New Evaluation Program Verifies Green Claims
The new Sustainable Attributes Verification and Evaluation (SAVE) program will soon provide confirmation that evaluated building products are sustainable and may help a building qualify for points under major green rating systems.
The new
Sustainable Attributes Verification and Evaluation (SAVE) program will soon provide confirmation that evaluated building products are sustainable and may help a building qualify for points under major green rating systems.
The program is administered by the International Code Council’s (ICC) Evaluation Service.
A SAVE evaluation involves both inspection of the manufacturer’s production process and reviews of independent product testing, where required. Manufacturers that successfully complete the evaluation process receive a Verification of Attributes Report (VAR) in one or more of nine key categories: recycled content (postconsumer/preconsumer), regional materials, bio-based materials, certified wood products, solar reflectance index and thermal emittance of roofing materials, volatile organic compound content and emissions (adhesives and sealants), volatile organic compound content and emissions (paints and coatings), urea formaldehyde resin content in composite wood products and volatile organic compound content and emissions of floor coverings.
A
list of successfully evaluated products under the SAVE program will be made available to consumers, ICC says.
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