Codes And Specs
If you are looking to qualify a construction project for a green building rating or to meet a customer's request for a "green" home, Bostik's adhesives and sealants can play a key role in the green building process by offering products that reduce impact on the environment by utilizing low VOC content products.
U.S. Green Building Council® LEED®
Green Building Rating System for New Construction & Major Renovations Version 2.2, EQ Credit 4.1 (Indoor Environmental Quality - Low Emitting Materials: Adhesives & Sealants)
NAHB® Model GREEN Home Building Guideline
Section 7.1.3 Global Impact -Products
NAHB's voluntary Model Green Home Building Guidelines are designed to be a tool kit for the individual builder looking to engage in green building practices and home builder associates (HBAs) looking to launch their own local green building programs. Since their debut in 2005, the Guidelines have helped move environmentally friendly home building concepts further into the mainstream marketplace. The NAHB Model Green Home Building Guideline represents a Residential Market complement to the USGBC LEED Commercial program.
Currently their are approximately 50 locally grown green building programs across the country, many of which are run by the local home builders' association (HBA). Eleven of these programs are voluntary, HBA-driven efforts, based on the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guildelines; and approximately ten additional Guideline-based programs are under development.
Green Building Initiative
The GBI is a resource for common sense information about energy efficient and environmentally sustainable building practice. A not-for-profit education initiative, the GBI is supported by a broad cross section of organizations and individuals with an interest in residential and commercial construction. The GBI helps builders, developers, architects, building owners and others involved in residential and commercial construction better understand green building, access tools to help incorporate green building techniques, understand evolving consumer attitudes, and communicate green building principles to consumers. Bostik is an active GBI Bronze Level Sponsor.
CRI Green Label Plus
Green Label Plus is an example of CRI’s leadership in the best practices of environmental responsibility. Look for the CRI Green Label Plus logo as proof that the product has been tested and certified by an independent laboratory and has met stringent criteria for low emissions.
- Air Quality Sciences, an independent laboratory, tests carpet and adhesive samples using the most up-to-date, dynamic environmental chamber technology. The test methodology was developed in cooperation with the U.S. EPA and has been adopted by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as D5116-97 - Standard Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber Determinations of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products.
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CRI Green Label
Today, indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important environmental consideration, especially since we spend approximately 90 percent of our time indoors. In 1992, CRI launched its Green Label program to test carpet, cushions and adhesives to help specifiers identify products with very low emissions of VOCs. CRI has recently launched its next series of improvements called Green Label Plus for carpet and adhesives. This enhanced program sets an even higher standard for IAQ and ensures that customers are purchasing the very lowest emitting products on the market. Using scientifically established standards, the Green Label Plus program symbolizes the carpet industry’s commitment to a better environment for living, working, learning and healing.
CSI Greenformat
GreenFormat will provide a standardized format for reporting information about the sustainable attributes of construction products. This information will be stored in a Web-accessible database that allows users to sort and view the data in various ways to best suit a project’s needs. The database offers an additional benefit to manufacturers, as it provides a way to present clear, consistent, and concise information on the lifecycle qualities of products to specifiers.
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BuildingGreen
BuildingGreen is an independent company committed to helping building-industry professionals improve the environmental performance and reduce the adverse impacts of building.
GreenSpec is a BuildingGreen's premiere product information service. It contains detailed listings for more than 1,700 environmentally preferable building products with descriptions, manufacturer information, and links to additional resources. All listings are screened and written exclusively by our staff. The Building Green logo denotes those Bostik products that are specified on www.buildinggreen.com