Do I need to submit the purchase invoice or any other documentation confirming product acquisition when applying for Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits on LEED Online? If not required upfront, could the GBCI Review Team request this documentation at a later stage in the certification process? I find myself accumulating over a thousand invoices and questioning if its really necessary.
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Michelle Bombeck
Associate PrincipalO'Brien360
34 thumbs up
March 18, 2024 - 12:38 pm
Hi Marcelo - You do not need to submit proof of purchase for documenting EPDs and Material Ingredients credits. There is some inconsistency in how GBCI sees the expiration dates for these documents so you may get pushback from reviewers if the documents provided are expired, but I've never had to prove a purchase date. For Sourcing of Raw Materials, you do need invoices for any FSC wood contributions to demonstrate chain of custody.
Marcelo Alencar Pereira
LEED Consultant / Architect & UrbanistMYRTECH
1 thumbs up
March 18, 2024 - 2:48 pm
Thank you very much for your response, Michelle! This will greatly help and simplify the organization of documentation for submitting my projects, as I no longer need to accumulate hundreds of invoices and other proof of purchase for sustainable materials.
Marcelo Alencar Pereira
LEED Consultant / Architect & UrbanistMYRTECH
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June 17, 2024 - 10:38 am
Good morning Michelle Bombeck, how are you?
Recently, a client asked me a question on this topic to which I didn't know how to respond at the time, so I reflected on this issue again. If we don't have to submit any invoice or proof of purchase document in LEED Online for Building Product & Disclosure Optimization credits, how do we prove to GBCI that we purchased and incorporated that specific product for which we are submitting the sustainability certificate (EPD, HPD, etc.)? Does the Review Team trust Project Teams to such an extent that they do not require any documentation proving the acquisition of materials with sustainability certifications?
Thank you in advance for your attention, and I look forward to your response!