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NC-v4 MRc3: Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials

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Alternative measurement to material costs

Project location: Europe – Southern

January 15, 2024

Ingrid Pohl

Managing Partner
P/O Consulting

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Project location: Europe – Southern

January 15, 2024

I'm working on a project where we cannot gather the information of the specific material costs. Is it possible to calculate the percentage based on the weight or the volume instead of by cost?

Thank you very much in advanced.

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