LEED®
Committed to protecting our environment
Committed to Protecting Our Environment
Formglas works closely with architects and designers to develop solutions for LEED® (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) construction projects, and other international green building standards.
MATERIALS & RESOURCES
LEED MR Credit 2.1 and 2.2: Construction Waste Management
Most Formglas products are custom molded to size which results in minimal job site cutting and waste. Efficient packaging design minimizes waste and makes best use of post-consumer materials that can be reused at the job site or recycled by local businesses. This results in a reduction in construction waste diverted to landfills.
MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Innovation In Design
There are other important environmental benefits associated with the use of Formglas products not specifically addressed in LEED® rating systems. For example, compared to the traditional alternatives, Formglas products use less raw material (typically less than 50% as compared to drywall and plaster assemblies). Our high-strength and lightweight composite material requires less support framing, thereby extending the reduced use of raw materials beyond the actual Formglas products themselves, but to the requisite framing materials otherwise needed for the installation of the traditional alternatives.
LEED MR Credit 4.1 and 4.2: Recycled content
Recycled content in Formglas products is calculated in accordance to the International Standards Organization standard ISO 14021 - Environmental Labels and Declarations referenced in most recent versions of LEED® rating systems.

Because Formglas products are custom made for a broad range of applications, and supplied in a variety of materials and finishes, recycled content will vary. An accurate disclosure of recycled content for use in a given LEED® project can be made upon submission of a detailed description of application, finish or project drawings.
LEED EQ Credit 4.1 Low-Emitting Materials: Adhesives and Sealants
When required, the following national brands of construction adhesives are recommended for on-site installation use:

Loctite Brand, PL400 V.O.C. adhesive - VOC content = 50 g/l

Loctite or LePage Brand, PL Preminum adhesive - VOC content = 22 g/l
LEED MR Credit 5.1 and 5.2: Regional Materials
Depending on the materials chosen (GRG, GFRC, FRP, and the associated materials used in the material formulation), the location of the project site, and the Formglas manufacturing facility involved in the manufacture of products, this credit may apply. Formglas will work with a LEED® project team to help make this determination.
LEED EQ Credit 4.2 Low-Emitting Materials: Paints and Coatings
Unless otherwise specified, factory painted parts for LEED® projects (if ordered) have the following broadly distributed low VOC coatings, or are recommended for on-site use.

Primer sealers:
ICI Dulux Lifemaster White - VOC content = 0 g/l
Benjamin Moore Eco-Spec White - VOC content = 0 g/l
Non-Flat paints: ICI Dulux Lifemaster Eggshell White - VOC content = 0 g/l
Benjamin Moore Eco-Spec Semi-Gloss White - VOC content = 0 g/l
United States & Ganada Green Building Council Logos Ganada Green Building Council U.S Green Building Council
LEED® and Green Building Rating SystemTM are trademarks of United States Green Building Council. Canada Green Building Council. Formglas products can be applied to the Green Building Rating System, but determination of product attributes for LEED certification is the responsibility of the LEED® applicant.