L.E.E.D.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Credits for Woodworking

Our Project Managers are experienced in the documentation and delivery of LEED Certified projects. We work closely with our vendors and material suppliers who are capable of providing our materials from FSC Certified facilities with all applicable Chain of Custody documentation.


Our Project Management System is configured to readily extract all material and cost data required to properly complete the documentation necessary to certify a project as well as to notify our material suppliers of the requirements so that we can obtain the necessary chain-of-custody certification numbers.




LEED Credit MRc4.1 and 4.2: Recycled Content Material

Our products can contribute 100% to the MRc4.1 and 4.2 requirements for this LEED item. These materials can contain a percentage of post-consumer and/or post-industrial recycled content.


  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our casework and paneling components:
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    • Medium Density Fiberboard
    • Particle Board Products
    • Fire Retardant Plywood Products
  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our recycled countertop components
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    • Recycled Glass Countertop Products
    Product Sheets
  • MDF
  • Particle Board
  • Plywood
  • Plywood - MSDS
  • Post-Industrial Recycled Content: 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Content: 100%


    LEED Credit MRc5.1 and 5.2: Regionally Manufactured, Harvested Materials

    Our products can contribute 100% to the MRc5.1 and 5.2 requirements for this LEED item. The following woodworking materials can contain a percentage content of materials that are manufactured and/or harvested, extracted, or recovered regionally - within a radius of 500 miles of our Jessup, Maryland production facility. We are able to provide documentation that the following materials have been procured from suppliers and/or manufacturers that qualifies the material to comply with the requirements of this LEED item.

  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our casework and paneling components:
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    • Medium Density Fiberboard
    • Particle Board Products
    • Fire Retardant Plywood Products
  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our recycled countertop components
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    • Recycled Glass Countertop Products
    Product Sheets
  • MDF
  • Particle Board
  • Plywood
  • Plywood - MSDS
  • Supplier Name: C.H. Briggs Manufacturer Location: Jessup, Maryland Extraction Location: Jessup, Maryland


    LEED Credit MRc6: Rapidly Renewable Materials

    Our products can contribute 100% to the MRc6 requirement for this LEED item. The following materials can contain a percentage content of each rapidly renewable materials, with the percentage provided relative to the overall weight of the material.

  • The following rapidly renewable materials are generally incorporated into our casework and paneling components:
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    • Bamboo
  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our recycled countertop components
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    • Bamboo
    • Recycled Glass Countertop Products
    Product Sheets
  • Bamboo
  • Renewable Content: 100% Manufacturer:Teragren


    LEED Credit MRc7: Certified Wood Products

    Our products can contribute 100% to the MRc7 requirement for this LEED item. Our suppliers have several mill sources that are FSC certfied by accredited FSC certification agencies, and produce chain-of-custody certificates to certify that products specified are made from certified wood complying with forest certification requirements.

  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our casework and paneling components:
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    • Veneer Production of Medium Density Fiberboard core
    • Particle Board Products [FSC # SW-COC-002726]
    • Fire Retardant Plywood Products
    • Bamboo
  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our standing and running trim components
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    • Solid Lumber
    Product Sheets
  • MDF
  • Particle Board
  • Plywood
  • Plywood - MSDS
  • Bamboo
  • Supplier Name: C.H. Briggs Manufacturer Location: Jessup, Maryland Extraction Location: Jessup, Maryland


    LEED Credit EQc4.1: Low Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants

    Our products can contribute 100% to the EQc4.1 requirement for this LEED item. All sealants, sealant primers, and adhesives used in the interior of the building (defined as inside the weatherproofing system and applied onsite) complies with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule #1168.


    The aerosol adhesives used in the interior of the building comply with the requirements of the Green Seal Standard for Commercial Adhesives GS-36, 2000.


    Whitfield provides a cut sheet and a MSDS sheet, highlighting the VOC content of the material in g/L, for each adhesive or sealant used, calculated according to 40 CFR 59, Subpart D (EPA Method 24).

  • The following adhesives and finishes are generally incorporated into fabrication components:
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    • Postformable Adhesive
    • Caulking
  • The following adhesives are generally incorporated into the installation of our components
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    • Liquid Nail
    Product Sheets
  • Z Solvent-Free
  • Stampede Caulk
  • Product VOC Content g/l: 0% Meets SCAQMD rule #1168: Yes Formaldehyde: No added urea formaldehyde


    LEED Credit EQc4.4: Low-emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products

    Our products can contribute 100% to the EQc4.4 requirement for this LEED item. The following composite wood products and fire-retardant treated materials contain no urea formaldehyde.


  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our casework and paneling components:
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    • Medium Density Fiberboard
    • Particle Board Products
    • Fire Retardant Plywood Products
  • The following materials are generally incorporated into our countertop components
  •   
    • Particle Board Products
    Product Sheets
  • MDF
  • Particle Board
  • Plywood
  • Plywood - MSDS
  • Formaldehyde: No added Urea Formaldehyde

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