**U.S. Department of Energy**

**Quarterly Teleconference on Implementing**

**Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Requirements**

**July 31, 2008 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (EDT)**

**[TOPICS]{.underline}**

-   Products Requiring Written Justification

-   DOE High Performance Sustainable Buildings Assessment Tool

-   Certified Wood Products

-   27 Newly Designated Biobased Products

-   FY2008 Data Call

-   Updated EPP Handbook, Training Template, and Website

**[MINUTES]{.underline}**

**Welcome** - Don Lentzen (DOE-HQ Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Lead)

**DOE Site Discussion: EPP Successes and Challenges** -- DOE Sites

Sheri Tucker (Paducah Site) -- Paducah found some items in GSA advantage
incorrectly marked as containing the designated attribute. DOE sites
need to verify the items.

Shana Love (USDA) -- USDA is working with GSA Advantage staff on all
designated products and would appreciate DOE sending information on our
experience to Shana. (Information sent the following day.)

Tom McGeachen (PPPL) -- Carpet with pre- and post-consumer recycled
content is an easy item to buy and should be considered. PPPL is a small
site but spent about \$54K on carpet in FY2007 and so far in FY2008.
PPPL has purchased recycled content carpet from Interface ( check the
environmental link at
[[http://www.interfaceflor.com/default.aspx?Section=3]{.underline}](http://www.interfaceflor.com/default.aspx?Section=3)),
Mohawk (check the greenworks link at
[[http://www.mohawkcommercial.com/]{.underline}](http://www.mohawkcommercial.com/)),
and Shaw (check the cradle-to-cradle link at
[[http://www.shawcontractgroup.com/html/html/capabilities/cap_sustain1.shtml]{.underline}](http://www.shawcontractgroup.com/html/html/capabilities/cap_sustain1.shtml))

Carolyn Lucas (Kansas City Plant) -- The Kansas City Plant is
successfully purchasing remanufactured toner cartridges, which work
great.

Jim Morgan for Peggy Plyler (SRS) -- Two new purchasing agreements for
biobased hydraulic fluid by Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing
(https://icpt.llnl.gov/elm.html) and Terresolve
(https://icpt.llnl.gov/tep.html) and biobased penetrating oil by
Terresolve (https://icpt.llnl.gov/tep.html) are available. Other DOE
site contractors can leverage off these agreements because they are the
result of contracts established by the Integrated Contractor Purchasing
Team (ICPT).  The ICPT is a group of contractor purchasing professionals
who were chartered by DOE-HQ in 1996 to think of the DOE Complex as a
corporate entity with many geographical locations.  Then, to use the
purchasing power of the complex to leverage long term strategic
agreements which could be used by any DOE Contractor regardless of their
corporate affiliation.  The agreements are appropriate for all DOE
contractors; however, they may or may not be appropriate for federal
users because they were set up under commercial terms and conditions.
Contact Peggy Plyler (Tel. 803-952-9821) for more information.

Aprell Patterson (Y-12 Complex) -- Y-12 built a fire training tower and
integrated used of recycled content materials, such as mulch made from
old tires and recycled content landscaping timbers.

**USDA Update** -- Shana Love (USDA)

Link to www.biopreferred.gov

USDA has designated 27 new biobased items. Some items include
subdivisions, such as there are five different types of composite
panels. Each item is designated with a minimum biobased content. USDA
has identified over 14,000 commercially available biobased products.
USDA is planning a complete renovation of the website and catalog to
make it easier to locate suppliers and specifications of biobased
products.

In addition, USDA held a public hearing July 22 on the labeling rule.
USDA is planning a program similar to ENERGY STAR to allow for easy
identification of products that meet the specified biobased content.

**Products Requiring Written Justification** -- Don Lentzen

Link to <http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/library/epp-DOE-JustForm-rev.doc>

Please use the form linked to above for your written justifications and
keep them up to date at your site. This applies to products designated
for purchase with both biobased and recycled content. Previously we were
only required to keep on file written justification for non-complying
products if they were over the micropurchase level which until recently
was \$2500. However with EO13423 and the subsequent FAR language, we are
now required to keep on file written justification for any designated
product no matter the dollar value. We have a template form posted on
the website or sites can create their own filing system. The
justification form is for internal use only. DOE-HQ is not asking for
its submission. It would only be called for in case of an audit of the
EPP component of the EMS system.

**High Performance Sustainable Buildings (HPSB) Assessment Tool** --
Michael Myers (Lockheed Martin Company for DOE-HQ HPSB Working Group)

Link to DOE-HPSB-Assessment.xls for most up-to-date version or
<https://www.hss.energy.gov/pp/DOE_HPSB_Assessment_6-27-08.xls>

DOE has requirements for new construction to meet the Guiding Principles
of high performance sustainable buildings as well as being certified
LEED-Gold. DOE also has to meet the goal of 15 percent of its existing
building inventory, incorporating the sustainable practices in the
Guiding Principles as of the end of fiscal year 2015, and include the
Guiding Principles in building leases.

Guiding Principle V, "Reduce Environment Impact of Materials," includes
stipulations for USDA- and EPA-designated products along with
energy/water efficient equipment. The biobased stipulation, for example,
requires the use of products meeting or exceeding USDA\'s biobased
content recommendations. For other products, sites should use biobased
products made from rapidly renewable resources and certified sustainable
wood products.

As part of these requirements, biobased/recycled content materials along
with energy/water equipment need to be incorporated in construction
contracts as appropriate and their inclusion documented. DOE will be
developing additional guidance and training.

The DOE HPSB Assessment tool, an Excel spreadsheet, is a tool to help
DOE sites identify their progress toward meeting the HPSB goals. In the
Assessment tool, each Guiding Principle has its own tab, including one
for biobased content, one for recycled content, etc. purchasing. Only
the results of the assessment will be reported. The Excel spreadsheet
itself will not be submitted as part of the report.

Response -- DOE site reporting on biobased/recycled content, ENERGY
STAR/FEMP registered, and WaterSense labeled product purchases as part
of DOE's annual data call through the DOE EPP data entry website serves
as the documentation required for garnering those points for LEED
certification. Designated construction products to date are:

[Biobased Content (% by Weight)]{.underline}

-   \*Carpets - 7%

-   \*Insulating foam (plastic) for residential and commercial
    construction -- 7%

-   \*Panels - composite panels

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-   Acoustical composite panels -- 37%

-   Interior panels -- 55%

-   Plastic lumber composite panels -- 23%

-   Structural interior panels -- 89%

-   Structural wall panels -- 94%

-   Release fluids - concrete and asphalt -- 87%

\* = May overlap with recycled content requirements. Recycled content
requirements have precedence

[Recycled Content (% by Volume)]{.underline}

-   Carpet -- Polyester - 25% PET

-   Carpet Cushion

    -   Bonded Polyurethane - 15% post-consumer old carpet cushion

    -   Jute - 40% post-consumer burlap

    -   Rubber - 60% post-consumer tire rubber

    -   Synthetic fibers - 100% recycled carpet fabrication scrap

-   Cement and Concrete with (see
    <http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/cemspecs.htm>)

    -   Fly Ash - possible 0-40% coal fly ash; for specifications; fly
        ash increases strength as well as curing time of concrete

    -   Blast Furnace Slag - 25-50% ground granulated blast furnace slag

    -   Cenospheres - 10% cenospheres

    -   Silica Fume - 5% silica fume

-   Crossing Surfaces -- Railroad Grade - 15% fly ash in concrete or 85%
    plastic/composite with total of 100% plastic/composite or 85% tire
    rubber or 16% post-consumer steel with total of 25% recycled steel
    or 90% post-consumer wood/composite

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-   Dividers - Restroom and Shower - 20% post-consumer plastic or 16%
    post-consumer with total of 25% recycled steel

-   Fiberboard -- Structural - 80% recycled

-   Floor Tiles - 90% recycled plastic or rubber

-   Flowable Fill - 6% fly ash or ferrous foundry sand

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-   Insulation

    -   Cellulose Loose Fill and Spray - 75% post-consumer paper

    -   Fiberglass - 20% glass cullet

    -   Perlite Composite Board - 23% post-consumer fiber

    -   Phenolic Rigid Foam - 5% recycled plastic

    -   Plastic, Non-Woven Batt - 100% recycled plastic

    -   \*Plastic Rigid Foam, Polyisocyanurate/Polyurethane:
        Foam-in-Place - 5% recycled

    -   Plastic Rigid Foam, Polyisocyanurate/Polyurethane: Glass Fiber
        Reinforced - 6% recycled

    -   Plastic Rigid Foam, Polyisocyanurate/Polyurethane: Rigid Foam -
        9% recycled plastic

    -   Rock Wool - 75% slag

        -   Mats - 10% post-consumer plastic or 75% post-consumer rubber
            or 100% post-consumer rubber/plastic composite

        -   Paint - Latex

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-   Consolidated - 100% recovered material

-   Reprocessed whites/pastels - 20% recovered material

-   Reprocessed earthtones/darks - 50% recovered material

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-   Paperboard -- Laminated - 100% post-consumer paper

-   Patio Blocks - 90% recycled plastic or rubber

-   Pipe - Non-Pressure - cement - same specs as for concrete or 100%
    post-consumer HDPE or 5% post-consumer PVC with total of 25%
    recycled PVC or 16% post-consumer steel with total of 25% recycled
    steel

-   Ramps - Modular Threshold - 10% recycled aluminum or 100%
    post-consumer rubber or 16% post-consumer steel with a total of 25%
    recycled steel

-   Roofing Materials - 20% post-consumer aluminum or cement - same
    specs as for concrete or 50% post-consumer fiber (felt) or 100%
    post-consumer plastic or plastic/rubber composite or 12%
    post-consumer rubber with total of 100% recycled rubber or 16% steel
    with a total of 25% recycled steel or 100% recycled wood/plastic
    composite

**Certified Wood Products** -- Chris Farley (U.S. Forest Service)

Link to Forest Certification Resource Center -- Labeling Comparison

<http://www.certifiedwoodsearch.org/matrix/matrix.aspx>

Forest Certification Resource Center -- General
<http://www.metafore.org/index.php?p=Forest_Certification_Resource_Center&s=147>)

The U.S. government supports 3^rd^-party certification of wood products.
Specifying certified wood products is voluntary but encouraged for
Federal agencies because certification promotes good forest management.
There are several competing certification organizations. Further
information is provided at the websites provided above. No price premium
is given presently to forest owners for certification so preference by
green consumers is important to encourage landowners to take on the
added cost of certifying their forests.

The most reliable certification is that done by a third party, which is
the case for all the major certification systems (see link above). Each
system has its own niche, so it may be beneficial to choose the system
which best fits your local circumstance and local producers, minimizing
transportation and supporting the local economy For example, wood coming
from a local National Forest is not allowed to be Forest Stewardship
Council certified due to their bylaws regarding public forests, but it
may still be a highly sustainable opportunity.

Some certified wood offers a chain of custody verification (for example,
Forest Steward Council certified wood), which documents where the wood
product was planted, cut, processed, and marketed all the way through to
where the customer purchases it. This is particularly important if you
are using tropical timber, where illegal logging may be an issue.

**27 Newly Designated Biobased Products** -- DOE Site Discussion

Link to <http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/drivers/EPP-SPECS-Bio-Vendor-rev.doc>

Peter Pohlot (BNL) -- A typo on a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
caused issues with a biobased product. The typo was an "and" instead of
"or" in "use Nitrile AND rubber gloves," which meant BNL decided against
the biobased product because of the requirement to double up on gloves.

Steve Devlin (Iowa State University, a USDA contractor) -- We will
compare biobased MSDSes with the MSDSes for the counterpart petroleum
products and ask DOE to recommend specific products for us to evaluate.

Sueanne Pfifferling (United Soybean Board sub-contractor) -- Keep in
mind there are no real standards for information presented on a MSDS.
Small companies tend to be conservative and err on the side of caution
as to information provided.

Sheri Tucker (Paducah) -- We are having trouble finding local vendors
with biobased products. Also, we are concerned about voiding equipment
warranties. Specifically, Paducah Site is seeking biobased products for

-   Hydraulic Oil

    -   CAT 8T-9580 SAE 10W - Used on dozers, track loader, compactor,
        and track hoe

    -   Kubota Super UDT Trans Hydraulic Fluid KU 40105 - Used on zero
        turn mower F3680

    -   Case TCH Fluid (MS-1210) - Used in construction and industrial
        equipment

-   Fuel Additives -- Diesel

    -   Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost 1:400

    -   Sea Foam Auto Marine Fleet

-   Penetrating Oil

    -   PB Blaster

    -   WD 40

    -   Aero Kroil

    -   #190 Penetro 90 Spray

    -   Unipro Bolt Buster

Shana Love (USDA) -- Please send us the specifics so we can address
them.

Steve Devlin -- USDA is tracking specifications related to a specific
item. If you have specifications you need to meet, let the vendors and
USDA know.

Response: A warranty cannot be voided because the manufacturer's product
was not used. A warranty can only be voided because the product used did
not meet specifications. If the biobased product meets the same
standards as the manufacturer's product or what the manufacturer sets as
specifications, the warranty on the equipment in which the product is
used cannot be voided.

Sueanne Pfifferling -- Remember companies typically make the most money
not on the equipment they sell but the products needed to run the
equipment so they try to make it appear as if using a brand other than
the manufacturer's brand will void the warranty. This is more often the
case with equipment using hydraulic fluid than with that using
penetrating oil.

Concerning standards, the United Soybean Board works with the
manufacturers to post on the website the test the manufacturer has done
showing its product meets the specifications required by a specific
piece of equipment. It is a very time consuming process because so many
different standards exist between different brands of similar equipment.

Gabe Adams (SPR) -- We have requirements to buy products from small,
local businesses who are fearful of adding new products to their
inventory which might not sell.

Response: Work personally with the vendors to ease concerns. Let them
know how much of the material you are planning on purchasing this year.
They also might be able to form a relationship with a national company
to offer the products as a pass-through.

**FY2008 Data Call** -- Don Lentzen

See attached file (OFEE-DataCall-FY08-draft.doc)

The OFEE data call is for DOE-HQ and was distributed for information
purposes only. The DOE data call will be distributed in early fall. The
DOE EPP data entry website (http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/dataentry.html)
will be open as usual from October-December. It should be noted that
OFEE has added to their data requests, which will impact DOE reporting.
While DOE is being asked to report WaterSense labeled purchases as well
as whether designated products have been purchased without as well as
with the specified biobased content, DOE-HQ recognizes that with such
short notice many DOE sites have not had an opportunity to begin
collecting this data for FY2008 reporting.

**Updated EPP Handbook, Training Template, and Website** -- Don Lentzen
and Sandra Cannon (DOE-HQ EPP Technical Support)

Link to
[**http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/**](http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/)

The DOE EPP website has been updated and now includes the following:

-   An updated training template is now available at the website
    ([**http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/outreach_tools.html#training**](http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/outreach_tools.html#training)
    -- see "Environmentally Preferable Purchasing at the U.S. Department
    of Energy")

-   The revised EPP handbook provides an overview of the EPP program.
    See especially page 19 of the Handbook, which provides the locations
    for all product reporting requirements.

-   Pilot project report forms are available to promote cross-sharing
    between DOE sites

**Next teleconference**

-   Date -- October 23, 2008

-   Potential topics for the next teleconference. Please share your
    ideas. Some suggested so far are

    -   Electronics Stewardship Success Stories

    -   Green Purchasing Procedures

    -   Reuse/Recycle of Materials When Downsizing/Closing Out

    -   Effect on EPP of Energy Security and Independence Act

    -   Energy/water efficient products

    -   Cafeteria Products (dishware)

    -   Construction Materials: Insulation, paint, roofing sealant,
        water free urinals

    -   Other?

Adjourn

**A few rules for successful teleconferencing**:

-   Because we only have a limited number of telephone lines available,
    all coordinators at one site should participate in the
    teleconference together on one telephone.

-   Keep your phones on mute (if you are using a speakerphone) unless
    you are speaking.

-   Announce your name and affiliation before speaking each time.

-   All participants will be asked to introduce yourselves at the start
    of the teleconference and given the opportunity for comments and
    questions at the end of the teleconference.

**RESOURCE MATERIALS AND UPDATED EPP INFORMATION**

**[NEWLY DESIGNATED RECYCLED PRODUCT AND NEW DEFINITION]{.underline}**

**Begin Purchasing and Collecting Purchasing Data by September 15,
2008**

-   Fertilizer

-   Compost (new definition)

Web Info: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products.htm

**[NEWLY DESIGNATED BIOBASED PRODUCTS]{.underline}**

**Begin Purchasing and Collecting Purchasing Data by May 14, 2009 except
where denoted**

**CLEANERS/SOLVENTS**

-   Adhesive and mastic removers -- 58%

-   Bath and spa cleaners -- 74%

-   Carpet and upholstery cleaners

    -   General purpose cleaners -- 54%

    -   Spot removers -- 7%

-   Floor strippers -- 78%

-   Glass cleaners -- 49%

-   Graffiti and grease removers -- 34%

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-   Hand cleaners and sanitizers

    -   Hand cleaners -- 64%

    -   Sanitizers -- 73%

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-   Laundry products

    -   General purpose laundry -- 34%

    -   Pretreatment/spot removers -- 46%

**CONSTRUCTION**

-   \*Carpets - 7%

-   \*Insulating foam (plastic) for residential and commercial
    construction -- 7%

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-   \*Panels - composite panels

    -   Acoustical composite panels -- 37%

    -   Interior panels -- 55%

    -   Plastic lumber composite panels -- 23%

    -   Structural interior panels -- 89%

    -   Structural wall panels -- 94%

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-   Release fluids - concrete and asphalt -- 87%

**DISHWARE**

-   Cutlery - disposable -- 48%

-   \*Disposable containers -- 72%

**LUBRICANTS**

-   2-cycle engine oils -- 34%

-   Firearm lubricants -- 49%

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-   Greases

    -   Food grade -42%

    -   Multi-purpose -- 72%

    -   Rail track -- 30%

    -   Truck -- 71%

    -   Unspecified -- 75%

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-   Metalworking fluids---straight oils

    -   Straight oils -- 66%

    -   General purpose soluble, semi-synthetic, synthetic -- 57%

    -   High performance soluble, semi-synthetic, synthetic **(delayed
        preference compliance date)** -- 40%

**SEALANTS**

-   Wood and concrete sealers

    -   Membrane concrete sealers -- 11%

    -   Penetrating liquid sealers -- 79%

**OTHER**

-   De-icers - general purpose de-icers -- 93%

-   Dust suppressants -- 85%

-   \*Fertilizers - 71%

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-   Films

    -   Non-durable -- 85%

    -   \*Semi-durable (plastic bags) -- 45%

-   Fluid filled transformers

    -   Synthetic esterbased transformer fluids **(delayed preference
        compliance date)** -- 66%

    -   Vegetable oil-based transformer fluids -- 95%

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-   \*Hydraulic fluids - stationary equipment -- 44%

-   Lip care products -- 82%

-   \*Sorbents -- 89% (proposed 52%)

**Begin Purchasing and Collecting Purchasing Data by March 16, 2007
except where denoted**

-   Lubricants, penetrating -- 68% biobased content by weight

-   Diesel fuel additives -- 90%

-   Urethane roof coating/sealant -- 20%

-   Hydraulic fluids for mobile equipment (tractors, etc.) -- 44%

-   Bedding, bed linens, towels **(November 20, 2007 preference
    compliance date)** -- 12%

-   Water tank coating/sealant **(November 20, 2007 preference
    compliance date)** -- 59%

\* May overlap with recycled content requirements. Recycled content
requirements have precedence.

Regulations:
http://www.biopreferred.gov/ProposedAndFinalRegulations.aspx

**[SOURCES OF INFORMATION]{.underline}**

**DOE's "Environmentally Preferable Products Program" website for access
to the reporting site, annual report, teleconference agenda and minutes,
and sources of helpful information**

U.S. Department of Energy's RCRA 6002/Executive Order 13423 home page

http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/

**Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Executive Orders, Regulations,
Guidelines**

Office of the Federal Environmental Executive

[www.ofee.gov]{.underline}

**Buying Green**

FedCenter

http://www.fedcenter.gov/programs/buygreen/

**What Is Green Purchasing, Anyway?**

Office of Personnel Management

[www.golearn.gov]{.underline} (Free Catalog Section, then Legislatively
Mandated\...Topics)

**GENERAL PRODUCT INFORMATION**

**Environmentally Preferable Products**

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

<http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf>

**Environmentally Preferable Products**

U.S. Department of Energy

http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/

**Alternative Fuels and Vehicles**

U.S. Department of Energy

[http://www.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/federal/]{.underline}

**Biobased Products**

U.S. Department of Agriculture

<http://www.biopreferred.gov/?SMSESSION=NO>

**Construction**

Whole Building Design Guide \-- Technical Guidance for Implementing the

Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and

Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding

[[http://www.wbdg.org/sustainablemou]{.underline}](http://www.wbdg.org/sustainablemou)

The Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers with more than

60 model green construction spec sections

[[http://fedgreenspecs.wbdg.org]{.underline}](http://fedgreenspecs.wbdg.org/)

**Energy/Water Efficient Products**

Federal Energy Management Program

<http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/>

**Recycled Products and Suppliers**

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Comprehensive Procurement
Guidelines

[http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/index.htm]{.underline}

**Materials Exchange Products**

(especially chemicals, equipment, and hazardous materials) at other DOE
facilities

Log on with user name (erhquser) and password (erhqdoe)

DOE Complex Wide Materials Exchange

<http://wastenot.er.doe.gov/me/login.aspx>

**Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Products**

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

[http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/lists/index.html]{.underline}

**SPECIFIC PRODUCT CATEGORIES**

**Carpet**

> **Contract Language and Standards/Guidelines**
>
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
>
> Select "carpet" at
> <http://yosemite.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf/Pages/Search.html?Open>
>
> California Carpet Standard
>
> http://www.documents.dgs.ca.gov/green/epp/standards.pdf
>
> **Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers**
>
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
>
> [http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/carpet.htm]{.underline}
>
> **Suppliers Meeting California Carpet Standard**
>
> http://www.green.ca.gov/EPP/carpets.htm

**Cement/Concrete**

> **Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers**
>
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
>
> [http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/cement.htm]{.underline}

**Cleaning Products**

> **Contract Language and Standards/Guidelines**
>
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
>
> Select "cleaning supplies" at
> [http://yosemite.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf/Pages/Search.html?Open]{.underline}
>
> **Suppliers**

EcoLogo CCD 104 Hand Cleaners -- Industrial

http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=329

EcoLogo CCD 110 Cleaning and Degreasing Compounds

http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=335

EcoLogo CCD 115 Odor Control Additives

<http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=340>

EcoLogo CCD-146 Hard Surface Cleaners

<http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=371>

EcoLogo CCD-147 Floor Care Products

<http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=372>

EcoLogo CCD 148 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners

http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=373

EcoLogo CCD 166 Disinfectants and Disinfectant Cleaners

http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=391

> Green Seal GS-37 Industrial and Institutional Cleaners
>
> <http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/index.cfm#cleaners>

**Construction Materials and Products**

> **Contract Language**
>
> U.S. Department of Energy
>
> [http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/epspecs.html]{.underline} , see
> "Construction Services"

**Paint**

> **Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers**
>
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
>
> [http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/paint.htm]{.underline}
>
> **Suppliers**

EcoLogo CCD-47 Surface Coatings (Paints, Stains, and Varnishes)

<http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=272>

EcoLogo CCD-48 Surface Coatings (Recycled)

http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=273

> Green Seal GS-43 Recycled Content Latex Paint
>
> http://www.greenseal.org/newsroom/GS-43_Recycled_Content_Latex_Paint.pdf

**Toner Cartridges**

> **Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers**

EcoLogo CCD-039 Printing Cartridges Remanufactured

http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/details.asp?ccd_id=264

> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
>
> [http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/toner.htm]{.underline}

**[DOWNLOAD AND RUN BEES 4.0 SOFTWARE]{.underline}**

BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software
helps designers, builders, and product manufacturers identify the
environmental and economic performance of

building/construction products. Developed by the NIST (National
Institute of Standards and Technology) Green Buildings Program with
support from the U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
and the HUD Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) the
tool is based on consensus standards and designed to be practical,
flexible, and transparent.

**Register for software at
[[http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees/registration.html]{.underline}](http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees/registration.html)
(no cost involved):**

-   Fill out registration form

-   Click submit

**To install BEES 4.0:**

-   Download bees30dzip.exe, a 14.6 MB self-extracting file. (If
    prompted during the download, choose to save the file).

-   From Windows Explorer, double click on bees30dzip.exe to start the
    self- extraction process.

-   When prompted, choose a folder to unzip the file to and click Unzip.

-   Using Windows Explorer, go to the folder you specified in Step 3,
    double click on Setup.exe and follow the directions on the screen.
    You will need to choose a folder in which to install BEES 3.0d. This
    folder must be different from the one you specified in Step 3.

**To run BEES 4.0:**

-   Select Start-\>Programs-\>BEES-\>BEES 4.0

**OR**

-   Go to "My Computer" or wherever you can see all folders and files on
    your computer. Do not try to open the BEES exe file from a software
    application, such as Word.

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-   Go to where you stored the BEES files (probably in a folder labeled
    "BEES")

-   Open the BEES30d.exe file

-   Go to "Analysis" at top of window

-   Go to "Define Parameters"