LEED Certified Stainless Steel Hinges

LEED Certification – U.S. Green Building Council

This notice is in response to the use of several of PBB’s products to help achieve Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification. It references the LEED Green Building Rating System for the new Construction and Major Renovations (LEED-NC) as published by the United States Green Building Council (USBGC). The following table outlines the different materials for PBB Commercial hinges support MR Credit 4.1, 4.2, and MR Credit 5.1:

The total is calculated using 100% of Post Consumer and 50% of Post Industrial.

 *Recycled content defined in accordance with industry standards.
**Pre-consumer recycled content refers to the waste material that is diverted from the waste stream and immediately placed back into the production cycle.

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*Recycled content defined in accordance with industry standards.
**Pre-consumer recycled content refers to the waste material that is diverted from the waste stream and immediately placed back into the production cycle.
+ Waste materials generated by the production of PBB hinges are collected and shipped off site where it then reenters the recycle stream.

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LEED Category: Material and Resources (MR)

MR Credit(s) 4.1 and 4.2 Recycled Content: Post Industrial
Product contains post industrial content as defined by Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claimes, 16 CFR 260.7 (e) (available at https://www.ftc.gov/policy/federal-register-notices/guides-use-environmental-marketing-claims-16-cfr-part-260) and therefore qualify as credit.

MR Credit(s) 4.1 and 4.2 Recycled Content: Post Consumer
Product contains post industrial content as defined by Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claimes, 16 CFR 260.7 (e) (available at https://www.ftc.gov/policy/federal-register-notices/guides-use-environmental-marketing-claims-16-cfr-part-260) and therefore qualify as credit.

MR Credit 5.1 Regional Materials: Manufactured Regionally
The hinges are manufactured by PBB, Inc. in Yangzhou, China. If this facility is less than 500 miles from the project site, they qualify for credit.