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The USGBC (United States Green Building Council) developed LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) as a voluntary, consensus-based national standard to support and validate successful green building design, construction and operation. The LEED Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings by the USGBC. Pares USA / Merkrete is a member of the USGBC.
LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings' performance. The LEED rating system gives an owner and architect the ability to measure the success of and promote their building towards environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.
Buildings are awarded Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum certification depending on the number of credits they achieve.
There are 69 credits and 7 prerequisites. To be considered for LEED building Certification all prerequisites must be met.
USGBC does not certify, promote, or endorse products and services of individual companies, products and services. Parex USA / Merkrete recognizes that products do have an important role and can contribute to projects with credit achievement.
Parex USA / Merkrete Potential Credit Contributions Towards LEED Projects
Recycled Content (Credits MR 4.1 & 4.2)
Regional Manufacturing (Credits MR 5.1 & MR 5.2)
Low Emitting Materials, Adhesives and Sealants (Credit IEQ 4.1)
Low Emitting Materials, Paints and Coatings (Credit IEQ 4.2)
Merkrete can contribute to your LEED project in two primary categories and up to four different credits. The two primary categories are Materials & Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality.
Contributing to Indoor Air Quality (IEQ) LEED Certification | LEED Credit |
Thin Set / Adhesives | |
700 Premium Set | IEQ 4.1 |
705 Pro Set Plus | IEQ 4.1 |
710 Premium Set Plus | IEQ 4.1 |
7D10 Dust Less | IEQ 4.1 |
720 Marble Pro | IEQ 4.1 |
735 Premium Flex | IEQ 4.1 |
750 Rapid Set | IEQ 4.1 |
808 Specialized Adhesive | IEQ 4.1 |
820 Merlite | IEQ 4.1 |
831 Water Resistant | IEQ 4.1 |
855 XXL Extra Large Formats - Walls and Floors | IEQ 4.1 |
856 XLF Extra Large Formats - Floors | IEQ 4.1 |
136 Surestik (Type 1) | IEQ 4.1 |
Grouts | |
Versatile Color Grout | IEQ 4.1 |
Integra Color Grout | IEQ 4.1 |
ProGrout | IEQ 4.1 |
Pro Epoxy | IEQ 4.1 |
Waterproof and Crack Isolation Membranes | |
Hydro Guard SP-1 (Fast Dry) | IEQ 4.2 |
Hydro Guard 2000 | IEQ 4.2 |
Hydro Guard 1 | IEQ 4.2 |
BFP Waterproof Membrane | IEQ 4.2 |
Fracture Guard 5000 | IEQ 4.2 |
Fracture Guard FD (Fast Dry) | IEQ 4.2 |
Primers & Additives | |
626 Primer | IEQ 4.2 |
Prep Seal | IEQ 4.2 |
SLU Primer | IEQ 4.2 |
101 Overspray | IEQ 4.2 |
150 Latex Additive | IEQ 4.2 |
Tuff-Flex 442 | IEQ 4.2 |
Latex 200 | IEQ 4.2 |
Surface Preparation | |
Underlay C | IEQ 4.1 |
Underlay L | IEQ 4.1 |
Underlay RS | IEQ 4.1 |
Underlay SLU | IEQ 4.1 |
Underlay SLU Gold | IEQ 4.1 |
Pro Patch | IEQ 4.1 |
Caulks | |
Sanded | IEQ 4.2 |
Smooth | IEQ 4.2 |
CATEGORIES BY MANUFACTURING LOCATION |
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TILE & STONE | ||||||||||
Thin Sets / Adhesives | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Grouts | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Waterproof and Crack Isolation Membranes | X | X | ||||||||
Primers & Additives | X | X | X | |||||||
Surface Preparation | X | X | X | X | X | X |
MERKRETE FOR LEED® CREDITS | |||||
LEED® NC CATEGORIES | Thin Sets /Adhesives |
Grouts | Waterproof and Crack Isolation Membranes |
Primer & Additives |
Surface Preparation |
CREDIT DESCRIPTION | |||||
Materials and Resources (MR) | |||||
X | X | X | X | X | |
Credit 2.2 Divert 75% from Disposal, Construction Waste Management | X | X | X | X | X |
Credit 4.1 Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + 50% pre-consumer) | X | X | |||
Credit 4.2 Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + 50% pre-consumer) | X | X | |||
Credit 5.1 10% Extracted, Processed, & Manufactured Regionally | X | X | X | X | X |
Credit 5.2 20% Extracted, Processed, & Manufactured Regionally | X | X | X | X | X |
Energy and Atmosphere (EA) | |||||
Prerequisite 2, Minimum Energy Performance | X | X | |||
Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance | X | X | |||
Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) | |||||
Credit 4.2 Paint & Coatings, Low Emitting Materials | X | X | X | X | |
Innovation in Design (ID) | |||||
Credit 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, & 1.4 | X | X |