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| Take the LEED with CSP |
Steel is North America’s #1 recycled material. The high recycled content of CSP can be certified to aid in earning LEED points in the “Materials & Resources Credit 4” category. And the pipe meets all AASHTO and ASTM prime pipe standards. Sustainable ConstructionThere is a continuing and growing sensitivity to incorporate recycled materials in new construction. The U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization established in 1993, has been a leader as a green advocate and in developing industry standards, design practices and tools. Council membership includes representation from architects, engineers, builders and service contractors, manufacturers, developers, utilities, government entities and academia.The USGBC developed the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System as a means to promote the design and construction of buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. The LEED building rating system encourages the adoption of green practices by giving recognition and visibility to appropriately qualified projects. Detailed information on the LEED rating system can be obtained at www.leedbuilding.org. To earn LEED points, simply specify CSP and ask your NCSPA member supplier for a recycle content certification. Materials & Resources Credit 4: Recycled Content intends to increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, therefore reducing impacts resulting from extraction and processing of new virgin materials. Steel building products contribute positively toward earning points under Credit 4.1 and Credit 4.2. The following is required by LEED Version 2.1: Credit 4.1 (1 point) "Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the post-industrial content constitutes at least 5% of the total value of the materials in the project." Credit 4.2 (1 point) "Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the post-industrial content constitutes at least 10% of the total value of the materials in the project." "The value of the recycled content portion of a material or furnishing shall be determined by dividing the weight of recycled content in the item by the total weight of all materials in the item, then multiplying the resulting percentage by the total value of the item." Since steel (the material) and steel (the building product) are the same, the value of the steel building product is directly multiplied by steel's recycled content, or, Steel Recycled Content Value = (Value of Steel Product) (Post-Consumer % + 1/2 Post-Industrial %) Sustainable Construction Links U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Steel Recycling Institute Information provided by the Steel Recycling Institute |
