A More Transparent Shade of Green
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how environmental product declarations (EPDs) allow for apples to apples comparisons of building products in terms of hygiene, welfare, and health performance.
- Explain how product category rules (PCRs) establish clear, consistent evaluation methods for building products as a means to help ensure and validate the environmental performance of buildings.
- Describe how PCRs, LCAs, and EPDs can be used together to assess and optimize the hygiene, health, and sustainability characteristics of high-performance restroom designs.
- Apply the information provided by environmental and efficiency standards when making product and welfare decisions.
Credits:
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia
Construction is going green. As both sustainability and efficiency advance in the built environment, architects, specifiers, and buyers are increasingly concerned with purchasing products that are environmentally friendly and can achieve project performance and client welfare goals. Architects and designers are, in essence, visionaries. This course explores options that architects and designers have when choosing products that accurately support and fuel their passion for possibilities while maintaining the health, safety, and welfare of the clients needs. Definition for PCRs, LCAs, and EPDs are discussed and various case studies are examined.
Photo courtesy of The Cottage Restaurant
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Paul Marquez has been and continues to be a valued member of the Excel Dryer team. Working first in the sales department overseeing the development of the Dodge Sales platform before assuming the role of Head of Architectural Specifications, Paul persistently utilized his management experience and business acumen drawn from a decade of being a client advocate and providing dynamic solutions to both management and client needs. In his current role, he is charged with sales functions, client relationship management, B2B development and gathering and conveying business partners/customer needs to guide product development with a particular emphasis on understanding the specification process. |
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Excel Dryer is a family-owned and operated company that revolutionized the industry with the invention of the XLERATOR® Hand Dryer which set a new standard for performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction. For more than 50 years, Excel has been manufacturing American made hand drying solutions that are dependable, cost effective, safe and sustainable. Backed by the best customer service, Excel Dryer products can be purchased through an established network of sales representatives and distributors globally. |
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