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Sustainable Design
When EPA-RTP began to develop our campus, we realized the need to specify environmental performance in the construction documents to a degree that did not exist in conventional practice at the time. Detailed environmental requirements were written into most technical specification sections in the construction contract for the new EPA Facility. These requirements were summarized in several unique Division 1 (General Requirements) construction contract specification sections.
These specification sections include:
- 01100 Environmental Requirements
- 01120 Environmental Impact of Materials
- 01445 Testing for Indoor Air Quality, Baseline IAQ, and Materials
- 01450 Sequence of Finishes Installation
- 01690 Waste Materials Management and Recycling
We also incorporated these specifications into our National Computer Center (NCC) and our First Environments Early Learning Center (FEELC) design-build facility development projects. Through these efforts, we were able to obtain a LEED Silver rating at the NCC and we are pursuing a LEED Gold rating at the FEELC.
As we realized that our ten-year old environmental specifications had become outdated as green development evolved, we undertook a comprehensive update of these specifications to reflect the state-of-the-art in accepted practices and adopted policies to continue to achieve the most environmentally responsible work possible. The result is our comprehensive Division 01 section and it's companion Guidance document:
- 018113Sustainable Design Requirements (PDF, 36 pp., about PDF)
- 018113-GGuidance for Sustainable Design Requirements (PDF, 13 pp., about PDF)
We have also updated the remaining Division 01 specification sections, and created companion Guidance documents for each:
- 017419Construction Waste Management (PDF, 17 pp., about PDF)
- 017419-GGuidance for Construction Waste Management (PDF, 3 pp., about PDF)
- 018109Testing for Indoor Air Quality (PDF, 7 pp., about PDF)
- 018109-GGuidance for Testing for Indoor Air Quality (PDF, 3 pp., about PDF)
- 019100General Commissioning Requirements (PDF, 29 pp., about PDF)
- 019100-GGuidance for General Commissioning Requirements (PDF, 4 pp., about PDF)
Together these specifications will be utilized in the development, renovation, and maintenance of facilities at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Research Triangle Park campus.