Page 10 - The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction Sustainable Construction for Engineers

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MR Credit 1.2: Building Reuse—Maintain Interior
Nonstructural Elements (LEED 2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
5.2 MR Credit Subcategory 2: Construction Waste Management . . . . 207
MR Credit 2: Construction Waste Management—Divert
from Disposal (LEED 2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
5.3 MR Credit Subcategory 3: Materials Reuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
MR Credit 3: Materials Reuse (LEED 2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
5.4 MR Credit Subcategory 4: Recycled Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
MR Credit 4: Recycled Content
(postconsumer + ½ preconsumer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
5.5 MR Credit Subcategory 5: Regional Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
MR Credit 5: Regional Materials—Extracted, Processed,
and Manufactured Regionally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
5.6 MR Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
5.7 MR Credit 7: Certifi ed Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
5.8 Discussion and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
6 LEED Indoor Environmental Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
IEQ Prerequisite 1: Minimum IAQ Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
IEQ Prerequisite 2: Environmental Tobacco
Smoke (ETS) Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
6.1 IEQ Credit 1: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
6.2 IEQ Credit 2: Increased Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
6.3 IEQ Credit Subcategory 3: Construction IAQ Management Plan . . 257
IEQ Credit 3.1: Construction IAQ Management Plan—during
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
IEQ Credit 3.2: Construction IAQ Management Plan—before
Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
6.4 IEQ Credit Subcategory 4: Low-Emitting Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 265
IEQ Credit 4.1: Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives
and Sealants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
IEQ Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings . . . 266
IEQ Credit 4.3: Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems
(Previously Carpet Systems in LEED 2.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
IEQ Credit 4.4: Low-Emitting Materials—Composite Wood and
Agrifi ber Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
6.5 IEQ Credit 5: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control . . . . . 273
6.6 IEQ Credit Subcategory 6: Controllability of Systems . . . . . . . . . . 276
IEQ Credit 6.1: Controllability of Systems—Lighting . . . . . . . . . 276
IEQ Credit 6.2: Controllability of Systems—
Thermal Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
6.7 IEQ Credit Subcategory 7: Thermal Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
IEQ Credit 7.1: Thermal Comfort—Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
IEQ Credit 7.2: Thermal Comfort—Verifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281