Proposed Ban of PVC in Government Buildings Could Cause Environmental and Economic Harm
10th May 2012
Recently, USGCB has sought to ban Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from government buildings even though studies have shown that PVC outperforms other alternatives. And the unintended consequences of these “green guidelines” could do more harm than good to the economy and the environment.
Leadership in Energy Development (LEED) is a certification process run by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGCB), a non profit, that certifies buildings as being “green” enough. And the USGBC has announced, in guidelines which can be seen here, that it will attempt to stipulate hat builders use “materials that do not contain” polyvinyl chloride (PVC). But the science LEED uses is flawed.
The embattled GSA would adopt the guidelines, which is no surprise since the GSA, which oversees the leasing and administration of all government buildings and properties, has direct ties to LEED. In fact, the GSA’s deputy director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, Donald Horn, is an adviser to LEED’s board of directors.
Hey, one hand washes the other. Good thing it wasn’t the NRA, or they’d really be in trouble.
Environmentalists: Not Happy Until We Cancel the Twentieth Century.