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Rousseau's commitment to LEED^® and the environment

Rousseau is aware of the importance of the quality of our environment. It is therefore proud to take part in obtaining the points required for LEED^® certification through its storage products such as its shelving, modular cabinets, workstations and others. Rousseau products can contribute to the gathering of points for the criteria in the following chart.

Sustainable Sites Category
Credits	Points	Requirements	Rousseau Contribution
5.2 Site Development: Maximize Open Space	1	Reduce the development footprint (defined as the total area of the building footprint, hardscape, access roads and parking) and/or provide vegetated open space within the project boundary to exceed the local zoning's open space requirement for the site by 25%.	Our specialists will help you find the best solution to maximize your floor layout and save space with our Rousseau drawers in shelving, modular cabinets, two level shelving system. The Rousseau products have been designed for high density storage - a large quantity of items in a little space.
Materials & Resources Category
Credits	Points	Requirements	Rousseau Contribution
2.1 Construction Waste Management: Divert 50% From Disposal	1	Recycle and/or salvage at least 50% or 75% of non-hazardous construction and demolition debris. Develop and implement a construction waste management plan that, at a minimum, identifies the materials to be diverted from disposal and whether the materials will be sorted on-site or co-mingled. Excavated soil and land clearing debris do not contribute to this credit.	Rousseau uses recycled material for the packaging of its products such as cardboard, plastic, wood and paper.
2.2 Construction Waste Management: Divert 75% From Disposal	1 in addition to 2.1
3.1 Materials Reuse: 5%	1	Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials such that the sum of these materials constitutes at least 5% or 10%, based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project.	As Rousseau products are durable and flexible, they can contribute to obtaining points if they are recuperated, refurbished or re-used.
3.2 Materials Reuse: 10%	1 in addition to 3.1
4.1 Recycled Content: 7.5% CAN and 10% USA	1	Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes at least 7.5% Can and 10% USA or 15% Can and 20% USA (based on cost) of the total value of the materials in the project.	The total recycled content of the steel used for our products is 58%. This includes post consumer content of 20%, the pre-consumer or post consumer sum of 25% and the balance corresponding to the internal scrap of our supplier.
4.2 Recycled Content: 15% CAN and 20% USA	1 in addition to 4.1
5.1 Regional Materials: 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally	1	Use a minimum of 10% or 20% of building materials or products for which at least 80% of the mass is extracted, processed, and manufactured within 800 km (500 miles) of the project site or 2400 km (1, 500 miles) of the project site and shipped by rail or water.	All of the products that we manufacture are manufactured at our plant in St-Jean-Port-Joli in Québec, Canada. The regions of extraction and processing of the steel used for our products are in different regions located in Canada and the United States. The regions for products that are not composed of steel and those that we purchase and re-sell can vary and will be supplied accordingly.
5.2 Regional Materials: 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally	1 in addition to 5.1
Indoor Environmental Quality Category
Credits	Points	Requirements	Rousseau Contribution
4.2 Low-Emitting Materials: Paints & Coatings	1	Architectural paints, coatings and primers applied to interior walls and ceilings: Do not exceed the VOC content limits established in Green Seal Standard GS-11.	All our paintings are cooked at high temperature in an industrial convection oven. So, for powder coatings it eliminates completely the emission of VOCs and for our liquid paints, it retains only a small part that disappears with time.
4.4 Low-Emitting Materials: Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products	1	Composite wood and agrifiber products used on the interior of the building (defined as inside of the weatherproofing system) shall contain no added urea formaldehyde resins. Laminating adhesives used to fabricate on-site and shop-applied composite wood and agrifiber assemblies shall contain no added urea formaldehyde resins.	Our wood composite and laminated wood tops are available without urea formaldehyde resins upon demand.

This information was updated in June 2009.

If you would like more details, contact us at 1-866-463-4270 or at info@rousseaumetal.com.

About LEED^®

LEED^® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an international green standard of certification created in 1998 by the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council), a non-profit organization. LEED^® is a certification program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. In Canada, the system was adopted in December 2002 by the CaGBC (Canada Green Building Council) tailored specifically for Canadian climates, construction practices and regulations.

LEED^® certification is based on the total point score achieved, following an independent review. For certain standards, products or construction material can contribute to obtaining these points.

For more information concerning the USGBC, visit www.usgbc.org and CaGBC at www.cagbc.ca.

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