Richelieu Hardware LEED Certified Collection

Richelieu LEED certified hardware from the New Contemporary catalog

Richelieu LEED certified hardware groups pulls carrying a green-materials tag inside the New Contemporary catalog, brass construction shaped into a modern bar and edge profile over the company's more ornate traditional collections. Anyone specifying toward a LEED-certified build should flag this tagged subset of Richelieu's brass lineup at project start, before materials get locked into place.

What sets this group apart from Richelieu's other brass hardware

Every piece here shares the modern style tag and brass build found across the wider New Contemporary catalog, plus a green-materials designation attached specifically to support LEED documentation later on. Visually, expect the clean bar and edge-pull shapes Richelieu runs throughout its contemporary lineup: no cast ornament, no applied detail, just a straight profile built to sit close against a slab-front door.

Why the tag matters before materials get locked in

Anything contributing to a green building point total has to be identified and documented at the specification stage, never swapped in once installation is underway, so pulling from this tagged group early avoids a documentation gap discovered late in a project. It matters most on commercial and multifamily jobs pursuing formal certification; a residential remodel with no certification target can treat these pulls the same as any other brass option Richelieu sells.

What "New Contemporary" actually covers

The name spans Richelieu's modern, unornamented brass hardware broadly, not one single shape or length, which is why standard pulls and edge-mount versions both carry the LEED tag here, not one format alone. Someone documenting a commercial project can source edge profiles for slab doors and bar pulls for framed cabinetry from this same tagged group without switching collections midway through the job.

Comparing other Richelieu collections

For the full New Contemporary catalog beyond the LEED-tagged pieces, see Richelieu's New Collection. For a different profile carrying the Richelieu name, the Lincoln collection covers edge pulls cast in aluminum.