CaesarStone and LEED

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CaesarStone and LEED
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What is LEED ?

• LEED is the nationally accredited benchmark
• developed by USGBC (United States Green
• Building Council) and is voluntary.

LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design. LEED promotes a whole building approach
to sustainability in five (5) key areas
Sustainable Site Development Water Savings Energy
Efficiency Materials Selection Indoor
Environmental Quality
To qualify a project must meet certain
prerequisites and performance benchmarks
(credits) within each category.
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What is LEED ?
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System encourages
and accelerates global adoption of sustainable
green building and development practices through
the creation and implementation of universally
understood and accepted tools and performance
criteria.
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What is LEED ?
Projects can be certified Silver, Gold or
Platinum depending on credits achieved.
LEED currently has certification programs for the
following

• LEED for New Construction-Version 2.2
• LEED for Existing Buildings Version 2.0
• LEED for Commercial Interiors Version 2.0
• LEED for Core Shell
• LEED for Schools, Healthcare Retail
• LEED for Homes
• LEED for Existing Buildings/Operations
  Maintenance
• USCBC does not certify, promote or endorse
  products or services of individual companies

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LEED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION MAJOR RENOVATIONS

• Environmental Quality EQ Credit 4.1 Low
  Emitting
• Materials Adhesives Sealants - 1 point
• Intent Reduce the quantity of indoor
  contaminants that are
• odorous, irritating and/or harmful to the comfort
  and well being of
• installers and occupants.
• Requirements All adhesives and sealants on the
  interior of
• the building (defined as inside of the
  weatherproofing system
• and applied on-site) shall comply with the
  requirements and
• standards of South Coast Air Quality Management
  District
• (SCAQMD) Rule 1168
• The joint adhesives used in Caesarstone
  applications have
• low VOC emissions, complying with the standards
  set forth.

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LEED FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIORS LEED - CI

• Regional Materials Materials Resources MR 5.1
  20
• Manufactured Regionally 1 point
• Intent Increase demand for building materials
  and
• products that are extracted and manufactured
  within the
• region, thereby supporting the regional economy
  and
• reducing the environmental impacts resulting from
• transportation.
• Requirements Use a minimum of 20 of the
  combined
• value of construction and Division 12 (furniture)
  materials
• and products manufactured regionally within a
  radius of
• 500 miles.

Manufacturing refers to the final assembly of
components into the building product that is
furnished and installed by the tradesman. For
example if the hardware comes from
Dallas, Texas, the lumber from Vancouver, British
Columbia, and the joist is assembled in Kent,
Washington, then the location of the final
assembly is Kent, Washington.
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LEED FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIORS LEED - CI

• Low Emitting Materials EQ 4.1 Adhesives
  Sealants 1 point
• Intent Reduce the quantity of indoor air
  contaminants that are odorous, potentially
  irritating
• and/or harmful to the comfort and well being of
  installers and occupants.
• Requirements All adhesives and sealants on the
  interior of the building (defined as inside the
• weatherproofing system and applied on-site) shall
  comply with the requirements and standards of
• South Coast Air Quality Management District
  (SCAQMD) Rule 1168

The joint adhesives used in CaesarStone
applications have low VOC emissions, complying
with the standards set forth.
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LEED REFERENCE GUIDELEED for NEW Construction
LEED NC
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LEED REFERENCE GUIDELEED for Commercial
Interiors LEEDS CI
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