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LEED® Green Interior Design & Construction 2009 How Steelcase Contributes to LEED-ID&C (formerly LEED-CI) The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings created by the U.S. Green Building Council, http://www.usgbc.org. One important extension of our commitment to the environment is in supporting the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Program.
While many Steelcase products will help contribute to point acquisition, it is important to note that no products can be LEED certified or guarantee the acquisition of LEED points. For information regarding specific products refer to the Steelcase website or contact your nearest Steelcase dealer or local sales office. http://steelcase.com CATEGORY
STEELCASE CONTRIBUTION
- User controlled task lighting and occupancy sensor products can contribute to reducing ambient light requirements and energy load. - User controlled task lighting and occupancy sensor products can contribute to reducing ambient light - User controlled task lighting and occupancy sensor products can contribute to reducing ambient light - Steelcase product packaging is either returnable (blanket wraps) or recyclable (cardboard, plastic,wo - The Steelcase Environmental Partnership Program can assist you with options to redeploy, recycle or donate your existing Steelcase products; as a result, these actions can contribute to this credit in renovation projects. - Reusing Steelcase products in a space can contribute. The Steelcase Environmental Partnership Program can help locate used or refurbished product. - Steel products (desks, systems, seating, filing, architectural products) contain approximately 25% post-consumer and 7% pre-consumer recycled steel. Detailed information is available.
- Composite wood core products (desks) contain up to 91% pre-consumer recycled content. Detailed information is available. - Contributions are dependent on project locations and - Steelcase major steel products manufacturing locations: Toronto, ON; Grand Rapids, MI; Athens, AL.
- Largest wood manufacturing location is in Grand Rapids, MI. Custom products manufactured in several other locations. Detailed information is available. LEED® Green Interior Design & Construction 2009 How Steelcase Contributes to LEED-ID&C (formerly LEED-CI) CATEGORY
STEELCASE CONTRIBUTION
- Steelcase offers textile and surface material options that may contribute to achieving the point for this credit. - Steelcase offers FSC certified veneer and core options which may contribute. Turnstone and Coalesse also offer FSC veneer and core options. - Systems furniture and related seating products are excluded from this requirement as they are covered - Most Steelcase systems furniture and seating products are certified, meeting the requirement.
- User controlled task lighting and occupancy sensor - Steelcase offers a range of architectural and systems products and application support to assist customers achieve this point.
- Steelcase offers a range of architectural and systems products and application support to assist customers - There are two paths to consider when using Steelcase products: 1) Innovation in Design, which can include
Cradle to Cradle products, Ergonomic Strategy, and
Sustainable Education, as these are most applicable
for Steelcase related projects; 2) Exemplary
Performance -- these credits may be earned by
achieving double the credit requirements and/or
achieving the next incremental percentage threshold
of an existing credit in LEED. ID credits awarded for
one project at a specific point in time do not
constitute automatic approval for similar strategies
in future projects.
- Steelcase LEED Accredited Professionals are available to identify and support credit applications.

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