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Material

1 Materials Criteria

  • “Cradle-to-cradle” philosophy, what materials can be used after utilizing.

  • Deconstruction, no demolition, all materials should be auctioned, salvaged, recycled.

  • Materials with recycled content

  • Materials from rapidly renewable resources

  • Using SIPS in roof and walls

  • Parallel strand timber beams

 

Source: http://www2.aiatopten.org/hpb/materials.cfm?ProjectID=69

Qualitative Analysis

2 The Philip Merrill Environmental Center has met the following standard​

  • Reduce the use of virgin materials

  • Reduce use of nonrenewable materials

  • Reduce transportation burden of materials

  • Practice sustainable forestry

  • Divert construction waste from landfills

  • Avoid materials that are harmful to humans

  • Reduce impact of a building’s operation

     

Source: Clark Construction Group

Recycled materials in the building include galvanized steel siding, galvanized roofing, and medium density fiberboard. Parallel strand lumber made from scrap wood that is normally wasted, was used for posts, beams and trusses. The sun louvers are made of salvaged pickle barrels staves. Reused broken concrete from the previous structure covers the road beds.

 

Source: The Philip Merrill Environmental Center Highlighting

The source of materials used 

Source: Clark Group

Qualitative

  • Material Criteria

  • The PMEC Standard

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