| Shaw Contract Group offers an online LEED Calculator to help teams calculate the contribution of Shaw Contract Group products. The information below provides:
- LEED overview
- How carpet contributes to LEED
- Functions and benefits of the Shaw Contract Group LEED Calculator
LEED Overview
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. It was created by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to define "green buildings" and promote integrated, whole-building design practices.
LEED offers four levels of certification that are determined by the number of credit points achieved in defined categories.
While LEED provides guidelines for designing and building environmentally responsible structures, not all sustainable practices are included in the system. As LEED continues to develop and evolve, it will likely include additional strategies not currently specified.
Carpet Contribution to LEED
A sustainable carpet system is one component among a list of building materials that can contribute toward the design and certification of a LEED building. No product can be LEED certified, however meeting the minimum credit requirements often requires the LEED team to specify a multitude of environmentally responsible products.
Specification of Shaw Contract Group products may be additive to the pursuit of a LEED point in the following categories:
- Materials and Resources: Recycled Content Credit 4.1 and 4.2
- Materials and Resources: Local/Regional Materials Credit 5.1 and 5.2
- Indoor Environmental Quality: Low Emitting Materials Credit 4.3
Shaw Contract Group LEED Calculator
The Shaw Contract Group LEED Calculator is an online calculator that will provide users with accurate information regarding the environmental attributes of Shaw Contract Group products, as well as as their contribution to the USGBC LEED Rating System. The tool offers the following benefits:
- Automated assistance with LEED documentation
- Customized review and comparison of multiple products
- Ability to print, download and/or e-mail LEED Specification Sheets and analysis information for all products that contribute to the rating system
- Reduced time associated dollars associated with LEED research and documentation
- Accurate and straight-forward information of product attributes and LEED contribution
Login to the Shaw Contract Group website to calculate LEED contribution
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