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Sustainable Purchasing—Ongoing Consumables

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LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance projects can earn a point by documenting that their purchases of ongoing consumables meet certain designated thresholds in terms of percentages that contain recycled content, rapidly renewable materials, regional materials, or are FSC-certified paper or rechargeable batteries.

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ARTICLES

Behind the Logos: Understanding Green Product Certifications
EBN: Feature - January 2008
Navigating the Maze of Environmentally Preferable Products
EBN: Feature - November 2003
Building Materials: What Makes a Product Green?
EBN: Feature - January 2000
Mind Over Matter: Recasting the Role of Materials in Our Lives
EBN: From the Library - May 1999
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ITEMS

Websites
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, publisher
 

Software
BEES 4.0: Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), publisher (2007)
 

Periodicals
Choose Green Reports
Green Seal, publisher
 

Books
Tools for Environmental Management: A Practical Introduction and Guide
Dixon Thompson, editor (2002)
Green Building Handbook, Volume 2: A Companion Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment
Tom Woolley et al., editor (2000)
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