| Practice Number | Practice | Points Available with this Product | Additional Conditions of Use to Earn Points | Manufacturer's Comments |
| 601.2 | Structural systems/advanced framing techniques optimize material usage. | 3 | To earn 3 points, Shear Brace product must be used in sufficient quantity to reduce the use of traditional site built shear wall bracing square footage by at least 50%. | The Shear Brace is an ICC ES accepted, specially designed, prefabricated engineered wood panel that helps homes resist lateral forces such as those created by earthquakes and high winds. |
| 606.1 | Biobased products are used. 8 points maximum awarded. | 3 | To earn 3 points, this product must be at least 0.5% of the construction material cost AND another bio-based product, also at 0.5% of material cost, must be used. | iLevel products are made from trees, a natural and renewable resource. |
| 606.2(1) | A minimum of 2 wood or wood-based products used for minor elements are certified to the requirements of a recognized product program. | 3 | To earn 3 points, a second certified wood product must also be used as a minor element. | iLevel manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada are independently certified to sustainable forestry standards as well as all Weyerhaeuser timberlands, ensuring the availability of forests for future generations. |
| 607.1 | Products containing fewer materials are used to achieve the same end-use requirements as conventional products. | 3 | At least 80% of shear bracing materials in the building are this product. | On average, we use 99% of each log to produce iLevel and Weyerhaeuser wood products, additional wood products,and energy. |
| 609.1 | A more environmentally preferable product selected based upon a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). | 3 | None. | Framing a house with wood products uses about 16% less embodied energy than a house built with steel or concrete and releases 25% fewer CO2 emissions. (CORRIM) |
| 606.3 | Materials used for major components are manufactured using a min. of 33% of the primary manufacturing process energy from renewable sources, combustible waste sources, or renewable energy credits (RECs). | 2 | Product must be used as a major component of the building. | More than half of the energy needed to make iLevel building materials comes from by-products of the manufacturing process. |
| 610.1 | Product manufacturer’s operations are ISO 14001 certified. The value of building products from ISO 14001 facilities is 1% or more of the est. total building materials cost. | 1 | Points are awarded at 1 point per one percent of building material costs. Material cost breakdown to be verified and points adjusted to reflect actual percentage of all products from 14001 facilities. | We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint. Since 1999, Weyerhaeuser has reduced water usage by 27%, waste going into landfills by 49%, and energy consumption by 23%. |
| 901.4(2-6) | A minimum of 85% of material within a product group (i.e., wood structural panels, countertops, composite trim/doors, custom woodwork, and/or component closet shelving) is manufactured in accordance with the following. 10 points maximum awarded. | 4 | A minimum of 85% of shear bracing materials in the building are this product. | Urea formaldehyde resins are not added to any of our products. |