LEED Rating System Version 2.1
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ™) Green Building Rating System represents the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) effort to provide a national standard for what constitutes a "green building." It is used as a design guideline and certification tool for architects and designers seeking to develop high-performance, sustainable buildings.
Q: Are Sloan products LEED certified?
A: The USGBC LEED program certifies buildings, not products or materials. Sloan has a group of products listed in various green building material lists. An example of this would be the GreenSpec™ certified hand dryer. Information is available at www.buildinggreen.com.
Q: What part do products and materials play in the LEED rating system?
A: The majority of building products only contribute to achieving LEED points. Requirements are performance-based, and products having the desired attributes can be identified.
Q: Which Sloan products count toward LEED credit?
A: Sloan’s new Water Conservation Product Group is specifically designed to supply architects, builders, engineers and contractors with the best in water-efficient products. When specified correctly, these products can achieve multiple LEED credit points – going beyond water efficiency credits. Products include the Optima® product line, Optima faucets and showerheads, Waterfree Urinal, Crown® II (1.0, 0.5 gpf), Royal® (1.0, 0.5 gpf), G2 Optima Plus® (1.0, 0.5 gpf), etc.
For more detail on Sloan products and how they contribute to achieving LEED Certification, please go to www.sloanvalve.com or reference Sloan’s "LEED Certification Information Sheet."
Additional details can be found in the Specifying for LEED Credit document entitled "Water Efficiency Points and Beyond with Sloan Conservation Products" and the LEED Reference Package and Credit Rulings.
Visit www.leedbuilding.org.
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