GSA 018111 Sustainable Design Requirements FY15 Update Oct. 1 2014.docx

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SECTION 018111 -- SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS [Prior to editing this, review with your Architect/Engineer the P100 requirements, which is updated often. Coordinate with your contracting officer, your Sustainability Coordinator and the contract templates. Also contact Martin Weiland for how to set project goals using the new Tier system in P100. See the Whole Building Design Guide as a way to setting and monitoring goals: http://npbdg.wbdg.org (National Performance-Based Design Guide (NPBDG)]

PART 1 – GENERAL

1. SUMMARY

A. This Section describes general requirements and procedures to comply with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings, Executive Orders 13423 and 13514, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007).

B. Contractor shall be required to coordinate with subsequent technical sections herein as to the sustainability requirements.

1.1 OBJECTIVES

A. [Identify here the contractor’s responsibilities for purchasing, constructing and documenting use of sustainable products. See latest GSA Green Purchasing Plan and latest GSA sustainability policies.]

B. [gBuild (Green Building Upgrade Information Lifecycle Database is GSA’s system for tracking and reporting high-performance green building (HPGB) related data. gBUILD allows project teams to collaborate in a centralized secure environment that reduces and streamlines data calls for program-wide reporting. Internal GSA users and external users will be provided usernames and passwords.) GSA Project Team during A/E procurement include this work in your scope of work with them. Coordinate with A/E sow and identify what the construction contractor’s gBuild responsibilities are here.]

1.2 RELATED DOCUMENTS

The Government is providing the references included in this sub-section for information purposes only and is not intended to provide a comprehensive, all-inclusive list of any and all potentially relevant portions of the Contract Documents.

A. Section 017410 Construction Indoor Air Quality Management

B. Section 017419 Construction Nonhazardous Waste & Management Disposal

C. Section 018109 Testing for Indoor Air Quality [This section is not part of GSA’s base division one set. Have A/E provide this section and edit accordingly.]

D. Section 019113 Commissioning

1.3 SUBMITTALS

A. Shall meet LEED documentation requirements. In the event that the Contractor's submittal cannot comply with both standards, then the more stringent standard shall apply. [Required for Capital Projects, and for small or TI projects when applicable. Coordinate above with 1.1 Objectives, ePM and gBUILD.] B. Commissioning: See Section 019113 Commissioning for submittal requirements.

C. Sustainable Design Progress Reports: Concurrent with each Application for Payment, submit reports for the following:

1. Construction Waste Management: Waste reduction progress reports and logs complying with the requirements of Section 017419 Construction Nonhazardous Waste & Management Disposal.

2. Construction IAQ Management: See section 017410 Construction Indoor Air Quality Management for Construction IAQ management progress report requirements.

1.4 QUALITY CONTROL

A. Preconstruction Meeting: After award of Contract and prior to the commencement of the Work, schedule and conduct meeting with Owner, Architect, and all Subcontractors to discuss sustainability requirements, expected submittals, the Construction Waste Management Plan, and the required Construction Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Management Plan. The purpose of this meeting is to develop a mutual understanding of the project’s sustainable design requirements and coordination of the Contractor’s management of these requirements with the Contracting Officer and the Construction Quality Manager.

B. Construction Job Conferences: The status of compliance with the sustainable design requirements of these specifications will be an agenda item at all regular job meetings conducted during the course of work at the site.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

Products and processes that minimize environmental impact to the extent currently possible have been included in the Construction Documents. These products include but are not limited to paint, gypsum wall board, carpet, acoustic ceiling tile and concrete. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining and supporting these objectives in developing means and methods for performing the work of this Contract and in proposing product substitutions and/or changes to specified processes.

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