US Natural Pozzolana products help reduce a building's overall impact on the environment, and thus can contribute to a project's ability to earn points toward LEED certification.

Any Engineer recognizes that no product by itself is LEED certified and that no product can guarantee a specific number of points for LEED certification.

 

The application of US natural Pozzolana can help achieve LEED credits in a number of areas.

 

• Stormwater Management

 

• Heat Island Effect

 

• Water Efficient Landscapes

 

• Innovative Water Technologies

 

• Additional points may be awarded for using regional materials.

 

Please refer to the US Build Green Council website at www.usgbc.org for additional information

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Reconciling technological viability with social feasibility: the case of natural pozzolans for sustainable development

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
	Issue:	Volume 5, Number 1 / 2008
	Pages:	49 - 65

Ronald A. Harris ^A1, Thomas D. Eatmon Jr. ^A2, Christian W.A. Seifert ^A3

 

 Abstract:

Appropriate technologies can meet the basic needs of the poor by providing cost-effective, environmentally friendly solutions to socio-economic dilemmas. Natural pozzolans have the potential to make development more sustainable by lowering building costs and reducing pollution. However the social context of sustainable development constrains technological solutions. These solutions may seem viable from a technological point of view but may not be feasible in a given social context. In this study we explore the social context of implementing natural pozzolans as a sustainable technology and present our findings from interviews with stakeholders in the Republic of the Philippines.

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^A1 Health Policy and Systems Management, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 1615 Poydras Street, Rm. 1564, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
^A2 Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA.
^A3 Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA

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