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Intent
Pilot Credit Closed
This pilot credit is closed to new registrations
To reduce environmental impact through building product and material selection, promote transparency, and encourage market transformation in the field of materials and material ingredients.
Requirements
Project teams may pursue the entire LEED v4 Materials and Resources category in place of the MR credits from LEED v2009. All prerequisites must be met.
- Storage and collection of recyclables (Required)
- Construction and demolition waste management planning (Required)
- Building life-cycle impact reduction Up to 5 points
- Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations Up to 2 points
- Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials Up to 2 points
- Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients Up to 2 points
- Construction and demolition waste management Up to 2 points
If project earns ____ v4 points |
Receives_____ v2009 points |
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9 |
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14 |
13 |
14 + 1 IN |
Submittals
Changes
- Closed for registration on 8/12/2022
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
Pilot Credit Closed
This pilot credit is closed to new registrations
To reduce environmental impact through building product and material selection, promote transparency, and encourage market transformation in the field of materials and material ingredients.
Requirements
Project teams may pursue the entire LEED v4 Materials and Resources category in place of the MR credits from LEED v2009. All prerequisites must be met.
- Storage and collection of recyclables (Required)
- Construction and demolition waste management planning (Required)
- Building life-cycle impact reduction Up to 5 points
- Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations Up to 2 points
- Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials Up to 2 points
- Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients Up to 2 points
- Construction and demolition waste management Up to 2 points
If project earns ____ v4 points |
Receives_____ v2009 points |
|---|---|
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
14 + 1 IN |
Submittals
Changes
- Closed for registration on 8/12/2022
Not pursuing this pilot but have a comment you'd like to share with USGBC?
Click here to submit your commentLEEDuser expert
brendan owens
pe, leed fellow
USGBC
svp
