1. Catalogs
  2. VT Industries
  3. LEED Opportunities

LEED Opportunities

LEED Opportunities

LEED Opportunities

Product catalog summary
Overview
VT Architectural Wood Doors are designed with sustainability in mind, supporting LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accreditation. VT Industries emphasizes environmentally responsible manufacturing and provides tools to assist in achieving LEED credits.
LEED Accreditation
LEED is a national standard for sustainable buildings. VT doors are GREENGUARD Air Quality Certified and FSC Chain of Custody certified, aiding in earning LEED credits for recycled content, regional materials, rapidly renewable materials, certified wood, and low-emitting materials.
LEED Credits Applicable to VT Doors
  • MR Credit 4: Use materials with recycled content for at least 10% or 20% of the total material value.
  • MR Credit 5: Use materials extracted and manufactured within 500 miles of the project site for at least 10% or 20% of the total material value.
  • MR Credit 6: Use rapidly renewable materials for 2.5% of the total material value.
  • MR Credit 7: Use a minimum of 50% FSC certified wood-based materials.
  • EQ Credit 4.4: Use composite wood products with no added urea-formaldehyde resins.
Tools and Resources
VT Industries offers a Spec Writer program for creating custom LEED specifications and a LEED Letter Generator for documentation. The VT LEED Calculator helps explore credit assistance by specifying VT doors.
Product Certification
VT doors are GREENGUARD certified, ensuring low chemical emissions and improved indoor air quality. The FSC Chain of Custody certification ensures responsible forest management.
Conclusion
VT Industries supports sustainable building projects through certified products and tools that facilitate LEED accreditation.
Certified Products and FSC Label
The document emphasizes the importance of certified products and the system to verify wood sources. The FSC label connects responsible production with consumption.
Continuing Education
VT Industries offers educational sessions for architects to earn AIA/CES learning units through the Doors and Hardware Institute's program. The course, VTI 507 – Sustainable Choices in Wood Door Construction, focuses on sustainable design options for wood doors, including LEED credits, materials, indoor air quality, and veneer specification. It is one hour long, registered with the University of Oklahoma, and provides one learning unit for Sustainable Design and Health, Safety, and Welfare.
Contact Information
For more information or to enroll in courses, contact VT Industries at 800.827.1615 ext. 564 or reach out to a local sales representative.
See more

Catalog excerpts

LEED Opportunities-1

VT Architectural Wood Doors offer proven sustainability attributes that can assist with LEED@ accreditation.

 Open the catalog to page 1
LEED Opportunities-2

LEED NC v3 credits applicable to VT Architectural Wood Doors (For projects registered with the USGBC after June 26, 2009) Build sustainability into your design with VT. Being environmentally responsible today is more than just a consideration— it’s a way of life. VT Industries is dedicated to making your life easier when it comes to assuring a sustainable building solution. All VT doors are manufactured in highly efficient facilities using low-emitting, sustainable LEED Credit Materials & Resources MR Credit 4: Recycled Content materials. And with their durable construction, you can be sure that...

 Open the catalog to page 2
LEED Opportunities-3

LEED Letter Generator The VT LEED Calculator (available at You can create custom LEED specifications VT’s LEED Letter Generator makes with VT’s wood door Spec Writer program it easy to submit supporting explore the credit assistance available by specifying VT Architectural Wood Doors for your LEED project. Simply select your LEED requirements along verification needed for sustainable This online tool makes it easy to compare various with aesthetic grade, face material, color projects. Any architect, general door types and calculate the LEED credit(s) that finish, fire-rating, and other requirements—...

 Open the catalog to page 3
LEED Opportunities-4

LEED NC v3 VT Door Type Pre-Consumer Recycled Material Extraction / Manufacture Location MR 6 Rapidly Renewable Material No added Urea Formaldehyde STAVE LUMBER CORE 5507A, 5P07A Spring City, TN / New Albany, IN - 8% Spring City, TN / New Albany, IN - 8% Spring City, TN / New Albany, IN - 85% STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE LUMBER CORE 5508A, 5P08A Spring City, TN / New Albany, IN - 85% AGRIFIBER CORE Project site must be located within 500 miles of extraction and manufacture location for credit assistance. PLEASE NOTE: For the LEED for Schools rating system, VT doors are available to meet Indoor Air Quality...

 Open the catalog to page 4
LEED Opportunities-5

LEED Credit Assistance by Door Type – Heritage Collection LEED NC v3 VT Door Type Environmental Selection Pre-Consumer Recycled Material Extraction / Manufacture Location Rapidly Renewable Material No added Urea Formaldehyde PARTICLEBOARD CORE STAVE LUMBER CORE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE LUMBER CORE 5508H, 5P08H LEAD LINED PARTICLEBOARD CORE 5515H, 5P15H Project site must be located within 500 miles of extraction and manufacture location for credit assistance. PLEASE NOTE: For the LEED for Schools rating system, VT doors are available to meet Indoor Air Quality credit 9. Reference STC Chart for more...

 Open the catalog to page 5
LEED Opportunities-6

GREENGUARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is an industryindependent, non-profit organization that oversees the GREENGUARD Certification Program, establishing acceptable indoor air standards for indoor products, environments, and buildings. Testing is conducted in stainless steel environmental chambers expertly designed and constructed for measuring trace contaminants. Certified products are rigorously tested quarterly for chemical emissions using proven, scientifically verified protocols, ensuring improved public health and quality of life through improved...

 Open the catalog to page 6

All VT Industries catalogs and technical brochures

  1. VTquickship

    2  Pages

  2. Wood Jamb

    2  Pages

  3. Granit color

    2  Pages

  4. Premium edges

    8  Pages

  5. EQcountertop

    6  Pages

  6. Stone Surface

    10  Pages

*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.