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Specify and Use COMPOST for LEED & Sustainable Sites Projects: A Natural Connection ATTENTION: Landscape Architects, Builders, Engineers, Architects, Planners & Consultants
LEED -‐ Use COMPOST and Specify COMPOST for LEED credits – Where can COMPOST apply?
LEED/Sustainable Sites – 1 point each • Credit 5.1 Site Development: Protect and Restore Habitat -‐ COMPOST has been widely used for land and
ecosystem restoration projects. • Credit 6.1 Storm Water Design: Quantity Control – COMPOST based Low Impact Development management
practices have been widely used. • Credit 6.2 Storm Water Design: Quality Control – COMPOST technologies have been successfully used to
reduce runoff volume and annual total suspended solids (TSS) load. • Credit 7.2 Heat Island Effect: Non-‐Roof – COMPOST can assist in rapid, healthy site vegetation used to share
area landscapes. • Credit 7.2 Heat Island Effect: Roof –Use COMPOST in green roof growing media.
LEED/Water Efficiency -‐ 1 point each • Credit 1.1 & 1.2 Water Efficient Landscape: Reduce 50% & Reduce 100% -‐ COMPOST can hold 3 to 5 times its
weight in water. Research has shown that COMPOST can decrease irrigation needs by 30% • Credit 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies – COMPOST is widely used for biofiltration systems and
constructed wetlands to treat wastewater LEED/Materials and Resources-‐ 1 point each
• Credit 4.1 & 4.2 Recycled Content 10% & 20% -‐ COMPOST is 100% recycled • Credit 5.1 & 5.2 Regional Materials – COMPOST is typically a local product, usually originating within 50 miles
of the project site • Credit 6.0 Rapidly Renewable Materials – COMPOST is a rapidly renewable resource that is locally produced
from recycled organic residuals LEED/Innovation in Design – 1 to 5 points – The intent in this section is to encourage projects to achieve exceptional or innovative performance using any combination of innovation, pilot and exemplary strategies. COMPOST can be used in a variety of innovative applications within this section. ************************************************************************************************** SITES – Specify COMPOST and Use COMPOST for Sustainable Sites credits – Where can COMPOST apply? • Prerequisite 1 .1 Limit development of farmland soil -‐ COMPOST converts subsoil to topsoil, eliminating the
stripping of farmland. • Prerequisite 7.1 Control and retain construction pollutants -‐ COMPOST is a proven pollutant bioremediation
product (EPA-‐530-‐F-‐97-‐042) when used as a soil blanket or berm. • Prerequisite 7.2 & Credit 7.3 Restore soils disturbed during construction & Restore soils disturbed by previous
development -‐ COMPOST does this with less material, better results and lower costs. • Credit 7.5 Reuse or recycle vegetation, rocks, and soil generated during construction – Recycle existing
vegetation into COMPOST, for future use. • Credit 8.3 Recycle organic matter generated during site operations and maintenance -‐ Recycle existing
vegetation into COMPOST, for future use. • Credit 5.7 Use regional materials – Use LOCALLY produced COMPOST to achieve all of the above!
Learn more about compost; its many benefits, how to use it and where to buy it at:
www.compostingcouncil.org US Composting Council ·∙ 5400 Grosvenor Lane ·∙ Bethesda, MD 20814 ·∙ 301-‐897-‐2715
COMPOST AND LEED/SITES: A Natural Connection
USE COMPOST FOR CREDITS IN:
Materials and Resources • COMPOST is a 100% Recycled Product• COMPOST is produced locally• COMPOST is a rapidly renewable resource
Water Efficiency • COMPOST Reduces Landscape Water Demands• Use COMPOST in Biofiltration and Constructed Wetlands
Sustainable Sites & COMPOST• Pollution Prevention• Habitat Protection & Restoration• Site Water Runoff Reduction and Quality Improvement• Heat Island Effect; both Roof and Non-Roof
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