1. Sustainability, Green & Energy Codes
There is a lot of talk about sustainability and transparency these days. This discussion is intended to clarify the topic as it pertains to doors and hardware.

2. Living Building Challenge
What it is
Sustainability is evolving to encompass issues beyond natural resources and the environment
5 domains of sustainability: environmental, sociocultural, technological, economic and public policy
Each domains plays an essential role in sustainability and all must be addressed in order to achieve a truly sustainable design
LEED v4
Living Building Challenge
BOMA 360
Green Globes
AIA
Product life cycle assessment
Environmental Product Declaration
New market sector adaptations include education, government, and healthcare
USGBC
Building certification program
Declare label
Red list
International Living Future Institute
Online self-assessment tool
Integrated design process
Similar to LEED
Green Building Initiative
Net zero energy initiative
Responsible design
Adopted by 73% of 20 largest A/E firms
$100B in construction annually
Future
Initiatives/ Regulations
Ever evolving environment
Compliance
Sustainability goes beyond LEED. It encompasses market initiatives, government requirements, product impacts, and corporate citizenship.
Interwoven with sustainability is the need to comply with various governmental regulations as well as ensuring safety for employees and suppliers.
promote standards of operational and management
excellence in commercial properties,
EHS
EH&S

3. Future of Sustainability
International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
General Development of Sustainability
Original LEED
Green Globes
Well Building
LEED 2009
Living Product
Challenge 1.0
The sustainability movement is growing and will continue into the future.
2050 Imperative
BREEAM
Architecture 2030
Living Building Challenge 1.0
LEED v4
Cradle to Cradle
Google Portico

4. Transparency Life Cycle Assessments
Environmental and Health Product Declarations
LEED 2009
LEED v4
Living Building Challenge
There is an ever increasing demand for transparency in both environmental impacts as well as what is contained in products

5. Market Drivers
LEED
Executive order 13693
Some of the market drivers include The US Green Build Council, the federal government and some state/ local governments
Executive Order 13693: Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade

6. Market Drivers Mandatory “Voluntary” IgCC CalGreen REACH RoHS LEED v4
EPDs
HPDs
Living Building Challenge
Red List
Living Product Challenge
Architects and Designers
Google Portico
Some of the drivers such as the IgCC and Cal Green have been adopted into code and are thereby enforceable, some are mandatory compliance regulations such as REACH and RoHS (REACH is the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals and RoHS is the Restriction of Hazardous Substances)
Other drivers are voluntary, driven by the market and the desire to lessen the impact on both the environment and humans

7. Market Drivers Sustainable Purchasing Requirements DOD GSA
Colleges and Universities
Corporations
The federal government, some states and some institutions of higher ed as well as some private businesses have all placed requirements in their purchasing agreements that require conformance to sustainable initiatives

8. Disclosure Letters
Many (larger) architectural firms have issued letters requesting disclosure information from product manufacturers.

9. Demystifying the TLA’s (three letter acronyms)
PCR – Product Category Rule LCA – Life Cycle Assessment EPD – Environmental Product Declaration HPD – Health Product Declaration MHA – Material Health Assessment C2C – Cradle to Cradle CASRN – Chemical Abstract Service Registration Number GRI – Global Reporting Initiative REACH – Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals RoHS – Restriction of Hazardous Substances
There are a lot of acronyms related to sustainability. Today we will attempt to explain them

10. What is a PCR?
Product Category Rules (PCR) define the rules and requirements for EPDs of a certain product category
Form of guidance and rules for the collection of data
Explains how the calculations should be done to transfer the data to the environmental impact
PCRs can be developed by consensus group and are peer-reviewed by a manufacturer or industry association/committee
Allegion’s PCRs
Hardware PCR(BHMA)
Hollow Metal PCR(SDI)
Auto Operators (BHMA)
A PCR or product category rule is the cornerstone of the environmental disclosure. It is developed in collaboration by the industry and sets the guidelines for the types of data to be collected and how the data will be used.
The Door and hardware industry currently has 3 has PCR’s, one for hardware, one for standard steel doors and frames and a third for auto operators.

11. What is an LCA?
A collection of data from point of extraction, thru manufacturing, delivery, installation and the life of the product/ building to disposal that assesses environmental impact of a product.
Conforms to ISO / 14044
ISO 14040, which lays out the principles and framework of LCA.
ISO 14044, which describes requirements and guidelines.
Good for 5 years
An LCA or Life Cycle Assessment collects data such as energy and water use from the point of extraction thru manufacturing, transportation, installation, thru the end of life of the product. In the case of door hardware, the life expectancy is 60 years.

12. What is an LCA?
Here is a graphical representation of a life cycle assessment

13. What is an EPD? The output (result) of the LCA
Communicates transparent and comparable information
Conforms to ISO 14025
Independently verified and registered
An EPD or Environmental Product Declaration is the output of the data collected during the LCA process
Once the data is run, a draft EPD is sent to the program operator who independently verifies the results of the analysis

14. EPD Process Flow PCR LCA EPD 3rd Party Verification
Here is a graph showing the flow of the process used to create an EPD

15. What is an HPD?
A Health Product Declaration (HPD) is a report of the materials or ingredients content of a building product and the associated health effects.
While an EPD discloses the impacts upon the environment, an HPD or Health Product Declaration is a report on the impacts of the product on human health

16. Material Ingredient Reporting
Manufacturer Inventory. The manufacturer has published complete content inventory for the product following these guidelines:
A publicly available inventory of all ingredients identified by name and Chemical Abstract Service Registration Number (CASRN)
Materials defined as trade secret or intellectual property may withhold the name and/or CASRN but must disclose role, amount and hazard screen as defined in GreenScreen v1.2
“A method for comparative Chemical Hazard Assessment that can be used for identifying chemicals of high concern and safer alternatives”
As part of the chemical inventory the parts need to be taken to the homogenous level and identified by its’ CAS (chemical abstract) number
The intent is to limit or eliminate Benchmark 1 chemicals of high concern (mercury, asbestos etc.)
Benchmark 1: Avoid – chemicals of high concern
Benchmark 2: Use but search for safer substitutes
Benchmark 3: Use but still opportunity for improvement
Benchmark 4: Prefer – safer chemical

17. HPD Process Flow Each part is analyzed to its homogenous level CAS #s
Supply Chain Verification
3rd Party Verification
Similar in some regards to the process used to create an EPD, the HPD process outputs are ultimately independently verified as well

18. How is LEED v4 different than LEED 2009?
LEED v4 focuses on increasing technical stringency from past versions.
Emphasizes transparency, hence the EPD and HPD requirements.
Decreases the proximity of the manufacturing to project site from 500 miles to 100 miles.
LEED 2009 credits were based on single attributes of materials, such as recycled content and proximity of manufacturing to site location.
LEED v4 increases the transparency of products versus the 2009 version. While the 2009 version focused on single attributes, v4 takes a more holistic approach

19. Living Building Challenge
International Living Futures Institute - Seattle Claims to be the “world’s most rigorous proven performance standard for buildings 20 Imperatives 7 categories Place, Water, Energy, Health & Happiness, Materials, Equity, Beauty Projects are predominately in the US

20. Living Building Challenge
“Red List” – 800 chemicals not permitted
10 years old
Current version is 3.0 (May 2014)
Declare Label
Just Label
Living Product Challenge
300+ projects
The Living Building Challenge is an initiative by the International Living Futures Institute based out of Seattle. They just celebrated 10 years of existence. Their goal is to build self sustaining buildings without the use of harmful chemicals. Similar to the HPD, the folks at Living Building have a chemical label known as Declare. Where the HPD analyzes the product to 1000 ppm, the Declare label requires the analysis to conducted down to 100 ppm. Although much smaller than USGBC and LEED, they are gaining traction and are fostering awareness in the A & D community

21. Sustainability Market Data

22. Sustainability – The US Market
Green Market by Sector
$5+ billion
Other
28%
$48+ billion
34 states
Sustainability is a growing initiative around the world, including in the design and construction industry.
$5 billion + in sustainable design fees
$48 billion + in sustainable construction fees
34 states have policies regarding the use of green building in state projects
The green construction industry will be responsible for 38% of all construction jobs by 2018, according to a report by Booz Allen Hamilton

23. Top 5 Green Design Firms by Sector
Per ENR Top Lists
Many of our current customers are listed as top green design firms

24. Top 5 Green Contractors by Sector
Per ENR Top Lists

25. The Bottom Line: Sustainability Around the Globe
Increasing consumer demand has pushed the world’s green building market value to $260 billion in 2013
This demand is resulting in a corresponding increase in the scope and size of the green building materials market, which is expected to reach $234 billion by 2019
The US is the world’s largest market for the rating system, followed by China, Canada, India, Brazil & Korea
Worldwide, the USGBC reports that there are 82,800 commercial and institutional projects, representing 1.4 billion square meters (about 16 billion square feet), participating in the green building rating system.
This year it is estimated that percent of new nonresidential construction will be green, equating to a $ billion opportunity1

26. Green Codes

27. Green Building Codes / Standards
IgCC – International green Construction Code ICC 700 – National Green Building Standard (residential) IECC – International Energy Conservation Code CalGreen – Part 11 of the CBC. The first statewide “green” building code in the US ASHRE / IES Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings ASHRE / IES Standard for High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

28. IgCC
The first model code to include sustainability measures for the entire construction project and its site — from design through construction, certificate of occupancy and beyond
The new code is expected to make buildings more efficient, reduce waste, and have a positive impact on health, safety and community welfare
The IgCC includes requirements for a range of issues pertinent to sustainability, including a substantial portion dedicated to energy efficiency
The IgCC is an effort of the ICC aimed at creating a new green overlay code for the ICC’s suite of I-Codes, including the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code.

29. IgCC Outcome based performance Introduced in the 2015 IgCC
Proposal (CE-37) disapproved in the 2018 OGCV
adopted by the city of Seattle
New Buildings Institute & National Institute of Building Sciences are driving changes to energy codes and building design & operation
At the completion of the project, a TCO would be issued. There is a potential to withhold CO if baseline calculations (based on computer simulation) are not meet after collecting data for 1 to 2 years. Who is on the hook? The architect? The engineers? The owner? There are a lot of unanswered questions

30. CalGreen
New code in effect as of January 1, 2017

31. CalGreen A mix of both mandatory as well as voluntary measures
Planning and Design
Energy Efficiency
Water Efficiency and Conservation
Material Conservation and Resource Efficiency
Environmental Quality
Different levels of compliance

32. City of Seattle
The Seattle Energy Code regulates the energy-use features of new and remodeled buildings, including: •Building Envelope: requirements for roofs, walls, windows etc. to control heat loss and air leakage •Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC): efficiency for heating and cooling equipment •Water Heating: equipment efficiency and controls •Lighting: number and type of lighting fixtures and controls •Metering, plug load controls, transformers, motors, and renewable energy
Modeled after the NFRC which deals mostly with residential (and assemblies). We / they are struggling to see how/where we fit in.
Our products are similar to storefront where it is component and / or field erected.

33. Final thoughts Sustainability is here to stay
Transparency is the new norm
Ever evolving, envelope is continues to be pushed
It is matter of changing culture, both in the field (sales and specwriters) as well as internally - product managers, engineering, sourcing etc.

34. Thank you