A 1" by 5' by 12' sheet of PaperStone Certified
(versus a regular phenolic composite manufactured from virgin
fiber and a regular, commercially available, solvent-based resin)
saves:
- 1233 gallons of water
- 2.03 million BTU's of energy
- 131 pounds of solid waste
- 254 pounds of greenhouse gases
- 55 pounds of petroleum-based phenol
- 22 pounds of natural gas-based methanol
Regular PaperStone, with a 50% post-consumer recycled content
product (versus 100% for PaperStone Certified), saves a similar
amount of phenol and methanol but only 50% of the water, energy,
solid waste and greenhouse gases listed above.
In either case, purchases of PaperStone products, versus the
competitive products, have a surprisingly large impact on
our environment.
For product inquiries or any other questions please contact
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building
Rating System® is a voluntary standard for developing environmentally
responsible, low emission, high-performance, sustainable buildings.
It was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, under contract
with the US Department of Energy.
Individual materials and products used in buildings are not
certified. The Version 2.1 certification process is for the
entire construction project. The project earns "points"
towards becoming certified. The categories where points can
accumulate for PaperStone products are as follows:
- Recycled Content: LEED V2.1 awards points for buildings
that contain recycled, salvaged, reused, or refurbished
materials, with points awarded as a function of the total
building material weights (5% = 1 point, 10% = 2 points).
Credit is based on the sum of post-consumer recycled material
+ 1/2 of post-industrial recycled material. This contributes
to Credits 4.1 & 4.2 of the "Materials & Resources"
area.
- Local Regional Materials: LEED V2.1 awards 1 point if
20% of the building materials are manufactured (final assembly)
regionally within 500 miles of the project site. This contributes
to Credit 5.1 of the "Materials & Resources"
area.
- Rapidly Renewable Materials: LEED V2.1 awards 1 point
if 5% of the total value of all building materials used
are derived from plants that are harvested within a ten-year
cycle or shorter. This contributes to Credit 6.0 of the
"Materials & Resources" area.
- Certified Wood Materials: LEED V2.1 awards 1 point if
a minimum of 50% of wood based materials certified in accordance
with FSC Guidelines. This contributes to Credit 7.0 of the
"Materials & Resources" area.
- Low Emitting Materials: LEED V2.1 awards 1 point (Credit
4.1 of "Indoor Environmental Quality" area) if
the VOC content of adhesives is less than the current limit
specified in SCAQMD Rule #1168, and 1 point (Credit EQ 4.4)
if the engineered wood and agri-fiber products contain no
added urea-formaldehyde resins.
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