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ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE

EA Credit 1: OPTIMIZE ENERGY PERFORMANCE

LEED NC – Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1.1 – Optimize Energy Performance

LEED CI – Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1.1

Intent: Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use.

To aid in reducing lighting power density which lowers energy and maintenance costs, Armstrong High Light Reflectance ceilings and systems provide the same level of illuminance with fewer luminaries. This will assist in reducing lighting and HVAC energy costs up to 25% in new or existing building structures where a High Light Reflectance ceiling is installed along with indirect lighting. Also steps to reduce the number of fixtures and reduce the wattage of lamps should be taken. The number of LEED credits awarded for such improvements are different for new and existing building structures.

MATERIAL AND RESOURCES
MR Credit 2.1, 2.2 – CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT – Divert 50% & 75% from disposal	Intent: Divert construction, demolition, and land clearing debris from disposal in landfills and incinerators. Redirect recovered resources back to the manufacturing process. Redirect reusable materials to the appropriate sites. Armstrong is the first ceiling manufacturer with a closed-loop recycling program which redirects recovered ceilings back to the manufacturing process. Please contact your Armstrong representative for more details on how this program can help you meet this requirement. Armstrong will provide verification of weight and plant return location for LEED submittal.
MR Credit 4.1, 4.2 – RECYCLED CONTENT (10% & 20% post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)	Intent: Increase the demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, thereby reducing impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials. Armstrong ceiling products contain 23% – 83% recycled content. Depending on manufacturing location, certain products are available with a higher recycled content option. Armstrong products must be aggregated with all other recycled content materials in order to achieve this credit. Innovation credits are available for higher levels of recycled content used on LEED projects.
MR Credit 5.1, 5.2 REGIONAL MATERIALS LEED NC – 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally LEED CI – 20% Manufactured Regionally	Intent: Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation. Requirement: LEED NC – Use building products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for minimum of 10% or 20% (based on cost) of the total materials value. If only a fraction of the product is extracted, harvested or recovered and manufactured locally, then only that percentage (by weight) shall contribute to the regional value. LEED CI – Use a minimum of 20% of all construction and Division 12 (Furniture) materials and products that are manufactured regionally within a radius of 500 miles. There's a ceiling and suspension plant in China. Contact TechLine to provide a regional materials value for each product for MR Credit 5.1, 5.2 LEED NC and MR Credit 5.2 for LEED CI. This is dependent upon the plant location where the product is produced.

MATERIAL AND RESOURCES (…cont.)
MR Credit 6.0 – RAPIDLY RENEWABLE MATERIALS	Intent: Reduce the use and depletion of finite raw materials and long-cycle renewable materials by replacing them with rapidly renewable materials. Mineral fiber panels contain cornstarch binders, biobased alternatives to petroleum based binders. Contact TechLine for percent in specific products.

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EQ Credit 4.1 to 4.5 – LOW-EMITTING MATERIALS	Intent: Reduce the quantity of indoor air contaminants that are odorous, irritating and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and occupants. Many of our products do meet the State of Washington, and California Section 01350 requirements for low emissions. For additional information, refer to "The Basics of Formaldehyde & Interior Spaces" CS-3550. See the Sustainability Table on the back page for emissions information. Low emitting products can be used as a possible innovation credit.
EQ Credit 8.1, 8.2 – DAYLIGHT AND VIEWS	Intent: Provide the occupants with a connection between indoor spaces and the outdoors through the introduction of daylight and views into the regularly occupied areas of the building. Armstrong Hi-LR ceilings can aid in extending daylighting into the space. A typical acoustical ceiling reflects just 75% of the light striking the surface, while a high light reflectance ceiling is engineered to reflect up to 90% of the light striking the surface. Recent independent studies have shown a 10-15% daylighting effectiveness increase. A separate study concluded that a Hi-LR ceiling could achieve the LEED credit with up to 12% less glazing than with a standard ceiling with a light reflection of 75%. Factor Hi-LR ceilings into your daylight simulation model.