Your Partner for Sustainable Building Solutions

AEP Span is passionate and committed to contributing to sustainable and green built environments where people work, play, learn, and live. Putting commitment to action, AEP Span has completed a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of its supply chain and a third-party verified material health assessment of its products with in a ZINCALUME® Plus coating which offers the aesthetic design of natural steel while delivering outstanding corrosion protection and energy efficiency attributes.

AEP Span has completed a comprehensive assessment of how its products can contribute to U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED v4 and 4.1. certification.

Below is a high-level overview of the categories in which AEP Span products can contribute points, depending on the design and project type. Submittal documents are available for each category and credit.

For more information, contact an AEP Span Sales Representative or Marie Ortega, LEED Green Associate at marie.ortega@bluescope.us or 916.376.2850.

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Category	Primary Contribution	LEED v4	LEED v4.1
Sustainable Sites	SSc5: Heat Island Reduction	1-2	1-2
Energy and Atmosphere	EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance
	Option 2 Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE Advance Energy Design Guide	1-6	1-6
Materials and Resources	MRc2: Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction
	Option 4 Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment	1-3	1-3
	MRc2: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization
	Option 1 EPD: Product Specific Type III EPD with 3rd-Party Verified
	EPD for projects using our standard products PDF \| RTF	1 pt	1 pt – 1.5 products
	EPD for projects requiring domestically sourced or higher recycled content (Must request at time of quote) PDF \| RTF	1 pt	1 pt – 1.5 products
	Option 2 Multi-Attribute Optimization	Unattainable	Work in Progress
	MRc3: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization
	Option 1 Sourcing of Raw Materials	Moved to Pilot Credit Library	Pilot Credit Library
	Option 2 Leadership Extraction Practices (Recycled Content)	1 pt	1 pt
	MRc4: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization
	Option 1 Material Ingredients Reporting – HPD 3rd-Party Verified for ZINCALUME® Plus coated products PDF \| RTF	1 pt	1 pt or 1.5 products
	Option 2 Material Ingredients Optimization	Work in Progress	Work in Progress
	MRc: PBT Source Reduction (Healthcare)	2	2
	MRc5: Construction and Demolition Waste Management
	Option 1 Diversion	1-2	1-2
	Option 2 Reduction of Total Waste Material	2	2
Indoor Environmental Quality	EQc2: Low-Emitting Materials (Healthcare/Education) PDF \| RTF
	Option 1 Product Category Calculation	1-3	1-3
	Option 2 Budget Calculation Method	1-3	1-3