And if that would happen then the test method needs to be updated- the present test method works fine only for solvent-based products, it fails technically with many modern low-emitting products. ISO 11890 would...

low-emitting products. ISO 11890 is the state-of-the-art testing standard. Log in or register to post comments Tom Lent Policy Director Healthy Building Network LEEDuser Basic Member 152 thumbs up September 8,...

Have any of you had any experience in dealing with this credit in an international project, particularly in Asia? Has anyone ever heard of NQA / UKAS Environmental Management. This certificate "certifies that the Environmental Management System of [X Ltd.] has been assessed and registered by NQA against the provisions of ISO 14001:2004. This registration is subject to the company maintaining...

my client had been practicing ISO 14000 for several years (over 5 years). as such, they already had in place a related waste management policy. their performance is normally based on constant annual improvements albeit gradual and not as high as LEED targets (50-70% depending on type of waste). are we supposed to put in place a new policy or ammend existing ones to meet LEED targets in order to get this pre-requisite and related credits? how does this affect the performance period declaration? will LEED consider past/on-going practice leading to relatively 'higher' targets or will it impose the same...

Keith Lindemulder Environmental Business Development- LEED AP BD&C Nucor Corporation LEEDuser Basic Member 193 thumbs up June 17, 2011- 11:40 am Why only non-structural materials? Log in or register to post comments Nadav Malin CEO BuildingGreen, Inc. LEEDuser Moderator 844 thumbs up June 17, 2011- 12:06 pm The LCA pilot credit is, I'm told, being recast to address only structural materials. Log in or register to post comments Ricardo Sobral Technical Services Director Lend Lease (AR) S.A. LEEDuser Basic Member 73 thumbs up June 17, 2011- 2:27 pm Do you know if ISO-based standards...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up June 28, 2011- 6:17 am You can follow either the EPA or the ISO method—but you can't mix them. I don't know of anyone I can refer you to in France. Log in or register to post comments ...

Lorenzo Bersanetti Environmental Engineer ICEA LEEDuser Basic Member 9 thumbs up April 14, 2011- 6:54 am our institute provide LCA studies of building products in Italy, following the ISO 14040 standard, can we claim the IP1 credit and this Pilot credit 1 at once, even if we dont use an USGBC approved Environmental Impact Calculator (we use the software Simapro)? thanks Log in or register to post comments ...

http://greenguard.org/Libraries/GG_Documents/GGTM_P066_BUILDINGMATERIALS...). Their are two labs that I know have the GREENGUARD Test Method in their ISO 17025 scope: Air Quality Sciences (www.aqs.com) and Berkeley Analytical Associates (www.berkeleyanalytical.com)....

for DECOPAINT follows European regulations (ISO11890-2 and ASTMD 2369) and therefore is not comparable to the US American standards defined by USEPA (USEPA Reference Method 24) or SCAQMD (Method 304). Will USGBC...

outside of continental USA where there is no NFRC rated fenestration? In our case the window frames are from France and are certified according to " ISO / EN Standard 10077- Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters " Would this ISO standard be an acceptable alternative to NFRC certification? Or do we have to use Window or CMAST to calculate according to NFRC? Log in or register to post...