Our project is registering under V4-CI. We are having difficulty with the MR credits where it requires 20 different products, our project doesn't have 20 products to use. Does that mean that we can't get any of the credits?
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Emily Neal
Quorum Architects1 thumbs up
April 11, 2018 - 1:04 pm
I should also add that this is an existing building and we are keeping the existing terrazzo flooring and other materials in the building. Is there any way to get points in IC for maintaining the "embodied energy of the building" by keep existing materials that are in good shape? Could this be an Innovation credit?
Nadav Malin
CEOBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
839 thumbs up
April 11, 2018 - 1:43 pm
Hi Emily,
Unfortunately, there isn't an "out" for projects that aren't using enough different products to get to the required 20--at least not yet. But you should take a close look at the definitions for what can be considered a different product, and see if some creative specs can't help you get there.
For example, different colors of the same paint don't count as separate products, but different gloss levels do. So if you use a flat, semigloss, and eggshell of the same paint line, and that line has an EPD, you've now got three products toward your 20.
On your other question--I also think it would be a stretch to get an innovation credit, since all TIs retain a lot of existing building infrastructure. If you are really doing something innovative to make that work, and it has a significant impact on the overall impact of the materials, it might be worth a shot!
Nadav
Kerry Honsinger
Reynolds Ash and Associates6 thumbs up
April 17, 2018 - 4:22 pm
Under MR Credit Interiors Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, you get credit for re-using interior materials and infrastructure. If you are re-using existing materials, pursue this credit.