Material Consequences: Building Materials in LEED v4.1
Elixir Environmental works with building product manufacturers to develop transparency documentation for material ingredient reporting, including Health Product Declarations (HPD). HPDs help contribute points under LEED v4. Product declarations offer your customers an unsurpassed level of transparency, can validate claims of your product's contents, and increase the chances of your building product getting specified.
The LEED v4.1 Materials and Resources (MR) credit category focuses on minimizing the embodied energy and other impacts associated with the extraction, processing, transport, maintenance, and disposal of building materials. The requirements are designed to support a life-cycle approach that improves performance and promotes resource efficiency. In this course, we explore the prerequisites and credits in the LEED v4.1 BD+C Materials and Resources category and discuss how they promote sustainable design for projects.
- Review the prerequisites and credits in the LEED v4.1 BD+C Materials and Resources category and discuss how they promote sustainable design for projects
- Discuss the intent and applications for prerequisites and credits in the LEED v4.1 BD+C Materials and Resources category and how they can improve the space for occupants
- Explain how Health Product Declarations (HPDs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) integrate into the LEED v4.1 BD+C Materials and Resources category and can help make healthier and more environmentally friendly spaces
- Describe the reasoning behind the intent for prerequisites and credits the LEED v4.1 BD+C Materials and Resources category and how these strategies can help design professionals create sustainable buildings
