INSIDE THE PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY CREDITS

摘要

The three new product disclosure credits in the Materials & Resources category became the subject of considerable controversy during the v4 balloting process. But what do they actually require? For one point, use at least 20 permanently installed products from at least five manufacturers that meet one of USGBC's disclosure options, including public lifecycle assessments conforming to ISO 14044, industry-wide or product-specific Environmental Product Declarations, or compliance with other approved EPD frameworks.