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What if we don’t purchase any durable goods during our performance period? Is there anything we can do to capture these points?

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EBOM-2009 MRc2:Sustainable Purchasing—Durable Goods

Default Recycling Content

Ralf Lehmann

M.Sc. | Dipl.-Ing. (FH) | LEED AP BD&C

ALPHA Energy & Environment GmbH

LEEDuser Basic Member

18 thumbs up

March 19, 2012

Is it possible to assume recycled content to be 25% postconsumer for steel comparable to New construction? Chairs or tables for example often have a steel content and nothing special is known about it.

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Trista Brown

Project Director

WSP USA

LEEDuser Basic Member

381 thumbs up

Mon, 03/19/2012 - 14:13

Hi Ralf, While there's no official ruling that EBOM projects can use the NC default for steel recycled content, it's likely to be accepted in the review process since 25% is a conservative estimate for this type of material. If that feels like too much uncertainty, it may be worth it to spend some time asking the manufacturer to confirm the actual level of recycled content. Check out the last FAQ in the Bird's Eye View tab for more info.

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