Cornell and LEED®, Sustainability
and Green Manufacturing
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings developed by The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
The LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System guides and distinguishes
high-performance commercial and institutional projects. The Rating System consists of six categories, listed with Cornell’s contribution toward them as follows:
- Sustainable Sites. This category is not applicable to the use of Cornell products.
- Water Efficiency. This category is not applicable to the use of Cornell products.
- Energy and Atmosphere. This category is not applicable to the use of Cornell products.
- Materials and Resources
Materials and Resources Credit 4: Recycled Content
Cornell product components contain Post Industrial and Post Consumer recycled content as listed below. Please note that Product Type and Product Size determine final Recycled Content calculation results. Precise Recycled Content information can be provided when dimensioned products are identified, excluding TranZform Products.
Cornell Recycled Content, All Products Except TranZform, 2009
- Prepainted Steel Curtain and Hood Material
7% Post Industrial (Pre-Consumer)
23% Post Consumer
- Structural Steel Bottom Bar Angle
17% Post Industrial (Pre-Consumer)
83% Post Consumer
- Structural Steel Guide Angle
40% Post Industrial (Pre-Consumer)
56% Post Consumer
- General Steel Components in Shafts and Brackets
33% Post Industrial (Pre-Consumer)
0% Post Consumer
- Stainless Steel, #4 Finish only, in Curtain, Hood, Bottom Bar and Guides
67% Post Industrial (Pre-Consumer)
- No recycled content in Aluminum
- No recycled content in Structural Stainless Steel Guides
TranZform® Accordion Products Recycled Content 2009
- Aluminum Extrusions, Vinyl Extrusions
75% Post Industrial (Pre-Consumer)
10% Post Consumer
- Slats, Metal Hinges, Formed Steel Lead Posts and Jamb Attachments
25% Post Industrial (Pre-Consumer)
25% Post Consumer
Materials and Resources Credit 5: Regional Materials
All Cornell products are manufactured in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, 18707 USA
- Indoor Environmental Quality. This category is not applicable to the use of Cornell products.
Note that all Cornell finishes are applied by the time the product is shipped. No finishes or paints are applied to products on-site. VOC information is not applicable for LEED EQ 4.1- 4.4 credit.
- Innovation and Design Process. This category is not applicable to the use of Cornell products.
*LEED is a trademark of The U.S. Green Building Council.