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Materials June 11, 2004 Rutgers University
Darren Port

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What is EPP?
Environmentally Preferable Products are goods and
services that have a lesser or reduced effect on
human health and the environment when compared
with other products that serve the same purpose.
- Federal Executive Order 13101
Environment Price Performance EPP
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Building Materials What is a EPP? Products Made
w/ Salvaged, Recycled, or Agricultural Waste
Content Products That Conserve Natural
Resources Products That Avoid Toxic or Other
Emissions Products That Reduce Environmental
Impacts During Construction, Demolition or
Renovation Products That Save Energy or
Water Products That Contribute to a Safe,
Healthy Indoor Environment
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Life-Cycle Assessment for Materials and
Buildings Quantifying and Analyzing
Environmental Burdens and Impacts from
cradle-to-grave or Including the Reuse
Potential, cradle-to-cradle LCA typically
considers The extraction and harvesting of raw
materials, The refining and manufacturing
process that turn raw materials into
products, The transportation of the products,
their use, and eventual disposal or reuse
There are very significant tradeoffs between
materials and specification choices and the
operational performance of buildings Nigel
Howard
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EPP for Buildings
What you need is to have every dollar you spend
-- on materials, energy, labor --
add value for both customers and shareholders.

• Expected Economic Benefits from Green Building
• Reduced Waste Costs - Waste is inefficient -
  Inefficiency zaps profits
• Reduced Operating Costs
• Reduced Liability
• Enhanced Employee Productivity
• Public Relations Niche Marketing Opportunities
• Streamlined Regulatory Approvals

Darren Port


609-292-3931 NJDCA Green Homes Office, Trenton
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Writing Specifications for Green
Projects Communicate the Green Agenda pre-bid,
pre-construction, pre-installation
meeting/training Specifications should only
include language that represents enforceable
requirements Weave green issues into existing
CSI format, dont bury the information, but dont
highlight either Include comprehensive master
materials list, include important information in
each section Tech sections must be explicit
about green attributes installation Pre
existing master specs must be reviewed not only
to include green but to exclude environmentally
problematic practices
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Green EPP Guiding Principles Professional
obligation to prevent harm Lack of full
scientific certainty should not be reason for
inaction Decision-making must be cross
disciplinary, transparent, and consider a fully
integrated range of alternatives The alternative
that results in the least impact to human health
and the environment should be selected Use
purchasing power to protect human health and the
environment!

Darren Port


609-292-3931 NJDCA Green Homes Office, Trenton

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State / Local Governments Green Building
Product Spec
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
www.moea.state.mn.us/lc/purchasing/index.cfm Incl
udes specifications on recycled paint, plastic
lumber Commonwealth of Massachusetts
www.state.ma.us/osd/enviro/enviro.htm Includes
mercury-free specifications and fact sheets for
building supplies King County, Washington
www.metrokc.gov/procure/green/const.htm Incl
udes contract language for green construction
materials such as paint and carpet State of
California Energy Commission
www.eley.com/specs Reference Specifications for
Energy and Resource Efficiency
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Green Building and Product Resources
Green Spec Directory Environmental Building News
www.greenspec.com Product Directory and
Guideline Specifications Healthy Building
Network
www.healthbuilding.net Promoting healthier
building as a means of improving public health
and preserving the global environment. Inform
Inc.
www.informinc.org Purchasing for Pollution
Prevention Project Green Seal
www.greenseal.org Set
environmental standards for building products
such as paint, windows Environmental Preferable
Purchasing Network www.nerc.org/eppnet.html
Construction Specifications Institute
www.ceinet.org
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Life-Cycle Assessment Tools BEES
www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html Easy-to-
use, free tool for product-to-product Athena
www.athenasmi.ca Inventory data tool for
comparing assemblies or whole buildings, based
primarily on published Canadian data ENVEST
www.bre.co.uk/sustainable/envest.html U.K.-
based LCA- based building tool, only address
whole building
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• New Jersey Resources
• New Jersey Energy Star Homes Program
  www.energystarhomes.com
• New Jersey Clean Energy Program
  www.njcep.com
• New Jersey Chapter USGBC
  www.usgbc.org
• NJ Million Solar Roofs
  www.newjerseysolar.millionsolarroofs.org
• NJDCA Green Homes Office
  www..state.nj.us/dca/dhcr/njgreenhomes.htm
• NJDCA Brownfield's Redevelopment
  www.smartgrowth.com
• NJDCA Office Smart Growth
  www.state.nj.us/dca/osg/
• NJ HEPS www.njheps.org
• NJ School Construction Corporation
  www.njscc.com
• NJDEP Innovative Tech www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/b
  sit/IEETmain.htm

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Federal Resources DOE Rebuild Program
www.rebuild.gov Impr
oving quality of life in communities through
energy solutions DOE Million Solar Roofs Program
www.millionsolarroofs.org Goal to
reach one million roof by 2010 DOE Building
America Program www.eere.gov/buildings/build_
america Works with members of the home building
industry to produce homes that use up to 50 less
energy without costing more EPA Energy Star
Homes www.energystar.gov Government-industry
partnership to increase energy efficiency HUD
Partnership Advancing Tech in Housing
www.pathnet.org Government-industry partnership
to develop energy resource efficient affordable
housing
Darren Port


609-292-3931 NJDCA Green Homes Office, Trenton

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