Specifying Sustainable Design

Rating Systems Supported BSD SpecLink-E supports the following Green Building Rating Systems: LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovations Core and Shell Development Schools, Healthcare Data Centers Warehouses and Distribution Centers Hospitality, Retail

Get Started Early Achieving a sustainable design certification will depend heavily on early design decisions, including site selection Waiting until the construction documents phase to begin making green decisions may make achieving certification difficult or impossible

Sustainable Design Criteria Designing for sustainability can’t be delegated to a Design-Bid-Build Contractor A Design-Builder can be given a target rating with as little or as much direction as desired BSD SpecLink-E includes sustainable design criteria in Section DC0 Facility Design Criteria, which can be used for both Design-Build projects and early design documentation on Design-Bid-Build projects

Specifying Strategy Types of Issues No matter which rating system is used, all issues fall into one of these categories: Intrinsic to Location Design Phase Activity Post-Construction Activity Embodied in Overall Design Explicitly Shown In Contract Documents

Specifying Strategy Intrinsic to Location The specification cannot address issues that are completely dependent on site location: Avoidance of sensitive lands Brownfield site Surrounding density and diverse uses Availability of alternative transportation

Specifying Strategy Design Phase Activities The specification cannot address: Project planning Design process Site environmental assessment School campus master plan Life cycle analysis of design

Specifying Strategy Post-Construction Issues The specification cannot address: Purchasing Green Power Provisions for Recycling Prohibition of Smoking Operational Issues: cleaning, pest control Joint use of facilities Tenant guidelines

Specifying Stategy Issues Embodied in the Design No particular, immediately identifiable specification solution: Parking capacity, reduced parking footprint Design for water and energy conservation Optimization of energy performance Ventilation design Design for flexibility

Specifying Strategy Solutions in Contract Documents For each issue, determine where it should be shown or specified: Only shown on the drawings Only indicated in the specifications Partly shown and partly specified Now you know what needs to be included in the specifications

SpecLink-E Provides Contractor Procedures 01 5713 - Temporary Erosion & Sediment Control 01 5721 - Indoor Air Quality Controls 01 7000 - Execution and Closeout Requirements (site drainage, pollution prevention) 01 7419 - Construction Waste Management & Disposal 02 6500 - Underground Storage Tank Removal 02 8400 - Polychlorinate Biphenyl (PCB) Remediation 31 1000 - Site Clearing (limits on site disturbance)

SpecLink-E Provides Commissioning Procedures 01 9113 - General Commissioning Requirements 01 9114 - Commissioning Authority Responsibilities 23 0800 - Commissioning of HVAC

SpecLink-E Provides 01 3329 - Sustainable Design Reporting: Explanation of project goals What the Contractor is required and not required to do to aid the certification process A method for collecting information about “green materials” Procedures to be followed List of sections where particular sustainable design issues are specified

SpecLink-E Provides Sections related to “Green Materials” 01 6000 - Product Requirements (definitions) 01 6116 - VOC Content Restrictions Forms for Submittals 01 3329.04 – Material Content Form 01 3329.07 – Prohibited Content Installer Certification

SpecLink-E Provides 02 Existing Conditions 02 4100 – Demolition: Removal of existing pavements and other impervious surfacing; partial demolition for preserving existing construction 028400 – Polychlorinate Biphenyl (PCB) Remediation: Abatement of PCBs, mercury, & other substances regulated under U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act

SpecLink-E Provides 03 Concrete 05 Metals 03 3000 – Cast-in-Place Concrete (and 4 other Division 3 sections): Option to replace some Portland cement with recycled content 05 Metals 05 5000 – Metal Fabrications: Custom- fabricated entrance mat frames 05 5305 – Metal Gratings and Floor Plates: Custom-fabrications entrance gratings

SpecLink-E Provides 06 Wood, Plastics, and Composites 06 1000 - Rough Carpentry (and 9 other Division 6 sections): Prohibition on old growth timber, sustainably harvested wood, salvaged and re- used wood 07 Thermal and Moisture Protection Vegetated roof solutions: 07 1300 - Sheet Waterproofing 07 1400 - Fluid-Applied Waterproofing 07 5050 - Vegetated Roof Components

SpecLink-E Provides 07 Thermal and Moisture Protection Rain water collection surfaces: 07 4113 – Metal Roof Panels 07 6100 – Sheet Metal Roofing White or light colored roof membrane: 07 5300 – Elastomeric Membrane Roofing: 07 5400 – Thermoplastic Membrane Roofing: Emissions-compliant sealants: 078400 - Firestopping 07 9005 - Joint Sealers: Plus sealing between residential units if not firestopped

SpecLink-E Provides 08 Openings 09 Finishes Many sections for daylighting and views 09 Finishes 09 2116 – Gypsum Board Assemblies: Deck- to-deck sealed partitions around rooms where hazardous gases or chemicals are used 09 6800 – Carpeting: GreenLabel Plus certified 09 6850 - Carpet Tile: GreenLabel Plus certified 09 9000 - Painting and Coating: VOC limits

SpecLink-E Provides 10 Specialties 11 Equipment 10 5100 – Lockers: For bicycle entrance 10 7113.43 – Fixed Sun Screens 11 Equipment 11 3100 – Residential Appliances: Energy Star rated appliances 11 8277 – Waste Compactors: For recycling

SpecLink-E Provides 12 Furnishings 14 Conveying Equipment 12 2400 – Window Shades: Motorized shades 12 4813 – Entrance Floor Mats and Frames: Manufactured grilles and gratings for high volume entryways 12 9313 – Bicycle Racks 12 9314 – Bicycle Lockers 14 Conveying Equipment 14 9100 – Facility Chutes: For recycling

SpecLink-E Provides 21 Fire Suppression 22 Plumbing 21 2200 – Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing System: Non-Halon extinguishing agent 22 Plumbing 22 0519 – Meters and Gages for Plumbing Piping: For metering subsystems 22 1005 – Plumbing Piping: Documentation of regulatory lead-content restrictions; certification of proper soldering of copper piping

SpecLink-E Provides 22 Plumbing (cont.) 22 3000 – Plumbing Equipment: Pumps for potable and non-potable water 22 4000 – Plumbing Fixtures: WaterSense- labeled fixtures; documentation of regulatory lead-content restrictions; high-efficiency and dry toilet fixtures 22 4300 – Healthcare Plumbing Fixtures: WaterSense-labeled fixtures; documentation of regulatory lead-content restrictions

SpecLink-E Provides 23 HVAC 23 0800 - Commissioning of HVAC 23 0130.51 – HVAC Air Duct Cleaning 23 0913 – Instrumentation and Control Devices for HVAC 23 0923 – Direct-Digital Control System for HVAC 23 2113.33 - Ground-Loop Heat-Pump Piping 23 2500 – HVAC Water Treatment: To reduce cooling tower water usage

SpecLink-E Provides 23 HVAC (cont.) 23 3100 – HVAC Ducts and Casings: Emissions-compliant duct sealers 23 4000 – HVAC Air Cleaning Devices: MERV-compliant air filters 23 5216 – Condensing Boilers 23 6xxx – Chiller and Refrigeration Equipment sections: Low-GWP refrigerant 23 8149 – Water-to-Water Heat Pumps

SpecLink-E Provides 26 Electrical 26 0501 – Minor Electrical Demolition: Removal of abandoned cables containing lead; minor removal of mercury-containing lamps and PCB- and DEHP-containing ballasts 26 0519 – Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables: Limitations on lead content of cable insulation 26 0923 – Lighting Control Devices 26 0943 – Network Lighting Controls: Integrated lighting and window shade controls 26 2726 – Wiring Devices: Manual lighting controls.

SpecLink-E Provides 26 Electrical (cont.) 26 2726 – Wiring Devices: Manual lighting controls 26 3100 – Photovoltaic Collectors: With related equipment and supports 26 5100 – Interior Lighting: Limitations on mercury-content of lamps; minimum lamp life 26 5600 – Exterior Lighting: Limitations on mercury-content of lamps; minimum lamp life; fixtures selected to reduce light pollution

SpecLink-E Provides 31 Earthwork 32 Exterior Improvements 31 1000 - Site Clearing: Vegetation protection; site clearing waste management 31 2200 – Grading: For restoring site water flows 31 3700 – Rip Rap: For erosion protection 32 Exterior Improvements 32 0190 – Operation and Maintenance of Planting: First year maintenance 32 1125 - Turf Surfaced Roadways 32 1413 - Precast Concrete Unit Paving: Open- grid pavers

Step-by-Step 01 3329 – Sustainable Design Reporting Project Tree Select and open the section Choose the Rating System Review the automatically activated text, X-out if not relevant to your project Review inactive text, select if relevant In PART 3, select all sections having solutions relevant to your project Project Tree Green status box indicates sections activated Review each section for further decisions

Section 01 3329 First select Section 01 3329 in the folder tree, open it and check the status box at the title.

Section 01 3329 Next, activate the relevant Rating System and click on the blue text to see further choices

Section 01 3329 The PART 3 checklist may have some items already highlighted in green. Activate their parent heading to activate them. Each section selected, and each option below it, automatically turns on the relevant section and text elsewhere in the spec.

Section 01 3329 The final section covers scope and procedures and a list of all the other sections with an indication of what the requirements are.

Step-by-Step Submittal Report Automatic report lists all sections in project that require sustainable design documentation submittals Properly tagged user-added submittals also show

Specifying for LEED LEED v4 BD+C: As of May 2014, BSD SpecLink-E supports the following LEED Rating Systems: LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovations Core and Shell Development Schools, Healthcare Data Centers Warehouses and Distribution Centers Hospitality, Retail

Specifying for LEED Review the rating system document to classify prerequisites and credits into categories Intrinsic to Location Design Phase Activity Post-Construction Activity Embodied in Overall Design Shown on the Drawings To Be Specified

Specifying for LEED Identify the Goal And the Facility Type Certified: 40 points Silver: 50 points Gold: 60 points Platinum: 80 points Plus regional priority credits possible And the Facility Type New Construction, Schools, Healthcare, etc.

Specifying for LEED Decide whether to pursue: Building Material Disclosure Credits Building Material Optimization Credits Low-Emitting Materials Credits Make appropriate selections in 01 3329 If pursuing any of them, include: Section 01 3329.04 – Material Content Form

Specifying for LEED The Material Content Form is automatically tailored to the types of credits being pursued Disclosures, like EPDs Content types, such as recycled, certified wood, VOCs Cost information, for performing the calculations

Specifying for LEED Low-Emitting Materials Credits: Very possible to write an impossible spec The thresholds are very high (90-100%) The indoor-emissions test is relatively new But this credit is divided into 5 categories of products that can be pursued separately as long as at least 2 categories are achieved (3 for Schools, Healthcare) Edit Section 01 6116 – VOC Content Restrictions, to suit your decisions

Specifying for LEED If desired, use the Prohibited Content Installer Certification form reduce the likelihood that installers ignore the low-emitting material specifications Instructions Assertions that they did not use any products with prohibited content, whether specified or not Certification signature

Coming Soon In the coming months, the following additional rating systems will be added: LEED v4 ID+C: Interiors Design & Construction LEED v4 Homes GreenGlobes for New Construction Federal Guiding Principles for New Construction and Major Renovations LEED v4 ND: Neighborhood Development (with construction)

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