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CertainTeed Premium Blowing Wool Insulation - InsulSafe® SP, OPTIMA®, TrueComfort®, InsulSafe® XC

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CertainTeed Blowing Insulation products improve building energy efficiency and reduce building energy consumption over the life of the structure.

Certifications

Practice #	Practice	Points Available	Additional Conditions of Use to Earn Points
604.1	Building materials with Recycled content are used for at least 2 major or 2 minor components.	1 - 2	Points awarded for 2 products with recycled content. Wall insulation and another major product with at least 25% recycled content are required for 2 points. Attic insulation and another minor product with at least 25% recycled content required for 1 point.
CertainTeed fiberglass products contain 25 - 50% recycled content. Manufacturer’s Comments
610.1.2.1	A product with improved environmental impact measures compared to another product is selected.	3	Points are available when this product is selected over another insulation option based on LCA analysis. The material to which this product is compared must be suitable and reasonable for the building and local market.
CertainTeed Premium Blowing Woold Insulation is a more environmentally preferable product based upon the use of the Life Cycle Assessment performed. Manufacturer’s Comments
611.1	Product manufacturer's operations and environmental management practices are registered to ISO 14001.	1	Points are awarded at 1 point per one percent of building material costs. Material cost breakdown to be verified and points adjusted to reflect actual percentage of all products from 14001 facilities.
All CertainTeed plants that produce fiberglass products are ISO 14001 Certified. Manufacturer’s Comments
901.11	Formaldehyde emissions of insulation is third party certified compliant with accordance with CDPH 01350.	4	All insulation in the building must be in accordance with this practice.

Practice #	Practice	Points Available	Additional Conditions of Use to Earn Points
604.1	Building materials with recycled content are used for two minor and/or two major components of the building. 1-6 points available.	1-2	Points awarded for 2 products with recycled content. Wall insulation and another major product with at least 25% recycled content are required for 2 points. Attic insulation and another minor product with at least 25% recycled content required for 1 point.
CertainTeed fiberglass products contain 25 - 50% recycled content. Manufacturer’s Comments
610.1.2.1	A product with improved environmental impact measures compared to another product(s) intended for the same use is selected. 2 points for product with 4 impact measures; 3 points for product with 5 impact measures. 10 points max.	3	Points are available when this product is selected over another insulation option based on LCA analysis. The material to which this product is compared must be suitable and reasonable for the building and local market.
CertainTeed Premium Blowing Woold Insulation is a more environmentally preferable product based upon the use of the Life Cycle Assessment performed. Manufacturer’s Comments
611.1.2	At least 10 different products are installed with product-specific Type III EPDs. All EPDs are certified as complying with the goal and scope for cradle-to-gate requirements in accordance with ISO Standards 14025 and 21930. 5 points available.	5	A minimum of 10 products with certified EPDs were selected and installed.
CertainTeed Premium Blowing Wool Insulation has a certified EPD. Manufacturer’s Comments
612.1	The aggregate value of building products from registered ISO 14001 or equivalent production facilities is =1% of the estimated total building materials cost. 1 point awarded per %; 10 points max.	1	Points are awarded at 1 point per one percent of building material costs. Material cost breakdown to be verified and points adjusted to reflect actual percentage of all products from 14001 facilities.
All CertainTeed plants that produce fiberglass products are ISO 14001 Certified. Manufacturer’s Comments
901.11	At least 85% of wall, ceiling, and floor insulation materials are in accordance with the emission levels of CDPH/EHLB Standard Method v1.1 and third-party certified by an ISO 17065 program. 4 points available.	4	All insulation in the building must meet be certified in accordance with this practice.