LEED® Credit Summary - Armstrong

CEILING&wall
SYSTEMS
CI/SfB
(35) Xy
08/2012
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Armstrong Ceiling Systems
LEED Credit Summary
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationallyrecognised
green building certification system. Developed by the U.S Green
Building Council, LEED provides building owners and operators with a framework
for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design,
construction, operations and maintenance solutions.
LEED promotes sustainable building and development practices through a suite
of rating systems that recognise projects that implement strategies for better
environmental and health performance.
LEED uses a straightforward scoring system (credits) which are supported by
evidence-based science and research.
The following LEED credit summary has been developed by Armstrong Ceiling
Systems to support the design, specification and installation of Armstrong
suspended ceiling systems in a wide range of buildings.
Supporting evidence is contained in Appendix 1, Armstrong Products –
Environmental Performance Table and Appendix 2, Armstrong Products –
Absorption Attenuation Comparison Table. These appendices cover the full range
of Armstrong suspended ceiling systems.
*Key:
NC = New Construction and Major Renovations
CS = Core & Shell Developments
CI = Commercial Interiors
ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE
EA Credit 1:
OPTIMISE ENERGY
PERFORMANCE
LEED NC, Schools,
CS, CI
*Energy and Environmental
Effects of High Light
Reflectance Ceilings: Brinjac
Engineering 2006
Intent: Achieve increasing levels of
energy performance above the baseline
standard to reduce environmental and
economic impacts associated with
excessive energy use.
How Armstrong can help:
Armstrong range of mineral fibre and
metal ceiling tiles achieve high levels of
light reflectance. High light reflectance
ceilings enhance indirect lighting by
improving overall lighting uniformity
returning up to 90% of the light back
into the space, compared with 75% with
standard ceilings*. A light reflectance of
90% and more allows 20% cost savings
with indirect lighting, and can yield total
building energy savings of up to 11%.
Canopies installed in the work place can
improve the light reflection over a working
space and provide better comfort for the
end user.
The TechZone Ceiling System combines
high light reflectance ceilings with indirect
lighting and can contribute to EA Credit 1.
Appendix 1, Armstrong Products
Environmental Performance Table
includes the light reflectance of our
ceiling tiles.
www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk
www.armstrong-ceilings.ie
recycleyourceilings@armstrong.com

MATERIAL AND RESOURCES
MR Credit 2:
CONSTRUCTION
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
LEED NC, Schools,
C & S, CI
Divert 50% to 75%
recycled
Intent: To divert construction and
demolition debris from disposal in landfills
and incineration facilities. Redirect
recyclable recovered resources back to
the manufacturing process and reusable
materials to appropriate sites.
How Armstrong can help:
Armstrong provide a comprehensive
post-consumer mineral fibre ceiling tile
take-back scheme in the UK and France.
We offer a programme for refurbishment/
strip out projects to recover ceiling tiles
at the end of their life. And, we offer an
Off-Cut recycling programme that diverts
waste during the installation process from
going to landfill.
The ceiling tiles are 100% recycled into
the mix and are processed into new
ceiling tiles.
Full details of the take back scheme
are available at
www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk\environment
recycleyourceilings@armstrong.com
MATERIAL AND RESOURCES
Intent: To increase demand for building
products that incorporate recycled
content materials, thereby reducing
impacts resulting from extraction and
processing of virgin materials.
How Armstrong can help:
A significant proportion of our ceiling
tiles are produced using recycled raw
materials, including slag mineral wool,
other recycled mineral wools, recycled
paper and recycled ceiling tiles. These
recycled contents, typically between 30%
and 60%, are indicated on all Armstrong’s
published literature in accordance with
EN ISO 14021: 2001.
Appendix 1, Armstrong Products
Environmental Performance Table
includes the recycled content for our full
product range.
For specific post-consumer and preconsumer
breakdowns please contact
your Armstrong representative.
MR Credit 4:
RECYCLED CONTENT
LEED NC, Schools, CS,
CI
The sum of post-consumer
recycled content plus 1/2 of
the pre-consumer content
constitutes at least 10% or
20%, based on cost, of the
total value of the materials in
the project
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
IEQ Prerequisite
3: MINIMUM
ACOUSTICAL
PERFORMANCE
LEED for Schools
Intent: To provide classrooms that are
quiet so that teachers can speak to the
class without straining their voices and
students can effectively communicate
with each other and the teacher.
How Armstrong can help:
Detailed information on the acoustic
performance of Armstrong ceiling tiles
is available from Appendix 2, Armstrong
Products Absorption Attenuation
Comparison Table.
This information can be used by a suitably
qualified acoustician to demonstrate how
the ceiling tiles contribute to the acoustic
perfomance of each space. Different
ceiling tiles are available to contribute
to all aspects of a building’s acoustic
performance, from passive acoustic
management of sound absoption and
sound attenuation through to control of
reverberation times and ambient noise
levels.
www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk
www.armstrong-ceilings.ie
recycleyourceilings@armstrong.com

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
IEQ 3.1 & 3.2:
CONSTRUCTION
INDOOR AIR
QUALITY PLAN
(During construction
and before
occupancy)
LEED for Schools
Intent: To reduce indoor air quality (IAQ)
problems resulting from construction or
renovation and promote the comfort and
well-being of construction workers and
building occupants.
How Armstrong can help:
All Armstrong ceiling tiles have low or
zero VOC emission levels.
Appendix 1, Armstrong Products
Environmental Performance Table
provides the results of the tests for each
tile.
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
Intent: To reduce the quantity of indoor
air contaminants that are odorous,
irritating and/or harmful to the comfort and
well-being of installers and occupants.
How Armstrong can help:
All Armstrong ceiling tiles have low or
zero VOC emission levels and therefore
can comply with an Indoor Air Quality
Management Plan which commits to
using low or zero VOC finishes.
All Armstrong tiles have either been
tested by a third party and comply with
the requirements of EN 13964:2004
unless they are exempt from testing
(e.g metal or wooden ceiling tiles).
Armstrong has achieved the M1
classification under the Finnish Emission
Classification of Building Materials
scheme.
Appendix 1, Armstrong Products
Environmental Performance Table provides
the results of the tests for each tile.
IEQ Credit 4.6:
LOW-EMITTING
MATERIALS (Ceiling
and wall systems)
LEED for Schools
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
IEQ Credit 8.1, 8.2:
DAYLIGHT AND
VIEWS
LEED NC, Schools,
CS, CI
Intent: To provide the building occupants
with a connection between indoor spaces
and the outdoors through the introduction
of daylight and views into the regularly
occupied areas of the building occupied
areas of the building.
How Armstrong can help:
Armstrong high light reflectance ceilings
can aid in extending daylighting into the
space. A typical acoustical ceiling reflects
just 75% of the light striking the surface,
while a high light reflectance ceiling is
engineered to reflect up to 90% of the
light striking the surface.
Recent independent studies have shown
a 10 - 15% daylighting effectiveness
increase.
A separate study concluded that a high
light reflectance ceilings could achieve
the LEED credit with up to 12% less
glazing than with a standard ceiling with a
light reflection of 75%.
Appendix 1, Armstrong Products
Environmental Performance Table
includes the light reflectance of our ceiling
tiles.
www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk
www.armstrong-ceilings.ie
recycleyourceilings@armstrong.com

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
IEQ 9: ENHANCED
ACOUSTICAL
PERFORMANCE
LEED for Schools
Intent: To provide classrooms that
facilitates better teacher-to-student and
student-to-student communications
through effective acoustical design.
How Armstrong can help:
Armstrong can assist in the design of
classrooms and other core learning
spaces to include sufficient sound
absorptive finishes for compliance with
reverberation time requirements.
Detailed information on the acoustic
performance of Armstrong ceiling tiles
is available from Appendix 2, Armstrong
Products Absorption and Attenuation
Comparison Table.
This information can be used by
a suitably qualified acoustician to
demonstrate how the ceilnig tiles
contribute to the acoustic perfomance
of each space. Different ceiling tiles are
available to contribute to all aspects
of a building’s acoustic performance,
from passive acoustic management of
sound absorption and sound attenuation
through to control of reverberation times
and ambient noise levels.
Contact your local Armstrong
representative for details of solutions to
achieve a balanced acoustical design.
INNOVATION IN DESIGN
Intent: To provide design teams and
projects the opportunity to achieve
exceptional performance above the
requirements set by the LEED Green
Building Rating System and/or innovative
performance in Green Building categories
not specifically addressed by the LEED
Green Building Rating System..
How Armstrong can help:
LEED Innovation Credits can be achieved
when a project exceeds the criteria of the
base requirements of the credit, or in the
case of multi-tiered credits, the next tier.
An Innovation Credit for Acoustics can
be applied for demonstrating that the
acoustical performance improvements
of a building clearly enhance the indoor
environment in ways consistent with
the preservation of human health and
maximisation of occupant productivity.
Contact your local Armstrong
representative for details on solutions to
achieve a balanced acoustical design.
ID Credit 1:
INNOVATION IN
DESIGN
LEED NC, Schools,
CS, CI
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www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk
www.armstrong-ceilings.ie
recycleyourceilings@armstrong.com

Appendix 1
Armstrong Products Environmental Performance Table (August 2012)
Product Recycled Content Light Reflectance
Environmental Product
Declaration
VOC Emissions Ceiling Take Back Scheme
Formaldehyde UK & France only
BIOGUARD Acoustic 45% 88% E1 ✔
BIOGUARD Plain 52% 90% E1 ✔
CERAMAGUARD 38% 79% E1 n/a
CIRRUS 33% 83% E1 ✔
CIRRUS Design 33% 83% E1 ✔
COLOURTONE DUNE 51% Up to 48% ✔ E1 ✔
FINE FISSURED up to 51% 85% ✔ E1 ✔
FINE FISSURED Black up to 51% 9% ✔ E1 ✔
GRAPHIS 51% 92% E1 ✔
CLEAN ROOM FL 35% 78% E1 n/a
NEWTONE 1% 84% E1 ✔
NEVADA 20% 82% E1 n/a
OPTIMA 82% 87% E1 n/a
PARAFON Hygien 20% 82% E1 n/a
PERLA 33% 86% E1 ✔
PERLA dB 65% 86% E1 ✔
PERLA OP 0.95 53% 86% E1 ✔
PERLA OP 1.00 36% 85% E1 ✔
PLAIN 44% 87% E1 ✔
DUNE MAX 45% 84% ✔ E1 ✔
DUNE Vector 31% 85% E1 ✔
DUNE dB 60% 84% E1 ✔
DUNE SUPREME 42% 85% ✔ E1 ✔
SIERRA OP 15% 83% E1 ✔
ULTIMA 33% 87% ✔ E1 ✔
ULTIMA dB 64% 87% E1 ✔
ULTIMA OP 30% 87% E1 ✔
ULTIMA Vector 33% 87% E1 ✔
VISUAL 70% 71% E1 ✔
TATRA up to 51% 80% ✔ E1 ✔
CORTEGA up to 51% 80% ✔ E1 ✔
ACADEMY MERIT 51% 85% ✔ E1 ✔
ACADEMY DIPLOMA 51% 84% E1 ✔
Grid 25% n/a ✔ E1 n/a
Wood n/a 35-75% E1 n/a
Metal 30% Up to 85% ✔ E1 n/a

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Appendix 2
Armstrong Products Absorption and Attenuation Comparison Table - (August 2012)
Sound Absorption Sound Attenuation
Armstrong Products aw Comparative Dnfw / Dncw Armstrong Products
Ultima OP (1.00 + 0.95) + Optima (all thicknesses)
Perla OP (1.00 + 0.95) + Nevada (all thicknesses)
Metal Standard Perforated + OP19
Metal Microperforated + OP19
Parafon Hygien / Hydroboard
Sierra OP
1.00
0.95
0.90
Class A
Very High
41-47 dB
Metal Plain + B15 + Metal Plain (no infill)
Ultima dB SL2 Planks
Ultima tiles + glass fibre overlay to both sides*
Metal Standard Perforated + B15
Perla dB / Metal Microperforated + B15
Wood Plain
Metal Standard Perforated with pad (8mm)
Metal Microperforated with pad (8mm)
0.85
0.80
Class B
High
36-40 dB
Metal Extra Microperforated + B15 / Dune dB / Ultima dB / Ceramaguard /
Cirrus 75 / Ultima / Newtone / Bioguard Acoustic / Bioguard Plain /
Clean Room FL / Graphis / Cirrus / Cirrus Image / Contrast Cirrus
Wood Rg 3003
Ultima / Perla / Dune Max
Ultima dB / Perla dB / Dune dB
Bioguard Acoustic / Cirrus 75
Metal Standard Perforated + fleece or OP19 / B15
Metal Microperforated + fleece or OP19 / B15
Metal Extra Microperforated + OP19 / B15
Fine Fissured / Academy Merit / Dune Vector
Wood Rg 8013
0.75
0.70
0.65
0.60
Class C
High
31-45 dB
Perla / Dune Max
Dune Supreme / Dune Supreme Unperforated
Dune Plus / Colortone Dune
Mezzanine DL 100
Fine Fissured
Academy Merit & Diploma
Metal Ultra Microperforated /
Metal Extra Microperforated + fleece
Dune Supreme / Dune Planks
Mezzanine DL 100 / Ceramaguard
Cirrus / Cirrus Image
Contrast Cirrus (Circles, Squares)
Dune Plus / Colortone Dune
Academy Diploma
Wood Rg 3003 / Wood Rg 8002
0.55
0.50
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
Class D
Moderate
26-30 dB
Metal Standard Perforated + pad (16-40mm)
Metal Microperforated + pad (16-40mm)
Metal Extra Microperforated + fleece or pad (16-40mm)
Sierra OP / Ultima OP
Nevada Tegular (18mm)
Wood Rg 8002
Dune Supreme Unperforated
Bioguard Plain
Plain
Graphis
0.25
0.20
0.15
Class E
Low
20-25 dB
Perla OP
Metal Standard Perforated + fleece or pad (8mm)
Metal Microperforated + fleece or pad (8mm)
Metal Extra Microperforated + pad (8mm)
Nevada Board (18mm) / Optima (all thicknesses)
Wood Rg 8013
Metal Plain
Clean Room FL
Newtone
Wood Plain
0.10
0.05
0.00
Very Low Below 20 dB None