LEED LAB

at
Nitte Institute of Architecture

AYESHA SHEIKHA | NU16UAR009 | SEMESTER 8

CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
LEED rating system used and target
Credit categories

LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION

Intent
Requirements
Credit documentation in NIA and NICO
Survey form
The result
Current transportation score
Measures to create awareness
Summary

MATERIALS & RESOURCES

PREREQUISITE - PURCHASING POLICY
Intent
Requirements
Details
Environmentally preferable purchasing policy – DRAFT
Common purchases for NIA
Ongoing consumable purchases for 2019 of NIA and NICO
USEPA comprehensive procurement guidelines
Recommended environmentally preferable products
LEED lab material book
Appendix
Summary
LEED RATING SYSTEM USED AND TARGET

CERTIFICATION LEVEL

Rating System Used:

LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance v 4.1

Certification Level Targeted:

Gold

40-49
points 60-79 points

50-59 80+ points

points
 CREDIT CATEGORIES

Location & Transportation

Sustainable Sites
Innovation

Indoor Environ- Water

mental Quality Efficiency

Materials & Energy &

Resources Atmosphere

CREDITS COVERED
1. Location & Transportation
2. Materials & Resources – Purchasing Policy
LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION
 TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE

INTENT
To reduce pollution and land development effects from transportation.

REQUIREMENTS
• Conduct a transportation survey of building occupants on their
commute patterns.
• Regular building occupants must be surveyed. Building occupants shall
provide information on their two-way commutes over one work week
and consider seasonal variations and variations in work schedules.
Visitors are encouraged to be surveyed, especially if the daily average is
greater than the number of regular building occupants.
• Visitors shall provide information on their one-way travel to the building
for that day in particular.
• The required number of responses that must be received is outlined in
Figure 1.

• Conduct the survey at least once per year, using the Arc Platform, and
calculate Transportation Performance Score for the project.

 Obtain a minimum Transportation Performance Score of 40 and

associated minimum points in order to meet the prerequisite.
 Additional points for this prerequisite are awarded for Transportation
performance scores above 40, according to Table 1.
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CREDIT DOCUMENTATION IN NIA AND NICO

The main occupants of the building are students, faculty and support staff.
The college runs 6 days a week, 8 hours from Monday to Friday, and 4 hours
on Saturdays. Faculty and support staff are in the college throughout the
year, students receive about 5 weeks of vacation, part of which they spend in
college for summer school. Based on discussion with GBCI representatives,
the operational days per year has been considered as 315, since the college
building itself remains open throughout the year.

OPERATING HOURS 45 HOURS PER WEEK

BUILDING OCCUPANCY 326

OPERATIONAL WEEKS 52

The students and staff of this building were sent out an survey link to fill
the mode of transport they use for one way commute to get to this building
using the Arc Skoru Platform, and Transportation Performance Score for
the project was calculated.

To spread the awareness regarding the carbon footprint due to means of

transport, effective and meaningful posters were spread out to reach all the
building occupants.
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SURVEY FORM

LINK :
https://app.arconline.io/app/project/1000112318/survey/?key=CxMjLQGU
x0uuh2saNQ8YCi86&language=en
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Arc is a scoring platform that measures sustainability performance

across five categories: energy, water, waste, transportation and human
comfort. Expressing the transportation score in terms of 0 to 100 based on
LEED requirements, Arc calculates emissions associated with occupant
commuting. These emissions are established based on survey responses
describing travel mode, trip length and trip frequency. The travel mode is
used to establish the emissions intensity of commuting as emissions per unit
distance (e.g., CO2 equivalent per mile or kilometer). These emissions factors
are currently based on 2018 data published by the U.S. EPA for a range of
mobile sources (e.g., trucks, buses, motorcycles, etc.). Emissions intensity is
multiplied by the distance traveled per each travel mode and number of trips
per week by route and mode. The result is an estimate of total commuting
emissions for the project. The most common calculation is:
mTCO2e = for each mode(distance traveled per mode * GHG
emissions/distance)

Travel modes include single passenger automobile, train, bus, biking,

walking, etc. Total transportation emissions are usually estimated for the
whole building and then reported as the average one-way GHG emissions per
occupant.

THE RESULT
The result of the survey conducted in the month of August and September,
2019 is shown below -

The transportation performance score rates the project’s greenhouse gas

emissions measured in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO2e) resulting
from transportation to and from the building against other high performing
buildings worldwide.

According to the survey Bus is the most used mode of transport to commute
one day and one way to and from this building, as our college provides free
bus facility.
 TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE

CURRENT TRANSPORTATION SCORE

We have scored 96 points out of 100 points which is higher than global
average (80 points) which means we have secured 13 credits out of 14
credits in LEED scorecard.
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MEASURES TO CREATE AWARENESS

 TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE

SUMMARY

•The total credit points achieved for this prerequisite is 13 points.

• The main aim was to reduce pollution and land development effects from
transportation.
• A survey was conduct of building occupants ( students, faculty and support
staff) on their one way commute patterns using the Arc Skoru Platform, and
Transportation Performance Score for the project was calculated.
• To spread the awareness regarding the carbon footprint due to means of
transport, effective and meaningful posters were spread out to reach all the
building occupants.
• As we have got free bus transport facility, Bus is the most used mode of
transport to commute one day and one way to and from this building.
• According to which we have scored 96 points out of 100 points which is
higher than global average (80 points) which means we have secured 13
credits out of 14 credits in LEED scorecard.
MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Prerequisite - Purchasing Policy
 PURCHASING POLICY

INTENT
To reduce the environmental harm from materials and products purchased
and used during operations and maintenance of buildings.

REQUIREMENTS
Have in place an environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) policy for
materials and products purchased for the project during regular
operations. Include at a minimum:

Ongoing Consumables
• The five most purchased product categories based on total annual
• purchases.
• Paper, toner cartridges, binders, batteries, and desk accessories.
• Food and beverage.

Electronic Equipment
• Lamps (indoor and outdoor, hard-wired and portable fixtures)
• Office equipment, appliances, and audiovisual equipment
• Electric powered equipment .

The policy should address performance targets for purchases that meet
the criteria in MR Credit: Purchasing.

DETAILS
The intent is to reduce environmental harm from materials and products
purchased, used, installed, and disposed of during the operations and
maintenance of buildings.

The requirements consist of - Policy for materials and products purchased

for the project during regular operations.

The policy is made so as to make purchases of durable and environmental

friendly items, thereby reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and
incinerators and saving money. Products and materials with sustainable
attributes can also increase the healthfulness and saving energy.

This credit builds on the environmentally preferable purchasing policy

established for MR Prerequisite Purchasing Policy by specifying thresholds
for Ongoing consumables products, building materials, electronic
equipment and Food and beverage that meet environmental criteria.
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THE PERFORMANCE TARGET FOR PURCHASES BASED ON MR CREDIT

PURCHASING ARE AS FOLLOWS:

OPTION 1. ONGOING CONSUMABLES (1 point)

For at least one month, track all ongoing consumable purchases. Purchase at
least 50% (1 point), by cost, of total ongoing consumables that meet at least one
of the following criteria.

• Recycled materials and products. The content of purchases must meet or

exceed the levels listed in the https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-
procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products. Products not covered by the
Guidelines can get credit for their recycled content with no minimum.
• Extended use. Batteries must be rechargeable. Toner cartridges for laser
printers must be remanufactured.
• Bio-based products. Bio-based products must meet the Sustainable
Agriculture Network’s Sustainable Agriculture Standard. Bio-based raw
materials must be tested using ASTM Test Method D6866 and be legally
harvested, as defined by the exporting and receiving country. Exclude hide
products, such as leather and other animal skin material.
• Paper and wood products. Paper and wood products must be certified by
the Forest Stewardship Council or USGBC-approved equivalent.
• Materials reuse. Reuse includes salvaged, refurbished, or reused products.
• Extended producer responsibility. Products purchased from a
manufacturer (producer) that participates in an extended producer
responsibility program or is directly responsible for extended producer
responsibility.
• Cradle to Cradle Certified. Products purchased have earned Cradle to
Cradle certification of any level, Version 3 or newer.

OPTION 2. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (1 point)

For at least one month, track all electronic equipment purchases. Purchase at
least 50%, by cost, electronic equipment that meets at least one of the following
criteria. In addition, create a phase-out plan to replace remaining products with
compliant equipment at the end of their useful life.

EPEAT rating. The equipment must have a silver Electronic Product

Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rating or better.
ENERGY STAR rating. If the equipment does not yet fall under the EPEAT
rating systems, it must be ENERGY STAR® qualified or performance equivalent
for projects outside the U.S.
Lamps. Lamps must contain no mercury (with equivalent energy efficiency as
mercury containing lamps) or have an average low mercury content of 25
picograms per lumen-hour or less.
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OPTION 3. FOOD AND BEVERAGE (1 point)

For at least one month, track all food and beverages. Purchase at least 15%,
by cost, of total combined food and beverage purchases must meet at least
one of the following criteria. Exclude wine, beer, and liquor purchases from
the credit calculations.

Sustainable agriculture: The food or beverage must be labeled USDA

Organic, Food Alliance Certified, Rainforest Alliance Certified, Protected
Harvest Certified, Fair Trade, or Marine Stewardship Council’s Blue Eco-
Label, or labeled with the European Community Organic Production logo in
accordance with Regulations (EC) No. 834/2007 and (EC) No. 889/2008.
Local sourcing: The food or beverage must contain raw materials harvested
and produced within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the site.
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NITTE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy - DRAFT

Effective date: June 1, 2020

1. PREAMBLE
Intent
To reduce the environmental harm from materials purchased, used, and
disposed of in the operations within buildings.

Behind the Intent

Building owners and operators purchase high volumes of supplies whose
environmental and human health consequences extend from extraction and
manufacturing to use and disposal. Environmentally preferable purchasing
policies reduce the harms by prioritizing products’ green attributes and
providing a framework for implementation.

2. SCOPE
This plan applies to all product purchases for Nitte Institute of Architecture
(NIA) and Nitte Institute of Communication(NICO). At a minimum, this
Policy should be adopted for the following material and product purchases:
a. Ongoing Consumables
 Five most purchased items as listed including.
o Paper – A4 Sheets
o Paper – A1 Roll
o Ink Cartridges
o Toner Cartridges
o Binders
Note: See Appendix A for list of common purchases and Appendix B
for annual purchase of ongoing consumables in 2019.
 Batteries
 Desk Accessories
a. Food and Beverage
b. Electronic Equipment
 Lamps (indoor and outdoor, hardwired and portable fixtures)
 Office equipment, appliances and audio visual equipment
 Electric powered equipment
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3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsible party for implementation of this Policy is Assistant Director
(Purchase) of Nitte Deemed to be University (Nitte DU). This post is currently
held by Mr. Subodh Rai. The coordinators for the Policy at NIA will be the
Director, Prof. Vinod Aranha, and the office administrator, Ms. Sithara Shetty
and NICO will be the Director, Prof. Raviraj, and the office administrator, Mrs.
Priyanka.

The responsible parties should ensure that this plan is executed and that any
contracted vendors under management’s control purchasing products for the
building are aware of the procedures outlined in this

Policy. The coordinators at NIA are responsible for encouraging policy

adoption and reviewing this plan for any significant changes on the interval
specified in the quality assurance section.
Any significant updates to this Plan shall be made with the approval of the
Assistant Director (Purchase), Nitte DU.

4. GOALS AND REQUIREMENTS

Ongoing Consumables
Goal: At least 50%, by cost, of total ongoing consumable purchases
must comply with the environmentally preferable purchase
requirement listed below.

Requirement: Ongoing consumable purchases must meet at least one of the

criteria listed below.

a. Recycled Content
The recycled content of purchases must meet or exceed the levels listed in
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Comprehensive Procurement
Guidelines. Products not covered by the Guidelines can get credit for their
recycled content with no minimum.
Note: Refer to Appendix C for additional details on this criteria.

b. Extended Use
Batteries must be rechargeable. Toner cartridges for laser printers must be
remanufactured.

c. FSC Certification
Paper and wood products must be certified by the Forest Stewardship
Council or USGBC- approved equivalent.
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d. Materials Reuse
Salvaged, refurbished or reused products are considered environmentally
preferable.

e. Cradle to Cradle Certification

Products that have earned Cradle to Cradle Certification of any level,
Version 3 or newer.

f. Bio-based Material Content

Bio-based products must meet the Sustainable Agriculture Network’s
Sustainable Agriculture Standard. Bio-based raw materials must be tested
using ASTM Test Method D6866 and be legally harvested, as defined by
the exporting and receiving country. Exclude hide products, such as
leather and other animal skin material.

g. Extended Producer Responsibility

Products purchased from a manufacturer (producer) that participates in an
extended producer responsibility program or is directly responsible for
extended producer responsibility.

Food and Beverages

Goal: At least 15%, by cost, of total combined food and beverage purchases
must comply with the environmentally preferable purchase requirement
listed below.
Note: See Appendix A for food and beverage products commonly purchased at
NIA.

Requirement: Food and beverage purchases must meet at least one of the
criteria listed below. Wine, beer and liquor purchases, if any are excluded.

Sustainable Agriculture
The food or label must be labeled USDA Organic, Food Alliance Certified,
Rainforest Alliance Certified, Protected Harvest Certified, Fair Trade or Marine
Stewardship Council’s Blue Eco-Label, or labeled with the European Community
Organic Production logo in accordance with Regulations (EC) No. 889/2008.

Local Sourcing
The food or beverage must contain raw materials harvested and produced within
160 kilometers (100 miles) of the project site.
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Electronic Equipment
Goal: At least 50%, by cost, of electronic equipment purchases must comply
with the environmentally preferable purchase requirement listed below. In
addition, plan to replace existing products with compliant equipment at the
end of their useful life.
Note: See Appendix B for electronic equipment commonly purchased at NIA.

Requirement: Electronic equipment must meet at least one the criteria listed
below.
EPEAT rating
The equipment must have a silver Electronic Product Environmental
Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rating or better.
ENERGY STAR rating
If the equipment does not yet fall under the EPEAT rating systems, it must be
ENERGY STAR® qualified or performance equivalent for projects outside the
U.S.

Requirement: Lamps must contain no mercury (with equivalent energy

efficiency as mercury containing lamps) – LED lamps will meet this criteria,
or have an average low mercury content of 25 picograms per lumen-hour or
less.

5. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL PROCESSES

Students in the LEED Lab program (or an alternate program, e.g. NSS, Green
Brigade, etc.), led by the faculty-in-charge will conduct an audit every six
months to evaluate progress towards the implementation goals.
If any purchase is not being recorded properly, or if purchases do not meet
the sustainability criteria, the auditors will investigate the situation and
inform the coordinators at NIA. A meeting will be held with
individuals from the Purchase Department within two weeks of the audit to
evaluate whether updates are necessary to the policy, or the purchasing
processes, in order to achieve the implementation goals. The Purchase
department is responsible for resolving discussed issues within a month of
the aforementioned meeting.

Note: A list of environmentally preferable product recommendations for

commonly purchased products at NIA is provided in Appendix D.
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APPENDIX A
Common Purchases for Nitte Institute
of Architecture

ONGOING FOOD AND ELECTRONIC

CONSUMABLES BEVERAGE EQUIPMENT
Paper – A4 Coffee Computer Monitor
Sheet Powder
Paper – A1 Milk Powder Computer C.P.U.
Roll
Tea
Ledger Book U.P.S.
Leaves
Lemon Tea
File Laptops
Powder
Box File Green Tea Mouse
Tag File Biscuits Printer
Ink Sugar Projector
Cartridge
Toner Water Bottles Projector Remote
Cartridge
Marker Tube Light
Pen
White Board Duster
Pen
Pencil
Eraser
Scale
Sticky Note Pad
Glue
Tack Board Pin
Paper U Clip
Binder Clip – Small (15
mm)
Binder Clip – Large (25
mm)
Stapler
Stapler Pin
Whitner
Highlighter
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APPENDIX B
Ongoing Consumable Purchases for
2019 of NIA

COST NO. OF UNITS TOTAL

ONGOING
COMPANY UNIT PER UNIT PURCHASED COST
CONSUMABLES
(IN RS.) IN 2019 (IN RS.)

PACK OF
Paper – A4 Sheet TNPL 500 205 48 9840
SHEETS
Paper – A1
Roll NOVA
ROLL 570 25 14250
CARD

Ledger Book LOCAL-SBC NO. 25 6 150

Box File LOCAL-SBC NO. 105 12 1260
Tag File LOCAL-SBC NO. 26 12 312
Ink
HP SET OF 4 1750 4 7000
Cartridge
Toner
HP REFILL BOTTLE 350 10 3500
Cartridge
Marker
LUXOR NO. 25 80 2000
Pen
White Board Duster DEEPAK NO. 88 10 880
PACK OF
Pen RORITO 100 1 100
10
PACK OF
Pencil APSARA 50 1 50
10
AMI
Scale NO. 50 1 50
PRODUCT
POST IT
Sticky Note Pad SET 14 5 70
BRAND 3M
Glue CAMEL LITRE 40 2 80
Tack Board Pin KENT BOX 30 20 600
Paper U Clip KENT BOX 35 10 350
Binder Clip – Small
JMD - KENT BOX 60 10 600
(15 mm)
Binder Clip – Large
JMD - KENT BOX 120 10 1200
(25 mm)
Stapler KANGAROO NO. 50 2 100
Stapler Pin KANGAROO BOX 10 12 120
FABER
Whitener NO. 25 4 100
CASTLE
FABER
Highlighter SET OF 5 100 1 100
CASTLE
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APPENDIX B
Ongoing Consumable Purchases for
2019 of NICO

NO. OF
COST TOTAL
ONGOING UNITS
COMPANY UNIT PER UNIT COST (IN
CONSUMABLES PURCHASED
(IN RS.) RS.)
IN 2019
PACK OF
Paper – A4 Sheet TNPL 500 205 12 2460
SHEETS
LOCAL-
Ledger Book NO. 25 6 150
SBC
LOCAL-
Box File NO. 105 12 1260
SBC
LOCAL-
Tag File NO. 26 12 312
SBC
Toner
HP REFILL BOTTLE 350 3 1050
Cartridge
Marker
LUXOR NO. 25 20 500
Pen
White Board Duster DEEPAK NO. 88 5 440
Pen RORITO PACK OF 10 100 1 100
Pencil APSARA PACK OF 10 50 1 50
Eraser APSARA NO. 5 5 25
AMI
Scale PRODUC NO. 50 2 100
T
POST IT
Sticky Note Pad BRAND SET 14 4 56
3M
Glue CAMEL LITRE 40 1 40
Tack Board Pin KENT BOX 30 3 90
Paper U Clip KENT BOX 35 2 70
Binder Clip – Small JMD -
BOX 60 1 60
(15 mm) KENT
KANGARO
Stapler NO. 50 2 100
O
KANGARO
Stapler Pin BOX 10 24 240
O
FABER
Whitener CASTL NO. 25 1 25
E
FABER
Highlighter CASTL NO. 25 1 25
E

NOTE : The highlighted products are the most purchased products based on
cost.
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APPENDIX C
USEPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines

PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS

Printing and Writing Papers

Printing and writing papers comprise one of the largest categories of paper and
paper products. Examples include copier paper, stationery, computer printout,
offset paper and note pads. Printing and writing paper can be either coated or
uncoated.
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends that procuring
agencies establish
minimum content standards expressed as a percentage of recovered fiber,
including a percentage of postconsumer fiber. For most grades, EPA
recommends postconsumer fiber content. Postconsumer fiber does not include
newsstand returns or printer's overruns.

Recommended Recovered Fiber Content Levels for Uncoated Printing and

Writing Papers

TOTAL
PRODUCT POSTCONSUM RECOVE
ER FIBER (%) RED
FIBER (%)

Reprographic Paper (e.g., mimeo and duplicator

paper, high- speed copier paper, and bond paper) 30 30

Offset Paper (e.g., offset printing paper, book paper,

30 30
and bond paper)

Tablet Paper (e.g., offset paper such as note pads,

30 30
stationery, and other writing papers)

Forms Bond (e.g., forms, computer printout paper, and

ledger) 30 30

Envelope
Paper Wove 30 30
Kraft, white, and colored (including
10-20 10-20
manila) Kraft, unbleached
Excludes custom envelopes 10 10

Cotton Fiber Paper (e.g., cotton fiber papers, ledger,

30 30
stationery
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and matching envelopes, and other writing

papers)

Text & Cover Paper (e.g., cover stock, book 30 30

paper, stationery and matching envelopes,
and other writing paper)

Supercalendered 10 10

Machine Finish Groundwood 10 10

Papeteries 30 30

Check Safety Paper 10 10

¹
Most of these items can be made from a variety of printing and writing papers,
depending on the performance characteristics of the item. Some of the papers
are a commodity-type and some are specialty papers. EPA recommends that
procuring agencies determine the performance characteristics required of the
paper prior to establishing minimum content standards. Bond, ledger or
stationery made from cotton fiber paper or a text & cover paper, for example,
have different characteristics than similar items made from commodity papers.

Recommended Recovered Fiber Content Levels for Coated Printing and Writing
Papers

PRODUCT POSTCONSUMER FIBER (%) RECOVERED FIBER (%)

Coated Printing Paper 10 10

Carbonless 30 30
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Recommended Recovered Fiber Content Levels for Bristols

POSTCONSUM TOTAL
PRODUCT ER FIBER (%) RECOVERED
FIBER (%)

File Folders (manila and colored) 30 30

Dyed Filing Products 20 20-50

Cards (index, postal, and other, 20 50

including index sheets)

Pressboard Report Covers and 20 50

Binders

Tags and Tickets 20 50

NON-PAPER OFFICE PRODUCTS

Binders, clipboards, file folders, clip portfolio, and presentation folders are
commonly used office products made from a variety of materials. A loose-leaf
binder contains split metal rings attached to a metal back that hold perforated
sheets of paper. Chipboard, pressboard, plastic-covered chipboard or
paperboard, cloth-covered chipboard or paperboard, and solid plastic binders
can all be made with recovered materials. Clipboards, file folders, clip portfolios
and presentation folders can be made of solid plastic containing recovered
materials.
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends recycled-
content levels for purchasing binders, clipboards, file folders, clip portfolios and
presentation folders as shown in the table below.
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Recommended Recovered Materials Content Levels for Binders, Clipboards,

File Folders, Clip Portfolios, and Presentation Folders

POSTCONSU RECOVER
PRODUCT MATERIAL
MER ED
CONTENT MATERIAL
(%) S(%)

Binders- Plastic Plastic -- 25-50

Covered Paper 75-100 90-100

Binders-
Paper Pressboard 20 50
Covered
High 90 90
density
Binders - Solid polyethyl
ene
plastic
Polyethylene 30-50 30-50

Polyethyl 100 100

ene
Terephth
alate

Misc. plastics 80 80

HDPE 90 90

Plastic clipboards Polystyrene 50 50

Misc. plastics 15 15-80

Plastic file folders HDPE 90 90

Plastic clip HDPE 90 90

portfolios

Plastic HDPE 90 90
presentation
folders
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¹
EPA's recommendations do not preclude a procuring agency from purchasing
binders, clipboards, file folders, clip portfolios or presentation folders made
from another material. They simply require that procuring agencies, when
purchasing these items made from the materials above, purchase them made
from recovered materials when these items meet applicable specifications and
performance requirements.
For more information on EPA's product research on binders, clipboards, file
folders, clip portfolios, and presentation folders, please see the Technical
Background for RMAN I and CPG III/RMAN III.

Office Recycling Containers and Waste Receptacles

Recycling containers and waste receptacles are used to collect and transport
waste and recyclable materials in offices all across the country -- either in
deskside or larger, more centralized containers. These items can be made
from recovered paper, plastic or steel.
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends recycled-
content levels for purchasing office recycling containers and waste receptacles
as shown in the table below.

Recommended Recovered Materials Content Levels for Office Recycling

Containers and Office Waste Receptacles

PRODUCT MATERIAL POST TOTAL RECOVERED

CONSUMER MATERIALS CONTENT
CONTENT (%)
(%)

Plastic 20 - 100 --

Steel 16 25-30

Paper:
Waste
Recepta - Corrugated 25-50 25-50
cles
- Solid 40 --
Fiber Boxes

- Industrial 40-80 100

Paperboard
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The recommended recovered materials content levels for steel in this table
reflect the fact that the designated items are made from steel manufactured
in a Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF). Steel from the BOF process contains 25-30
percent total recovered materials, of which 16 percent is post consumer steel.
For more information on EPA's product research on office recycling containers
and waste receptacles, please see the Technical Background for RMAN I.

Plastic Desktop Accessories

Plastic desktop accessories include desk organizers, desk sorters, desk and
letter trays, and memo, note and pencil holders, as well as other items
determined by the procuring agency. They are typically made from polystyrene
and are manufactured by injection-molding.
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends recycled-
content levels for purchasing plastic desktop accessories as shown in the table
below.

Recommended Recovered Materials Content Levels for Plastic Desktop

Accessories1

PRODUCT MATERIAL POST CONSUMER CONTENT (%)

Plastic Desktop Accessories Polystyrene 25-80

1
EPA's recommendation does not preclude procuring agencies from purchasing
a desktop accessory manufactured from another material, such as paper,
wood or steel. It simply recommends that, when purchasing plastic desktop
accessories, procuring agencies purchase these items made from recovered
materials.

For more information on EPA's product research on plastic desktop

accessories, please see the Technical Background for RMAN I.

Plastic Envelopes
Plastic envelopes are used in heavy-duty, security-related and other
specialized mailing applications by express mail, banking, legal and other
industries. They are lightweight, tear-resistant, durable, water- resistant and
can be manufactured using recovered plastic.
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends recycled-
content levels for purchasing plastic envelopes as shown in the table below.
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Recommended Recovered Materials Content Levels for Plastic Envelopes1, 2

PRODUCT MATERIA POSTCONSUM TOTAL RECOVERED

L ER CONTENT MATERIALS CONTENT
(%) (%)

Plastic Plastic 25 25-35

Envelopes

Plastic Trash Bags

Plastic trash bags, also called trash can liners, are widely available with
recovered material content including HDPE, LDPE and LLDPE. The amount
of recovered materials used in the manufacturing process is prescribed by
the color, size and thickness of the bag.
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends recycled-content
levels for purchasing plastic trash bags as shown in the table below.

EPA's Recommended Recovered Materials Content Levels for Plastic Trash Bags ¹

PRODUCT MATERIAL POSTCONSUMER CONTENT(%)

Plastic Trash Bags Plastic 10-100

EPA's recommendation does not preclude procuring agencies from purchasing a

trash bag manufactured using another material, such as paper. It merely
recommends that procuring agencies, when purchasing plastic trash bags,
purchase items made from recovered materials.
For more information on EPA's product research on plastic trash bags,
please see the Technical Background for RMAN I.
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Toner Cartridges
Toner cartridges are used in laser printers, photocopiers, fax machines and
microphotographic printers. When the toner cartridge is spent, it can be
returned to a remanufacturer or the manufacturer to be refilled, refurbished
and cleaned for resale.
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends that procuring
agencies establish procedures and policies that give priority to
remanufacturing the agencies' expended toner cartridges. EPA recommends
that, under such policies and procedures, agencies procure remanufacturing
services for expended cartridges and, when such services are unavailable or
not practicable, obtain remanufactured toner cartridges or new toner
cartridges made with recovered materials from product vendors.
For more information on EPA's product research on printer ribbons, please see
the Technical Background Document for RMAN II.
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Recommended Environmentally Preferable Products

Ongoing Consumables
Note: prices noted are approximate, and may change.

PRODUCT CURRENTLY PURCHASED RECOMMENDED PRODUCT

TYPE PRODUCT

Spak Kraft Paper

Local brand - Nova Card
Paper - A1 Roll 100% recycled fibers ,
Rs. 570 per roll Unbleached paper
RS. 80/KG
Saahas Zero Waste
Paper – A4 TNPL A4 Copier Paper 100% recycled paper
Copier Rs 205/ 500 pages Rs 275/ 100 pages – discount
available for bulk purchase

Stationery Mela
Spak Eco Friendly Copier
Paper
RS. ? /500 pages
JK Easy Copier Paper
FSC certified
paper Rs.
290/ 500
pages
Khanna Eco friendly paper
Rs. 250/ 500 pages
Dubaria Empty Refillable Ink
Cartridge
for HP 711 711XL with
Permanent ARC Chip
RSs. 1899 / Set of 4 empty
HP designjet T520 cartridge
Ink Cartridges
Rs 1750 per set of 4

White Sky Refill Ink for

HP Printer Cartridges
Rs. 400/ Set 4
Jet 100gms Toner Powder for
HP 12A, Canon 303
Toner HP LaserJet 1020 Toner Ink
Cartridges Print a significantly higher
Rs 350 per bottle (LIQUID) amount of page
Rs. 100/ pack
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Luxor Luxor Whiteboard Marker Ink

Marker Pen
Rs. 25 per piece Rs. 30/ 15ml bottle

Saahas zero waste – made

from 100%
Binders Peacock File Laminated Files
recycled waste. Will need
lamination.
Envie – 4 Rechargeable
Batteries Eveready/ Nipon batteries with
1 charger
Rs. 1099

Duracell rechargeable
batteries with charger
Rs. 900/ set of 4 AA Battery

Eveready rechargeable
batteries with charger
Rs. 750/ set of 4 AA Battery
Go Grameen- Pencil from
recycled
newspaper – Rs 50/ box of 10

Ecome – Seed pencil from

recycled newspaper
Pencil Apsara Platinum Rs. 450/ pack of 10

Sanhita Papertree
Creations Recycled
newspaper
Rs. 5/ pencil

LINKS
https://spakpaper.com/
Saahas Zero Waste, Bangalore and Zebra Stationery Products, Coimbatore
manufacture various office products made from recycled products including
files, folders, notebooks, pencils, envelopes, etc., which can be made to order.
https://saahaszerowaste.com/waste-recycled-products/
https://www.stationerymela.co.in/eco-friendly-
stationary-product.html
https://www.jkpaper.com/index.php?option=com_conten
t&view=article&id=23&Itemid=24
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http://www.khannapaper.com
https://store.hp.com
http://luxorpen.com/whiteboard-markers.html
https://www.duracell.in/products/rechargeable-
and-chargers/
http://www.evereadyindia.com/battery/rechargeabl
e-battery.aspx https://www.grameenfoundation.in/
http://www.samhita.org/social-organisation/papertree-creations-india-pvt-
ltd/

Food and Beverages

PRODUCT TYPE CURRENTLY

PRODUCT
PURCHASED RECOMMENDED PRODUCT
Royal Enterprises who imports
from
Chikmangalur which is
within 160 km of
Mangalore.
Royal
Royal Vidya Coffee,
Coffee Powder
Rs.430
/kg Chikmangalur Café

Coffee Day,

Chikmangalur

Royal Enterprises who imports

from
Chikmangalur which is
within 160 km of
Royal Mangalore.
Tea Leaves
Rs.430/kg
Lipton Rainforest Alliance
Certified™ products

United Nilgiri Tea Estates Co.

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Royal Enterprises who imports

from
Chikmangalur which is
Lemon Tea Royal within 160 km of
Powder Rs.165/kg Mangalore.

Lipton Rainforest Alliance

Certified™ products
Royal Enterprises who imports
from
Chikmangalur which is
Royal within 160 km of
Green Tea
Rs. /kg Mangalore.

Lipton Rainforest Alliance

Certified™ products
Royal Enterprises who imports
from
Milk Powder Royal Chikmangalur which is
within 160 km of
Mangalore.
50-50 / Unibic
Biscuits Biscuits from local bakeries
Rs. 10 / packet
Avoid buying plastic bottles

PET Recyclable plastic

bottle – Tupperware,
AquaSure Signoraware
Water Bottles
Rs. 10 / bottle
Steel/ Copper Bottles –
Pegion / Signoraware

Glass Bottles

LINKS
http://www.vidyacoffee.com/
https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/
https://www.lipton.com/
http://unitednilgiritea.com/
https://www.tupperwareindia.com/products/5548/AquaSafeBottle1L
http://www.signoraware.com/
https://pigeonindia.in/product/pigeon-pearl-water-bottle-1000-ml/
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LEED LAB MATERIAL BOOK

SP A K KRAFT PAPER

What is it? LEED

Plotter Pinting Paper Credits
MR 1
Where can I use it? Storage and collection of
recyclables
Printing plotter
M R 1.2
Why is it green? Building reuse - Maintain
It is 100% recycled fibers and unbleached paper. interior non structural
Made from 100% Pollution free - Wood free and elements
Eco-friendly paper suitable for writing, printing MR 3
Materials
applications. reuse
MR 4
Recycle d Content

Information

https://spakpape
r.com
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S A A H A S ZERO WASTE

What is it?
LEED Credits
Pinting and writing Paper
MR 1
Where can I use it? Storage and collection of
Office printers and class recyclables

M R 1.2
Why is it green? Building reuse - Maintain interior
100% recycled paper and unbleached paper. It no n structural elements
is recycled paper is made using 5000 litres of water
as compared to 50,000 litres consumed by virgin MR 3
paper. Recycled paper consumes only 25% of the Materials reuse
electrical power and only 1/3rd of the thermal
MR 4
energy ascompared to virgin paper.
Recycled Content

Information

https://saahaszerowaste.com/waste-
recycled-products/
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S P A K ECO FRI ENDLY C O PI ER PAPER

What is it?
LEED Credits
Pinting and writing Paper
MR 1
Where can I use it? Storage and collection of
Office printers and class recyclables

M R 1.2
Why is it green? Building reuse - Maintain interior
It is 100% recycled fibers(eco friendly) and no n structural elements
unbleached paper. Made from 100% Pollution free -
Wood free and Eco-friendly paper suitable for MR 3
writing, printingapplications. Materials reuse

MR 4
Recycled Content

Information
https://spakpaper.com
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JK EASY C O PI ER PAPER

What is it?
LEED Credits
Pinting and writing Paper
MR 1
Where can I use it? Storage and collection of
Office printers and class recyclables

M R 1.2
Why is it green? Building reuse - Maintain interior
It is an FSC certified paper. Better technology, no n structural elements
Process innovation, Recycling, Re-use and
minimizing Waste-water discharge has helped MR 3
significantly reduce fresh water consumption & Materials reuse
effluent generation per metric ton of paper in
MR 4
recent years Made up of smooth, and eco-
Recycled Content
friendly material, the papers aims to lower the
carbon footprints. Information

https://www.jkpaper.com/index.
php?option=com_content&view=art
icle&id=23&Itemid=24
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K H A N N A ECO FRI ENDLY PAPER

What is it?
LEED Credits
Pinting and writing Paper
MR 1
Where can I use it? Storage and collection of
Office printers and class recyclables

M R 1.2
Why is it green? Building reuse - Maintain interior
Paper waste is utilized creating recycled paper no n structural elements
and hence reduces land pollution on planet. It
reduces energy requirement and hence MR 3
reduces CO2 emission in atmosphere - helps Materials reuse
reducing global warming. Reduced
MR 4
requirement of energy directly saves water from
Recycled Content
pollution.
Information

http://www.khannapaper.com
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D U B A R I A EMPTY REFILLABLE I N K C A R T R I D G E

What is it?
LEED Credits
Pinting ink containers

Where can I use it?

Printing Plotters

Why is it green?
Reduces air & water pollution, emissions
related with land-filling, incineration or the
manufacturing of new cartridges. Conserves Information
natural resources which mean the need for raw
materials reduces. Helps in saving energy & https://dubaria.shop/
sustain the environment for future
generations.
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WHI TE SKY REFILL I N K FOR HP P R I N T E R

What is it?
LEED Credits
Pinting ink

Where can I use it?

Printing Plotter

Why is it green?
Reduces air & water pollution, emissions
related with land-filling, incineration or the
manufacturing of new cartridges. Conserves Information
natural resources which mean the need for raw
materials reduces. Helps in saving energy & https://store.hp.com
sustain the environment for future
generations.
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JET T O N E R P O W D E R

What is it?
LEED Credits
Pinting ink powder

Where can I use it?

Office printers

Why is it green?
Reducing the amount of waste and they are
made using less energy.
Information
https://store.hp.com
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LUXOR W H I T E B O A R D M A R K E R I N K

What is it?
LEED Credits
Whiteboard marker ink

Where can I use it?

White board markers

Why is it green?
Reduces new purchaces of markers and
adding up to landfills.
Information

http://luxorpen.com/whiteboard-
markers.html
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E N V I E – R E C H A R G EA B LE BATTERI ES

What is it?
LEED Credits
Batteries
M R 1.2
Where can I use it? Building reuse - Maintain interior
Clock, remote batteries ( projector and AC), no n structural elements
camera , torch , mouse
etc.

Why is it green?
It is rechargeable and lasts for more than 3 Information
years. Rechargeable batteries produce less
waste because they can be recharged with a
simple battery charger and reused hundreds of
times. They also use less energy because
recharging batteries with a battery charger is
more energy efficient than the cost and energy
of making new batteries.
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D U R A C E L L R E C H A R G EA B L E BATTERI ES

What is it?
LEED Credits
Batteries
M R 1.2
Where can I use it? Building reuse - Maintain interior
Clock, remote batteries ( projector and AC), no n structural elements
camera , torch , mouse
etc.

Why is it green?
It is rechargeable and lasts for more than 3 Information
years. Rechargeable batteries produce less
waste because they can be recharged with a https://www.duracell.in/products/
simple battery charger and reused hundreds of rechargeable-and-chargers/
times. They also use less energy because
recharging batteries with a battery charger is
more energy efficient than the cost and energy
of making new batteries.
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EV EREA D Y R E C H A R G EA B LE BATTERI ES

What is it?
LEED Credits
Batteries
M R 1.2
Where can I use it? Building reuse - Maintain interior
Clock, remote batteries ( projector and AC), no n structural elements
camera , torch , mouse
etc.

Why is it green?
It is rechargeable and lasts for more than 3 Information
years. Rechargeable batteries produce less
waste because they can be recharged with a http://www.evereadyindia.com/
simple battery charger and reused hundreds of battery/rechargeable-battery.aspx
times. They also use less energy because
recharging batteries with a battery charger is
more energy efficient than the cost and energy
of making new batteries.
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G O G R A M E E N - P EN CI L

What is it?
LEED Credits
Writtting pencil
MR 1
Where can I use it? Storage and collection of
Office, classroom, staffroom etc. recyclables

M R 1.2
Why is it green? Building reuse - Maintain interior
100% eco-friendly – use recycled paper to make no n structural elements
pencils. No wood is used, no trees are cut and
no waste is generated, no toxic chemicals, and MR 3
no plastic, recycled paper is used for making Materials reuse
pencils.
MR 4
Recycled Content

Information
https://www.grameenfoundation.in/
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S A N H I T A PAPERTREE C R E A T I O N S

What is it?
LEED Credits
Writtting pencil
MR 1
Where can I use it? Storage and collection of
Office, classroom, staffroom etc. recyclables

M R 1.2
Why is it green? Building reuse - Maintain interior
100% eco-friendly – use recycled paper to make no n structural elements
pencils. No wood is used, no trees are cut and
no waste is generated, no toxic chemicals, and MR 3
no plastic, recycled paper is used for making Materials reuse
pencils.
MR 4
Recycled Content

Information
http://www.samhita.org/social-
organisation/papertree-creations-
india-pvt-ltd/
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APPENDIX
Extended producer responsibility: Measures undertaken by the maker of a
product to accept its own and sometimes other manufacturers’ products as
postconsumer waste at the end of the products’ useful life. Producers recover
and recycle the materials for use in new products of the same type.

Cradle to Cradle Certified: A Pioneering Approach to Safe and Healthy

Products Developed by an Architect and a Chemist–Integrated as Key Element
of Globally Adopted Green Building Program.

Health Product Declaration: Provides a standardized way of reporting the

material contents of building products, and the health effects associated with
these materials.

The Declare label: It allows manufacturers to demonstrate their leadership

in the marketplace and it provides consumers with honest information for
product selection.

ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard: Standard addressing

material utilization, energy and atmosphere impacts, as well as human and
ecosystem health and social responsibility matters.

Product Lens certification: Tool that shows a substance's hazard data in

context using exposure indicators along four phases within the life cycle of
the product.

Environmental product declaration (EPD): An independently verified and

registered document that communicates transparent and comparable
information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products.

Postconsumer recycled content: A finished material which would normally

be disposed of as a solid waste, having reached its intended end-use and
completed its life cycle as a consumer item, and does not include
manufacturing or converting wastes.

Bio-based material: Material intentionally made from substances derived from living (or
once-living) organisms.
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SUMMARY

•The intent is to reduce the environmental harm from materials and products
purchased and used during operations and maintenance of buildings.
•Purchasing policy insists to purchase environmentally preferable products
for Ongoing Consumables, Electronic equipment and Food and beverage.

•List of ongoing consumables (desk accessories) and food and beverages is

made and 5 most purchased materials is noted down for which alternatives
are suggested based on required criteria.
•These material and product purchases must meet at least one of the criteria
listed.
- For ongoing consumable purchases the criteria's are : Recycled Content,
Extended Use, FSC Certification, Materials Reuse, Cradle to Cradle
Certification, Bio-based Material Content and Extended Producer
Responsibility.
- The food and beverages products must contain raw materials harvested and
produced within 160 kilometers (100 miles) of the project site (Local
Sourcing).
- Electronic equipment must meet the criteria of EPEAT rating or Energy Star
rating.
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