Cork Flooring – LEED® Points Update for Naturcork

Natural Cork Floors Green Flow and Naturcork Can Contribute Towards Attaining LEED® Points

Yes! Yes! Yes! Based on the LEED® framework, Opus Floors Naturcork and Green Flow series cork flooring , can contribute towards attaining the following credits:

Indoor Environmental Quality – EQ

EQ 4.4 (1 Point): Use Low-Emitting Materials (wood or agrifiber products) that will reduce the amount of indoor air contaminants that may be potentially irritating and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being of the installer and occupants. Opus Floors Cork flooring Green Flow and Naturcork has no added urea-formaldehyde resins as stated under this credit.

Materials and Resources – MR

Credits:
• MR 4.1 (1 Point): Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of the post-consumer recycled
content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes 10% of the total value of the materials in the
project.
• MR 4.2 (1 Point): Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of the post-consumer recycled
content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes an additional 10% (total of 20%) beyond MR
credit 4.1 of the total value of the materials in the project. 100% of the cork content in all Opus Floors Green Flow and Naturcork is recycled from other cork pre-consumer manufacturing processes.
• MR 6 (1 Point): Use rapidly renewable materials and products (made from plants that are typically
harvested within a ten year cycle or shorter) for 2.5 % of the total value of all building materials and products
used in the project.

Innovation and Design Process – ID (1-4 points)

• The intent of this credit is to provide design teams and projects the chance to earn additional points for exceptional performance above the LEED® requirements. Cork’s natural characteristic such as its cellular structure provides sound proofing properties. The transmission of vibrations from mechanical equipment can
be reduced using cork flooring and underlayment. Opus Floors cork flooring Green Flow and Naturcork qualify for one category, or more, under LEED® credit program.