The Use of Green Building Materials in

Construction and their Impact on Rating

Systems

Natural Habitat

Mario Seneviratne FIMechE., PEng.,

LEED AP (BD+C), LEED Faculty Member , LEED Mentor.
Managing Director
Green Technologies-
Committed to the Environment

Green Technologies FZCO

M&E AND SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS – CONCEPT TO COMPLETION
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 THE GLOBAL GREEN DRIVE

World
Initiative UN Secretary General Ban
Estidama Rating System •
Dubai Green Building Guidelines •
Ki-moon: "Sustainability is
the most promising path
forward...
Obama’s Green Building
Stimulus: "Becoming a LEED UAE
AP is one of the proudest
accomplishments of my life“ Initiative
Corporate
Initiatives
“The fact that a separate category has
been introduced for Corporate Social
Responsibility is testimony to our
• Microsoft leadership's commitment to make social
• Wal-mart
• WIPRO and environmental sustainability an integral
• Starbucks
• Tesco part of business excellence.“
• Timberland
• Samsung
- Sheik Mohammad.
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 KEY ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
• Anomalous Climate Change

• Natural Resource Depletion

• Atmospheric Pollution and Acid

Rain

• Contamination of Freshwater
Resources

• Soil Erosion and Degradation

• Loss of Biodiversity

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20% 40% 40% 30%

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GREEN BUILDING
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE

SOLUTION

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 WGBC
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Canada Poland
Spain Germany
Romania
Japan
United States of America

Mexico United Arab Emirates Taiwan

India Singapore
Colombia

Brazil
Australia

South Africa
Argentina
New Zealand

20 National Green Building Councils | 9 Emerging Members |

28 Prospective members | 26 Associated Groups Total of 83 Countries

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 CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAMME
ASHRAE 90.1 – ENERGY STANDARD FOR BUILDINGS
0
-10
54% 18%
19%
Summertown interiors, Dubai, UAE –
-20 Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla, Sri
Lanka - LEED Bronze; 2000
LEED Gold Dubai Trade Centre District Phase 1
Dubai, UAE – LEED Pre-Certified
18%

%
Negative 29% Mirdif City Centre
Dubai, UAE

-30 Effect
Sabah Al Ahmad International
Financial Center, Kuwait - LEED Pre-
Certified
R
E -40 35%
D WAFI City DCCP One, Dubai UAE
U LEED Gold; 2006

C -50 54%
43%
T Rainforest Ecolodge, Sri Lanka
I -60 RBS Middle East Shared Service Centre
Interiors, Dubai, UAE - LEED Gold; 2008
O
55%
N
-70 DIFC Lighthouse
Dubai, UAE

-80 67%
Jehan Green Walls FZE

-90 Effort Sharjah, UAE

YEAR
-100
2000 2005 2010 2015
Working towards
Sustainability
Excellence
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 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
MATERIALS

• Embodied Energy

• Material Performance

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 Environmental Impacts

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 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
MATERIALS
• Embodied Energy

• Material Performance

• Waste Management
• Recycled Content
• Regional Material
• Rapidly Renewable Material
• Certified Wood
• Low VOC Materials

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Category Credits

Sustainable Sites 21

Water Efficiency 11

Energy & Atmosphere 37

Materials & Resources 14

Indoor Environmental Quality 17

Innovation & Design Process 6

Regional Priority Credits 4

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 Estidama Points Distribution
Category Credits

Integrated Development Process 13

Natural Systems 12

Livable Buildings: Outdoors 13

Livable Buildings: Indoors 23

Precious Water 43

Resourceful Energy 44

Stewarding Materials 28

Innovative Practice 3

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POINT DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON

ESTIDAMA

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% of Credits for Material Component for LEED
% Materials Component

17.3%

DIFC Lighthouse
Dubai, UAE 24.3%

20.3% RBS Middle East Shared Service Centre

Interiors, Dubai, UAE - LEED Gold; 2008
3M Customer Technical Centre, Dubai,
22.5%
35% UAE – LEED Gold
WAFI City DCCP One, Dubai UAE
LEED Gold; 2006

17.9%
Dubai Trade Centre District Phase 1
Dubai, UAE – LEED Pre-Certified

3.6% 17.5%
17.7%
Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla, Sri Qatar Foundation Student Housing ;
Lanka - LEED Bronze; 2000 Doha, Qatar. BAFCO Head Quarters and Showroom,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11.9% Pursuing LEED Platinum

Sabah Al Ahmad International

Financial Center, Kuwait - LEED Pre-
Certified

2000 2006 2012

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 MATERIALS
Materials AND
& Resources RESOURCES
(14) Points (14 POINTS)

Prerequisite 1: Storage & Collection of Recyclables

Credit 1: Building Reuse (4)

Credit 2: Construction Waste Management (2)

Credit 3: Materials Reuse (2)

Credit 4: Recycled Content (2)

Credit 5: Regional Materials (2)

Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials (1)

Credit 7: Certified Wood (1)

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 MRc2.1
MRc2/ Construction
2.2: Construction Waste Management
Waste Management (2 credits) (2 Points)

Objective
To divert construction and demolition waste from disposal in landfills and incinerators with
a view of achieving 50-75% diversion for the project scope.

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 MRc4:
MRc4 Recycled
Recycled Content
Content (2 Points)
(2 credits)

Objective
To use building materials with high recycled content with a view to achieving 20%
recycled content by cost for the scope of work.

Methodology and Systems

• Identify civil & architectural building materials (CSI Master Format 1995 division 2-10
only) cost. Focus on the high value items; need to have high recycled content (post
consumer and pre-consumer)
• Refer to contract specification with regard to specification for related items to ensure
compliance to project requirements including LEED requirements.

• Confirm availability of materials with procurement

schedule.
• A preliminary cost base with the available BOQ.
Exclude labour and MEP component to get the
baseline. For consistency, we propose using the LEED
default value of 0.45 (hardcost for CSI Master Format
1995 division 2-10 only)

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 MRc5:
MRc5 Regional
Regional Materials
Materials (2 Points)
(2 credits)

Objective
To use building materials with high regional content (both extracted and manufactured) with
a view to achieving 20% regional content by cost for the scope of work.

Methodology and Systems

• Identify civil & architectural building materials
(CSI Master Format 1995 division 2-10 only)
cost. Focus on the high value items; need to
have high regional content.
• Refer to contract specification 1- ? with regard
to specification for related items to ensure
compliance to all project requirements including
LEED requirements.
• Confirm availability of materials with
procurement schedule.

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 MRc6: Rapidly Renewable Materials (1 Point)

Objective
To use building materials with high rapidly renewable materials and achieve 2.5% rapidly
renewable contents by cost as per LEED criteria for works within for the scope of work .

Methodology and Systems

• Design team from Qatar Foundation to specify

application and use of rapidly renewable materials.
• Identify and use rapidly renewable materials from
the design documents in the project.
• Refer to contract specification 1- ? with regard to
specification for related items to ensure compliance
to all project requirements including LEED
requirements.
• Confirm availability of materials with procurement
schedule.

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 MRc7:Certified
MRc7 Certified Wood
Wood (1 Point)
(1 Point)

Objective
To use 50% wood-based materials and products certified by FSC by cost in the building
materials for the scope of work..

Methodology and Systems

• The Design team from Qatar Foundation to specify

use of FSC certified wood.
• Identify use of wood and wood-based products which
are FSC certified in the building material wherever
possible, as pertaining to the material used in the
permanent works
• Refer to contract specification 1- ? with regard to
specification for related items to ensure compliance
to all project requirements including LEED
requirements.
• Confirm availability of materials with procurement
schedule.

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 Indoor Environmental Quality (15) Points (12) for CS
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (15 POINTS)

Prerequisite 1: Minimum IAQ Performance

Prerequisite 2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control
Credit 1: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring (1)
Credit 2: Increased Ventilation (1)
Credit 3: Construction IAQ Management Plan (2)
Credit 4: Low-Emitting Materials (4)
Credit 5: Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control (1)
Credit 6: Controllability of Systems (2)
Credit 7: Thermal Comfort (2)
Credit 8: Daylight and Views (2)

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 EQc4.1: Low
EQc 4.1 Emitting
Low EmittingMaterials
Material ––Adhesives
Adhesivesand
andSealants
Sealants(1 (1 Point)
credit)

Objective
To use low-emitting adhesives and sealants for interior application, reduce indoor air
contaminants for achieving EQc4.1 credit.

Methodology and Systems

• Identify all adhesives and sealants requirements for indoor applications. This includes
requirements for civil, architectural and MEP items.
• Verify with VOC Master Log page 131-154 of for products identification and their
corresponding VOC limits in g/L.
• All interior applied materials must be compliant.
• Obtain confirmation from vendors in cut sheet or
letter of product’s VOC content to demonstrate
compliance.

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 EQc4.2: Low
EQc 4.2 Emitting
Low EmittingMaterials
Material – –Paints
Paints and
and Coatings
Coatings (1 Point)
(1 credit)

Objective
To use low-emitting paints and coatings for interior application, reduce indoor air
contaminants for achieving EQc4.2 credit.

Methodology and Systems

• Identify all paints and coatings requirements for indoor applications. This includes
requirements for civil, architectural and MEP items.
• Verify with VOC Master Log page 131-154 of for products identification and their
corresponding VOC limits in g/L.
• All interior applied materials must be compliant.

• Obtain confirmation from vendors in cut sheet or letter of

product’s VOC content to demonstrate compliance.

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 EQc4.3: Low
EQc 4.3 LowEmitting
Emitting Materials – CarpetSystems
Material – Flooring System(1(1credit)
Point)

Objective
To use low-emitting carpet system for interior application, reduce indoor air
contaminants for achieving EQc4.3 credit.

Methodology and Systems

• Identify all carpet system requirements for indoor applications. This includes
requirements for civil, architectural and MEP items.
• Verify with VOC Master Log page 131-154 of for products identification and their
corresponding VOC limits in g/L for carpet adhesives.
• All interior carpet system must be compliant to CRI Green Label plus program
• Obtain confirmation from vendors in cut sheet or
letter of CRI Green Label plus compliance of
carpet system and carpet adhesives’ VOC content
to demonstrate compliance.

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 EQc4.4:
EQcLow
4.4Emitting Materials
Low Emitting – Composite
Material – CompositeWood
Wood ++ Agrifiber Products(1(1credit)
Agrifiber Products Point)

Objective
To use low-emitting composite wood and agrifiber products, with no added urea
formaldehyde for interior application, to achieve EQc4.4 credit.

Methodology and Systems

• Identify all composite wood and agrifiber products for
indoor applications.

• Verify with VOC Master Log page 131-154 of for products

identification.

• All interior applied materials must be compliant.

• Obtain confirmation from vendors in cut sheet or letter that

products do not contain any added urea formaldehyde.

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GREEN BUILDING
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE

SOLUTION

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 CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAMME
ASHRAE 90.1 – ENERGY STANDARD FOR BUILDINGS
0
-10
54% 18%
19%
Summertown interiors, Dubai, UAE –
-20 Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla, Sri
Lanka - LEED Bronze; 2000
LEED Gold Dubai Trade Centre District Phase 1
Dubai, UAE – LEED Pre-Certified
18%

%
Negative 29% Mirdif City Centre
Dubai, UAE

-30 Effect
Sabah Al Ahmad International
Financial Center, Kuwait - LEED Pre-
Certified
R
E -40 35%
D WAFI City DCCP One, Dubai UAE
U LEED Gold; 2006

C -50 54%
43%
T Rainforest Ecolodge, Sri Lanka
I -60 RBS Middle East Shared Service Centre
Interiors, Dubai, UAE - LEED Gold; 2008
O
55%
N
-70 DIFC Lighthouse
Dubai, UAE

-80 67%
Jehan Green Walls FZE

-90 Effort Sharjah, UAE

YEAR
-100
2000 2005 2010 2015
Working towards
Sustainability
Excellence
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% of Credits for Material Component for LEED
% Materials Component

17.3%

DIFC Lighthouse
Dubai, UAE 24.3%

20.3% RBS Middle East Shared Service Centre

Interiors, Dubai, UAE - LEED Gold; 2008
3M Customer Technical Centre, Dubai,
22.5%
35% UAE – LEED Gold
WAFI City DCCP One, Dubai UAE
LEED Gold; 2006

17.9%
Dubai Trade Centre District Phase 1
Dubai, UAE – LEED Pre-Certified

3.6% 17.5%
17.7%
Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla, Sri Qatar Foundation Student Housing ;
Lanka - LEED Bronze; 2000 Doha, Qatar. BAFCO Head Quarters and Showroom,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11.9% Pursuing LEED Platinum

Sabah Al Ahmad International

Financial Center, Kuwait - LEED Pre-
Certified

2000 2006 2012

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The Use of Green Building Materials in
Construction and their Impact on Rating
Systems

Natural Habitat

Thank You Green Technologies-

Committed to the Environment

Mario Seneviratne FIMechE., PEng.,

LEED AP (BD+C), LEED Faculty Member , LEED Mentor.

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