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EBOM-2009 IEQc3.3:Green Cleaning—Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials

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Does a product with the EPA's Design for the Environment logo qualify for this credit?

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Tristan Roberts
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Fri, 03/11/2011 - 05:10

Not according to the credit language. What's the product?

Fri, 03/11/2011 - 20:19

Many of the Staples Brand "Sustainable Earth" products have an EPA Design for the Environment Logo, but are not specifically Green Seal Certified. Sustainable Earth by Staples® Graffiti Remover #99 is one of the products I am looking at.

Fri, 03/11/2011 - 20:50

For what it's worth, my toxicologist sister thinks the DfE program makes a lot more sense for minimizing toxicity in cleaning product formulas than a lot of the programs that are cited in the credit language. I'm not sure that DfE existed prior to the establishment of the current requirements, but I think it is in the proposed language for the next version of LEED. In any event, you can either try in the submittal process to present this as an alternative compliance project (with fingers crossed), or use a CIR to get official advance clearance for the approach. The latter is recommended if your are really depending on the credit.

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