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LEED Information / Certification

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PaperStone® is an architectural composite material made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper that is certified to Forest Stewardship Council standards by the Smartwood program of The Rainforest Alliance. Accordingly, PaperStone® plays a role in enabling a building project to acquire Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) points toward certification.

The LEED Green Building Rating System,® developed by the U.S. Green Building Council under contract with the US Department of Energy, is a voluntary standard for developing environmentally responsible, low emission, high-performance, sustainable buildings. Individual materials and products used in buildings are not certified. LEED certification is for the entire construction project. Through a rigorous process of third-party verification by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) the project earns “points” toward achieving a level of certification (Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum). Use of PaperStone can contribute to the accumulation of LEED points in the selected credit categories of Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation in Design.

Materials and Resources

Recycled Content: LEED 2009 awards points for the use of products that contain recycled materials. Credit levels have specific thresholds for the required percentages of post-consumer recycled material or pre-consumer recycled material. Paper made from 100% post-consumer waste is used to manufacture PaperStone®

Indoor Environmental Quality

LEED 2009 may award a point if all composite wood and agrifiber products installed in the building interior contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins. Additionally, any laminating adhesives used for material installation may not contain added urea-formaldehyde resins. PaperStone® contains no added urea-formaldehyde resins and has been thoroughly tested and certified as VOC-free, including formaldehyde.

Innovation in Design

Exemplary Performance: Under LEED 2009, additional points can be earned when credit level requirements for Recycled Content are exceeded.

Individual measurement systems have been developed to rate and certify various building types in the commercial, institutional and residential business sectors of the construction industry. As the LEED credit category terminology and point qualification process varies among different types of buildings, prospective users of PaperStone® should consult the relevant LEED rating system reference guide for the specific requirements to certify their construction project. A PaperStone® data sheet will be provided to support the LEED submittal process. Refer to the table on the reverse side for more details on how PaperStone®can assist a commercial, institutional or residential project in obtaining points toward certification.