UILDING FOR TOMORRO\V @ B u y R e c y c l e d G u i d e b o o k f o r t h e

C o m m e r c i a l C o n s t r u c t i o n I n d u s t r y

Nat iona l Recyc l ing Coal i t ion

Buy Recyc led Bus iness A l l iance

The Purpose of This Guide

This booklet suggests ways to improve environmental

responsibility through buying recycled Businesses and

individuals in the construction industry can use this guide to

implement environmentally responsible practices by

focusing on the use of recycled content materials as a

significant element of waste reduction

NATIONAL RECYCLING COALITION INC.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Buy Recycled Guide for the Commercial Construction Industry. prepared by Stafford-Harris Inc., is a project of the National Recycling Coalition's Buy Recycled Business Alliance.

More than 1,400 U. S. companies belong to the Buy Recycled Business Alliance in a national effort to promote market development and procurement of recycled content products. For more information about the Alliance. call (703) 683-9025

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Table of Cantents

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Significance of the Guide

The Players Resource Conservation - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

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Building Shell Roofing Insulation Paint Flooring Ceilings Glazing Panels Site Work

I x 1 I’LE h I E xi--\-r IO u Set Goals Educate Staff and Principals Practice the Ideas

, \ r I’t N 11 I c t S Contact List Information Resources

Significance of the Guide

In the building ndustry, there is a growing focus on environ-

mental responsibility in the use of materials Industries are

expanding into recycled content markets. Product designers

are including more recycled material in their products. Roofing

materials, countertops, lumber, and flooring all can be found

with recycled plastic resins. Industries are taking environmen-

tally responsible choices seriously, recognizing their decisions

as investments in the future.

Some of this change is a result of the new awareness of the

effectiveness of recycling. Since the 1980s, communities have

embraced residential and commercial recycling programs for

a total national municipal solid waste (MSW) recovery rate of

21.7%. But soriing and collecting recyclables is only the begin-

ning of the recycling process. To close the recycling loop, con-

sumers must purchase products made with recycled content.

Whether your company has two employees or a thousand,

whether you are in the mailroom or the board room, you can

still make a difference. Design and construction companies

make responsible resource changes because concerned staff

and management suggest them. As more and more companies

become environmentally responsible. the evidence of savings

Southern California Gas Company's Energy Resource Center in

Docvney, California is 3 one-stop environinental idea shop. :;hsre

cominercial and industrial customers c a i find environmeiitally sensu

tive, cost-effective solutions to their enerqy needs. The r e i ~ ~ v i t ~

structure features the latest in energy efficient lighting, cooling. nn:

architectural technology, minimizing energy, water. and materZ!s

consuinplion. The finished two-stor] building salvaged appro xi mat:^;

300 toils of steel from a melted down W.W II adack submarine :r!

includes B P a recycled furnishings and displays.

Tse players

Owners, building managers. designers and contractors are all

part of the team that creates a building Build,-g construction

and operation require a large piece of the U S resource pie.

and the efficiency of our buildings has a profound impact on

the availability of resources in the future This gives building

team members the opportunity-and the responsibility-to work

to conserve resources

Resource Conservation - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

The first step in consewing resources begins in the planning

stage of a building project, designing buildings that require less

space, use fewer materials, and still meet our needs The

design process can also incorporate material reuse and locally

available salvaged and reclaimed materials For example, in a

Washington state 1920s-era building restoration, 1 15 oak

doors and transoms were removed, the dimensions of each

recorded, and they were incorporated into the renovation design

Contractors already consider material reuse a good business

practice They save shoring and forming timbers and use them

from one project to the next Rather than waste cut-off tongue

and groove (T&G) sub-flooring, contractors are using their

routers to reuse scraps Taking this a step furkher, contractors

should be able to substitute salvaged and reclaimed materials

that meet specifications from sources other than their own

past projects

The mai iu fdc rmg comuang h g C:?)

Forest m k e s pallets. imlm mi

flouring from :'ioou shipping pallets

2iid discarded lumber. In 1995 alone.

:his sibridia:] if Bronx 2CCO clans

reclaim 3 nii,!icn ' s c ~ r d f e e t c t lumber.

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Specifying recycled content materials IS an important way to

conserve resources Recycled content building materials come

from two sources post-consumer waste generated from

homes and businesses, and post-industrial waste from

processes that occur before reaching the consumer. It's sound

business practice to manufacture post-industrial by-products

such as slag, sawdust, and fabric lint into new materials, many

of which are made for the building industry.

Businesses have turned waste into profit since the beginning

of the 20th century. In 1909, Homasote contracted with the

New York Times to buy its newspaper over-runs for use in

Homasote board. Today, young companies are combining older

technologies with new recycled resources. Terra Green

Technologies uses more than 70% post-industrial auto and

aerospace industry glass in their floor tiles.

McDonald's restaurants in Kent. WA, Albany. l iY Nashvilie. Tli. and Tucson, dZ included recycled

coiitent niaterials in virtually all areas o f cans:mction. McDonald's recyciing program. blcRecycle USA.

calls for more recycled content in future resraurants. Their building shells contain recycled content

roofing, insulation, exterior and interior steel doors. swiiidow sills, and aluminum ,window frames. The

dining areas have recycled steel, aluminum, and plastic in the seatiny and table tops. Countertops, straw

and napkin dispensers, and even trash receptacies and trash liners are made with recycled materials.

Even commonplace construction materials are made with

recycled resources For example, gypsum wall board and many

acoustical ceiling tiles contain recycled content New interior

trim and dimensional lumber made from stabilized recycled

plastic is being introduced by the plastic lumber industry

Sixty-six percent of the steel produced in this country is

produced from recycled steel and iron

Recycled polyester has been used by the carpet mndustry for years

Tallisman Mills' Environs line IS made from 1 OOo/o recycled content,

post-consumer PET plastic, which uses less energy in its manufac-

turing process and is less toxic than carpets made with virgin

synthetic fibers

Fly ash, a coal combustion by-product, can be used in concrete,

replacing a portion of cement content to produce a more durable

and less expensive product Builders working on the facilities for

the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic Games Rr rkq ", " ."

3Os REcgcled Batten 'Nas:e 2 2 h 081-Cor,taminated So I

in Atlanta, Georgia will be using concrete made with fly ash. When

the games are over, the concrete will be recycled and used to build

a new baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves.

More than 2,500 recycled content materials and products are

available for the building industry, almost two-thirds of these with

post-consumer recycled content. Not only do most of these prod-

ucts have a comparable appearance to those made from virgin

materials, they are cost-competitive.

luracell built their 308,000 square foot

:orparate headquarters on a 4J acre wooded

site in Bethel, Connecticut. The contractor

aorked with subcontractors and suppliers to

find recycled content products, and provided

an economic analysis of the project. The

project included recycled top soil, fiberglass

insulation, glass tile, hardwoods, gypsum wall

board, ceiling tiles, and structural steel.

1 le I J% Recycled Glass -" I

+me 60x Office in C s ~ t u r y City. Los Angeles

used salvaged and iecycled colitent inaterials

,n their 53,COO square foot off ice renovatior;

project. Steel studs. qypsum i.ialIboard, asd

existing walls were used as well 3s refurbished

furniture. The 3dditional demolition and indcor

air quality msts were offse! by reduced

lighting costs so the project's net cost

increased by only one percent.

Building Shell

There are as many as 200 specific recycled content products that can be used in a

building's shell. Bricks made with oil-contaminated soil are suitable for exterior walls.

An increasing number of metal wall systems are made with recycled content steel

and aluminum.

American Greetings and Radio Shack both use a "molded stone" in their exterior

structures that looks like quarried and carved natural rock, but is made with 1 Sa/o

recycled post-industrial paper fiber waste, gypsum, resin and non-toxic natural color.

Roofing

The roof on a McDonald's restaurant in Kent, Washington is made of 100% recycled copper. The felt paper, base sheets, and asphalt roofing materials contain

recycled oil sludge.

Pizza Hut uses Classic Products' recycled aluminum roofing for new roofs and roof

replacements. This aluminum roofing, made with 98% post-consumer aluminum

beverage containers, looks like hand-split cedar shakes. It is cost-competitive, durable,

and keeps the buildings cooler by reflecting up to 95% of the sun's radiant energy.

NuLine industries produces a 500'0 post-consumer roofing material made from

cellulose fiber. This material has been used for nearly 20 years on industrial,

residential, and commercial structures. It was installed on the Northern Trail

animal holding buildings of Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo.

Real Goods Trading Company ,n Hopland, CA is a leading distributor of energ] efficient products. Their

new retail showroom incorpontes recycled content products such a s plastic toilet partitions. nlumiwm

window frames, gypsum wail hoard, cellulose insulation, and terrazzo-like counter tops m x e froni

crushed recycled glass. Restraom walls a re tiled with toilet tank tops laid up like bricks. and the

outdoor trellis is reclainied red:.dood froin beer and wine tanks.

lnsulation

Since 1902, slag, a steel industry by-product, has been used

in recycled insulation and cellulose insulation made from paper

and cardboard. Some fiberglass insulation contains as much as

309/o recycled content

The American Trust and Savings Company Building has recycled

content exterior wall insulation containing soc/o recycled poly-

styrene (Amoco Foam Products Company's AMOFOAM-RCY),

and recycled content cellulose insulation under the roof.

Paint

There are several companies that sell recycled paint, manufac-

tured in part from paint dropped off at municipal hazardous

waste collection centers. Paints with recycled content, available

in a variety of colors for interior and exterior use, can be pro-

duced with an end result comparable to mid- to high-quality

paints made from virgin materials. By meeting performance

expectations, consumer satisfaction is high, thereby drawing

repeat customers.

Flooring

There are more than 300 different recycled content flooring

products, including 27 resilient flooring products and more than

15 carpeting accessories. Monsanto, DuPont, and Procter & Gamble use a resilient vinyl flooring from Mat, Incorporated.

Other manufacturers' recycled content flooring is used by Ford

Motor Company, Chrysler, General Motors, Taco Bell, and

Wal-Mart Stores. Inc.

Bridging The Gap in < m a s C,?; '.lt

renovated and e i cznded !he:

oifices ,Nith reused, :ec!aimed ai'

recycled content inaieriais ~ncluds:;,

Homaso!e, :ardScard. glass. cane ':

used !Ires and doors. T'mr :;nf<r-

ence txk base xs r a d e >iiti

Envirelon, the recycled &?lluiase wt

soy f!our waste materai that loo.:

like gracite, and recycied $ass s

aere iised for marker h i d ; , i r s ! ~

o f non-recyclsble ,white boards.

Ceilings

Three acoustical ceiling tile companies adveriise the use of

recycled content in their products: Armstrong World Industries,

Celotex Corporation and Fiber Lite Corporation. Many design-

ers and builders use these products without being aware of

their recycled content. Others purposefully select acoustical

ceiling tiles with recycled newsprint, wood fibers, and slag wool.

Glazing

UltraGIas uses up to 10% recycled post-consumer glass in their

sculpted or molded tempered glass for entry doors, walls, tables,

handrails, signage, and screens. UltraGIas products are installed

in buildings owned by Pacifica Hotel, Lockheed, Arthur Anderson

& Co, Sizzler Restaurants, and the Mirage Hotel and Casino.

Panels

Patagonia and The GAP use Gridcore molded fiber panels

made with post-consumer waste paper Comtec Industries in

Scranton, Pennsylvania makes shower and toilet partitions with

post-consumer plastic that are installed in Hardee Restaurants

and Tyson Food Markets A McDonald's restaurant in Kent,

Washington has recycled content in their Corian counter tops,

booster chairs, condiment counters, cabinet work, seating, and

menu boards

In 1989, \VaI-;dart challenged its manufacturers to eliminate excessive packaging and begin converting to recycled

materials in products and packaging, aswell as e!iminating toxic inks and dyes. Wal-Mart Auto Centers hare a motor oil

recycling program and accept used automobile batteries for proper disposal for their customers. In June, 1993.

\Val-Mart opened an environniental demonsrration store in Lawrence, Kansas, where the architectural features.

construction materials, and bulkling systems used were designed to minimize the impact on the enviroiiment.

Site Work

Many recycled content products and materials are suitable

for site use Most are recycled rubber, plastic, and asphalt for

paving, parking wheel stops, soil amendments, irrigation sys-

tems, playground equipment, outdoor furniture, and trash and

recycling receptacles

Recycled rubber provides a durable surfacing for parking lots

and paths, and it enhances soil by improving percolation, reduc-

ing compaction, and reducing the amount of water needed to

maintain grass and plants McDonald's uses ground-up recycled

automobile tires for playground surfacing, recycled polystyrene

for outdoor guard posts, benches, and tables, and recycled

steel and aluminum for parking light standards

At employee areas on Microsoft's corporate campus, 30 out-

door benches are made from Eaglebrook Plastics' Durawood

Home Depot has Eaglebrook's benches outside each of their

stores in the Northeast Krogers Grocery Store chain, Sterling

Jewelry Stores, Disney World, and Goodyear Tire Company

use The Plastic Lumber Company's recycled content benches,

tables, and speed bumps

Collins & Aikman reclaims its carpeting and manufactures

recycled content products including industrial flooring and

parking stops

The Whole Food Market built their 40.000

square foot ilagship store and corporate

offices in conjunction with the Green

Commercial Building Programs o i Austin,

Texas. The project includes post-industrial

cotton insulation and recovered ;vood floor-

ing. They will be incorporating reqcled

content materials in all their future stores.

Bench 1 C C 4 Recycled Plastic

American Trust and Savings' offic

building in Eiansville, 111, demonstrate

sustainable design principles. Mor

than 5Pn of the project demolilio

debris 'was recycled, and existing floor

were retaiiied. Reciaimed wood floor

ing, marble, doors, and window

completed the space along with recy

cled content insulation, gypsum wni

board, and carpeting. Office furnishing.

are recycled office chairs from Hermal-

Miller and refurbished office systems.

ucts available, browse this list. You can probably find a recycled

content product to begin using today.

New recycled content products are developed every year For up-

to-date and comprehensive information, use one of the directoriei

listed in the appendix To get a better idea of the variety of prod-

CSI Sections MateriaVProduct Recycled

07500 Consfl fac & temp controls Trash chutes & sections Posts

over 90% plastic up to 1 OOo/o rubber

07570 Traffic regulation Road barricades over 85% plastic Construction barrels Traffic delineator

up to 100% plastic up to 100% rubber

Erosion control Stabilization blocks Hydro mulch Barrier-vegetation up to 80% plastic

up to 100% paper up to 100% plastic up to 100% paper & wood

02200 Earthwork

02276 Earth retainage Sound barrier up to 50% rubber Retaining walls up to 100% plastic

up to 100% concrete

02500 Paving & surfacing Surfacing up to 100% rubber up to 100% asphalt up to 15% waste

Corrugated pipe up to 100% plastic 02700 Sewage & drainage

Soakers & irrigation

Parking blocks Car stops & speed bumps Delineators, bollards Guardrails, posts Informational signage

up to 80% rubber

up to 100% plastic

028 70 lrrigation systems

02840 Walkways, road & parking

02870 Site and street furn/sh/ngs Benches, picnic tables Landscape timbers Recycling containers Tree grates, drains

up to 100% plastic up to 100% fiberglass up to 70% aluminum up to 1 OOO/o metals

030 10 Concrete materials Concrete ingredient 100% fly ash

03 100 Concrete formwork Cylinder forms 100% paper Concrete forms Composite CIP

up to 86% plastic up to 90% wood up to 25% plastic

04200 Masonry Brick up to 50% aggregate

05400 Cold formed metal framing Steel studs up to 100% metal

05580 Metal fabrications Pipes, sheets 100% metal

06700 Rough carpentry Reclaimed lumber 100% wood Finger p n t e d lumber 100% wood Reclaimed timber 100% wood

061 18 Laminated 8. processed sheets Panels - honeycomb up to 1 OOC/o paper, woo

06120 Structural panels Structural panels 100% agricultural Up to 15% plastic -

06724 Fiberboard sheets & decking Sheathing Up to 100% paper Fiberboard Up to 100% wood Particleboard Up to 100% wood

06130 Heavy timber Recovered timbers 100% wood

06200 Finish carpentry Reclaimed lumber 1 OOO/o wood waste Composite panels 40% paper &

40% agricultural waste

06400 Architectural woodwork Particleboard 100% agricultural u p to 35% plastic Molded Ornamentation

06500 Plastic lumber Lumber Up to lOO?/o plastic Up to 100?/0 fiberglass Up to 50% wood

Up to 100% plastic

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06600 Plastic fabrication Panels and sheeting

06650 Solid polymer fabrications Countertops Up to 60% plastic ~~

07200 Building insulation Insulation - cellulose Insulation - rockwool Insulation - fiberglass Insulation - plastic Insulation - cotton Insulation - reflective Insulation - board Insulation - blocks

Up to 80% paper Up to 75% slag Up to 40% fiberglass Up to 100% plastic Up to 95% cotton Up to 10% aluminum Up to 70% plastic Up to 30% plastic

07300 Shingles and roofing tiles Roofing - tile Roofing - metal

Roofing - shakes/shingles

Up to 33% wood Up to 95% metal Up to 98% aluminum Up to 100% plastic Up to 15% paper

07500 Membrane roofing Roofing - felt Up to 30% paper Up to 75% wood

Built-up bituminous Over 20% plastic

08330 Coiling doors and grilles

08900 Glazed curtain walls

Rolling door - metal

Structural curtain wall

Up to 65% steel

Up to 65% aluminum some fiberglass

09250 Gypsum board Wal I board More than 20% gypsum Up to 15O/o. paper Up to 98% waste

09300 Tile Flooring and counter Up to 100% glass

Counters Up to 20% fly ash Up to 41% plastic

Flooring Up to 95% rubber Up to 90% marble

09500 Acoustical treatment Insulation - acoustical Up to 85% paper Up to 50% slag Up to 100% fiberglass

09545 Special ceiling surfaces Ceiling tiles - metal Up to 90°b aluminum

09550 Wood flooring

09650 Resilient floormg

Flooring - wooa

Flooring - vinyl Flooring - cork Ruober tile

Up to 1 OOOO wooa

Up to 1 OOYo plastic Up to 1 OOoh cork Up to 1 OOo/o rubber

~ _ _ _ _ _

09680 Carpet Carpet Up to 1009'0 p!astic

09900 Painting materials Recycled paint Up to 100% waste

09950 Wall covering Wallpaper Up to 90% textile Up to 90% cork u p to 45% plastic

09985 Prefinished panels Fiber panels 100% paper/wood 100% agricultural

~

10150 Toilet compartment Toilet and shower Up to 85% plastic Up to 80% wood

10400 Identifying devices Signage Up to 100% plastic Up to 100% fiberglass

7 17 75 Waste chutes and collectors Dlsposal storage chutes Up to 50% plastic

12050 Fabrics Recycled fabric u p to 45% plastic

12300 Manufactured casework Cabinets Up to 100% wood Display wall system Casework Up to 98% agricultural

12600 Furniture and accessories Furniture Up to 100% wood Up to 100% plastic Up to 100% metal Over 20% fiberglass

12640 Furniture systems Refurbished office 100% reclaimed

Set Goals

V As with any orojec?. your recycling program needs goals short

term, immeaiately achievable goals, midterm objectives you can

accomplish in the next year or with the next project, and long

term goals you can achieve over the course of the next few

years Your first goal should be to develop an environmentally

responsible misson statement to direct your "buy recycled"

program. Give preferential consideration to recycled content

materials when you plan. and always recycle project site waste

Measure your progress When you reach a goal, celebrate it

Educate Staff and Principals

An environmentally responsible company needs a staff that can

research and set up recycled materials programs You can help by

encouraging employees to join local organizations that promote

environmental responsibility and by bringing in local experts for

presentations and consultations

Often, designers and builders select materials based on what they

were taught to use in school. New environmental technology and

recycled materials must be deliberately introduced into new and

ongoing projects to keep pace with a changing industry. At some

those companies that have yet ?o buy recycled will be left behind

by a "green" construction industry

S p ' 3 i f i f l F l r p P ' c c f q g

point, using recycled materials will become the standard, and F?o CEIIUIGS! F i x i s

Practice Ideas

Builders should adopt a resource conservation and waste preven-

tion policy and encourage designers and contractors to do the

same Consider implementing a few of the resource conservation

ideas from this guide and share any cost savings with the design-

ers and contractors who initiate ideas Code your product library

for recycled content building materials, and use these materials as

often as possible. You'll soon discover how easy it is to incorporate

buying recycled

Whole Food Markets, Inc.

Austin, Texas

Contact: Sue Barnette

Commercial Green

Building Program,

Austin, Texas

(5 1 2) 499-2458

Real Goods Trading Co. Hopland, California

Contact. David Arkin

Ecological Design Institute

(41 5) 332-5806

Southern California Gas Co.

Energy Resource Center

Downey, California

Contact: Beth Hill

(3 10) 803-7408

Bridging the Gap, Inc.

Kansas City, Missouri

Contact: Kimberly Hickson

Gould Evans Associates

(81 6) 93 1 -6655

Wal-Mart Store, Inc.

Bentonville, Arkansas

Contact: Steve Schwitters

(501) 273-8228

Recycled Content, plus Other Green Materials

* RED/ Guide Database

Iris Communications, Inc

258 East 10th Ave., Suite E, Eugene, OR 97401 -3284

Helps users locate building materials in four product

categories: recycled, low-toxicity, natural products and

sustainably harvested forest products. More than 1,200

product entries can be searched by manufacturer, brand

name, CSI division and region of distribution. Updated

annually, last publication Jan., 1995, E-mail: Iris@efn.org

(503) 484-9353

The Green Pages. The Contract Interior Designer's Guide

to Environmentally Responsible Products and Materials

Andrew Fuston, 7 4 Trinity Place, Suite 1805

New York, NY 10006-2003

(2 1 2) 779-3365.

The Guide to Resource Efficient Building Elements

Center for Resourceful Building Technology

P.O. Box 100, Missoula, MT 59806

Directory of building product manufacturers whose

products make efficient use of primary resources or are

made from recycled materials. Also contains sections on

resource efficient design, job-site recycling and resource

management. Updated annually, last publication date

June, 1995, E-mail: crbt@aol.com

(406) 549-7678

- if,- ?,si 2 n d ?xi( S w / i c s ' s SListzir idc'e 3cs:gti 2 Cms:::,c:m Catacase

National Park Service

12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287

Denver, CO 80225-0287

(303) 969-2966 Listing of "green" building products and recyclers of

construction debris across the country. Database also

contains information for the selection of products and

listings of additional resources. Updated annually, last

publication Oct., 1994. E-mail: sally-small@nps.gov

The Resource Guide to Sustainable Landscapes

and Gardens

by Wesley A. Groesbeck and Jan Stricfel

Environmental Resources

2041 E Hollywood Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 841 08-31 48

Professional information on sustainable landscaping

practices. Contains 1,153 listings of information sources,

landscaping materials and products in the format cover-

ing reused, recycled, energy-efficient and/or made from

sustainable resources. Updated annually, last publication

date June. 1995.

(801) 485-0280

The Source Book for Sustainable Design: A Guide

to Environmentally Responsible Building Materials

and Processes

Andrew St John, AIA

Architects for Social Responsibility, Boston Society

of Architects

52 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109-4301

(617)951-1433

Environmentally responsible products listed in a CSI pre-

sentation with overview in each division. Last publication

date, 1992.

Associa tion Directories

' c/reC!Ofy f2f CO/npa/l/eS h\a:IUf,7CtLlf/ng f rCOi .C:S from

Recycied b'inyi. i/inyi O iv / i o i imen tn / Resource Senier One Cascade Plaza, 19th Floor, Akron, OH 44308

(800) 969-8469

Update Summer 1995, last publication, 1993.

Pec,/cled Fiaatic Product Source Book American Plastic Council 1275 K Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005

(800) 243-5790

* Recycled Rubber Products Scrap Tire Management Council (STMC) 1400 K Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005,

(202) 682-4880

Last publication 1994. Updated June, 1995.

Environmental Performance Programs

BEPAC - Buildmg fnv/ronmental Performance

Assessment Cr/ter/a - Canada The BEPAC Foundation, C/O Poon, Gardner, Garrett

1770 W 7th Ave, #301, Vancouver, BC V6J 4Y6 Canada

(604) 736-00 1 3 Comprehensive set of environmental criteria related to

the interior, local and global impacts of the building

industry Supported by all sectors of British Columbia's

building industry

- I ,/ L P S I f , 7 D." - > > , ) I 5 , ' . -, ,

P 0 Box 950 1 6, South Van C S C , Vancouver B C

Canada V6P 6V4

(604) 266-7721

Describes the impact of materials and specific building

products through their manufacturing, shipping, installa-

tion, use and disposal Product update sheets and regular

information bulletins on design, conservation and health

issues are offered with annual subscription

* F:;!, i , - n i ~ t . r : n / Resrjtirce Gude (ERG)

The American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC.

Information on siting, indoor air quality, energy efficiency,

natural resources and life-cycle analysis to assist in

material selection. Special reports on critical environmen-

tal issues and case studies. AIA Orders, P.O. Box 60,

Williston, VT 05495-0060, (800) 365-2724. First

publication 1992, updates and additions issued quarterly.

* Green Sea/

1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Suite 1050

Washington, DC 20036-31 01

Non-profit environmental labeling organization which cer-

tifies products that cause less harm to the environment

when they are manufactured. The Green Seal develops

environmental standards for consumer product categories

through a comprehensive process. The Green Seal

Environmental Partners Program assists businesses and

organizations in "green" procurement.

E-mail: mktom@ igc.apc.org

(202) 33 1 -7337

Scier;t:hc Certification Systems (SCS) The Ordway Building, One Kaiser Plaza, Suite 901

Oakland, CA 946 12 (510) 832-1415

Internationally recognized independent environmental

claims testing and certification organization. Conducts

full life-cycle assessment studies of products; developed

the Certified Eco Profile, an environmental information

label that summarizes the findings of life-cycle studies.

Sustainable Building Sourcebook

ECSD Green Builder Program

206 E. 9th St., Suite 17.1 02, Austin, TX 78701

(5 1 2) 499-7827

Technical and logistical guide covering practical issues

associated with various green building choices. Designed

to give enough information to help the reader decide

whether or not to pursue a particular option. Update summer

1995, last publication 1993. E-Mail: dselter@Txinfinet.com

Other Resources I

- Buy Recycled Business Alliance

National Recycling Coalition, Inc.

1 727 King Street, Suite 105, Alexandria, VA 223 1 4-2720

(703) 683-9025

Environmental Budding News

RR1 Box 161, Brattleboro, VT 05301

(802) 257-7300

Bimonthly, 20 page newsletter on environmentally sus-

tainable design and construction In-depth feature articles

on materials, technologies, and construction methods,

emphasizing practical information for architects and

building contractors Updates on new products and

materials, news from the green building field, reviews,

calendar of events. E-mal! ebn@over net

Recycled Products Business Letter Environmental

Newsletters

1 1906 Paradise Lane, Herndon, VA

(703) 758-8436

Monthly newsletter dedicated to helping recycled product

manufacturers and distributors market their products

more effectively. Contains information resources useful to

any organization dealing with recycled products. Also

publishes Waste Reduction Tips, a bimonthly newsletter

designed to assist organizations save money by reducing

waste. E-mail: aso@aol.com.

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