Our Green Criteria

Salvaged materials: Whenever a product can be reused instead of produced from either raw materials or even recycled materials we save on energy and resource use.
Post-Consumer Recycled Content: These products are preferable to pre-consumer recycled content because they more likely diverted from land fields.
Post-Industrial Recycled Content: These are industrial by-products. Agricultural Waste

Is the product exceptionally durable and low maintenance, so that they need to be replaced less or that their maintenance has a low environmental impact?
Wood products that are third party certified for coming from a well-managed / sustainable forest.
Rapidly renewable products that have short harvest rotations. Our desire is ten years or less.
Does the product reduce material usage in other areas of the project?

Is the product natural or minimally processed using little energy and low risk of chemical release during manufacture?
Is the product an alternative to a product made from ozone-depleting material?
Is the product an alternative to a product that is made from a hazardous material?
Will the product reduce or eliminate pesticide treatment?
Will the product reduce storm water pollution?
Will the product reduce the impact from construction or demolition activities?
Will the product reduce pollution or waste from operations?

Will the product reduce heating and cooling loads?
Will the product conserve and or manage energy consumption?
Will the product enable us to use renewable energy instead of fossil fuels and conventional electricity?
Will the product conserve water consumption?

Will the product to release significant pollutants into the building?
Will the product block the introduction, development, or spread of indoor contaminants?
Will the product remove indoor pollutants?
Will the product warn the occupant of health hazards in the building?
Will the product improve light quality?
Will the product help control noise?
Will the product enhance the community well-being?

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