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About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

SpecLink+ Statistics:

• 646 sections total, 343 updated or new (53%)
• 8 new non-proprietary sections
• 514 non-proprietary sections, 278 updated or new (54%)
• 132 proprietary sections, 65 updated (49%)
• 22 sections with built-in checklists
• 103,327 paragraphs
• 111,367 internal links (targets and consequences)
• 24,174 notes to specifier
• 10,150 notes with live hyperlinks to Internet web pages
• 2,119 external documents referenced, 48% verified, with live hyperlinks to order information
• 949 ASTMs referenced, 31% revised
• 4 obsolete ASTMs removed
• 185 standards organizations referenced
• 1 new standards organization
• 2,297 manufacturer listings, with live hyperlinks to their web sites.
• 920 unique manufacturers listed in 355 non-proprietary sections

PerSpective Short Form Statistics:

• 16 sections corresponding to MasterFormat 1995 divisions
• 11 sections updated (87%)
• 8,301 paragraphs
• 8,826 internal links (targets and consequences)
• 817 notes to specifier
• 364 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
• 1 obsolete document removed
• 43 standards organizations referenced

PerSpective Performance Statistics:

• 161 sections, 25 updated (15%)
• 17,372 paragraphs
• 21,736 internal links (targets and consequences)
• 3,296 notes to specifier
• 186 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
• 49 ASTMs referenced, 28% revised
• 38 standards organizations referenced

New SpecLink Sections

01 3516 (01356) - LEED Submittal Forms:

This section explains how to use the LEED submittal forms. The forms follow, each in a separate section so that each starts a new page. Each form has been designed to fit on a single page using the default page layout, except for the wood and metals product lists, which will probably need more.

These forms are intended to be used by the Contractor to submit information needed by the Design Professional to demonstrate that particular credits have been achieved. In particular, credits that depend on knowing the cost and quantity of certain types of products cannot be achieved without obtaining that information from the Contractor. These include certified wood, recycled content, rapidly renewable content, locally sourced new products, and reused products. In addition, a form is provided for each installer to certify that they have not used adhesives, sealants, and for suppliers and installers to certify they have not used composite wood with prohibited VOC content.

01 3516.01 (01357) - LEED Material Cost Summary Form:

Form for documenting total costs to be used in LEED calculations.

LEED MR Credits 3 through 6 require knowledge of the total material cost of the project excluding mechanical, electrical, and architectural equipment. This value can be either 1) the LEED “default” of 45 percent of the total construction cost excluding the General Contractor’s overhead and profit, or 2) the actual material cost. Since this option is available, it may be desirable to compare the methods. This summary form requests the material costs from the Contractor, since these costs are not obtainable from a standard Schedule of Values

MR Credit 7 (certified wood) requires knowledge of the total cost of all wood-containing products. This cost is not obtainable from a standard Schedule of Values.

01 3516.02 (01358) - LEED Wood-Containing Product List:

Form for collecting information necessary for MR Credit 7, Certified Wood.

Achieving the certified wood credit requires computing the total cost of all wood-containing products on the project. This form is to be used by the Contractor to document the products involved. Other forms needed to document this credit are the Material Cost Summary Form and the New Product Content Form (one for each product).

01 3516.03 (01359) - LEED Metal-Containing Product List:

Form for collecting information necessary for MR Credits 4.1 and 4.2, Recycled Content.

All steel and many other metal products contain recycled content. If a lot of steel is used on the project, the credit may be achievable using the steel products only. This form is used by the Contractor to identify the products. Other forms necessary are the Material Cost Summary Form and the New Product Content Form (one for each product).

01 3516.04 - LEED New Product Content Form (01360 - LEED Material Content Form):

Form for collecting information necessary to document MR Credits 4, 6, and 7, Recycled Content, Rapidly Renewable Content, and Certified Wood.

This form is used by the Contractor to document recycled content, certified wood content, and rapidly renewable content. This is a “key” form that can be used to substantiate specified requirements or simply for collecting information about the products furnished. For locally-sourced new products, see “LEED New Product Source Form”.

01 3516.05 (01361) - LEED New Product Source Form:

Form for collecting information necessary to document MR Credits 5.1 and 5.2, Local/Regional Materials.

This form is used by the Contractor to document local and regional NEW materials. This form can be used to substantiate specified requirements or simply to collect information about the products actually furnished. For example, you might wish to pursue the local and regional materials credits but don’t know whether it is possible or not. You could require the Contractor to submit this form for all materials, to see what you get. Sources of reused materials are documented on “LEED Reused Materials Form”.

01 3516.06 (01362) - LEED Reused Product Form:

Form for collecting information necessary to document MR Credits 3.1 and 3.2, Resource Reuse, and MR Credits 5.1 and 5.2, Local/ Regional Materials.

This form is used by the Contractor to submit information about the type and source of reused products, which include any salvaged, refurbished, or otherwise reused product FROM ANOTHER PROJECT. Products that are salvaged from this project for reinstallation do not qualify.

01 3516.07 - LEED Prohibited Content Certification (01363 - LEED Prohibited Content Installer):

For documenting that no high-VOC adhesives or sealants have been used, and no urea-formaldehyde wood products.

IEQ Credits 4.1 and 4.4 involve prohibitions use of products that adversely affect indoor environmental quality. Unfortunately, no matter how well the specification may cover the necessary criteria, installers may utilize these products anyway. So, this form is intended to be used to obtain the certification of each installer that they have not used any of those products on the project.