Natural Cork Floors Green Flow and Naturcork Can Contribute Towards Attaining LEED® Points
Indoor Environmental Quality – EQ
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)
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.
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