Manufactured products and packaging waste

Mike Eikermann

VP Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Lexsuco 2010 Corporation

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Canada

October 13, 2016

When creating a LEED document for a product line we need to include things like pre & post-consumer recycled content. We also like to include the manufacturing and extraction sites. My question will be focusing on the packaging waste of a rolled product such as a peel and stick vapour barrier where you will have a paper or poly release liner. At what point do you include or not the same information as stated above into your document for the packaging material? Do I really need to disclose the VOC content of the packaging and would it still be considered packaging?

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Guillaume Martel

Architect Partner

Provencher Roy Architectes

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Fri, 10/14/2016 - 14:39

Hi Mike, Your question seems to address many of the concerns of LEED 2009. Note new projects registered after Oct. 31st will have to follow the LEEDv4 approach. I suggest you take a look at the new LEED v4 MR credits : Building Product Disclosure and Optimization. ( Environmental Product Declaration / Sourcing of Raw Material / Material Ingredients) and MR : Construction Waste Management, where the amount of waste per Sq. Ft would be interesting to have. - Regarding you question directly, the information regarding Recycled content, and material sourcing is very important. - Regarding the VOC, it doesn't apply to the packaging. This only applies to the materials installed inside the weatherproofing membrane. So it's not clear if your product needs to be included. Note that LEED v4 as requirements for Outdoor applied VOC in the School and Healthcare projects.