Susie Spivey-Tilson
CBRE
LEED Fellow, Senior Program Manager for Global Energy & Sustainability
Schools-2009 MRc3: Materials reuse 1-2 points
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To reuse building materials and products to reduce demand for virgin materials and reduce waste, thereby lessening impacts associated with the extraction and processing of virgin resources.Requirements
Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials, the sum of which constitutes at least 5% or 10% , based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project. The minimum percentage materials reused for each point threshold is as follows:|
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5% |
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10% |
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SITES-LEED Equivalency
This LEED credit (or a component of this credit) has been established as equivalent to a SITES v2 credit or component. For more information on using the equivalency as a substitution in your LEED or SITES project, see this article and guidance document.Frequently asked questions
Can I include reused furniture?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
A material being reused contains recycled content. Can I count this under MRc3 and MRc4?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
We are reusing a lot of equipment from another building. Can we count that?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
We are demolishing an existing building, crushing the concrete and stone, and using it as fill onsite. Does this count under MRc3?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
Our project has access to building materials that were delivered for another project, and never used because that project was canceled. If we use these materials can we count them here?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
Can crushed concrete, masonry or asphalt being reused onsite qualify as materials reuse?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To reuse building materials and products to reduce demand for virgin materials and reduce waste, thereby lessening impacts associated with the extraction and processing of virgin resources.Requirements
Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials, the sum of which constitutes at least 5% or 10% , based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project. The minimum percentage materials reused for each point threshold is as follows:|
|
|
|
5% |
1 |
|
10% |
2 |
SITES-LEED Equivalency
This LEED credit (or a component of this credit) has been established as equivalent to a SITES v2 credit or component. For more information on using the equivalency as a substitution in your LEED or SITES project, see this article and guidance document.Documentation toolkit
The motherlode of cheat sheets
LEEDuser’s Documentation Toolkit is loaded with calculators to help assess credit compliance, tracking spreadsheets for materials, sample templates to help guide your narratives and LEED Online submissions, and examples of actual submissions from certified LEED projects for you to check your work against. To get your plaque, start with the right toolkit.
For full access, sign up now for LEEDuser Premium
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Frequently asked questions
Can I include reused furniture?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
A material being reused contains recycled content. Can I count this under MRc3 and MRc4?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
We are reusing a lot of equipment from another building. Can we count that?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
We are demolishing an existing building, crushing the concrete and stone, and using it as fill onsite. Does this count under MRc3?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
Our project has access to building materials that were delivered for another project, and never used because that project was canceled. If we use these materials can we count them here?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
Can crushed concrete, masonry or asphalt being reused onsite qualify as materials reuse?The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
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Susie Spivey-Tilson
CBRE
LEED Fellow, Senior Program Manager for Global Energy & Sustainability