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NC-v4.1 MRc2:Environmental Product Declarations

MRc2 BPDO EPD Option 2 Multi Attribute Optimization

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Sarah Linke
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Has anyone had success pursuing credit for the BPDO EPD Option 2 (Multi Attribute Optimization)? The companies I have had success finding documentation for are as follows: 

Owens Corning (Thermafiber), Interface (GlasBacRE), mulitple Sherwin Williams products (LCA Action Plans), and Milliken (WellBAC).

Does anyone have any great resources or tips for tracking these down? I need more companies/products that have this documentation.

 

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Fri, 02/26/2021 - 13:40

Sarah, we put a blog post together on this - take a look, but this is what we've found.  https://getgreenbadger.com/2020/10/21/earning-mrc2-option-2-multi-attribute-optimization-in-leed-v4-1/    
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Allen Cornett
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Wed, 03/10/2021 - 16:54

I have not seen any, but is anyone aware of a minimum square footage of paint that needs to be installed to be counted toward the criteria?  I have a project considering accent walls using a few gallons of multiple products to get over the 10 product threshold.  Thank you for your time.

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 17:00

None that I've seen. Make the accent wall (or mechanical closet) shine!
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Claudia Mezey
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Wed, 03/10/2021 - 17:01

Hi Alan.  That's right - the v4.1 Reference Guide/Addenda don't set a minimum quantity of a product.  As long as it's permanently installed and within the relevant CSI divisions, you'll be able to count it.
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Deborah Lucking
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Thu, 07/29/2021 - 15:58

Tommy Linstroth, did you take down the blog post you mentioned in your comment of Feb 26 2021?  
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Sarah Linke
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Thu, 07/29/2021 - 16:16

Here it is: https://getgreenbadger.com/earning-mrc2-option-2-multi-attribute-optimization-in-leed-v4-1/
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Erin Holdenried
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Bell Architects
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Fri, 02/18/2022 - 04:03

How does one establish a baseline to compare a product to?  Can you use the EC3 tool, or does it require a building life cycle tool like Tally or OneClick?
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Julia Manion
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Thu, 08/18/2022 - 15:08

Does anyone have an updated list of materials that comply with this credit??? 
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Deborah Lucking
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Thu, 08/18/2022 - 16:12

See Tommy's reply July 29, 2021. Covers most of it.
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Julia Manion
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Thu, 08/18/2022 - 16:31

Right! But anything new added since 2020? 
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Sarah Linke
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Thu, 08/18/2022 - 16:36

These are the products I've seen certificates for. **This list is subject to change based on the expiration of certificates and the project period, but sharing in case it helps you! Flooring Interface Modular Carpet Tiles On Glass Bac (39% GWP reduction- Counts for 2 products, Certificate expired June 2021) Interface cQuestGB (valued at 0.5 products) J+ J Flooring Kinetex  (20% GWP reduction- 2 products) Insulation Owens Corning Foamular NGX XPS Insulation (1 product) Owens Corning EcoTouch Unfaced Insulation (2 products) Owens Corning Thermafiber Mineral Wool Insulation (2 points) Owens Corning Thermafiber FireSpan 40 and 90 FF (2 points) Owens Corning Thermafiber Safing FF (2 points) Owens Corning Thermafiber UltraBatt FF (2 points) Owens Corning Thermafiber SAFB FF (2 points) Gypsum Board USG Sheetrock Ecosmart Firecode X Panels (15% GWP reduction- Counts for 1.5 products) Wall Panels: 3form Pressed Glass Panels (21% GWP reduction- 2 products) 3form Chroma Panels (35% GWP reduction- 2 products) 3form Varia Panels (6% GWP reduction- 1 product) Paints Sherwin Williams Paints- variety of paints have this documentation available. (LCA Impact reduction action plan- 0.5 products) Door Hardware Von Duprin 98/99-Series Touch Bar Exit Device – (LCA Impact reduction action plan- 0.5 products) Von Duprin QEL Latch Retraction- (LCA Impact reduction action plan- 0.5 products) Falcon Door Control MEL Latch Retraction Kit - (LCA Impact reduction action plan- 0.5 products) Ives Architectural Hinges- (LCA Impact reduction action plan- 0.5 products) Glynn-Johnson 100-Series Overhead Door Stop Holder- (LCA Impact reduction action plan- 0.5 products)
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Deborah Lucking
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Thu, 08/18/2022 - 17:57

Assa Abloy has a "Sustainability Report" that I think shows 25% decrease in GWP. "I think" because I'm not absolutely sure I'm interpreting the report correctly. 

Would love getting some instructions on reading and interpreting these documents. Recommendations anyone?

Thu, 08/18/2022 - 18:07

The only items I have found in addition to Sarah's list above are:
  • Crossville Porclelain Tile Panel 3+ (EPD Optimization Assessment) 
  • DuPont Styrofoam ST-100 Extruded Polystyrene (EPD Optimization Assessment) 
  • Interface 3.0mm LVT (Action Plan)
  • Interface 4.5mm LVT (Action Plan)
  • Nora Rubber - Noraplan 913 2.0mm (Action Plan)
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Deborah Lucking
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Wed, 08/24/2022 - 02:49

BTW https://buildingtransparency.org/ec3/epds
is a good resource to find certificates that have lapsed (but would have been good for your project's construction schedule).

Note also not all Sherwin Williams products have the LCA Optimization Report. The search engines may point you to one but it might instead be the Material Ingredients Optimization Plan. (ask me how I know...)
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Deborah Lucking
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Tue, 10/25/2022 - 17:24

UPDATE to my question about the Assa Abloy sustainability program report - this is the response from the LEED Reviewer:
"The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) documentation provided for ASSA ABLOY hollow metal frames does not meet the requirements stated in the LEED v4.1 BD+C Beta Guide. For Manufacturer Based EPR Programs, the following must be provided: a narrative from the manufacturer describing the nature of the program, where the materials can be collected, and where the materials go upon collection. The narrative must indicate whether the program is a state recognized/industry-wide or an independent program."
So while Assa Abloy is a USGBC Platinum Member their Sustainability Report is not up to snuff LEEDwise. 
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Laura Charlier
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Wed, 11/02/2022 - 19:19

I have used sustainable minds transparency catalog and sorted their library by credit to find a handful more! 

Sun, 04/16/2023 - 04:44

@ Deborah Please check  https://db.greencirclecertified.com/ https://db.greencirclecertified.com/api/v1/certificates/1549/generate-certificate Assa Abloy products have several LCA reports
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Summer Minchew
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Thu, 04/27/2023 - 14:28

As if this credit weren't complicated or difficult enough, we received a Review comment stating that several of the above listed Embodied Carbon/LCA Action Plans (including Sherwin Williams, Glynn-Johnson and Von Duprin) do not include all of the required information. Anyone else receiving similar comments? They provided a link to a sample of a compliant Embodied Carbon/LCA Action Plan, found in the Resources section for this credit: https://www.usgbc.org/resources/sample-life-cycle-impact-reduction-action-plan
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Summer Minchew
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Thu, 05/04/2023 - 16:38

Following up with a resource that is sure to be helpful to folks following this thread. USGBC v4.1 Product Compliance Checklists and Tips document. https://www.usgbc.org/resources/leed-v41-product-compliance-checklists-tips Starting on page 10 they have a handy chart that shows which requirements are applicable for each document type. Check your documents carefully to make sure all of the items listed here are shown on your action plan/reduction documentation before you consider them compliant.

Fri, 06/02/2023 - 17:33

Hi Summer - Thanks so much for sharing this with the group, I was just about to submit the Glynn-Johnson and Von Duprin plans on a project with no wiggle room. Can you share the details of the comment? Were you able to respond and have the documentation approved or did you just drop those products? Our team has determined that this might be an effect of the credit changes between the July 2020 addenda and the dreaded November 2020 addenda, as the referenced plans were drafted in Sept 2020. I suspect they just don't comply under the current/post-"Novdenda" v4.1 credit requirements, which is pretty disappointing!
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Summer Minchew
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Fri, 06/02/2023 - 18:17

Michelle - I want to be very careful here to make this comment specific to my project. The outcome of our review doesn't necessarily mean that these documents will be flagged or rejected on future project reviews.  Based on GBCI comments for our project, we were not able to resubmit Option 2. The documents that we submitted (current as of this post) that were questioned by GBCI were confirmed by our team to not have all of the the required information as described within the Product Compliance Checklist so unfortunately we didn't have much to go on by way of response. These were Sherwin Williams ProMar 200, Sherwin Williams Loxon, Sherwin Williams ProMar 400, Von Duprin 98/99 Series Exit Device, and Glynn-Johnson Overhead Door Stop Holder - 100 Series. Again the comment that we received reflects a single review from a moment in time, certianly future Action Plans for these products may be compliant. The take away here for my team will be to double check all of our Option 2 documents against the LEED v4.1 published product guidance before we consider them compliant.

Mon, 06/05/2023 - 17:33

Understood, Summer. Thanks for sharing, we're arriving at the same conclusion and hope the updated versions, assuming they will update, will align with current v4.1 and/or v5 requirements.
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Aaron Owens
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Allegion
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Mon, 07/17/2023 - 19:36

@Summer Minchew I appreciate you posting the issues regarding Allegion's EPD optimization reports. We have been working with our consultants since it was brought to our attention. We have published revised reports for 6 products that have all of the items from the USGBC checklist now included. The previous documents were created when optimization reports were in a beta phase and the requirements have since changed. The documents are available here: https://us.allegion.com/sustainability Please go to the LEED tile and then EPDs. The six document are:
  • Falcon MEL (Motorized Electric Latch retraction) - EPD Optmization Assessment (2 products)
  • Glynn-Johnson 100 series overhead stop -LCA Optimization Action Plan
  • Ives Architectural Hinges - LCA Optimization Action Plan
  • Von Duprin 98/99 series panic devices - LCA Optimization Action Plan
  • Von Duprin QEL (Quite Electric Latch retraction) - EPD Optmization Assessment (2 products)
  • Von Duprin M996 Trim (Motorized locking/unlocking Trim) - EPD Optmization Assessment (2 products)
If there are any questions or additional concerns please reach out to me.
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Summer Minchew
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Mon, 07/17/2023 - 19:59

Wonderful news! Thank you for your leadership Aaron and the Allegion team!
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Sarah Linke
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Tue, 07/18/2023 - 17:20

Since this post continues to get a lot of questions, I thought I would share a good resource that seems to be keeping up with the latest documentation available (or so it seems!).  1) If you go to this site, https://transparencycatalog.com/search 2) Then make sure the keyword is BLANK 3) Go to the "Disclosure Type" and select "EPD", then check "Optimized" and you should get MOST of the latest and greatest certificates that comply with v4.1 EPD Option 2.  4) There is green column that should display all the materials with EPD+Opt and inlcude a live link to take to you to the current document. Hope this helps someone! Sarah

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