LEED Material Credit Goes After Phthalates, Flame Retardants
credit: Lloyd Alter I wonder what they will be saying in the Vinyl For Life booth next month at Greenbuild in Chicago; last year they were there in force, explaining how benign it was. But now the USGBC , which runs LEED (and Greenbuild) has listed phthalates, a key ingredient in the making of most vinyl used it buildings, in a pilot credit for Chemical Avoidance In Building Materials This means that getting vinyl out of buildings may contribute … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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LEED Material Credit Goes After Phthalates, Flame Retardants
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