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1. Exterior and Interior Materials
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- Consider life-cycle costs and environmental impact of
building materials and finishes. Durable, low maintenance
products are less expensive over time than products with
an attractive first cost that require maintenance and replacement.
- Toyota received a LEED™ Gold rating for the largest
green building complex in the US. The project used 50% recycled
content including 250 miles of reinforced steel used throughout
the complex - comprised primarily of recycled automobiles.
- The Sigma Group, in the Menomonee Valley, found that the
most cost-effective method to manage on-site methane generation
was to incorporate Minergy, a byproduct containing fly ash
from We Energies' coal-fired power plants, into a passive
venting system below their pile-supported building foundation.
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Wisconsin Green Building Alliance
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EPA Fact Sheet on Recycled Construction Products
- Green
Seal
- Forest
Stewardship Council
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Milwaukee Historic Preservation & Historic Tax Credits
- Waste
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Using building materials with low life cycle costs, high-recycled
content and low toxicity reduces environmental impacts.
- Reuse existing building shells and components where feasible.
(LEED™)
- If on-site reuse is not possible, create a demolition management
plan that identifies opportunities to reuse, recycle or sell salvaged
materials.
- For historic buildings constructed before 1935, make changes
to exterior in accordance with US
Department of the Interior Rehabilitation Guidelines. (LEED™)
- Use with Wisconsin Green Building Alliance's Wisconsin
Built Directory to locate sources of the following building
materials, and achieve the following goals (LEED™):
- Use 25% materials with post-consumer and post-industrial
recycled content.
- Use 20% materials and products that are manufactured within
a radius of 500-mile radius.
- Specify US Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood-based
materials and products for 25% of all wood used in the project.
- Specify mold- and moisture-inhibiting construction materials.
- Use low-VOC sealants and adhesives. For standards, see the
California South
Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168, and California
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Regulation
8, Rule 51. (LEED™)
- Use paints and coatings that are certified by Green Seal for
VOC and chemical component limits. (LEED™)
- Use carpet systems that meet the requirements of the Carpet
and Rug Institute's Green Label Indoor Air Quality Test Program
(LEED™)
- Use composite wood and agrifiber products that do not contain
added urea-formaldehyde resins. (LEED™)
- Specify building materials (e.g. insulation, carpet pad) that
do not use CFC's or HCFC's as foaming agents or in other parts
of the manufacturing products. (LEED™)
- Use CFC-free HVAC&R equipment. (LEED™)
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