No product can be LEED Certified; Certification is only granted to the entire building or interior. A project is LEED Certified by qualifying for credits that accrue when environmentally and materially sound choices are made in the design and building process. Product choices can help the project qualify for LEED Certification by being environmentally sound and materially transparent. Some jurisdictions require new construction to have a minimum number of LEED Credits.

Based on the location of the project, and distance from Hanover, PA, specifiying Emeco products may help to gain points in locally sourcing.

Based on the new requirements of LEED v4.1:

BUILDING DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION: MATERIALS AND RESOURCES CREDITS

Credit (New): Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials.
Specifying Emeco aluminum and/or plastic furniture contributes to this credit in terms of Recycled Content because all of our products contain recycled content. Please refer to the individual product to confirm percentage.

Credit (New): Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredient Reporting.
Specifying any Emeco product contributes to this credit in terms of material disclosure. All our products have HPDs that list out the material parts down to the thousand level.

Updated Healthcare Credit: Furniture and Medical Furnishings
Emeco products can contribute in a variety of ways, specifically through our VOC testing that complies by ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019e, Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.3 and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.2: Private Office and School Classroom.

BUILDING DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION: INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CREDITS

Credit, Updated and consolidated: Low-Emitting Interiors
Emeco provides an array of products with potential to contribute to this credit based on extensive VOC testing that is in accordance with both ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019e, Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.3 and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.2: Private Office and School Classroom.

INTERIOR DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION: MATERIALS AND RESOURCES CREDITS

Prerequisite Expanded: Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning
Based on this credit, Specifying Emeco furniture may contribute to Construction Waste Management because Emeco uses 100% recyclable shipping and packing materials. Emeco also offers the ability to recycle chairs at end of life, which may potentially contribute to Construction Waste Management, although we expect a lengthy lifetime of our products.

New LEED V4: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials
Specifying Emeco aluminum and/or plastic furniture contributes to this credit in terms of Recycled Content. Emeco uses recycled material as far as possible in the creation of our products. All Emeco aluminum furniture is made from at least 80% recycled aluminum. Emeco plastic seating is made from recycled PET or reclaimed polypropylene, both of which are in turn recyclable. Please refer to the individual product to confirm percentage.

New LEED V4: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredient Reporting
Specifying any Emeco product contributes to this credit in terms of material disclosure. All our products have HPDs that list out the material parts down to the thousand level.

INTERIOR DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION: INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CREDITS

Credit: Updated and consolidated, Low-Emitting Interiors
Emeco provides an array of products with potential to contribute to this credit based on extensive VOC testing that is in accordance with both ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019e, Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.3 and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.2: Private Office and School Classroom.

BUILDING OPERATIONS + MAINTENANCE: MATERIALS AND RESOURCES CREDITS

Updated and Renamed: Purchasing - Facility Maintenance and Renovations
Emeco also offers the ability to recycle or reuse chairs at end of life, which may potentially contribute to Facility Maintenance and Renovation, especially considering the length of lifetime we typically expect.

Credit: Solid waste management - ongoing
Emeco will take back chairs to recycle at end of life.

PILOT CREDITS

Environmentally Preferable finishes and furnishings BD+C, ID+C
Emeco provides an array of products with potential to contribute to this credit based on extensive VOC testing that is in accordance with both ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019e, Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.3 and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.2: Private Office and School Classroom.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a division of the US Green Building Council, a government sponsored organization whose goal is to promote environmentalism in the building industry. For more information visit www.usgbc.org.

 The WELL Building Standard® is one of the leading tools for advancing health and wellbeing in buildings globally, measuring the wholistic impact of all materials and design of a building on both the environment and the wellbeing of human use across a series of metrics. This summary outlines how Emeco products contribute to the WELL v2 Certification and may be used as supporting documentation for the credits listed below.

4. VOC Safety
Part 5: Furniture and Furnishings
Reference: VOC Certificates Clean Air Gold + Clean Air Silver
Applicable Emeco products: All

25. Toxic Material Reduction
Part 1: Perfluorinated Compound Limitation
Reference: Emeco products do not contain PFCs. See our VOC Certificates.
Applicable Emeco products: All

Part 2: Flame Retardant Limitation
Emeco products do not contain Flame Retardants. See our VOC Certificates. If a custom upholstery textile is used, please refer to the manufacturer's information.
Applicable Emeco products: All

Part 3: Phthalate limitation
Emeco products do not contain Phthalates. See our VOC Certificates. If a custom upholstery textile is used, please refer to the manufacturer's information.
Applicable Emeco products: All

Part 5: Urea-Formaldehyde Restriction
Emeco products do not contain Urea-Formaldehyde and are CARB/TSCA compliant, certified by a third party to comply with California and EPA formaldehyde emissions standard.
Applicable Emeco products: All

28. Cleanable Environment
Part 1: Material Properties
Emeco products meet the requirements of high-touch and non-porous Surfaces as per Table A1 in Appendix C:
a. Smooth and free of defects visible to the unaided eye
b. Finished to maintain smooth welds and joints
c. Free of crevices and other hard-to-reach places
Applicable Emeco products: All, except upholstered products

97. Material Transparency
Part 1: Material Information
Health Product Declarations (HPD) are published online in our  Downloads library, grouped by product collection.
Applicable Emeco products: All products with a published HPD*

Part 2: Accessible Information
Health Product Declarations (HPD) are published online in our  Downloads library, grouped by product collection.
Applicable Emeco products: All products with a published HPD*

* HPDs are available for all Emeco products except Alfi Work, Alfi Aluminum, Navy Officer, Navy Officer semi-upholstered, Parrish tables, Run accessories, Run cushions, Run shelf and all seat pads.