Roofing Materials

Green purchasing guidance for roofing materials, including:

Required specifications

Purchasers must include these specifications, unless not possible:

EO 04-01: Persistent Toxic Chemicals directs the state to make available for purchase and use by state agencies equipment, supplies, and other products that do not contain persistent and bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals unless there is no feasible alternative. Accordingly, roofing products containing asbestos, coal tar and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are prohibited.
RCW 43.19A: Recycled Product Procurement set a goal of substantially increasing the state’s purchases of recycled-content products, directs the state to set recycled-content standards… Moreover, DES’ Recycled Content Purchasing Preference Policy (DES-255-00) states, “In establishing environmental requirements and preferences for products that contain recycled materials, agencies shall reference the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (EPA CPGs) as the minimum standards for the state of Washington.”
Accordingly, roofing products must comply with the U.S. EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for Roofing Materials.

Purchasers should include these specifications, unless not possible:

RCW 43.19A: Recycled Product Procurement set a goal of substantially increasing the state’s purchases of recycled-content products, directs the state to set recycled-content standards, and authorizes state agencies to specify, give priority to and/or offer price preferences for products that contain recycled materials.
This policy also directs state agencies to offer a purchasing preference of at least 10% to bidders whose products have a recycled-content percentage that exceeds the EPA CPG minimum.

Additional desirable environmental and health attributes of roofing products include:

Solar-ready, green roof or cool roof. The U.S. Department of Energy has information about cool roofs.
Complies with state of California’s Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
Earned one or more of the following certifications:
- Certified Red List Free with an International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Declare Label or a Health Product Declaration (HPD)
- Cradle to Cradle Product Certificate or Material Health Certificate: v3.1 at the Silver level or higher OR v4.0 at the Silver level or higher
- ENERGY STAR (reflective coatings)
- Master Painters Institute (MPI) Green Performance Standard (Extreme Green, GPS-2 or GPS-1)
- SCS Indoor Advantage Gold (certified low emitting)
- UL GREENGUARD Gold (certified low emitting)
- Certified Biobased products by the USDA's BioPreferred Program

These laws, rules, and executive orders must be included in the contract language:

Use surplus disposal to get rid of items you no longer need. Keep materials out of landfills and make funds for your agency.

Hazardous waste disposal guidelines and options: