LEED Credits
The Boddingtons grass and ground reinforcment range from Fiberweb Inc, offer LEED credits. Details of the LEED Credits and environmental benefits of Fiberweb Inc's products can been seen below:
Minimum Project Requirements: Compliance with Environmental Laws
· BodPave®85 Grass & Gravel applications assist with NPDES Phase II compliance, an environmental law addressing the reduction of non-point source pollution from stormwater runoff.
SS Credit 5.1: Site Development – Protect or Restore Habitat (1 Point): Conserve existing natural areas and restore damaged areas to provide habitat and promote biodiversity.
· Case 1: The use of BodPave®85 & BodCell™ with permeable surface cover can extend the limited site disturbance to 25 ft. beyond the permeable surface, gaining additional work space during construction.
· Case 2: Install BodPave®85, BodCell™, TurfProtecta™, and GrassProtecta™ in place of impermeable surfaces like asphalt & concrete, and over-seed with native vegetation to contribute to the percent of area restored to Native Habitat.
SS Credit 5.2: Site Development – Maximize Open Space (1 Point): Provide a high ratio of open space to development footprint to promote biodiversity.
· Use BodPave®85 and GrassProtecta™ to reinforce grass parking areas that serve as functional parking areas and increase the ratio of open space to development footprint.
· Install GrassProtecta™ and TurfProtecta™ in pedestrian and bike paths instead of impervious surfaces to increase the amount of open space.
· Stabilize steep slopes using BodCell™ planted with native vegetation.
SS Credit 6.1: Stormwater Design – Quantity Control (1 Point): Limit disruption of natural water hydrology by reducing impervious cover, increasing on-site infiltration, reducing or eliminating pollution from stormwater runoff, and eliminating contaminants.
· Reduce Impermeable surface cover withBodCell™ and BodPave®85 Grass/Gravel Applications in place of existing/proposed impervious surfaces and mitigate stormwater runoff.
SS Credit 6.2: Stormwater Design – Quality Control (1 Point): Limit disruption and pollution of natural water flows by managing stormwater runoff.
· Use BodCell™ and BodPave®85 Grass/Gravel Applications to reduce impervious cover, promote infiltration, capture and treat stormwater on-site.
· With a permeable substrate, BodPave®85 & BodCell™ can capture & convey water to a below ground storage chamber or an acceptable surface structure.
· Stabilize swales using GrassProtecta™ & BodPave®85 Grass Applications to capture, convey, and treat stormwater runoff.
· Use GrassProtecta™ to stabilize paths, slopes, and open space to mitigate compaction, increase infiltration, and reduce runoff velocity and erosion.
SS Credit 7.1 & 7.2: Heat Island Effect (1 Point): Reduce heat islands (thermal gradient differences between developed and undeveloped areas) to minimize impact on microclimate and human and wildlife habitat.
· Use BodPave®85, TurfProtecta™, GrassProtecta™ and BodCell™ as vegetated surface alternatives to asphalt & concrete to reduce thermal absorption.
WE Credit 1.1 & 1.2: Water Efficient Landscaping (2-4 Points): Limit or eliminate the use of potable water, or other natural surface or subsurface water resources available on or near the project site, for landscape irrigation.
· BodPave®85 has specially designed water holding cells that reduce the amount of water needed to irrigate a grassed surface application in comparison to other open-cell paving systems.
· Using BodPave®85 and BodCell™ as a permeable surface can capture and redirect stormwater to above and below ground holding structures for irrigation use or infiltrate stormwater directly into the substrate for plant availability.
EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance (Multiple Points): Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline in the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use.
· Use BodPave®85, GrassProtecta™, TurfProtecta™ and BodCell™ on south side of building to reduce solar reflection and heat gain from adjacent roads, parking lots, or pedestrian areas.
· BodPave®85 Grass surfaces can be used in greenroof applications to cool building through evapotranspiration.
MR Credit 4.1 & 4.2: Recycled Content(1-2 Points): Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, thereby reducing impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials.
· BodPave®85 is composed of 100% post-consumer recycled, UV Stabilized High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
· GrassProtecta™ is composed of 20% recycled UV stabilized Polyethylene.
MR Credit 5.1 & 5.2: Regional Materials (1-2 Points): Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation.
· By 2012, BodPave®85 will be manufactured in the USA.
