - ACOUSTIC PANEL CEILINGS

• Recommendations
• Minimize waste (conserves resources).
• Use high-recycled-content materials (conserves
  resources).
• Use perlite or mineralized wood-fiber panels to
  avoid risk of fiber shedding (protects indoor air
  quality).
• Use highly reflective ceiling panels to
  effectively distribute light (conserves energy).
• Specify products from a manufacturer with an
  effective reclamation program for excess and used
  tiles.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled Content
Indoor Environmental Quality - Credit 8.1
LEED-CI 8.1, 8.2 Daylight
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09 Finishes
SECTION 09625 - BAMBOO FLOORINGSECTION 09640 -
WOOD FLOORING

• Recommendations
• Select FSC-certified wood products (protects
  habitats, conserve resources).
• Select salvaged flooring or flooring manufactured
  from salvaged wood (conserves resources).
• With engineered-wood flooring, select products
  with thick face veneers that are able to be
  refinished (conserves resources).
• Select nontoxic, low-VOC finishes and adhesives
  (reduces pollution, improves indoor air quality).
  

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SECTION 09625 - BAMBOO FLOORINGSECTION 09640 -
WOOD FLOORING
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource
ReuseMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 7 Certified WoodIndoor Environmental
Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4.1
Low-Emitting Adhesives SealantsIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.2 Low-Emitting Paints CoatingsIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.4 Low-Emitting Wood Composites
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09 Finishes
SECTION 09650 - RESILIENT FLOORINGSECTION 09654
- CORK FLOORINGSECTION 09655 - LINOLEUM
FLOORINGSECTION 09656 - RUBBER FLOORING

• Recommendations
• Select low-VOC adhesives (improves indoor air
  quality).
• Avoid vinyl (PVC) flooring.
• Avoid recycled-tire rubber flooring indoors
  unless extremely well ventilated.
• Select recycled-content materials (conserves
  resources).
• Select flooring materials that do not require
  frequent stripping and finishing.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable MaterialsIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.1 Low-Emitting Adhesives Sealants
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09 Finishes
SECTION 09681 - CARPET CUSHIONSECTION 09682 -
CARPET TILESECTION 09683 - SHEET CARPET

• Recommendations
• Minimize the use of wall-to-wall carpet
  (difficult to clean traps dust, mold, and
  toxins).
• Select materials with low-VOC content (improves
  indoor air quality).
• Select 100 recycled-content face fiber and
  backing (conserves resources, diverts materials
  from landfill).
• Size rooms to minimize waste (diverts materials
  from landfill).
• Select materials made from natural, renewable
  resources (conserves limited resources, minimizes
  pollution).
• Select carpet tile rather than carpeting to
  permit replacement of individual tiles when
  damaged (conserves resources, diverts materials
  from landfill).
• Select durable products (diverts materials from
  landfill).

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SECTION 09681 - CARPET CUSHIONSECTION 09682 -
CARPET TILESECTION 09683 - SHEET CARPET

• Recommendations
• Reuse, recycle, or lease carpet from manufacturer
  (conserves resources, diverts materials from
  landfill).
• Take advantage of carpet reclamation programs for
  recycling of old carpet.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable MaterialsIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.1 Low-Emitting Adhesives SealantsIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.3 Low-Emitting Carpet SystemsIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.4 Low-Emitting Wood Composites
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09 Finishes
SECTION 09900 - PAINTING
Recommendations Select low-VOC products
(improves indoor air quality). Select durable
products (conserves resources). Select least
toxic alternative (improves indoor air quality,
reduces pollution). Select recycled-content
product (conserves resources). Select products
made from natural, renewable resources (conserves
limited resources).
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled
ContentIndoor Environmental Quality LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 4.2 Low-Emitting Paints
Coatings
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10 Specialties
SECTION 10300 - FIREPLACES AND WOOD STOVES

• Recommendations
• Specify wood-burning equipment designed to
  achieve maximum combustion and removal of
  particulate emissions (maximum 7.5 grams/hour)
  and creosote.
• Specify wood-burning equipment that uses wood
  pellets and/or sawdust.
• Specify high-efficiency wood-burning equipment.
• Burn seasoned wood with less than 20 moisture
  content (burns cleaner, causes less pollution).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Energy Atmosphere
LEED-NC Credit 2 - Renewable Energy
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10 Specialties
SECTION 10700 - EXTERIOR SUN PROTECTION
Recommendations Control heat gain through use
of awnings and trellises (conserves energy).
Control heat gain through use of shade screens
(conserves energy). Lightshelves can be
integrated into sun shading device, blocking
direct sun and increasing reflected light. Use
a physical or computer model to optimize the
design of shading devices for daylighting. Use
computer energy models to maximize the energy
benefit of shading devices.
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SECTION 10700 - EXTERIOR SUN PROTECTION
RELATED LEED CREDITS Energy Atmosphere
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 1 Optimize Energy
PerformanceMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled ContentMaterials
Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified
WoodIndoor Environmental Quality LEED-NC
Credit 8.1 LEED-CI 8.1, 8.2 Daylight Indoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC Credit 8.2
LEED-CI 8.3 Views
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11 EQUIPMENT
SECTION 11176 - RECYCLING EQUIPMENT

• Recommendations
• Provide systems that are easy to operate.
• Specify containers made from recycled materials
  (conserves resources).
• Specify durable materials (conserves resources).
• Provide written instructions for building
  managers and tenants of multi-unit buildings.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Prerequisite 1 Storage
Collection of Recyclables
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11 EQUIPMENT
SECTION 11200 - WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT

• Recommendations
• Provide systems that are easy to operate and
  maintain.
• Specify components that are durable and made from
  nontoxic materials (conserves resources, provides
  high-quality water).

RELATED LEED CREDITS Water Efficiency Credit
3 Water Use Reduction
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11 EQUIPMENT
SECTION 11450 - RESIDENTIAL APPLIANCES

• Recommendations
• Select energy-efficient appliances (conserves
  energy).
• Select water-conserving appliances (conserves
  water).
• Select appliances that are durable and easy to
  maintain (conserves resources).
• Select appliances manufactured to facilitate
  disassembly and recycling.
• Provide direct venting of gas appliance to
  exterior.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Water Efficiency LEED-NC
Credit 3 LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option J) Water Use
ReductionEnergy Atmosphere - LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 1 - Optimize Energy Performance
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12 Furnishings
SECTION 12000 - FURNISHINGS
Recommendations Select organically grown plant
fibers. Select fibers that are naturally
pest-resistant. Select natural dyes or undyed
fabrics. Select recycled synthetic
fibers. Select FSC-certified or reclaimed wood.
Specify refurbished furniture. Select
powder-coated or mill finish (unpainted).
FSC certified wood supply chain.
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SECTION 12000 - FURNISHINGS
RELATED LEED CREDITS Materials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 3 Resource
ReuseMaterials Resources LEED-NC, LEED-CI
Credit 4 Recycled ContentMaterials Resources
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 5 Regional
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable
MaterialsMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 7 Certified WoodIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.1 Low-Emitting Adhesives SealantsIndoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
4.4 Low-Emitting Wood Composites
Columbia FSC-Certified panels
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13 Special Construction
SECTION 13600 - SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

• Recommendations
• Utilize direct utility interface (avoids battery
  storage).
• Seek the greatest overall resource efficiency and
  energy efficiency in selecting solar energy
  systems.

RELATED LEED CREDITS Energy Atmosphere -
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 1 - Optimize Energy
Performance (passive and solar thermal
devices)Energy Atmosphere - LEED-NC Credit 2 -
Renewable Energy (electricity-generating devices)
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15 Mechanical
SECTION 15100 - PLUMBING

• Recommendations
• Select low-flow, water-efficient plumbing
  fixtures.
• Avoid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe for water
  delivery and drain systems (due to potential
  impacts of PVC disposal at end of product life).
• Do not use solder containing lead.
• Select durable materials.
• Use graywater (nontreated water from showers,
  bathroom sinks, clothes washers) for below-grade
  landscape irrigation.
• Use treated wastewater (separately supplied by
  some municipal water utilities) for nonpotable
  uses (toilet flushing, above-ground irrigation).

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SECTION 15100 - PLUMBING
RELATED LEED CREDITS Water Efficiency LEED-NC
Credit 3 LEED-CI Credit 1 (Option J) Water Use
ReductionMaterials Resources LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 4 Recycled Content
A) COMPOSTING TOILETS B) WATERLESS URINALS C)
COMPOSTING BIN D) COMPOSTING WASTE E) EXCESS
LIQUID WASTE (COMPOST TEA) F) JANITORS SINK
GREYWATER G) LAVATORY GREYWATER H) SHOWER
GREYWATER I) DRIKING FOUNTAIN GREYWATER J) 1000
GAL. SEPTIC TANK K) 1000 GAL. DOSING TANK L)
MULTI-STAGE PUMP M) FLOAT SWITCH N) CHECK VALVE
O) GATE VALVE P) HYDRAULIC UNIT / FILTER MODULE
Q) RETURN LINE TO SEPTIC TANK R) SUPPLY
MANIFOLD W/ AIR RELEASE VALVE S) DRIP LINE
IRRIGATION SYSTEM T) RETURN MANIFOLD W/ AIR
RELEASE VALVE
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15 Mechanical
SECTION 15700 - MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

• Recommendations
• Select equipment with highest efficiency
  available.
• Choose cooling equipment that does not utilize
  ozone-depleting refrigerants.
• Maximize efficiency of mechanical systems through
  duct sealing and high-efficiency fans.
• Select radiant heating systems that are effective
  at lower air temperatures.

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SECTION 15700 - MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
RELATED LEED CREDITS Energy Atmosphere
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Prerequisite 3 CFC Reduction
in HVAC R EquipmentEnergy Atmosphere
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 1 Optimize Energy
PerformanceEnergy Atmosphere LEED-NC,
LEED-CI Credit 3 Enhanced CommissioningEnergy
Atmosphere LEED-NC Credit 4 Ozone
DepletionEnergy Atmosphere LEED-NC Credit 5
Measurement VerificationIndoor Environmental
Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 1 Outdoor Air
Delivery MonitoringIndoor Environmental Quality
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 2 Increased
VentilationIndoor Environmental Quality
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 3.1 Construction IAQ
Management Plan (During Construction)Indoor
Environmental Quality LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit
3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan (Prior to
Occupancy)
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16 Electrical
SECTION 16000 - ELECTRICAL

• Recommendations
• Select renewable energy sources for electric
  power generation.
• Select local and site-generated power sources
  (distributed power).
• Select off-peak, Thermal Energy Storage (TES)
  cooling systems.
• Select electronically ballasted fluorescent light
  fixtures.
• Select LED (light-emitting diode) light source.
• Utilize automatic lighting controls to limit
  unnecessary use of electric lighting.
• Avoid the need for plenum-rated cable by using
  metal conduit to contain any cables running
  through plenums.

Wind power
Hydropower
Solar power
Biomass
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SECTION 16000 - ELECTRICAL
RELATED LEED CREDITS Energy Atmosphere -
LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 1 - Optimize Energy
PerformanceEnergy Atmosphere - LEED-NC Credit
5 - Measurement VerificationIndoor
Environmental Quality - LEED-NC, LEED-CI Credit 6
- Controllability of Systems
Thermostat to control environment
Electrical Meter to measure and verify energy use
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Green specifications, to be included in the
University of Floridas construction standards,
based on LEED credits.