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97. Material transparency

Just as consumers have a right to know the contents of the food they consume (whether to avoid an allergic reaction or to make healthier nutrition choices), they should be able to find out what is in the products that make up the buildings they occupy.

This feature requires the disclosure of material composition as a step towards better product choices.

Part 1: Material Information

At least 50% (as measured by dollar value) of interior finishes and finish materials, furnishings (including workstations) and built-in furniture have one of the following material descriptions:

a) Declare Label.
b) Health Product Declaration.
c) Any method accepted in LEED v4 MR credit's "Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients" credit, Option 1: material ingredient reporting.
Part 2: Accessible Information

The following condition is met:

a) All declaration information is compiled and made readily available to occupants either digitally or as part of a printed manual.
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Applicability Matrix

Core & Shell New Construction WELL Interiors
Part 1: Material Information O O O
Part 2: Accessible Information O O O
Commercial Kitchen Education Multifamily Residential Retail
Part 1: Material Information O P O O
Part 2: Accessible Information O P O O

Verification Methods Matrix

Letters of Assurance Annotated Documents On-Site Checks
PART 1 (Design)
Material Information 		Architect
PART 2 (Design)
Accessible Information 		Auditor Inspection

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U.S. Green Building Council. LEED v4: Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction. Washington D.C.: U.S. Green Building Council; 2013: 37, 43-44, 542-43, 545, 541-552, 567, 605, 623, 645-53, 658-61, 682, 685-6, 723-4.
97.1.c

USGBC's LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Credit requires projects to have a publicly available inventory, Health Product Declaration, Cradle to Cradle Certified, or other specially approved programs.
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Declare. The Ingredients Label for Building Projects. https://ilbi.org/about/About-Docs/handouts-docs/declare-postcard. Seattle: International Living Future Institute; Accessed September 15, 2014.
97.1.a

Declare provides a platform for manufacturers to communicate material product content.
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Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPD). Standard Version 1.0. http://hpdcollaborative.org/standard-documents/hpdstandard_v1_0_121215.pdf. Effective Date: 13 November 2012. Revised: 15 Dec 2012.
97.1.b

The Health Product Declaration's Standard Version 1.0 provides a human health context for material hazard information (product content and emissions) disclosed in the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) as well as other sources.
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