by Lauren Richardson
Sustainability Manager at Green Badger
The goal of this post is to highlight paint products from PPG that will help you earn LEED v4/v4.1 low-emitting and BPDO materials credits.
Green Badger is always on the search for products that meet LEED v4 and v4.1 requirements. Today, we’re showcasing paints from the paint manufacturer PPG that meet the low-emitting materials requirements for emissivity. We have also made note is these products will help you earn any of the BPDO credits (EPD Option 1, EPD Option 2, MIR Option 1, or MIR Option 2). Let us know in the comments section if you’ve found any others!
FYI: The Company’s brands include PPG, GLIDDEN, COMEX, OLYMPIC, DULUX, SIKKENS, PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS, MULCO, FLOOD, LIQUID NAILS, SICO, RENNER, TAUBMANS, WHITE KNIGHT, BRISTOL, HOMAX, DEKORAL, TRILAK, GORI, and BONDEX, among others!
For more information on what the requirements are for LEED v4/v4.1, check out our Ultimate Guide to LEED v4 and v4.1 Construction for General Contractors.
PPG Paint Products with LEED Compliant Documentation
PPG – Breakthrough 50 Interior/Exterior
Documentation: UL GREENGUARD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- Low Emitting Materials
PPG – Master’s Mark
Documentation: UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- Low Emitting Materials
PPG – Pitt-Glaze Interior Pre-Catalyzed Water Borne Acrylic Epoxy
Documentation: UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- Low Emitting Materials
PPG – Pitt-Tech Plus Interior/Exterior DRM Industrial Primer and Enamel
Documentation: EPD, LCIA, UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- EPD Option 1
- EPD Option 2 (value at .5 products for LEED v4.1)
- MIR Option 1
PPG – Pittsburgh Paints Wonder-Pro Interior/Exterior Latex
Documentation: UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- Low Emitting Materials
PPG – Pittsburgh Paints Wonder-Tones Interior Latex
Documentation: UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- Low Emitting Materials
PPG – SPEEDHIDE Interior Latex
Documentation: EPD, UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- EPD Option 1
- EPD Option 2 (value at .5 products for LEED v4.1)
PPG – SPEEDHIDE Zero Interior Zero-VOC Latex
Documentation: EPD, MIR, UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- EPD Option 1
- EPD Option 2 (value at .5 products for LEED v4.1)
- MIR Option 1
PPG – Pure Performance Interior Latex
Documentation: EPD, LCIA, UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- EPD Option 1
- EPD Option 2 (value at .5 products for LEED v4.1)
- MIR Option 1
PPG – Ultra Zero VOC by Dulux Interior Latex Paint
Documentation: EPD, LCIA, UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- EPD Option 1
- EPD Option 2 (value at .5 products for LEED v4.1)
- MIR Option 1
PPG – Wonder-Pure Interior
Documentation: UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- Low Emitting Materials
PPG – SuperTech
Documentation: UL GREENGUARD GOLD Certificate
LEED Credit Compliance:
- Low Emitting Materials
LEED v4 Compliant Paint Products and Manufacturers
Most of the big paint manufacturers have LEED v4 compliant paint products. For more compliant paint products to use on your project, check out our post on LEED v4 Compliant Paint Products and Manufacturers. You’ll find multiple paint product lines that not only meet the Low Emitting Materials requirements but also offer a slew of EPDS, HPDs, Cradle to Cradle certificates, and Product Lens Certifications.
Using a LEED submittal cover sheet:
There are some pretty easy best practices that can really facilitate the documentation for materials and even low-emitting products.
Here’s one that you think would be commonplace, but at least in this Badger’s neck of the woods (literally), we don’t see all that frequent – using a required LEED Submittal Cover Sheet for all subcontractors. By having a coversheet, where you require the subcontractor to provide cost and any relevant LEED data (recycled content percentages, distance from extraction and manufacture, VOC content, etc), you get all this information upfront. Or reject the submittal and send it back. Pretty straightforward! Download your free LEED v4.1 product submittal coversheet bellow.
