Materials Flashcards
What is the intent of the Material Concept?
Limit lead on Newly installed fire alarms, meters, sensors, relays, thermostats and load break switches?
- RoHS restrictions.
2. Products contain no more than 0.01% (100 ppm) of lead by weight.
Limit lead in paint?
- Paints have a lead concentration of 100 ppm (0.1%) by weight or below.
- Paints have no added lead carbonates and lead sulfates.
- Paints are deemed free of lead or with no added lead by an ISO 14024-compliant (Type 1) Ecolabel, or a
voluntary third-party certification program recognized by the local government where the project is
located. - Paints meet Feature X08: Materials Optimization.
Limit lead in Drinking water pipes, fittings and solder
a. The product is approved for use with drinking water by a local government authority or by a governmentauthorized certification body.
b. The product has a weighted wetted average of 0.25% of lead or less, verified by a third party, or is labeled as
ANSI/NSF 372-compliant.
Limit Mercury in Newly installed fluorescent
3.5mg to 10mg
Limit Mercury in Newly installed Sodium lamps
- RoHS restrictions, or
10mg for < 400W
32mg for > 400W
Limit Mercury in Newly installed fire alarms, meters, sensors, relays, thermostats and load break switches
- RoHS restrictions.
2. Products contain no more than 0.1% (1000 ppm) of mercury by weight
.List of product categories do not contain over 1,000 ppm of asbestos by weight?
- Thermal protection, including all insulation (lagging) applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, tanks and ducts.
- Acoustic treatments.
- Sheathing.
- Roofing and siding.
- Fire and smoke protection.
- Joint protection.
- Plaster and gypsum board.
- Ceilings.
- Resilient flooring.
How many death asbestos exposure causes every year?
200,000 deaths annually
What hazardous material is banned worldwide?
PCB
What does asbestos exposure causes in the body?
Mesothelioma
What does ingested, absorbed or breathed lead in the body?
t accumulates in blood, tissues and bones, potentially disrupting body functions and mpairing the intellectual development of children and the unborn during pregnancy
How to manage asbestos?
- list of locations of PACM
2. Confirmation with PLM or TEM testing. . Materials having over 1% of asbestos are considered ACM
: Asbestos action plan
a. Notification of any works to relevant authorities and persons living, working or transiting in the vicinity of the building or space.
b. Preventative measures against the formation and spread of asbestos fibers in the air during remedial work.
c. Measures taken for workers’ protection during remediation activities, including but not limited to skin and respiratory protection.
d. If ACM are being removed, activities are carried out for proper handling of ACM waste, including: wetting of all removed ACM, care in transportation to prevent crumbling, sealing and leak-tight transportation, proper labeling and final disposal in locations allowed by applicable laws and permits.
e. Post-remediation clearance for occupancy confirmation by testing of fibers in air using phase contrast
f. If any of the asbestos is managed by methods other than removal, the month and year of follow-up inspection to evaluate the structural integrity of the ACM must be stated and cannot exceed three years from the date of the last inspection.
Manage Lead Paint Hazards
- An inventory of locations of potential sources and sinks of lead-containing materials, where leadcontaining paint may be present.
- Confirmation of lead hazards through in-situ test results by x-ray fluorescence (XRF) or by laboratory
analyses of paint chips and/or surface dusts.
Manage Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Hazards
- Determination of locations where materials potentially containing PCBs may be disturbed.
- If caulk is to be disturbed or removed, analysis of the presumably PCB-containing material following protocols mandated by local laws or, in absence of local laws, by any applicable US EPA or ISO testing
methods
PCB action plan
- Notification to relevant authorities and building occupants
- Preventive measures
- Protective measure for workers
- Waste handlimg
What are the preconditions of the concept MATERIALS?
X01 MATERIAL RESTRICTIONS
X02 INTERIOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
X03 CCA AND LEAD MANAGEMENT
What are the optimizations of the concept MATERIALS?
X04 SITE REMEDIATION X05 ENHANCED MATERIAL RESTRICTIONS X06 VOC RESTRICTIONS X07 MATERIALS TRANSPARENCY X08 MATERIALS OPTIMIZATION X09 WASTE MANAGEMENT X10 PEST MANAGEMENT AND PESTICIDE USE X11 CLEANING PRODUCTS AND PROTOCOLS X12 Β CONTACT REDUCTION
When CCA was banned?
2000
Where CCA was used?
Pressure treated wood
What are the health issues of arsenic exposure?
increased risk of skin, liver, bladder and lung cancers
How to identify CCA-containing wood?
- Inspection of purchase records.
- Determination of whether legal bans for CCA apply.
- Testing for the presence of arsenic in the wood or the soil bearing the wooden structures.
How to address CCA-containing woods?
- Dispose of CCA-containing woods following applicable laws, without incinerating nor wood chipping.
- Treatment with penetrating (non-film-forming), oil-based, semi-transparent stains that prevent arsenic leaching on a regular basis as recommended by the manufacturer.
How deep to test lead on soil?
0.6 in top soil. if sample lead concentration > 400 ppm in weight
- A second set of samples is taken at 6 in(15 cm), 12 in(30 cm), 18 in(45 cm) and 24 in(60 cm) deep.
- If these samples are above 400 ppm by weight, soil is replaced with soil from another source to the extent of the deepest sample found above this threshold.
Lead in artificial turf fibers
. If the total lead concentration of synthetic turf fibers is greater than 136 mg/lb(300 mg/kg), perform dustwipe testing per EPA, ISO or locally accepted protocol for dust-wipe testing to determine the surface dustlead loading.
3. If the wipe-testing results show total lead loadings greater than 40 µg/ft (430 µg/m ), replace with turf containing lead concentrations less than 136 mg/lb(300 mg/kg)
loose rubber lead test
. If the loose rubber results show total lead loadings greater than 136 mg/lb(300 mg/kg) of rubber, replace
the loose-fill rubber.
Paint lead test
- Assess the integrity and age of the paint. If the paint is cracked, peeled or chipped collect a sample for laboratory analysis for lead. Follow guidelines and methods described by the World Health
Organization or local equivalents for sampling and laboratory analysis. - Remove or encapsulate the paint from the playground equipment if the sample contains lead at a concentration over 90 ppm. Removal duties must be performed by a certified specialist or someone with
demonstrable experience where no local regulations apply
Parts of X04 SITE REMEDIATION?
Environmental site assessment
Monitoring and remediation plan
What chemical compounds with advantageous performance and cost have negative effects?
Orthophthalates(plasticizers) HFR Heavy metals PFC Formaldehyde
What are the common pathways of exposure of the new chemical compounds ?
e through inhalation, skin contact or swallowing of dusts, soils or larger particles
Furniture, millwork and fixtures complioance requirements
a. Furniture contain textile and plastic and meet the following:
Textiles (i.e., fabrics including upholstery) and plastics in products contain 100 ppm (0.01%) by weight or less of the below compounds and chemical classes, unless higher amounts are mandated by local codes. For assessing compliance of a product, all pieces of each of the two material categories (textiles, plastics) are grouped together
and each material category is assessed independently against the 100 ppm threshold:
1. Halogenated flame retardants (HFR).
2. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
3. Lead.
4. Cadmium.
5. Mercury.
b. Do not contain textiles and plastic
Architectural and Interior Products compliance
a. Flooring products contain 100 ppm (0.01%) by weight or less of
HFR
PFAS
Orthophthalates
b. Insulation products contain <100 ppm of HFR
c. Ceiling and wall panels contain < 100 ppm
1. Halogenated flame retardants (HFR).
2. Orthophthalates.
d. Plastic plumbing contains < 100 ppm of Orthophthalates
Whats are the health effects of VOC?
nose, eye and throat irritation, headaches and nausea to liver, kidney and central nervous system damage
Hpw long can VOCs last inside living spaces?
1 to 2 years
VOC limits from wet-applied products?
Newly installed interior wet-applied paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants and finished poured floorings used inside the
building envelope (minimum 10 distinct products or applied to at least 10% of project area)
a. All products are tested by 3rd party for VOC content
b. At least 75% of product are tested for VOC emission.
VOC emission threshold of Flooring ?
90% of cost or surface area
VOC emission threshold of Furniture, millwork and fixtures?
75% by cost
VOC emission threshold of Insulation, ceiling and wall panels?
75% by cost or surface area
Waste Management Plan
a. Identification of roles, responsibilities and vendors for implementing the plan.
b. Identification of the sources of waste, estimation of rates of generation and strategies to minimize waste generation.
c. Strategies for waste collection. Each of the categorized wastes is separately contained in clearly labeled receptacles and removed from the building within one year.
d. Protocols for cleaning spills of mercury (including broken fluorescent lamp tubes), pesticides and battery electrolyte fluid, including sealed containment of residues, as applicable.
e. Protocols to track, measure and report waste stream flows.
f. Protocols for off-site shipment of wastes
plan for pesticide application (periodic or emergency)
- Paper or digital notification to all building occupants on the protocol for pesticide use.
- Notification to all building occupants at least 24-hours prior to pesticide application, and signage posted at the site of application at least 24-hours prior to application until at least 24 hours after application.
- Notifications include the pesticide name, registration number, treatment location and date of application and applicator. If emergency pesticide application is needed, information on the type of emergency or
reason for unplanned use
cleaning, disinfection and sanitization products requirements
a. Products are labeled as ‘low-hazard’ or ‘safer’
b. The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of each product discloses ingredients per EU Regulation 2015/830 (CLP) or California State Bill No. 258 and no ingredients listed in Section 3 of the SDS are classified as Category 1, 1A or 1B for the following Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
