As a Flooring contractor, I get many customers that request we submit LEED information many different ways. A couple have asked that I break out the qty and total material cost for adhesives.
Can Adhesives be listed in IEQ category AND also count toward project material cost?
I thought that adhesives needed to meet the VOC requirement, but that the adhesive cost could not be counted in material cost.
(Ex: List Shaw carpet adhesive VOC content and GLP on the Carpet worksheet, and then also fill out separate worksheet for Shaw carpet adhesive qty and cost) - is this correct?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
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March 27, 2016 - 6:52 pm
Patricia—What you describe is not unusual. The emissions reporting done for interior products under IEQc4.1 through IEQc4.4 is completely independent of the material cost reports done for Materials and Resources credits. Credits MRc3 through MRc6 all tally up material costs for all products specified in CSI MasterFormat Divisions 03 through 10 (plus a few Sections from 31 & 32). Likewise, MRc7 tracks wood costs for these same Divisions.
The MR credits measure achievement based on the costs and the characteristics (for example, recycled content) of each product in the CSI Divisions listed above divided by the total cost of ALL materials in those same Divisions. (See the LEEDuser MR Credit forums.)
The cost information requested in your example above probably duplicates that which you submit to the Prime Contractor for billing purposes. If a project’s LEED documentation team has access to detailed billing information, such duplicate reporting often becomes unnecessary.
Finally, be aware that documentation requirements for LEEDv4 differ from previous versions, so you can expect further changes in LEED data requirements.
Patricia Taylor
Project CoordinatorSpectra Contract Flooring
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March 28, 2016 - 7:14 am
Thank you for the reply Jon.
I am still a little confused. I understand that IEQ are separate from MR credits. That is why I am needing clarification as to whether or not adhesives can count toward both.
I already listed adhesive VOC in the IEQ report. My customer is requesting that I also provide cost and recycled content for my adhesives for MR.
Can adhesives qualify for both? I have already provided the total carpet material cost. Do I also need to provide the total adhesive cost separately?
I was under the impression from all I have read, that adhesives are IEQ credit only, and cannot count toward material credit also.
Thanks again for the reply.
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
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March 28, 2016 - 7:41 am
Patricia—The fact that adhesives contribute to IEQ credits does not exclude them from consideration under MR. Since flooring adhesives are usually specified in CSI MasterFormat Division 09, they also figure into the metrics for MR credits.
That said, adhesives rarely contain reused, recycled, regional, renewable, or wood materials that might contribute to credits MRc3 through MRc7. In these cases, only the costs are relevant to these credits.
Some LEED documentation teams calculate their projects’ “total material cost” by summing the costs of each individual product purchased. They may need your figures to complete that total. See the LEEDuser MR pages for more guidance.
Patricia Taylor
Project CoordinatorSpectra Contract Flooring
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March 28, 2016 - 8:14 am
Got it.
Thank you!