Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Sustainable Building Materials

An Integral Part of any sustainable building project sustainability defined
  • Definition of sustainable materials
  • how building material hit into certification programs
  • reduce waste in protection and sourcing raw materials
  • definition of environmentally preferable product
Course on Sustainable Building Materials by Michael Amish of INDIGO Green BUILDING Solutions (www.indigogreenstore.com)Carbon Solutions and hosted by Green Collar Solutions Instructor.
Further More about his course:
Sustainable Building Materials Segment 1 



and please continue to 
Sustainable Building Materials Segment 2
the certification and standards of sustainable building material


Examine certifications and standards that identity truly sustainable products certifications & standards.
Here are the certification and standards of sustainable building material in USA which other counties also apply.
  1. ISO 14000 Environmental labels
  2. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
  3. Green Seal (aerolic, painting, coated)
  4. Green Guard ( indoor air quality certified)
  5. Green Label and Green Label Plus from Carpets and Rugs Institute
  6. Scientific Certification Systems
  7. Material Safety Data Sheets (manufacture)
  8. California Preposition 65 & Carb
  9. E Zero & Z I