Sustainable Construction Requirements.docx

10-01-17

SECTION 01 81 13

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

This Section describes general requirements and procedures to comply with federal mandates and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policies for sustainable construction.

The Design Professional has selected materials and utilized integrated design processes that achieve the Government’s objectives. Contractor is responsible to maintain and support these objectives in developing means and methods for performing work and in proposing product substitutions or changes to specified processes. Obtain approval from Contracting Officer for all changes and substitutions to materials or processes. Proposed changes must meet, or exceed, materials or processes specified.

1.1 RELATED WORK

Section 01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANANGEMENT.

1.2 DEFINITIONS

Recycled Content: Recycled content of materials is defined according to Federal Trade Commission Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (16 CFR Part 260). Recycled content value of a material assembly is determined by weight. Recycled fraction of assembly is multiplied by cost of assembly to determine recycled content value.

“Post-Consumer” material is defined as waste material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end users of the product, which can no longer be used for its intended purpose.

“Pre-Consumer” material is defined as material diverted from waste stream during the manufacturing process. Excluded is reutilization of materials such as rework, regrind, or scrap generated in a process and capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it.

Biobased Products: Biobased products are derived from plants and other renewable agricultural, marine, and forestry materials and provide an alternative to conventional petroleum derived products. Biobased products include diverse categories such as lubricants, cleaning products, inks, fertilizers, and bioplastics.

Low Pollutant-Emitting Materials: Materials and products which are minimally odorous, irritating, or harmful to comfort and well-being of installers and occupants.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC): Chemicals that are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects.

1.3 reference standards U.S. Department of Agriculture BioPreferred program (USDA BioPreferred).

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG).

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense Program (WaterSense).

Green Electronic Council EPEAT Program (EPEAT).

1.4 SUBMITTALS

All submittals to be provided by contractor to COR.

Sustainability Action Plan:

Submit documentation as required by this section; provide additional copies of typical submittals required under technical sections when sustainable construction requires copies of record submittals.

Within 30 days after Preconstruction Meeting provide a narrative plan for complying with requirements stipulated within this section.

Sustainability Action Plan must:

Make reference to sustainable construction submittals defined by this section.

Address all items listed under PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.

Indicate individual(s) responsible for implementing the plan.

Low Pollutant-Emitting Materials Tracking Spreadsheet: Within 30 days after Preconstruction Meeting provide a preliminary Low Pollutant-Emitting Materials Tracking Spreadsheet. The Low Pollutant-Emitting Materials Tracking Spreadsheet must be an electronic file and include all materials on Project in categories described under Low Pollutant-Emitting Materials in 01 81 13.

Sustainable Construction Progress Reports: Concurrent with each Application for Payment or other timeframe acceptable to the COR, submit a Sustainable Construction Progress Report to confirm adherence with Sustainability Action Plan.

Include narratives of revised strategies for bringing work progress into compliance with plan and product submittal data.

Include updated and current Low Pollutant-Emitting Materials Tracking Spreadsheet.

Include construction waste tracking, in tons or cubic yards, including waste description, whether diverted or landfilled, hauler, and percent diverted for comingled quantities; and excluding land-clearing debris and soil. Provide haul receipts and documentation of diverted percentages for comingled wastes.

Closeout Submittals: Within 14 days after Substantial Completion provide the following:

Final version of Low Pollutant-Emitting Materials Tracking Spreadsheet.

Final construction waste report showing total waste and percentage recycled.

1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

Preconstruction Meeting: After award of Contract and prior to commencement of Work, schedule and conduct meeting with COR/Resident Engineer and Architect to discuss the Project Sustainable Action Plan content as it applies to submittals, project delivery, required Construction Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Management Plan, and other Sustainable Construction Requirements. The purpose of this meeting is to develop a mutual understanding of the Sustainable Construction Requirements and coordination of contractor’s management of these requirements with the Contracting Officer and the Construction Quality Manager.

Construction Job Conferences: Status of compliance with Sustainable Construction Requirements of these specifications will be an agenda item at regular job meetings conducted during the course of work at the site.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

Adhesives, sealants and sealant primers applied on site within the weatherproofing membrane must comply with VOC limits of SCAQMD Rule 1168.

Paints and coatings applied on site within the weatherproofing membrane must comply with the following criteria:

VOC content limits for paints and coatings established in Green Seal Standard GS-11.

VOC content limit for anti-corrosive and anti-rust paints applied to interior ferrous metal substrates of 250 g/L established in Green Seal GC-03.

Clear wood finishes, floor coatings, stains, primers, sealers, and shellacs applied to interior elements must not exceed VOC content limits established in SCAQMD Rule 1113.

Comply with the following VOC content limits:

Anti-Corrosive/Antirust Paints: 250 g/L.

Sealers and Undercoaters: 200 g/L.

Concrete Curing Compounds: 350 g/L.

Waterproofing Sealers: 250 g/L.

Low-Solids Coatings: 120 g/L.

Recycled Content:

Any products being installed or used that are listed on EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines designated product list must meet or exceed the EPA’s recycled content recommendations. The EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines categories include:

Cement and concrete.

Consolidated and reprocessed latex paint.

Flowable fill.

Biobased Content:

Materials and equipment being installed or used that are listed on the USDA BioPreferred program product category list must meet or exceed USDA’s minimum biobased content threshold.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

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