1. Selecting Green Building Materials:
Tools & Strategies You Can Use
Ross G. Spiegel, FAIA, FCSI, FIGP, CCS, CCCA,
LEED AP BD+C
Associate/Senior Specification Writer
Green Team Leader
Fletcher-Thompson, Inc.
Columbus Green Building Forum
Green Building Expo
Wednesday 14 April 2010
2. Selecting Green Building Materials
Introduction – What We Will Learn Today
Selecting Green Building Materials
Steps to Specifying Green Products for Project
Certification
Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Resources You Can Use
Sample Projects
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4. Selecting Green Building Materials
Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
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8. Selecting Green Building Materials
Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
Develop List of Specification Sections That Will
Have LEED Requirements in Them
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11. Selecting Green Building Materials
Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
Develop List of Specification Sections That Will
Have LEED Requirements in Them
Investigate and Compile Information on Specific
Products
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
Develop List of Specification Sections That Will
Have LEED Requirements in Them
Investigate and Compile Information on Specific
Products
Document Specific LEED Information Such as
Recycled Content, VOC Content, Etc.
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13. Selecting Green Building Materials
Steps to Specifying Green Products
for Project Certification
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
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15. First Things First
Start Early
Review
Checklist
Create List of
Possible Spec
Sections
Assign
Responsibility
for Sections
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
Determine Which Ones Require Specifications
Using Previously Developed Checklist
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
Determine Which Ones Require Specifications
Using Previously Developed Checklist
Assemble List of Required Specification
Sections Using Specification Table of Contents
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
Determine Which Ones Require Specifications
Using Previously Developed Checklist
Assemble List of Required Specification Sections
Using Specification Table of Contents
Research Product & System Information
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
Research Product & System Information
Prepare Specifications & Incorporate Green
Requirements as Appropriate
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27. Selecting Green Building Materials
Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Incorporating Green Requirements Into Project Manual
Include Green Requirements In Individual Sections
Coordinate With LEED Checklist
Coordinate With Division 01 Sections
Be Specific – Indicate How Applies to Section
Verify That What You Want Is Achievable
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Use CSI’s SectionFormat as a Guide to Start
Add Green Requirements to Parts 1, 2 and 3 of
Section as Required
Coordinate with Requirements of LEED Rating
System
Verify Availability of Products, Documentation, and
Alternates to Specified Products/Systems
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Adding Requirements Into Division 01 Sections
– Section 01 11 00 - Summary of Work
Include Owner’s Goals For LEED
– Section 01 25 00 - Substitution Procedures
Include Specific Requirements for Green Products
– Section 01 32 33 - Photographic Documentation
Include Requirements for Construction Photos
– Section 01 33 00 - Submittal Procedures
Include LEED Requirements
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30. Selecting Green Building Materials
Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
SECTION 01 11 00 – SUMMARY OF WORK
1.10 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
A. This project has been registered with the U.S. Green Building Council’s
(USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green
Building Rating System Program. More information about the requirements and
details of this program can be found at the web site: www.usgbc.org.
B. In conjunction with this registration, the Owner has established certain
environmental goals for this project to enable the building, upon completion, to
achieve the LEED Program’s “Silver” level rating.
C. The environmental goals for this project can generally be described as follows:
1. Use Resources Efficiently:
a. Select materials that use resources efficiently.
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36. Selecting Green Building Materials
Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Section 01 57 30 - Indoor Environmental Control
Coordinate with LEED
Section 01 57 40 - Construction IAQ Management
Plan
Coordinate with LEED EQ Credits 3.1-3.2
Section 01 74 19 - Construction Waste Management
and Disposal
Coordinate with LEED MR Credits 2.1-2.2
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
In Part 1 – General Add The Following:
Submittal Requirements For Recycled Content,
Local/Regional Materials/VOC Data
In Part 2 – Products Add The Following:
Requirements Such As: Recycled Content, Biobased
Content, Restrictions On VOC Content In Products
In Part 3 – Execution Add The Following:
Requirements Such As: Indoor Air Quality, Green
Installation Requirements, Waste Management
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
SS Prerequisite 1 Erosion & Sedimentation
Control
Specify Plan Requirements in Section 31 25 00
SS Credit 4.2 Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
Specify Bicycle Racks in Section 12 93 13
SS Credit 5.1 Site Development
Specify Native Vegetation in Section 32 90 00
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
SS Credit 8 Light Pollution Reduction
Specify Automatic Lighting Control in Section 26 09
23
WE Credit 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping
Specify Irrigation System in Section 32 84 00
WE Credit 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies
Specify Constructed Wetlands in Section 32 71 00
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
EA Prerequisite 1 Building Energy Systems
Commissioning
Specify Commissioning in Section 26 08 00
EA Prerequisite 3 Refrigerant Management
Specify Non-CFC Refrigerants in Section 23 23 23
EA Credit 2 On-Site Renewable Energy
Specify Wind Energy Equipment in Section 26 32
23
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
MR Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials
Specify Materials Such as Bamboo Flooring, Cotton
Insulation, Agrifiber, Linoleum, Wheatboard,
Strawboard and Cork in Various Technical Sections
Section 07 21 00 Thermal Insulation
Section 09 62 23 Bamboo Flooring
Section 09 65 16 Linoleum Flooring
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
EQ Credit 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
Specify Ventilation System Monitoring in Division 23
Sections
EQ Credits 3.1-3.2 Construction IAQ Management
Plan
Specify Plan in Section 01 57 40
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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56. Selecting Green Building Materials
Incorporating Green Requirements Into
Bidding And Contract Documents
Reference Green Requirements In
Advertisement/Invitation For Bids
Explain Green Requirements in Instructions To Bidders
Incorporate Green Requirements by Reference Into
Supplementary Conditions
Link Green Requirements in Division 01 Section To
Contract Through Supplementary Conditions
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58. Selecting Green Building Materials
Greening a Specification – Your Turn
What This Exercise Will Teach You
Using Tools Available Green The Sample Specification
Using The Time Available Work in Groups
Audience Members Will Be Selected to Report The
Results of Their Group’s Efforts to All Attendees
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Resources You Can Use
Green Building Materials: A Guide To Product
Selection And Specification – Second Edition
Spiegel & Meadows - John Wiley & Sons – 2006
Third Edition Coming November 2010!
Guide to Green Building Rating Systems
Linda Reeder, AIA - John Wiley & Sons – 2010
Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers
www.wbdg.org/design/greenspec.php
GreenSpec Directory – Building Green
Environmental Building News - Building Green
www.BuildingGreen.com
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Resources You Can Use
The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building
7group and Bill Reed / John Wiley & Sons - 2009
The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design – 2nd Ed.
Mendler & Odell / John Wiley & Sons - 2005
Sustainable Commercial Interiors
Penny Bonda & Katie Sosnowchik / Wiley & Sons-2006
Sustainable Design: Architecture, Planning, & Ecology
Daniel Williams / John Wiley & Sons – 2007
NYC Department of Design + Construction
www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/specifications.shtml
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71. BIC Headquarters Second Floor Renovations
Shelton, Connecticut
XX,XXX SF Space in Existing Building
LEED-CI Certified 2009
First LEED Certified Project in Shelton,
CT
31% Reduction in Electric Power for
Connected Lighting
96% of the Equipment & Appliances are
Energy Star Rated
39% of the Furniture was Salvaged,
Reused, or Refurbished
24% of Total Building Material Was
Manufactured Using Recycled Material
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72. BIC Headquarters Second Floor Renovations
Shelton, Connecticut
99% of Construction and Demolition
Waste Was Recycled
0.6 Mile Walking Trail Around Property
New Furniture & Seating Are Certified as
Zero or Low VOC
Dedicated Parking for Van/Car Pools
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75. Western Connecticut State University
New Science Building – Danbury, Connecticut
New 122,500 SF Science Building
LEED Silver Certification Candidate
70 Lab Hoods
Classrooms, Clean Rooms, Greenhouse,
Meteorology Station, Roof Top Observatory
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87. Timex Headquarters
Middlebury, Connecticut
80000 SF Facility With 40000 SF Office Space
Lighting Control System Adjusts Artificial
Lighting To Respond To Natural Light
Underfloor Plenum For Conditioned Air, Power,
Data, and Voice Cabling
Unique Storm Water Management System
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92. Selecting Green Building Materials
Review And Summary
Reviewed Process of Selecting Green Building
Materials
Reviewed Steps to Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
Reviewed Writing Specifications with Green
Requirements
Discussed Incorporating Green Requirements into
Bidding and Contract Documents
Reviewed Resources You Can Use
Reviewed Sample Projects
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93. Selecting Green Building Materials
Review And Summary
Projects Specifying Green Building Materials Require
Special Attention & Expansion of Standard Formats &
Methods
Never Lose Sight of Green Goal Established for Project
- Keep Working Toward Darker Shade of Green
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94. Questions
Ross G. Spiegel, FAIA, FCSI, FIGP, CCS, CCCA,
LEED AP BD+C
Associate/Senior Specification Writer/Green Team
Leader
Fletcher-Thompson, Inc.
3 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6244
203-225-6551/Fax 203-225-6800
Rspiegel@ftae.com
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Thank You For Attending Today
A Greener Future Is In Your Hands!
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