Pilot Credit Requirment

Maria, I'm curious if you can say more? Did the documentation provide anything useful in your decision-making?

We have recently pursued this pilot credit for a Commercial Interiors project. The project is located in an office building in the heart of Washington, DC. We focused our analysis on plastic laminates, ceiling panels, and unfaced insulation. All of these products had EPDs and MSDS's which made finding relevant information easy to do. The criteria listed in the credit requirements were clear and was able to be found within product documents. I do feel that a reason why some of this information is relevant should be provided. This helps put perspective on the credit intent and meaning.

Having completed the documentation, I can't help but think that perhaps a better lense to apply to the exercise would be a comparative analysis. Two products (ie hardback carpet tile or acoustic ceiling tile) being considered by the design team are compared for the health, safe and environmental impacts and the healthier/more sustainable option was selected.

I agree with Gensler's post - it is difficult to evaluate the environmental impact of a product without something to compare it against.