1. Selecting Green Building Materials:
Tools & Strategies You Can Use
Ross G. Spiegel, FAIA, FCSI, FIGP, CCS, CCCA,
LEED AP BD+C
Associate/Senior Specification Writer
Green Team Leader
Fletcher-Thompson, Inc.
Columbus Green Building Forum
Green Building Expo
Wednesday 14 April 2010

2. Selecting Green Building Materials
Introduction – What We Will Learn Today
 Selecting Green Building Materials
 Steps to Specifying Green Products for Project
Certification
 Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
 Resources You Can Use
 Sample Projects
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Selecting Green Materials
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4. Selecting Green Building Materials
Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
 Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
 Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
 Develop List of Specification Sections That Will
Have LEED Requirements in Them
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
 Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
 Develop List of Specification Sections That Will
Have LEED Requirements in Them
 Investigate and Compile Information on Specific
Products
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Steps in Selecting Green Building Materials
 Use the LEED Checklist to Identify Potential
Material Categories
 Develop List of Specification Sections That Will
Have LEED Requirements in Them
 Investigate and Compile Information on Specific
Products
 Document Specific LEED Information Such as
Recycled Content, VOC Content, Etc.
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Steps to Specifying Green Products
for Project Certification
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
 Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
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15. First Things First
 Start Early
 Review
Checklist
 Create List of
Possible Spec
Sections
 Assign
Responsibility
for Sections
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
 Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
 Determine Which Ones Require Specifications
Using Previously Developed Checklist
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
 Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
 Determine Which Ones Require Specifications
Using Previously Developed Checklist
 Assemble List of Required Specification
Sections Using Specification Table of Contents
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
 Determine Which Prerequisites and Credits are
Being Pursued
 Determine Which Ones Require Specifications
Using Previously Developed Checklist
 Assemble List of Required Specification Sections
Using Specification Table of Contents
 Research Product & System Information
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Steps in Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
 Research Product & System Information
 Prepare Specifications & Incorporate Green
Requirements as Appropriate
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26. Selecting Green Building Materials
Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Incorporating Green Requirements Into Project Manual
 Include Green Requirements In Individual Sections
 Coordinate With LEED Checklist
 Coordinate With Division 01 Sections
 Be Specific – Indicate How Applies to Section
 Verify That What You Want Is Achievable
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 Use CSI’s SectionFormat as a Guide to Start
 Add Green Requirements to Parts 1, 2 and 3 of
Section as Required
 Coordinate with Requirements of LEED Rating
System
 Verify Availability of Products, Documentation, and
Alternates to Specified Products/Systems
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Adding Requirements Into Division 01 Sections
– Section 01 11 00 - Summary of Work
 Include Owner’s Goals For LEED
– Section 01 25 00 - Substitution Procedures
 Include Specific Requirements for Green Products
– Section 01 32 33 - Photographic Documentation
 Include Requirements for Construction Photos
– Section 01 33 00 - Submittal Procedures
 Include LEED Requirements
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
SECTION 01 11 00 – SUMMARY OF WORK
1.10 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
A. This project has been registered with the U.S. Green Building Council’s
(USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green
Building Rating System Program. More information about the requirements and
details of this program can be found at the web site: www.usgbc.org.
B. In conjunction with this registration, the Owner has established certain
environmental goals for this project to enable the building, upon completion, to
achieve the LEED Program’s “Silver” level rating.
C. The environmental goals for this project can generally be described as follows:
1. Use Resources Efficiently:
a. Select materials that use resources efficiently.
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Adding Requirements Into Division 01 Sections
– Section 01 33 29 - Sustainable Design Reporting
 New Section MasterFormat 2004
– Section 01 81 13.13 - LEED Requirements
 Include Specific Requirements for LEED Rating
System
– Section 01 45 23.13 - Testing for IAQ, Baseline IAQ, &
Materials
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 Section 01 57 30 - Indoor Environmental Control
 Coordinate with LEED
 Section 01 57 40 - Construction IAQ Management
Plan
 Coordinate with LEED EQ Credits 3.1-3.2
 Section 01 74 19 - Construction Waste Management
and Disposal
 Coordinate with LEED MR Credits 2.1-2.2
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 Section 01 77 00 - Closeout Procedures
 Include LEED Specific Requirements
 Section 01 78 53 - Sustainable Design Closeout
Documentation
 New Section in MasterFormat 2004
 Section 01 81 13 - Sustainable Design Requirements
 New Section in MasterFormat 2004
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 Section 01 90 00 - Life Cycle Activities
 New Section in MasterFormat 2004
 Includes Commissioning
 Section 01 91 00 - Commissioning
 Coordinate with Section 01 81 13.13
 Coordinate with LEED Prerequisite & Credit
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
In Part 1 – General Add The Following:
 Submittal Requirements For Recycled Content,
Local/Regional Materials/VOC Data
In Part 2 – Products Add The Following:
 Requirements Such As: Recycled Content, Biobased
Content, Restrictions On VOC Content In Products
In Part 3 – Execution Add The Following:
 Requirements Such As: Indoor Air Quality, Green
Installation Requirements, Waste Management
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 SS Prerequisite 1 Erosion & Sedimentation
Control
 Specify Plan Requirements in Section 31 25 00
 SS Credit 4.2 Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
 Specify Bicycle Racks in Section 12 93 13
 SS Credit 5.1 Site Development
 Specify Native Vegetation in Section 32 90 00
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 SS Credit 8 Light Pollution Reduction
 Specify Automatic Lighting Control in Section 26 09
23
 WE Credit 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping
 Specify Irrigation System in Section 32 84 00
 WE Credit 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies
 Specify Constructed Wetlands in Section 32 71 00
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 EA Prerequisite 1 Building Energy Systems
Commissioning
 Specify Commissioning in Section 26 08 00
 EA Prerequisite 3 Refrigerant Management
 Specify Non-CFC Refrigerants in Section 23 23 23
 EA Credit 2 On-Site Renewable Energy
 Specify Wind Energy Equipment in Section 26 32
23
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 MR Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials
 Specify Materials Such as Bamboo Flooring, Cotton
Insulation, Agrifiber, Linoleum, Wheatboard,
Strawboard and Cork in Various Technical Sections
 Section 07 21 00 Thermal Insulation
 Section 09 62 23 Bamboo Flooring
 Section 09 65 16 Linoleum Flooring
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Writing Specifications With Green
Requirements
 EQ Credit 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
 Specify Ventilation System Monitoring in Division 23
Sections
 EQ Credits 3.1-3.2 Construction IAQ Management
Plan
 Specify Plan in Section 01 57 40
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Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Writing Specifications With Green Requirements
Add Green Requirements to Technical Sections
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Incorporating Green Requirements Into
Bidding And Contract Documents
 Reference Green Requirements In
Advertisement/Invitation For Bids
 Explain Green Requirements in Instructions To Bidders
 Incorporate Green Requirements by Reference Into
Supplementary Conditions
 Link Green Requirements in Division 01 Section To
Contract Through Supplementary Conditions
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57. Selecting Green Building Materials
Greening a Specification
Your Turn
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58. Selecting Green Building Materials
Greening a Specification – Your Turn
 What This Exercise Will Teach You
 Using Tools Available Green The Sample Specification
 Using The Time Available Work in Groups
 Audience Members Will Be Selected to Report The
Results of Their Group’s Efforts to All Attendees
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Resources You Can Use
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Resources You Can Use
 Green Building Materials: A Guide To Product
Selection And Specification – Second Edition
Spiegel & Meadows - John Wiley & Sons – 2006
Third Edition Coming November 2010!
 Guide to Green Building Rating Systems
Linda Reeder, AIA - John Wiley & Sons – 2010
 Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers
www.wbdg.org/design/greenspec.php
 GreenSpec Directory – Building Green
 Environmental Building News - Building Green
www.BuildingGreen.com
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Resources You Can Use
 The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building
7group and Bill Reed / John Wiley & Sons - 2009
 The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design – 2nd Ed.
Mendler & Odell / John Wiley & Sons - 2005
 Sustainable Commercial Interiors
Penny Bonda & Katie Sosnowchik / Wiley & Sons-2006
 Sustainable Design: Architecture, Planning, & Ecology
Daniel Williams / John Wiley & Sons – 2007
 NYC Department of Design + Construction
www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/specifications.shtml
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Sample Projects
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71. BIC Headquarters Second Floor Renovations
Shelton, Connecticut
 XX,XXX SF Space in Existing Building
 LEED-CI Certified 2009
 First LEED Certified Project in Shelton,
CT
 31% Reduction in Electric Power for
Connected Lighting
 96% of the Equipment & Appliances are
Energy Star Rated
 39% of the Furniture was Salvaged,
Reused, or Refurbished
 24% of Total Building Material Was
Manufactured Using Recycled Material
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72. BIC Headquarters Second Floor Renovations
Shelton, Connecticut
 99% of Construction and Demolition
Waste Was Recycled
 0.6 Mile Walking Trail Around Property
 New Furniture & Seating Are Certified as
Zero or Low VOC
 Dedicated Parking for Van/Car Pools
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Shelton, Connecticut
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Shelton, Connecticut
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75. Western Connecticut State University
New Science Building – Danbury, Connecticut
 New 122,500 SF Science Building
 LEED Silver Certification Candidate
 70 Lab Hoods
 Classrooms, Clean Rooms, Greenhouse,
Meteorology Station, Roof Top Observatory
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Use of Regional Materials
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•Regionally Sourced
Materials
•Sunshades Reduce Glare &
Shade Windows
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Second Floor Lounge
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Use FSC Lumber in Casework
Typical Science Classroom
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Science Library
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Lecture Hall
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Use
Daylighting
Main Lobby & Glass Sculpture
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Use FSC Wood for Ceiling
Main Lobby Wood Ceiling
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87. Timex Headquarters
Middlebury, Connecticut
 80000 SF Facility With 40000 SF Office Space
 Lighting Control System Adjusts Artificial
Lighting To Respond To Natural Light
 Underfloor Plenum For Conditioned Air, Power,
Data, and Voice Cabling
 Unique Storm Water Management System
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Reflected Lighting
Raised Floor With
Distributed Services Within
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92. Selecting Green Building Materials
Review And Summary
 Reviewed Process of Selecting Green Building
Materials
 Reviewed Steps to Specifying Green Products for
Project Certification
 Reviewed Writing Specifications with Green
Requirements
 Discussed Incorporating Green Requirements into
Bidding and Contract Documents
 Reviewed Resources You Can Use
 Reviewed Sample Projects
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Review And Summary
 Projects Specifying Green Building Materials Require
Special Attention & Expansion of Standard Formats &
Methods
 Never Lose Sight of Green Goal Established for Project
- Keep Working Toward Darker Shade of Green
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94. Questions
Ross G. Spiegel, FAIA, FCSI, FIGP, CCS, CCCA,
LEED AP BD+C
Associate/Senior Specification Writer/Green Team
Leader
Fletcher-Thompson, Inc.
3 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6244
203-225-6551/Fax 203-225-6800
Rspiegel@ftae.com

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Thank You For Attending Today
A Greener Future Is In Your Hands!
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