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CS-2009 MRc6:Certified Wood

Contractor CoC

We are pursuing certified wood credit for a CS v.2009 mixed use building. We have two contractors that have their products FSC certified with the chain of custody from THEIR providers, but the final contractors do not have Chain of Custody. One of them is only installing FSC hardfloor, which arrives to site packaged, sealed and with the FSC seal. However they do not modify the product, only install it. The other contractor is installing FSC cabinetry. These cabinets arrive as single pieces and are only assembled on site. Since the products are not really modified, they are just installed or assembled on site, and both contractors are exclusive suppliers for their general vendor that has the FSC and CoC, do they still need to have their own CoC in order to meet the credit requirements? We have been searching but have not been able to find a clear answer on this issue.

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Tue, 07/29/2014 - 01:28

You are right. Installing contractors do not require a COC. The language you are looking for comes from a July 2010 addenda. See Reference Guide Correction ID#100000382 on the USGBC Addenda Database: “Entities that install an FSC-certified product on the project building/site (typically project contractors or subcontractors, but also furniture installers and the like), do not require CoC certification as long as they do not modify the product’s packaging or form except as is required for installation. Contractors and subcontractors that temporarily possess FSC-certified material prior to installation should be careful not mix or contaminate the FSC-certified material with non-FSC-certified material.” Check the FSC vendor’s invoices. If issued correctly, the invoices should identify the end-user (building owner or contractor) as the buyer. See https://us.fsc.org/download.coc-basics.129.pdf.

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