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Sustainability

Benchmarks

Ecobuild 2011

Harwinder Bhamra

BHAMRA ASSOCIATES

Sustainability Benchmarks

Sustainable Building labels

Types of eco labels for carpets

How they are related

Fit with Sustainability pyramid

Unusual solutions for carpets

agenda

Sustainability Benchmarks - Bhamra Associates

Why use sustainable building labels?

Why benchmarks exist



Sustainability Benchmarks by Bhamra Associates

UK Building impacts

UK Construction

contribute:

50% of CO2 emissions

100 million tonnes of waste to

landfill

Consumes 90% of all non-fuel

mineral use



Sustainable Building labels

LEED USA

BREEAM UK

SKa UK

GreenstarAustralia

CASBEE Japan

HK BEAM Hong Kong

NABERS Australia

DGNB Germany

HQE France

GreenGlobes Canada

Sustainable building labels



Building labels


LEED

Current weighting of LEED evaluation criteria (v3):

1. Sustainable sites max. 26points2. Water efficiency max. 10 points3. Energy & atmosphere max. 35 points4. Material and Resources max. 14 points5. Indoor Environmental Air Quality max. 15 points6. Innovation and Design Process max. 6 points7. Regional Priority max. 4 points

LEED Ratings (v3):Certified 40 – 49 pointsSilver 50 – 59 pointsGold 60 – 79 pointsPlatinum 80+ points


LEED


LEED

• Widely used environmental assessment methods for buildings in the UK.

• In use since 1990.

• Measures building's

environmental performance.

• BREEAM in use launched 2009

• New revisions March 2011


BREEAM

Breeam overview


BREEAM

• Environmental assessment tool for sustainable office fit out

• Launched Dec 2008

• Endorsed with RICS


SKa

Ska Overview

• Based on good 99 good practice measures in office fit out• Flexible scoping - match the rating to the scope of the fit-

out• Rating based on how many measures are achieved• Bronze, Silver Gold rating plus % score.• Formal quality assured scheme for those who require a

certificate


SKa


SKa

DRAFT M12 Soft flooring

Criteria

All soft floor coverings, including underlay where applicable, meet at least oneof the following criteria:• are reused;• if new, are manufactured with at least 50% recycled content;• have an A or A+ rating in BRE’s The Green Guide to Specification;• have an A or A+ rating in BRE’s Green Book Live database;• are manufactured from 50% renewable and natural

products, e.g. wool,natural rubber, hessian; or• are supplied with an environmental product declaration, written inaccordance with ISO 14025 standards.

ScopingThis measure applies if soft floor coverings are specified or installed.


SKa

Eco product labels

Eco Product labels


BRE Environmental Profiles

Based on Environment impact assessment and Life Cycle Assessment LCA considers the environmental impacts for the entire life of the products, including: raw materials, manufacture, transport, assembly, maintenance, repair and replacement.

Environmental impacts – weighted:Climate change 21.6%Water Extraction 11.7%Mineral resource depletion 9.8%Stratospheric ozone depletion 9.1%…. And so on

ECO points calculated on issues, measurement and weighting.

100 ecopoints = the environmental impact of 1 person in the UK in a year.


BRE

Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard

• Public Health and Environment

• Energy and Energy Efficiency

• Bio-based and Recycled Content

• Manufacturing

• Reclamation and End of Life Management

NSF 140

Silver 37-51Gold 52-59 Platinum 60+ points


NSF140 standard

Environmental Product

Declarations

• Product label

• Statement of product ingredients

• Environmental impacts

• Based on LCA

• Allows informed choices


Environmental Product declaration

EPD Overview

EPDs are labels that disclose the life cycle

environmental performance of products using pre-determined parameters.

• They are not 'green' certificates or claims of environmental superiority

• The quality of the information is verified by a third

party.

• The content and format of EPDs for groups of products that fulfil equivalent functions (eg 'floor coverings' or 'bricks') are determined by Product Category Rules (PCR)



EPD ProcessThe EPD process



EPD data sheet from Interface



Multi-attribute label

Assesses product’s safety to humans, environment and

future life cycles

Materials disassembled or recycled as technical or

biological nutrients

Certification Criteria

Materials & manufacturing assessed in 5 ways

- Material health

- Material Reutilisation

- Renewable energy use

- Water stewardship

- Social Responsibility

Cradle to Cradle


Certification Levels

Basic

All chemicals down to 100ppm

No PVC, Chloroprene or related products at

any levelSilver

Toxic heavy metal content below 100ppm

Material reutilisation score >=50

Gold

Plan for product recovery and closing

the loop

Use renewable energy for 50% of

maufacturing


Platinum


Use renewable energy for 100% of

manufacturing

Actively recovering products and closing

the loop


Cradle to Cradle

End of Life

Responsibilities

Minimise the impact on natural resources

Eliminate waste

End of life responsibilities


Unusual Solutions

The 53rd Grammy Awards reused red carpets made from recycled plastic bottles

This chair brings a whole new meaning to sitting on the carpet. This design is a finalist in the 2008 Ample Sample competition.

Old carpet used as fenders for boats.



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