LEED Information
Helping You Achieve LEED-H Certification
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LEED H Requirement |
Tripolymer Insulation Contribution |
Additional Comments |
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Energy & Atmosphere-Optimize Energy Performance
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1-34 points depending on HERS Index rating beyond IECC 2004
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Insulation helps reduce building energy demand. Overall contribution dependent on R-value used.
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Tripolymer’s R-value of 5.1/inch and its ability to reduce unwanted air infiltration increase the percent energy reduction achievable.
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Materials & Resources-Waste Management
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Up to 3 points for reducing construction waste
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For rehab projects, Tripolymer foam insulation can be injected in existing walls without the need for a gut rehab
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Tripolymer will safely and effectively seal cavities around existing wiring and even where ineffective insulation is already in place
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Materials & Resources-Environmentally Preferred Product Local Production
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.5 points - 50% of all materials are extracted, harvested, or recovered within 500 miles.
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Tripolymer injection foam insulation is manufactured onsite comprised of 50% locally extracted materials
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Check with local sales representative to determine raw material place of origin.
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Materials & Resources-Environmentally Preferred Product Emission Specifications
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.5 points – Tripolymer injection foam has 0 VOC’s
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Tripolymer injection foam insulation is produced from a phenolic resin without urea-formaldehyde
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Be careful of urea-formaldehyde foams that call themselves "aminoplast"
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Note: No individual material enables a credit point to be taken within LEED because each category is dependent on the aggregate of all materials and their proportionate relationship to the total dollar cost of all materials.
Helping You Achieve LEED-NC Certification
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LEED NC Credit Category
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LEED NC Requirement
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Tripolymer Insulation Contribution |
Additional Comments
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Energy & Atmosphere-
Optimize Energy
Performance
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1-19 points depending
on percent reduction
in energy use based
on ASHRAE/IESNA. Standard 90.1-1999
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Insulation helps reduce building energy demand. Overall contribution dependent on R-value used.
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Tripolymer's R-value of 5.1/inch and its ability to reduce unwanted air
infiltration increase the percent energy reduction achievable.
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Materials & Resource-
Local/Regional
Materials
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1-2 points dependent
on 20% of all
materials
manufactured
regionally within 500 mile radius of project.
Additional point if 50%
of all materials are
extracted, harvested,
or recovered within
500 miles.
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Tripolymer injection
foam is manufactured
onsite and comprised of
50% locally extracted materials.
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Check with local sales
representative to
determine raw material
place of origin.
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Indoor Air Quality- Management Plan
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1 point: If option 2 –
(air testing method) is
used, Tripolymer
injection foam will not
contribute urea formaldehyde to the indoor air pollutants.
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Tripolymer injection foam is produced from a phenolic resin with no urea- formaldehyde.
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Tripolymer is unlike the
"aminoplast" foams
which are urea-formaldehyde based.
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Note: No individual material enables a credit point to be taken within LEED because each category is dependent on the aggregate of all materials and their proportionate relationship to the total dollar cost of all materials.
Savings Example
View a summary of energy savings after installing Tripolymer into a simple ranch home in Lansing, Michigan.
 Energy Savings Summary
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