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SELECTION OF GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS

The selection of greenbuilding materialsand products represents one important strategy in the

design of a green building. Green building materials offer specific benefits to the building owner

and building occupants and are follows:

Reduced maintenance/replacement cot o!er t"e li#e o# t"e $uildin%&

Ener%' coner!ation&

Impro!ed occupant "ealt" and producti!it'&

Lo(er cot aociated (it" c"an%in% pace con)%uration&

Greater dei%n *e+i$ilit'&

Building and constructionactivities worldwide consumes 3 billion tons of raw materials eachyear or 40 percent of total global use. Using green building materials and products promotes

conservation of dwindling nonrenewable resources internationally.

n addition! integrating green building materials into building pro"ects can help reduce the

environmental impacts associated with the e#traction! transport! processing! fabrication!

installation! reuse! recycling and disposal of these building industry source materials.

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Selection criteria for green material:

A) Resource efficiency:

,& Recycled Content- .roduct (it" identi)a$le rec'cled content includin%pot indutrial content (it" a pre#erence #or pot conumer content&

0& Natural and renewable:Material "ar!eted #rom utain a$l' mana%edourced and pre#era$l' "a!e an independent certi)cation 1e& %& certi)ed(ood2 and are certi)ed $' an independent t"ird part'&

3& Resource ecient manufacturing process:.roduct manu#actured (it"reource4e5cient procee includin% reducin% ener%' conumptionminimi6in% (ate 1rec'cled rec'cla$le and or ource reduced productpac7a%in%2 and reducin% %reen"oue %ae&

8& Locally available:Buildin% material component and 'tem #ound locall'or re%ionall' a!in% ener%' and reource in tranportationto t"e pro9ect ite&

:& Salvaged, refurbished, or remanufactured:Include a!in% a material#rom dipoal and reno!atin% repairin% retorin% or %enerall' impro!in% t"eappearance per#ormance ;ualit' #unctionalit' or !alue o# a product&

6) Reusable or recyclable:$elect materials that can be easily dismantled and reused or recycled

at the end of their useful life.

7) Durable:%aterials that are longer lasting or are comparable to conventional products with

long life e#pectancies.

B) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ):

,& Low or non -toic: Material t"at emit #e( or no CFC

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C) Energy Efficiency:

%aterial! components! and systems that help reduce energy consumption in building and

facilities.

D) Water Conseration:

&roducts and systems that help reduce water consumption in building and conserve water in

landscaped areas.

E) Affordability:

Building product life'cycle costs are comparable to conventional materials and are within a

pro"ect'defined percentage of the overall budget.