E. EXTERIOR
E1.
ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE DECKING
E2.
CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION
One point of credit may be given for using one of the following types of materials in all non-structural deck applications( including decking planks, stair treads, stair risers, and railings):
� Reclaimed materials.
� Locally produced materials, where documented evidence exists that 90 % of the weight or volume of the material is extracted, processed, or manufactured within 500 miles of the home. This does not apply to materials that are generally considered to be environmentally unpreferable in their extraction, manufacture, installation, use, or end of life. This does not apply to common materials that typically have always been local throughout the state, such as sand, cement, and aggregate. Build It Green will review the use of these criteria.
� Recycled-content lumber, where the plastic portion of recycled-content lumber contains at least 50 % post-consumer recycled content. Post-industrial( pre-consumer) recycled content is counted at half the rate of post-consumer recycled content.
� FSC-certified wood material.
VERIFICATION Field Verification: The Rater will conduct field compliance verification and take photos of the decking.
Documentation: The Rater must collect documentation as necessary for selected material installed indicating reclaimed material, brand and recycled content( via product specification), locally sources material, or FSC-certified materials( via invoice and unbroken chain of custody documentation).
INTENT
To reduce pressure on landfills and reduce the need to harvest new resources by using recycled content materials.
FLASHING INSTALLATION TECHNIQUES THIRD-PARTY VERIFIED
CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION
DRAFT
Two points of credit may be given if flashing details are included on the plans. The plans must include details for all significant exterior building material juncture( siding, roofing, windows, doors, valleys, deck / house juncture, roof / wall junctures, chimney step, utility penetrations, roof penetrations, etc.).
Details must be verified by a third-party professional. A qualified third-party inspector is an individual possessing a minimum of ten years of direct construction experience with an emphasis on quality assurance and risk management. Each third-party inspector should meet the following criteria:
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Hold an International Code Council( ICC) Building Inspector Certification or Contractor’ s License Carry general liability insurance and an Errors and Omissions( E & O) insurance policy
DRAFT GreenPoint Rated New Home Rating Manual Version 6.0, September 2013 37 © Build It Green