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This table compares the identified material incorporated in the new EPA Region 7 Building with the EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG). The different categories are identified by: CPG Products included in building at given percentages {Bold & Green} and Products containing a recycled content or other environmental benefit but not necessarily meeting the CPG requirements {Blue & Bold}.

					CPG Requirement
PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT	NEW BUILDING DESIGNATED BENEFIT	RECYCLED CONTENT IN NEW BUILDING	MATERIAL	POST- CONSUMER CONTENT(%)	TOTAL RECOVERED MATERIALS CONTENT(%)	MANUFACTURER/ CONTRACTOR
Building Insulation	Fiberglass	The insulation provides effective resistance to heat transfer between air spaces creating better efficiency and energy conservation	50%	Glass Cullet	_____	20-25	Owens Corning
Ceiling System	Acoustic Ceiling Tile Acoustic Ceiling Grid System (Donn 15.16")	Conditioned sound N/A	93% 67%	Recycled Slag Light gauge Steel	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	US Gypsum US Gypsum
Cement & Concrete	Coal Fly Ash Ground Granulated Blast Furnace (GGBF) Slag	The use of Coal Fly Ash and GGBF Slag improves the strength and stability of concrete	10% 20%	Due to variations in coal Fly Ash, GGBF slag, cement, strength requirements, costs, and construction practives, EPA is not recommending recovered materials, content levels for cement or concrete containing coal fly ash or GGBF slag. EPA is, however, providing information about recovered materials content in the CPG.			Ashgrove Products Ashgrove Products
Counters	Lavatory Counters	Inert, non-toxic chemically non- reactive hypoaller- genic material.		Granite	N/A	N/A	Cold Spring Granite
Insulated Windows & Glazings	Insulated Windows Window Overglazing	Energy Savings Energy Savings	60% 60%				Viricon Viricon
Floor Covering	Carpet Lotus Carpet	Non-latex products, goods are 100%
	Nylon Carpet Face Fiber	recyclable.	50%	Nylon	N/A	N/A	DuPont
	Recycled Source Nylon Carpet		50%	Nylon	N/A	N/A	DuPont
	Carpet Adhesive SB latex resin emulsion	Very low toxic Adhesive System	10%	Water, SB Latex Tackafiena resin, Kaolin clay, & processing oil	N/A	N/A
	Floor Tiles & Patio Blocks: 5th Floor Patio Blocks	Access to satellite dish. Only VCT to	100%	Concrete	N/A	N/A	West Tile
	Terra Traffic Bathroom Floor & Walls Tile	feature partial recycled content Tile is made from over 70% post-	60%	Vinyl Composition	N/A	N/A	Terra Green
	Ceramic Tile	industrial recycled waste glass. Inert, non-toxic, chemically non-reactive	70%	Tile (VCT) Waste Glass	N/A	N/A
	Granite Flooring	hypoallergenic material	100%	Granite	N/A	N/A	Cold Spring Granite
Lighting & Energy Systems	Energy Efficient Lighting Products Indirect Lighting	These lights products are					Finelight

	Electronic Ballast	used in 100% of the open					Motorola
	Watt Stoppers Motion Detectors	office and public areas in the building					Thomas Company
	Core Lighting on Energy Management	providing even light distribution throughout, to reduce eye strain of employees and to lower energy consumption					Thomas Company
	Flourescent Task Lighting	Energy Savings					EPA Supplied
	Task Lighting with Occupancy Sensors	Energy Savings					EPA supplied
	Energy Efficient Computers	Energy Savings					EPA Supplied

					CPG Requirement
PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT	NEW BUILDING DESIGNATED BENEFIT	RECYCLED CONTENT IN NEW BUILDING	MATERIAL	POST-CONSUMER CONTENT(%)	TOTAL RECOVERED MATERIALS CONTENT(%)	MANUFACTURER/ CONTRACTOR
Paints & Coatings	Reprocessed Latex Paint:	No VOC's
	White, Off-white, Pastel Colors		30%	Latex	20	20	Sherwin Williams
	0Grey, Brown, Earthtones, and other Dark Colors		25%	Latex	50-99	50-99	Sherwin Williams
	Consolidated Latex Paint Primer		30%	Latex	100	100	Sherwin Williams
	Latex Paint Overcoat- color Frazee		40%	Latex	N/A	N/A	Sherwin Williams
Recycling System	Recycling & Specialty Waste Receptacles	Provides recycling opportunities					EPA Supplied
Shower & Restroom Dividers/ Partitions	Steel Dividers Plastic Laminate	Utilizes recycled recoverd products	10% 30%	Steel Plastic	16 20-100	20-30 20-100	All American Metal Corporation All American Metal Corporation
Water Conservation Products	Urinals: Mister Miser Toilet Adapters: Flushometer ADA Retrofit Handle Flushometers	Water Saving Fixtures					Crane Company Sloan
Water Conservation Products	Low-Flow Shower Heads: Low-Flow Shower Heads						Simmons
Walls & Doors	Vinyl Wall Covering (Type 2)	Manufacturer uses 100% clean water based inks	N/A	Water base inks	N/A	N/A	Koroseal
	Wood Wall Base (Lobby Area)	Reduced PVC's from substitution of rubber base	N/A	Wood	N/A	N/A	Woodcraft Company
	Vinyl Wall Base (Johnsonite)	Antimicrobial product using an adhesive with no VOC's	40%	Vinyl	N/A	N/A	Woodcraft Company
	Plastic Laminate	Partial recycled content, environmentally responsive manufacturer. LSI utilizes recovered and renewable forest products, The materials contain no heavy metals, rain forest timber, or tropical hardwoods. They also contain no ozone depleting substances thereby reducing toxicity releases by 98%. Durable, not endangered wood pieces from a well managed forest.	75%	Plastic Veneer	N/A	N/A	LSI Company
	Wood Doors (American Red Oak)	Osh Kosh utilizes 40% recovered wood products in their doors.	40%	Wood	N/A	N/A	Osh Kosh Company
Please contact Marc Matthews, Pollution Prevention Coordinator, US EPA Region 7, at (913) 551-7517 if you wish to receive additional copies of this table, to discuss "green" issues, or talk about the features included in the Environmentally Sensitive Building Products table.

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