611 Product Declarations – Above Green

611.1 - Product declarations

A minimum of 10 different products installed in the building project, at the time of certificate of occupancy, comply with one of the following sub-sections. Declarations, reports, and assessments are submitted and contain documentation of the critical peer review by an independent third party, results from the review, the reviewer’s name, company name, contact information, and date of the review. (5 points)

611.1.1 - Industry-wide declaration

A Type III industry-wide environmental product declaration (EPD) is submitted for each product. Where the program operator explicitly recognizes the EPD as representative of the product group on a National level, it is considered industry-wide. In the case where an industry-wide EPD represents only a subset of an industry group, as opposed to being industry-wide, the manufacturer is required be explicitly recognized as a participant by the EPD program operator. All EPDs are required to be consistent with ISO Standards 14025 and 21930 with at least a cradle-to-gate scope.

[Each product complying with Section 611.4.1 shall be counted as one product for compliance with Section 611.4]

Required Documentation

Type III industry-wide environmental product declaration for each product.

611.1.2 - Product specific declaration

A product specific Type III EPD are submitted for each product. The product specific declaration shall be manufacturer specific for an individual product or product family. All Type III EPDs are required to be certified as complying, at a minimum, with the goal and scope for the cradle-to-gate requirements in accordance with ISO Standards 14025 and 21930.

[Each product complying with Section 611.4.2 shall be counted as two products for compliance with Section 611.4.]

Required Documentation

Type III Environmental Product Declaration for each product.