ID#100002123

Project location: Poland

October 23, 2017

Agnieszka Rylska

GO4IT SP Z OO SP K

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Project location: Poland

October 23, 2017

Hello,

We received the document, confirming that the product manufacturer operates an environmental management system which complies with the requirements of ISO 14001:2004. Accordingly to ID#100002123, the ISO 140001:2004 is treated as Green Screen Translator (this is what you can find on page 550 BD+C). I assume that the product manufactured by certified company meets the requirements of Option 2/GreenScreen VI.2 Benchmark. Nevertheless It sounds strange to me, as ISO 140001:2004 is related to environment strategies, not the material ingredients. I would be grateful if anybody could explain these to me.

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Nadav Malin

CEO
BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Moderator

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October 23, 2017 - 8:19 am

Hi Agata,

I'm not able to find the reference that you mention, but I can confirm that your suspicions are correct. GreenScreen is not related to ISO 14001, and you CANNOT use certification of compliance with 14001 as an indication that a product's contents have passed any GreenScreen List Translator screening.

As we explain on the credit page under "LEEDuser's Viewpoint," Option 2 of this credit is very difficult to achieve right now, as so few products have GreenScreen assessments or C2C certifications.

Nadav

Nadav Malin

CEO
BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Moderator

844 thumbs up

October 23, 2017 - 8:25 am

Ok, just found the Addendum you mention, and I think I see where the confusion lies. Here's the addendum: https://www.usgbc.org/leedaddenda/100002123

That list of items to be added are just "Referenced Standards" for the credit, they are not being put forth as standards that can be used to meet any specific requirements. They were actually added to the list because they're included in the updated Guidance on how to comply with Option 3.