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114142 ASTM OUTSIDE 1/4 HT-PMS 368 PMS 2935 Common Ground,Consensus Building andContinual Improvement:International Standards and Sustainable Buildingwww.astm.orgISBN:978-0-8031-4507-8 Stock#:STP1503Bennett/Meadows Common Ground,Consensus Building and Continual Improvement:International Standards and Sustainable Building STP 1503STP1503A.R.K.BennettD.F.MeadowsEditorsSTP 1503Common Ground,Consensus Buildingand Continual Improvement:Standards and Sustainable BuildingFirst International SymposiumAlison Kinn Bennett and Dru Meadows,editorsASTM Stock Number:STP1503ASTM International100 Barr Harbor DrivePO Box C700West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959Printed in the U.S.A.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataISBN:978-0-8031-4507-8Copyright 2009 ASTM INTERNATIONAL,West Conshohocken,PA.All rightsreserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in anyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without thewritten consent of the publisher.Text printed on 30%post-consumer recycled paper.Photocopy RightsAuthorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educationalclassroom use,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use ofspecific clients,is granted by ASTM International provided that the appropriatefee is paid to ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,P.O.Box C700,WestConshohocken,PA 19428-2959,Tel:610-832-9634;online:http:/www.astm.org/copyright/The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions expressedin this publication.ASTM International does not endorse any products represented in thispublication.Peer Review PolicyEach paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and atleast one editor.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfactionof both the technical editor?s?and the ASTM International Committee on Publications.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts ofthe authors and the technical editor?s?,but also the work of the peer reviewers.Inkeeping with long-standing publication practices,ASTM International maintainsthe anonymity of the peer reviewers.The ASTM International Committee on Publicationsacknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribution of time and efforton behalf of ASTM International.Citation of PapersWhen citing papers from this publication,the appropriate citation includes the paperauthor?s?,paper title?,J.ASTM Intl.,volume and number,ASTM International,WestConshohocken,PA,Paper,year?listed in the footnote to the paper?,Paper IDJAI100887?located at the top of each first page?.This book is a repackaging of thosepapers.Printed in Mayfield,PAFebruary,2009ForewordThis publication,Common Ground,Consensus Building,and Continual Improvement:Standards and Sustainable Building,contains papers presented at the first internationalsymposium of the same name held in Washington,DC,on 19-20 April,2007.The sym-posium was sponsored by the ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance ofBuildings,Subcommittee E06.71 on Sustainability.The symposium co-chairs wereAlisonKinn Bennett,EPA and Dru Meadows,theGreenTeam,Inc.The symposium,a first of its kind,brought together governments,professional orga-nizations,trade organizations,industry,standard developing organizations,and environ-mental organizations in a discussion about current and developing sustainable buildingand product standards.Furthermore,the symposium highlighted opportunities andneeds for coordination and consensus in the marketplace.Twenty-three papers werepresented at the symposium.This book contains a selection of 13 symposium paperspublished by the Journal of ASTM International?JAI?.JAI is an online,peer-reviewedjournal for the international scientific and engineering community.Publication in JAI al-lows rapid dissemination of the papers as soon as they become available,while publi-cation in this Special Technical Publication?STP?is intended to provide easy access tothe condensed information in a single volume for future reference.ContentsOverviewviiRethinking Green Building Standards for Comprehensive Continuous ImprovementTOMLENT ANDBILLWALSH1Development of American National Standards for Sustainable Building ProductsJANEM.WILSON ANDJACLYNM.BOWEN11FloorScore-Flooring Products Certification Program for Indoor Air QualityWILLIAMH.FREEMAN20Evaluating Sustainability Using Standard Approaches:The BEES ToolBARBARAC.LIPPIATT25Sustainability in Building ConstructionInternational Standards in ProgressWOLFRAMTRINIUS ANDCHRISTERSJSTRM36Introducing Standards and Sustainable DesignWILLIAME.KELLY45Standards Versus Recommended Practice:Separating Process and PrescriptiveMeasures from Building PerformanceWAYNETRUSTY56Designing a System to Apply an Assessment Method of of Buildings for All LifecycleStages Based on the Concept of Eco-efficiencyJUNKOENDO,SHUZOMURAKAMI,ANDTOSHIHARUIKAGA63BRE Environmental Profiles:Past,Present,and FutureK.STEELE ANDJ.ANDERSON74Devel