b'GREEN TIP GREEN TIPenvironmentalimpactreporting is sponsored by and its focus on carbon footprint comparison.Benefits for tile in v4.1Fortile,theLEEDv4.1EPD updates mean the following: any MAPEIisachampionofthetile,mortarorgroutrepresented TileCouncilofNorthAmericasbyoneoftheseveraltileindus-(TCNA) Green Squared programtry-wide EPDs can contribute one for third-party-certied green prod- full product toward a 20-product ucts in the installation of tile andthresholdrequiredtoobtaina stone. MAPEI has a select set ofpointonaLEEDv4.1project. mortarsandgroutsthatareSCSThatscomparedtotheformer third-partycertiedtotheTCNA0.5 product contribution in LEED GreenSquaredstandard(ANSIv4. Thismeansthatspecifyinga A138.1), making them eligible forsingletilesystemtile,mortar, theLEEDCertiedMulti-Attributeand groutwhich is represented Products and Materials pilot credit. byanindustry-wideEPD,could TheseproductsincludeMAPEIsatisfythreeofthe20products Ultralite Mortar, MAPEI Ultraliterequired for an entire building.MortarPro,MAPEIUltraliteFurthermore,opportunities S2mortar,MAPEIUltraliteS1toobtainasecondEPDpoint Quickmortar,UltracolorPlusthrough the use of tile on a LEED FApremiumgroutandMAPEIv4.1projectaremoreattain-Flexcolor3Dready-to-usegroutablethantheywerewithv4. with translucent/iridescent effects.Previouslyforv4,50%bycost Theentireinnovativefamilyofof all products used on a project Ultralitemortarsispackedwithhadtohaveanenvironmental advantages, including Easy Glidefootprintlowerthantheindus-Technology TMfor fast, easy appli- try average across three different cation. www.mapei.com environmental impact categories. With v4.1, only a minimum of 10 optimized products is required. Whatsmoreisthatabuilding materialcountsas0.5product if the manufacturer simply has a lifecycleimpactreductionplan forthatproduct,regardlessof whether its better or worse than industryaverage.Additionally,a 30TileLetter | August 2019'