LEED Certification

The SCA continues to offer resources and documents to help industry professionals justify the use of slag cement in regards to its positive environmental impact.

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Slag Cement Contributions to LEED Certification

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LEED™ stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a product of the U.S. Green Building Council. It is a set of national standards used to certify high-performance, sustainable buildings.

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LEED-NC is the most widely-used of these standards and is used for new construction or major renovations. LEED-NC utilizes a point-based system to rank specific levels of sustainable performance in six categories. Slag cement can contribute to achieving 13 specific LEED-NC points. For more information on slag cement and LEED, download the following SCA publications:

• Slag Cement and LEED™, an information sheet summarizing how slag cement can aid in achieving LEED-NC points.

• LEED™ Guide: Using Slag Cement in Sustainable Construction, a handbook that details the documentation and calculations required for using slag cement to help achieve LEED-NC points (applies to LEED-NC versions 2.1, 2.2 and 3.0).