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

LEED CI – Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1.1

LEED NC & LEED CI Intent: Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use. LEED NC Requirement: Demonstrate a percentage improvement in the proposed building performance rating compared to the baseline building performance rating per ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 LEED CI Requirement: Reduce connected lighting power density below that allowed by ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004.

Armstrong Ceiling System Contribution: 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 allow you to reduce lighting energy up to 23% which also reduces the HVAC energy load by up to 7%. Also steps to reduce the number of fixtures and reducing the wattage of lamps should be taken. The number of LEED credits awarded for such improvements are different for new and existing building structures.

The TechZone™ Ceiling System combines High Light Reflectance ceilings with indirect lighting which contributes to EA Credit 1, potentially allowing you to earn up to 3 credits.

Contact TechLine for an Independent third-pary study by Brinjac Engineering (“Energy and Environmental Effects of High Light Reflectance Ceilings* in Offices” 2006) on high light reflectance ceilings/energy-savings.

Divert 50% & 75% from disposal

LEED 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.

LEED Requirement: Recycle and/or salvage at least 50% or 75% (by weight or volume) of non-hazardous construction and demolition debris. Develop and implement a construction waste management plan quantifying material diversion goals.

Armstrong Ceiling System Contribution:
Armstrong is the first manufacturer with a proven closed-loop ceiling recycling program which redirects recovered ceilings back to the manufacturing process. Please contact your Armstrong representative or TechLineSM for more details on how this program can help you meet this requirement. More details and a recycling specification to include in your waste management plan can be found at www.armstrong.com/environmental. Ceilings must be combined with other items to achieve this credit. Contact Techline for submital details.
Recyclability Content (PDF - 159K)

LEED Intent: Increase the demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, thereby reducing impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials. LEED Requirement: Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of the post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer (post-industrial) content constitutes at least 10% or 20% of the total value of the materials in the project.

Armstrong Ceiling System Contribution: Armstrong product contain 23%-87% recycled content. Each product data page contains the recycled content information. For specific post consumer/pre-consumer breakdowns, contact Techline for exact percentages for your specific product. Techline can also supply the appropriate documentation needed for your LEED submittal packet. 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. Contact Techline for submital details.
Recycle Content Chart (PDF - 159K) (10% & 20% post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)

Commercial Flooring Applicable Product Lines:
    Linoleum-Linoleum - MARMORETTE™, LINORETTE™, COLORETTE™, UNI     WALTON™, GRANETTE™, LINODUR™
    VCT - ARTEFFECTS®, Standard EXCELON®, EXCELON, SAFETY     ZONE™, SDT™

LEED NC – 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally

LEED CI – 20% Manufactured Regionally

LEED NC & LEED CI 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.

LEED NC Requirement: 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 Requirement: 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.

Armstrong Ceiling System Contribution:
Refer to the listing of Ceiling and Suspension plant locations (below) and to our map showing a radius of 500 miles from all of our plants. 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.Contact Techline for submital details.

Armstrong Ceiling and Suspension System manufacturing locations (500 mile radius)

Commercial Flooring Applicable Product Lines:
Hardwood - PREMIER PERFORMANCE™, HERITAGE CLASSICS™, VALENZA™ Collection, METRO CLASSICS™, BECKFORD™, CENTURY FARM™, HARTWOOD® PARQUET, ARMSTRONG™ LOCKING HARDWOOD
VCT - ARTEFFECTS®, Standard EXCELON®, EXCELON, SAFETY ZONE™, SDT™

LEED NC & LEED CI Intent: Reduce the use and depletion of finite raw materials and long-cycle renewable materials by replacing them with rapidly renewable materials.

LEED NC Requirement: Use rapidly renewable building materials and products (made from plants that are typically harvested within a ten-year cycle or shorter) for 2.5% of the total value of all building materials and products used in the project, based on cost.

LEED CI Requirement: Use rapidly-renewable construction and Division 12 (Furniture and Furnishings) materials and products, made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10-year or shorter cycle, for 5% of the total value of all materials and products used in the project.

Armstrong Ceiling System Contribution: Armstrong WoodWorks Bamboo Ceilings can contribute to the rapidly renewable calculation. Since this product is an assembly, take the rapidly renewable value of only the bamboo veneer to combine with other interior furnishings and finishes to achieve credit. Contact Techline for submital details.

LEED 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.

LEED Requirement: All of the adhesives and sealants used in the building must meet the requirements of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule #1168. Interior paints and coating applied on-site must meet the limitations and restrictions concerning chemical components set by several standards. Carpets must meet the Green Label Plus testing and product requirements. Currently, these credits pertain to adhesives & sealants, paints, carpets and composite wood.

Armstrong Ceiling System Contribution: Armstrong products meet the intent of LEED requirements for Indoor Environmental Quality, Credits 4.1-4.4. Please note that our mineral fiber and fiberglass products meet the State of Washington and California Section 01350 requirements
Click here for more information on Formaldehyde Emissions

Commercial Flooring Applicable ProductLines:
    Linoleum - MARMORETTE™, LINORETTE™, COLORETTE™, UNI     WALTON™, GRANETTE™, LINODUR™, LVT, NATURAL CREATIONS®,     NATURAL OPTIONS™
    Sheet - MEDINTECH , ROYAL , MEDINTECH Tandem , POSSIBILITIES®     Petit Point™, Connection CORLON TRANSLATIONS™, PERSPECTIVES™,     TIMBERLINE COMMISSION® Plus, SAFEGUARD™, SAFEGUARD Design,     SAFEGUARD Hydro
    VCT - ARTEFFECTS®, Standard EXCELON®, EXCELON, SAFETY ZONE™,     SDT™

LEED 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. LEED Requirement: Achieve a minimum glazing factor of 2% in a minimum of 75% of all regularly occupied areas or achieve at least 25 footcandles. AND Provide daylight redirection and/or glare control devices to ensure daylight effectiveness.

Armtstong Ceiling System Contributions: 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 the Hi-LR ceiling could achieve the LEED credit up to 12% less glazing than a ceiling with a reflection of 75%, when submitting for credit using daylight simulation results. For more information click here.