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Sustainable Purchasing—Facility Alterations and Additions

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LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance MRc3

LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance projects can earn points if the materials they use for alterations and additions meet one or more of the following criteria: recycled content, salvaged, rapidly renewable, FSC-certified, regional, or low in VOC emissions.
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PRODUCTS

By CSI Division, Section

07: Thermal and Moisture Protection (2 Sections, 7 Products)
09: Finishes (6 Sections, 25 Products)

ARTICLES

	ICC Launches Sustainability Verification for Products EBN: What's Happening - December 2008		Behind the Logos: Understanding Green Product Certifications EBN: Feature - January 2008
	Home Depot Rolls Out Green Labeling EBN: What's Happening - May 2007		Navigating the Maze of Environmentally Preferable Products EBN: Feature - November 2003
	Building Materials: What Makes a Product Green? EBN: Feature - January 2000		Handbook of Sustainable Building: An Environmental Preference Method for Selection of Materials for Use in Construction and Refurbishment EBN: From the Library - February 1997

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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)