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MA 9 Z
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PVC
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MA 9 Z
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PVC
E
XCLUSION
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Avoid the use of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) products.
C
REDIT ATTAINABLE
1
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for using alternative products and materials with zero PVC
content for the project.
A
SSESSMENT
Criteria
The Applicant shall use alternative products with no PVC content.
Note: PVC materials within the project space that are provided by the
host building or is not installed by the Applicant shall be excluded
from this assessment. For example telephone cable, internet cabling,
fibre optic cabling, etc. installed by the telecom utility is excluded from
this assessment. However, the conduit for the utility provided by the
Applicant shall be assessed.
In this content ‘Telephone cable’ shall mean the cable from the central
MDF to Applicants PABX or digital equivalent. Telecom utility shall
mean telephone service or internet service provider who provides
cabling within the host building from the MDF room to the
telecom/internet equipment installed within the Applicants area.
Documentation
Credit shall be achieved when the Applicant provides the
documentation stated below, to demonstrate criteria compliance:
i.
summary table with product types, quantities, determination of
PVC content, reference sources;
ii.
drawings, floor ceiling layout plans, elevations, etc.
iii.
Product catalogues (to show the materials) or technical
sheets to confirm that the installed products are non-PVC
type material.
iv.
Record photographs;
C
HECK
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The following items shall be included for assessment:
a.) Edge Protection Strip
b.) Cable Conduit
c.) Electrical Cables
d.) Furniture
e.) chairs;
f.) Phone Cables
g.) Pipework
h.) Data Cables
Items which are not listed in the above checklist are excluded from
the assessment.
B
ACKGROUND
PVC is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemical (PBT). These
chemical toxins persist in the environment, accumulate in the food
chain, and pose risks to human health and ecosystems. Remediation
is difficult and often very expensive, preventing it’s entering the
environment in the first place is the obvious and preferred strategy. To
avoid the release of PBT chemicals into the environment, the
specification, installation of PBT’s in building materials and choose