How to use the NRMCA Industry- Wide EPD and Benchmark Report. Lionel Lemay, PE, SE, LEED AP Sr. VP, Sustainable Development

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1 How to use the NRMCA Industry- Wide EPD and Benchmark Report Lionel Lemay, PE, SE, LEED AP Sr. VP, Sustainable Development What are they? 1

2 Why do you need them? Standards Customers GREEN BUILDING LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED V4) 2

3 LEED v4 MR Credit MATERIALS & RESOURCES POSSIBLE 13 MRp1 Storage and collection of recyclables REQ MRp2 Construction and demolition waste management planning REQ MRC1 Building life-cycle impact reduction 5 MRc2 Building product disclosure and optimization environmental product declarations 2 MRc3 Building product disclosure and optimization sourcing of raw materials 2 MRc4 Building product disclosure and optimization material 2 ingredients MRc5 Construction and demolition waste management 2 LEED v4 MR Credits Global warming potential Depletion of stratospheric ozone layer Acidification of land and water sources Eutrophication Formation of tropospheric ozone Depletion of nonrenewable energy Land use Water use Biodiversity Human rights Noise Human health (cancer) Human health (non-cancer) 3

4 MRc2: ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS LEED v4 MR Credit EPDs Option 1 EPDs (disclosure) (1 point) 20 Permanently Installed Products with Product specific declaration publicly available (1/4 product) Industry average EPD third party certified Type III (1/2 product) Product specific EPD third party certified Type III (Full product) USGBC Approved Program 4

5 Each Unique Mix is Considered a Product Lightweight slabs Roof slab Parapets Normal weight slabs Shear Walls Lightweight i beams Normal weight beams 4000 psi columns 6000 psi columns Basement slabs Grade beams Spread footings Caissons Piles Stairs Exterior walls Sidewalks Plazas Parking areas Pervious concrete Driveways Curbs 5

6 What are EPDs? Environmental Product Declarations Life Cycle Assessment Data: Life Cycle Inventory Data, plant specific Product Category Rule EPD standards Provide quality assured and comparable information regarding environmental performance of a product and/or service Type Standard 3 rd party reviewed Endorsement Shorthand I ISO Yes Yes Eco-label II ISO No Yes III ISO Yes No Selfdeclaration Nutrition label 6

7 Type III EPD Product Category Rules (PCR) Instructions on how and what to report via the EPD Product studied Functional unit System boundaries Life cycle stages included Impacts reported 7

8 PRODUCT Manufactures EPDs LEED v4 MR Credit EPDs Option 2 Multi-Attribute Optimization (1 point) 50% by cost of products have environmental impact reduction below industry average for 3 impacts: GWP Ozone depletion Eutrophication Smog formation Acidification Depletion of nonrenewable energy 8

9 Environmental Product Declarations (Locally Sourced still matters) FINAL PRODUCT VALUE = (base product value x valuation factor based on attribute criteria)*(valuation 100 factor Miles based on location) (200% Cost) Structure and enclosure not more than 30% of the value 500 Miles (LEED 2009) What s NRMCA Doing to Help CLF PCR v1 Nov 2012 v1.1 Dec 2013 Nov 2012 EPD Program 4 companies 2000 products More coming Oct companies 2300 plants 50% production Baselines Feb

10 Satisfying Option 1 (disclosure) Product specific declaration publicly available (1/4 product) Industry average EPD third party certified Type III (1/2 product) Product specific EPD third party certified Type III (Full product) NRMCA EPD Program Verifies (certifies) EPDs Reviews LCAs Develops PCRs Consistent with other EPD Programs Third party verifiers Economies Efficiencies 10

11 NRMCA Verified EPDs 4 companies 2000 products 4 EPDs verified in other programs 11

12 Product Specific EPD Industry-Wide EPD 12

13 Industry Wide/Average EPD (p. 4-5) You have 4000 psi mix, 25% fly ash 13

14 Impacts (p. 21) Satisfies LEED v4 Option 1 of EPD credit (worth 1/2 product) Satisfying Option 2 (optimization) 50% by cost of products have environmental impact reduction below industry average for 3 impacts: GWP Ozone depletion Eutrophication Smog formation Acidification Depletion of nonrenewable energy 14

15 How to use Benchmark Report (p. 31) Lower for 3 impacts? Meets Option 2 of LEED v4 EPD credit Selecting a product with lower impact (p. 29) 15

16 Developing a Product Specific EPD Select PCR Conduct an LCA Produce draft EPD from LCA Submit your LCA report and draft EPD to NRMCA NRMCA verifies they meet International standards Selected PCR EPD Program Operator Instructions If all requirements met, EPD is certified Use certified EPD for submittals and marketing NRMCA Verifiers / LCA Experts THIRD-PARTY ERIFICATION 16

17 Verification Cost Level Service Fee (member) Fee (nonmember) 1 Citi Critical lreview of flca Verification of EPD $3500* $5000* 2 Verification of EPD $1250* $2000* * Up to 3 plants and 30 mixes per plant LEED v4 MR Credit MATERIALS & RESOURCES POSSIBLE 13 MRp1 Storage and collection of recyclables REQ MRp2 Construction and demolition waste management planning REQ MRC1 Building life-cycle impact reduction 5 MRc2 Building product disclosure and optimization environmental product declarations 2 MRc3 Building product disclosure and optimization sourcing of raw materials 2 MRc4 Building product disclosure and optimization material 2 ingredients MRc5 Construction and demolition waste management 2 17

18 Option 4 Whole Building LCA (3 points) Impact reduction of 10% from Reference Building for 3 Impacts: Reduce GWP of CO2 (Required) Reduce ozone depletion (CFC) Land /water Acidification Eutrophication (phosphates) Tropospheric Ozone (NOx) Non renewable energy Reference Building Use Industry Benchmark Impacts 18

19 Proposed Building Use Industry-Wide EPD Impacts Or Product Specific Impacts 19

20 Submittal letter (EPD Credit Option 1) Dear John: Please find attached the NRMCA Industry-Wide EPD in support of the LEED v4 MR credit for EPDs for Green and Clean Tower in Tulsa. Our company and plants supplying this project are listed in the Industry-Wide EPD. Our concrete products submitted for the project match the following product designations in the Industry-Wide EPD: Rock Hard Concrete Product Code PCC BSR LBR SGR WRT WRT Industry-Wide EPD Product Code FA/SL FA SL SL FA/SL FA/SL Submittal letter (EPD Credit Option 2) Dear John: Please find attached Green Concrete Company s Product Specific EPDs and the NRMCA Industry Baseline Report in support of the LEED v4 MR credit for EPDs for Sustainability Center in Miami. Five of the seven concrete products submitted for the project have lower environmental impacts than industry average as listed in the NRMCA Industry Baseline Report as follows: Green Concrete Company Product Code PCC BSR LBR WRT WRT NRMCA Industry Benchmark Report Table E psi Table E psi Table E psi Table E psi Table E psi 20

21 Responsible Sourcing (RSS or CSR) NRMCA Sustainable Concrete Plant Certification Responsible Sourcing of Concrete BES 6001 ISO International Responsible Sourcing System Material Ingredient Disclosure GUIDE to Material Ingredient Disclosure for Concrete NRMCA / RMCREF Project (ARUP) NRMCA member education? 21

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