Biobased Content
A product or material derived from plants or other renewable agricultural, marine, and forestry materials. Biobased products generally provide an alternative to conventional petroleum derived products and include a diverse range of offerings such as lubricants, detergents, inks, fertilizers, and bioplastics. Biobased materials can also capture carbon as part of their life cycle. Using them in buildings will store the carbon in place, preventing it from returning to the atmosphere for the life of the building. This potential is maximized by the use of rapidly renewable resources or agricultural waste streams. See the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred
program for more information.
Read up on bioenergy basics from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Click the link below for more information on bio-based products and their selection.
WBDG.org | Sustainable Design Objectives
CarbonNeutralCities.org | Embodied Carbon and Bio-based Materials Factsheets
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Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions
...operations, and maintenance.20 ii. Biobased Content Per section 9002 of the Farm...highest content level per USDA's biobased content recommendations.21 iii. Otherhttps://sftool.gov › Content › attachments › guiding_principles_for_sustainable_federal_buildings_and_associated_instructions_february_2016.pdf -
Briefing on draft guidelines and pilot for Green Standards and Ecolabels
ENERGY STAR, FEMP- designated) Biobased (i.e., USDA BioPreferred) Waterhttps://sftool.gov › Content › attachments › Iswg › iswg-policies-strategies › 4 Alison Kinn Bennett - EPP Update 4-2015.pdf -
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LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification. 52.223-2 Affirmative...Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contractshttps://sftool.gov › Content › attachments › GSA_IPM_Guidance.pdf -
recommendations_on_sustainable_landscaping_practices.pdf
...org/research/landscape- performance-series/ Biobased products information: www.BioPreferredhttps://sftool.gov › Content › attachments › recommendations_on_sustainable_landscaping_practices.pdf
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