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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: Workstation Orientation

To minimize glare caused by incoming sunlight, the following conditions are met for desks located within 4.5 m [15 ft] of view windows:

a. All computer screens are oriented within a 20° angle perpendicular to the plane of the nearest window.
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.
Reproductive
Immune
Digestive
Integumentary
Nervous
Cardiovascular
Endocrine
Respiratory

Applicability Matrix

Core & Shell Tenant Improvement New Construction
Part 1: Workstation Orientation - O O
Part 2: Accessible Information O O O
Commercial Kitchen Schools Multifamily Residential Restaurant Retail
Part 1: Workstation Orientation - O - - -
Part 2: Accessible Information O O O O O

Verification Methods Matrix

Letters of Assurance Annotated Documents On-Site Checks
PART 1 (Design)
Workstation Orientation 		Auditor Inspection
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, 541-552, 567, 605, 623, 645-53, 658-61, 682-3, 685-6, 723-4.
97.1.c

USGBC’s LEED v4 MR credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients Option 1 has projects use at least 20 permanently installed products from at least 5 different manufacturers that use any of 4 programs described in the credit.
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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 promotes materials transparency by providing a platform for manufacturers to disclose product ingredients and other relevant information.
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Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPD). Health Product Declaration Standard Version 1.0. http://hpdcollaborative.org/standard-documents/hpdstandard_v1_0_121215.pdf. Updated December 15, 2012. Accessed June 9, 2015.
97.1.b

The Health Product Declaration's Standard Version 1.0 provides guidance for declaring "product content and direct health hazards associated with exposure to its individual contents."
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