This is the first of the four low emitting materials credits. This credit focuses on using adhesives and sealants which emit low amounts of odors and contaminants into the air.
Essentially all you need to do to achieve this credit is use adhesives and sealants that meet a certian criteria.
I think that one of the reasons why I passed this difficult exam is because I really knew exactly what to expect. If I didn’t, I don’t know how I would have done on the thing. A few days prior to the exam, it might have even been the day before, I sat down with […]
The intent of this credit is to help mitigate the odors, fumes, dust, particulates, etc. that remain in the building once it is turned over to the new owner. There are a few approaches to this method:
Flush out before occupancy but after construction: Keep in mind the schedule impact when trying to go this route. […]
During the construction process, keep indoor environmental quality in mind while performing construction activities. Keep the building ventilated and protect absorbent materials from moisture. The idea is to lower the amount of odors and fumes that get locked into the building during construction. This hopefully helps create a better indoor environment quality when the building […]
This may seem like it has already been done, but there are a few requirements that are different which you need to achieve this credit. Basically, you need to increase the ventilation rates by about 30% or so.
The reason that increased ventilation is considered “green” and is included in LEED is because having a well-ventilated […]
The intent of this credit is to make buildings better ventilated by creating systems that control and monitor ventilation performance. The systems would monitor the amount of CO2 and adjust the ventilation rate accordingly.
To achieve this credit, all you need to do is install the proper monitoring systems. There are no calculations required and there […]
The intent of this credit is to help mitigate the exposure of tobacco smoke to the occupants of the building. There are a few options, all revolving around keeping the smoke and smokers isolated or completely away from the building.
Option 1 is to limit smoking to 25 feet away from the building. Option 2 is […]
This is a pretty simple credit; meet the minimum requirements of Sections 4 through 7 of ASHRAE 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.
The idea behind this requirement is to help keep the buildings well ventilated, so that the indoor conditioned areas aren’t too stuffy or consistently filled with recycled air. Active, passive and mixed-mode […]
One of the main reasons that this category exists is because many of the products we currently use in building construction are not conducive to a proper living situation. The rooms are either too hot, too cold, too damp, smell funny, smell like chemicals, give us headaches, don’t have good lighting, or don’t have any […]
The intent of this credit is to encourage the use of wood that is harvested in a renewable manner. The US Green Building Council wants to reward those projects which use wood that promotes environmentally responsible forest management.
You can achieve this credit if 50% of your wood based products are FSC certified (Forest Stewardship Council). […]