Common use of Building Materials Clause in Contracts

Building Materials. Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify low-VOC paints, coatings, primers, adhesives, sealants, sealant primers, coatings, stains, finishes and the like. Suggested VOC limits are at the end of this document. • Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify materials that meet the following criteria: • Harvested and processed or extracted and processed within a 500-mile radius of the project site. • Contain at least 10% post-consumer or 20% pre-consumer materials. • Contain material salvaged from offsite or on-site. • Contain rapidly renewable material. • Made of wood-based materials, excluding movable furniture, certified as harvested from sustainable sources, specifically Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood. • Carpet meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CRI Green Label Plus Testing Program and recyclable where available. • Carpet cushion meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CR1 Green Label Testing Program. • Preferably, at least 25% of the hard surface flooring (not carpet) will be FloorScore-certified. • Composite wood or agrifiber products shall contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins.

Building Materials. Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify low-VOC paints, coatings, primers, adhesives, sealants, sealant primers, coatings, stains, finishes and the like. Suggested VOC limits are at the end of this document. • · Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify materials that meet the following criteria: • · Harvested and processed or extracted and processed within a 500-mile radius of the project site. • · Contain at least 10% post-consumer or 20% pre-consumer materials. • · Contain material salvaged from offsite or on-site. • · Contain rapidly renewable material. • · Made of wood-based materials, excluding movable furniture, certified as harvested from sustainable sources, specifically Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood. • · Carpet meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CRI Green Label Plus Testing Program and recyclable where available. • · Carpet cushion meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CR1 CRI Green Label Testing Program. • · Preferably, at least 25% of the hard surface flooring (not carpet) will be FloorScore-certified. • · Composite wood or agrifiber products shall contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins.

Building Materials. ▪ Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify low-VOC paints, coatings, primers, adhesives, sealants, sealant primers, coatings, stains, finishes and the like. Suggested VOC limits are at the end of this document. • ▪ Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify materials that meet the following criteria: • Harvested and processed or extracted and processed within a 500-mile radius of the project site. • Contain at least 10% post-consumer or 20% pre-consumer materials. • Contain material salvaged from offsite or on-site. • Contain rapidly renewable material. • Made of wood-based materials, excluding movable furniture, certified as harvested from sustainable sources, specifically Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood. • Carpet meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CRI Green Label Plus Testing Program and recyclable where available. • Carpet cushion meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CR1 CRI Green Label Testing Program. • Preferably, at least 25% of the hard surface flooring (not carpet) will be FloorScore-certified. • Composite wood or agrifiber products shall contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins.

Building Materials. Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify low-VOC paints, coatings, primers, adhesives, sealants, sealant primers, coatings, stains, finishes and the like. Suggested VOC limits are at the end of this document. • Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify materials that meet the following criteria: • o Harvested and processed or extracted and processed within a 500-mile radius of the project site. • o Contain at least 10% post-consumer or 20% pre-consumer materials. • o Contain material salvaged from offsite or on-site. • o Contain rapidly renewable material. • o Made of wood-based materials, excluding movable furniture, certified as harvested from sustainable sources, specifically Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood. • o Carpet meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CRI Green Label Plus Testing Program and recyclable where available. • o Carpet cushion meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CR1 CRI Green Label Testing Program. • o Preferably, at least 25% of the hard surface flooring (not carpet) will be FloorScore-certified. • o Composite wood or agrifiber products shall contain no added urea-formaldehyde urea‑formaldehyde resins.

Building Materials. Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify low-VOC paints, coatings, primers, adhesives, sealants, sealant primers, coatings, stains, finishes and the like. Suggested VOC limits are at the end of this document. • – Architect and general contractor shall endeavor to specify materials that meet the following criteria: • – Harvested and processed or extracted and processed within a 500-mile radius of the project site. • Contain at least 10% post-consumer or 20% pre-consumer materials. • – Contain material salvaged from offsite or on-site. • Contain rapidly renewable material. • – Made of wood-based materials, excluding movable furniture, certified as harvested from sustainable sources, specifically Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood. • – Carpet meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CRI Green Label Plus Testing Program and recyclable where available. • – Carpet cushion meeting or exceeding the requirements of the CR1 CRI Green Label Testing Program. • Preferably, at least 25% of the hard surface flooring (not carpet) will be FloorScore-certified. • – Composite wood or agrifiber products shall contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins.