LEED EB Mercury
LEED EB Mercury Calculator

Pursue the LEED EBO&M MR4 credit for reduced mercury in lighting by doing the following:

Step 1:    Use the LEED EB Mercury Calculator to determine the total pg/lhr measurement of your lamps purchased during the project period
Step 2:   Download: Mercury Content in SYLVANIA Lamps
Step 3:   Submit both documents in your LEED Certification application

 

LEED EB Mercury Calculator

Mercury Content in SYLVANIA Lamps*

 

"This information should be obtained from MSDSs or other public literature from the manufacturer, or by directly contacting the manufacturer/vendor and requesting a written statement reporting mercury content values."

- LEED EB O&M Rating System

If you are purchasing screw-based CFLs for the project, OSRAM SYLVANIA lamps do not need to be included in the calculation.  OSRAM SYLVANIA is part of the NEMA commitment to maximum mercury content in CFLs.  Click here for the documentation required.

 

* Mercury Content in SYLVANIA Lamps is accepted as public literature from OSRAM SYLVANIA.