SITE AND MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS TO MEET LEED CRITERIA

Erosion and sedimentation control

It is required to develop and implement erosion and sedimentation control plan, to prevent
soil erosion through storm water and wind, both during construction and post-development.
Actions to be taken during the construction come under the builders. But the designers
(landscape architect, MEP consultant, etc) need make sure that the feature required
preventing erosion and sedimentation after the construction is included in the design.
Storm Water Management
The drain system should be designed so that any storm water leaving the site doesnt carry
away any debris and suspended solids. There should be a filter (sand & pebbles) to prevent
suspended solids entering municipal storm water drainage i. Sedimentation chambers and pits
are recommended.
Landscape

All hard landscape needs to be done using lighter color materials to reduce heat islands to
minimize impacts on microclimate and humans. Hardscape material has to have a solar
reflectance index higher than 29. Interlocking paving blocks or lighter color concrete can
meet these requirements.

All soft landscape should be done with climate tolerant native or adapted vegetation that can
survive under natural rainfall.
Roofing
Use roofing materials with solar reflecting index equal to or greater than the values given
below for a minimum of 75% of the roof surface.
Low slope roof (less than 10deg) should have SRI > 78 (white color roofing sheet)
Steep roof (greater than 10 deg) should have Sri > 29 (beige, gray, natural ZnAl )
Flooring
Typical flooring can be tiles or terrazzo or cut cement. If floor paints are to be used, those
should have VOC levels given in the following sections. Carpets and carpet cushions shall
have GREEN LABLE PLUS certification. All other hard surface flooring materials should
comply with the FLOORSCORE standards.

Certified Wood
The broad intent of this credit is to preserve the forest resources. At least 50% of total wood
used in the building should be certified by the Forest stewardship council (FSC). 50% of any
virgin wood (by value) should be purchased through sources that have the FSC certification.
Typically the following applications could be considered for use of FSC wood: Doors and
windows, frames, beadings, etc.

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Low Emitting Materials
Adhesives and sealants
The intent is to reduce / avoid use of materials, which are irritating and potentially cause
health problems to the installation workmen and occupants.
The requirement is that the materials should conform to certain specificied VOC limits. The
list of applications and VOC requirements are provided in the following table.
Architectural Application
Maximum
VOC Limit
(g/l) Specialty Applications
Maximum
VOC Limit
(g/l)
Indoor Carpet Adhesives 50 PVC Welding 510
Carpet Pad Adhesives 50 CPVC Welding 490
Wood Flooring Adhesive 100 ABS Welding 325
Rubber Floor Adhesives 60 Plastic Cement Welding 250
Subfloor Adhesives 50 Adhesive Primer for Plastic 550
Ceramic Tile Adhesives 65 Contact Adhesive 80
VCT and Asphalt Tile
Adhesives 50
Special Purpose Contact
Adhesive 250
Dry Wall and Panel
Adhesives 50
Structural Wood Member
Adhesive 140
Cove Base Adhesives 50
Sheet Applied Rubber
Lining Operations 850
Multipurpose Construction
Adhesives 70 Top and Trim Adhesive 250
Structural Glazing Adhesives 100

Substrate Specific
Applications
Maximum
VOC
Limit (g/l) Sealants
Maximum
VOC Limit
(g/l)
Metal to Metal 30 Architectural 250
Plastic Foams 50 Nonmembrane Roof 300
Porous Material (except
wood) 50 Roadway 250
Wood 30 Single-Ply Roof Membrane 450
Fiberglass 80 Other 420
Sealant Primers
Maximum
VOC
Limit (g/l) Aerosol Adhesives VOC limit
Architectural Non Porous 250 General purpose mist spray
65% VOCs
by weight
Architectural Porous 775 General purpose web spray
55% VOCs
by weight
Other 750
Special purpose Aerosol
adhesive
70% VOCs
by weight
Paints
All interior paints (walls, ceiling, wood polish etc) should conform to the following LEED
criteria.

Material/Location VoC limit
Flats 50 g/L
Non-flat 150 g/L
Anti rust paints 250 g/L
Varnish 350 g/L
Lacquer 550 g/L
Floor coatings 100 g/L
Waterproofing sealers 250 g/L

Composite Wood
Composite wood can be used for certain area of interior particianing. Composite wood used
in the building should not have urea-formaldehyde based resins. However, wood with phenol
- formaldehyde resin can be used.

MATERIALS IMPACTING WATER EFFICIENCY

All water fixtures used in the project should confirm to the following flow requirements to
reduce water useage:

Fixture Flow Requirement
Water Closets (lpf) 3.5
Urinals (lpf) 1
Showerheads (lpm)* 3.7
Kitchen Taps (lpm) 3.7
Washbasin Faucets (lpm)** 1.5
Pre rinse spray valve (lpm) 5.5
Metering Faucet (self closing) (l /cycle) 0.9

**Flow rates are measured at 5.5bar
*Flow rates are measured at 4.15bar

Water treated to tertiary level can be used flushing and/or irrgation


MATERIALS IMPACTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The materials for the following would be selected based on the results of energy simulation:
Faade glazing
o Should have appropriate U-values, Solar Heat Gain Coefficient and Visible Light
Transmission
o High performance glass can be limited to areas exposed to sun
o Typical values

Factor Typical Value
U Value
5-6 W/m
2
deg K
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
0.5-0.7
Visible Light Transmission
70%-90%

Insulation
o Typical wall U value = 0.58 minimum
o All mass roof would be insulated with 3 inch glass wool (24 kg/cu.m),
appropriate polystyrene or rock wool or equivalent. (not applicable for concrete
slabs)
Skylights
SHGC (max) U-value (max) Visible light transmission (min)
0.49 0.82 0.65



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