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FEATURE
healthcare
The CO Architects, Los Angeles,
design for the Palomar Medical Center
includes a full complement of waterconservation, air-quality, and energysaving measures. Photo: Tom Bonner
tectural firms or end users who do not necessarily have a chemistry or
been working on this for a very long time, and they have made very key
toxicology background," Martel said.
decisions for their organization to eliminate certain chemicals, push
"Most people I interact with today who are just specifying products
down certain paths, and adopt certain policies. This has forced their
are not going to be digging through detailed data sheets such as EPDs
constituents to look for those types of certifications or those types of
or HPDs. They're looking to make sure those are available, perhaps for
transparency documents that will allow them to fulfill the vision and
LEED credits, but they're looking for some sort of thumbs-up indica-
the mission that Kaiser has set forth for their healthcare facilities."
tor," commented Paul M. Firth, director, Service Development and
Innovation, UL Environmental, Marietta, GA.
"The Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA),
Hamburg, Germany, has put together a new tool that seems to be eas-
"I would say by and large that level of knowledge is not usually
ier to read, but it also may be subject to interpretation by whomever is
needed or desired for that first-pass purchase unless you have a more
reading it. It will, however, tell you if there is a risk, whether it is asso-
advanced design firm, builder, or owner that is putting forth those
ciated with the worker or the end user, and whether the product is re-
specifications," added Firth.
cyclable, given the materials it contains," Martel said.
Such advanced building owners would likely be healthcare provid-
EPDs are not uniformly available for all products, Martel noted,
ers. "Kaiser Permanente is a great example," Firth said. "They have
but there is good penetration in industries such as flooring and furniture, for example.
Firth agreed that flooring is a good example. Interface (LaGrange,
What Are Eco-Labels?
GA) founder Ray Anderson, decided to emphasize sustainability as far
back as 1994. "They've done a lot of work over the past decades on
sustainability issues. They've tackled content issues, performance, and
achievement issues, and they've tackled transparency issues both on
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva, Switzerland, has defined three types of
the chemical/health side and the environment side. The furniture in-
Eco-Labels.
dustry has also been an active participant, "although the biggest issue
Type I: These are seal-of-approval labels on products that meet specifications that are independently
in the furniture industry, when it comes to these larger transparency
determined and environmental impacts over the product's lifecycle have been considered. The labels gen-
issues, is the number of components that are involved in many of their
erally don't include detailed, specific information. Examples are WaterSense and Green Seal.
products," Firth said.
Type II: The information behind these labels is self declared by the manufacturer and is not verified by
a third party.
Type III: EPDs are considered Type III labels and are verified by organizations such as UL Environment
"Imagine a mechanical chair; you probably have well more than
100 different parts that go into that chair. Those parts each have a
supplier, and the supplier is probably getting some of their chemical
in the U.S., EPD International in Sweden, and IBU (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) in Germany. Independent
information from another supplier. You keep going down that supply
audits include information about environmental impact, raw materials, chemical substances, emissions, and
chain, and it becomes very difficult to gather some of the details. The
waste generation.
fact that they are working on it [acquiring a maximum amount of information] speaks to their level of activity and commitment. Even
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Architecture September 2016
The Architects
Design Decisions
Ceiling "Trellis" Takes Center Court
Flooring Artwork Takes Off
Interiors Products
Lighting Control Checks In
Lighting & Electrical Products
A Shining Star In The City Of Lights
Exteriors Products
Restroom Renovation Scores Big
HVAC & Plumbing Products
Curtainwalls Wash Complex With Daylight
Preserving The Window On History
Windows & Doors Products
Precision AC Factors In Mission-Critical Program
Building Technology Products
Showcase
Index
Portfolio
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Cover1
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Cover2
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 1
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 2
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 3
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 4
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 5
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - The Architects
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 7
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Design Decisions
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 9
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Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 15
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Ceiling "Trellis" Takes Center Court
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 19
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Flooring Artwork Takes Off
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 21
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Interiors Products
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 23
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 24
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 25
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Lighting Control Checks In
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 27
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Lighting & Electrical Products
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 29
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 30
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 31
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - A Shining Star In The City Of Lights
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 33
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Exteriors Products
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 35
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Restroom Renovation Scores Big
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 37
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - HVAC & Plumbing Products
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 39
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Curtainwalls Wash Complex With Daylight
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 41
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Preserving The Window On History
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 43
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - 44
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Windows & Doors Products
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Precision AC Factors In Mission-Critical Program
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Building Technology Products
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Showcase
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Index
Commercial Architecture September 2016 - Portfolio
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