Achieving Innovation Design: MRc2 (95%)

it was always my understanding that the building materials included packaging in what needed to be counted under the MRc2 C&D waste credit. On the project I'm working on I'm also including the GC's office waste in our calculations since we're only working on this one LEED project and i'm including any haz/universal waste we generate from the construction such as tool/ equipt. batteries, recycled solvents, oil, etc.

James - I agree with Debra regarding packaging being included (as well as office waste, which some consider a bit of a gray area. Expand this forum by clicking Single-Page view at the bottom and read some previous forums on this. As a guest to LEEDuser, you can't see the FAQ above regarding office waste.) However, I disagree with Debra on her comment about including hazardous/universal waste. The LEED Reference Guide states: "Hazardous waste should be excluded from calculations and should be disposed of according to relevant regulations." Bottom line: If the waste is generated from activities within the LEED Site, then it can be counted toward this credit - the only exceptions in LEED 2009 are land-clearing debris and hazardous waste.

Hi All, As a clarification: when I said: "I'm including any haz/universal waste we generate from the construction such as tool/ equipt. batteries, recycled solvents, oil, etc." I meant that as a GC- our company is going to make sure we recycle &/or legally dispose of any hazardous waste that we or our subs generate. I'm not planning on putting weights for such into our C&D tracking calcs for LEED however. Thank you, Debra