Kemper System Environmental Impact 

LEED, BioPreferred, ISO, VOC & EPD’s

Kemper System is the leader in the development of environmentally safe products, pioneering two-component liquid technology to provide high-solid finished products containing essentially no harmful solvents. Our range of products also offers a choice of odor-free application systems that satisfy any design or application criteria for both interior and exterior applications.
Our technical data sheets contain information on the widely recognized environmental rating and certification systems that apply to the individual product. Talk to your local Sales Representative or reference the individual Technical Data Sheets in our Resource Library. Click to Visit these pages by section

LEED

Kemper’s products have been designed to meet a variety of needs under LEED. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system remains one of the most widely recognized environmental rating and certification systems for construction in the US. Many building owners opt to use LEED or similar rating systems to facilitate energy savings, improve quality of life in their buildings, and to recognize other benefits that environmentally conscious construction can offer.

• Indoor Environmental Quality - Low Emitting Materials credits:  Products with indoor applications such as KEMPEROL 2K-PUR and KEMPERDUR EP-FR have been tested for compliance with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method to ensure these products can contribute to a healthy and safe indoor environment. 
• Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials: Polyurethane products such as KEMPEROL 2K-PUR, KEMPEROL 2K FR, and KEMPERDUR TC contain a high proportion of bio-based material which not only meet the requirements of the Mandatory Federal Purchasing requirements for bio-based materials but can also contribute to the bio-based content requirements for LEED. 
• Sustainable Sites – Heat Island Reduction: Many of our waterproofing membranes and coating systems are available in a highly reflective white, or other highly reflective colors designed to maximize the material’s Solar Reflective Index (SRI). These highly reflective products can offer significant and ongoing savings on air conditioning costs and exceed the requirements for both low-sloped and steep-sloped roofs for LEED. Kemper System provides CRRC rated, highly reflective coatings that can contribute to the LEED Heat Island Reduction Credits for a project, Linked Here.
• Building Product Disclosure and Optimization—Environmental Product Declarations: Where possible, Kemper provides Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to provide life cycle and sustainability information for our products; EPDs are currently available for the AC (PMMA) product line. 

Kemper System is a member of the US Green Building Council USGBC for environmentally friendly waterproofing products. Most Kemper System liquid-applied waterproofing membranes are also FLL approved and are ideally suited for green roofing which can contribute to LEED points for Rainwater Management. Information regarding SRI values, recycled content, bio-based material, manufacture location and other LEED attributes can be found in the technical data sheet for individual products within the sustainability information and properties tables; located within our Resource Library.

BioPreferred^®

Products made from bio-based content have many advantages regarding sustainability and environmental performance. These plant-derived materials make use of renewable resources and have a much lower carbon-footprint than petroleum-based alternatives. Federal law directs that all federal agencies purchase bio-based paints and coatings as defined by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Bio Preferred® Catalog lists products that comply with the mandatory federal purchasing requirements.
Kemper System polyurethane products that exceed the requirements of the federal standard:

• KEMPERTEC D & R PRIMERS
• KEMPEROL 2K-PUR
• KEMPEROL 2K FR – Color Series
• KEMPERDUR TC

VOC

Over the last several decades, regulations regarding Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have been successful at reducing smog in many cities, but the patchwork of regulations at the National, State and even County levels has often created confusion for anyone attempting to purchase or apply coatings. Kemper strives to stay ahead of these ever-changing requirements to offer VOC compliant materials suitable for all applications. Our 2-component technologies offer ultra-low VOC options for roofing applications while many competing single-component alternatives release substantial VOC emissions while they dry.
In addition to emissions from product curing, there is an increasing focus on long-term emissions from building products in indoor environments. To help provide peace of mind and to meet current LEED standards, Kemper has tested key products to the most widely accepted VOC emission standard for indoor applications; CDPH Standard Method V1.2. The individual product VOC content  can be found on the technical data sheets in the properties table.

ISO 14001:2015

To ensure that Kemper continues to maintain its commitment to providing safe, environmentally favorable products, it has maintained a certified ISO 14001 based Environmental Management System for its manufacturing operations since 2013.  This Environmental Management System ensures that Kemper strives to continually improve its environmental performance by determining and addressing significant environmental impacts related to its operations, and aids Kemper in monitoring and staying ahead of regulatory and other industry environmental requirements. Click for more information on ISO.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPD's)

Our EPDs can be found below regarding our AC (PMMA) product line. These documents detail how our full range of AC Products can contribute toward Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits, making them even more competitive in the LEED Certified building market
The EPDs cover all potential layers of an AC assembly including:

• Kempertec AC Primer
• Kemperol AC SPEED FR
• Kemperdur AC Traffic Coating
• Kemperdur AC Finish

AC Traffic Coating (Park) EPD - EN

AC Primer, Waterproofing, Finish EPD - EN