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Retail-CI-v4 MRc4:Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials

Bio-based materials

Kena David

Director of Sustainability, Wellness, & ESG

BCCI Construction, LLC

LEEDuser Basic Member

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September 24, 2018

Owens Corning claims its EcoTouch products to be certified under the USDA Bio-preferred label program with a bio-based content of 98%. The USDA program adheres to ASTM Test Method D6866. Has anyone determined whether this standard is equivalent to the USGBC's Sustainable Agriculture Network Sustainable Agriculture Standard certification requirement?

https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/AboutBioPreferred.xhtml

https://www.usgbc.org/node/2616389?return=/credits/commercial-interiors/v4

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