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FAQs about MRc4 :

If I have one cut sheet that meets the LEED 2009 requirement to upload 20% of cut sheets by cost, for this credit, is that acceptable?

I have recycled content information for a product, but it doesn’t specify whether it is pre-consumer or post-consumer. What should I do?

The recycled content percentage on the product data sheet is given as a range. What should I do?

The manufacturer can't give me product-specific recycled content data, but they say that they fall within the national industry average. Can I use that?

Is the default average recycled content value of 25% for steel still allowed?

Can site materials, such as soil, be included in the MR credit calculations?

Are there recycled content claims that I should be wary of?

Can I count FSC-certified MDF toward both MRc4 and MRc7?

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CI-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content

Default values

Adrienn Gelesz

LEED AP

ABUD Engineering Ltd.

LEEDuser Basic Member

34 thumbs up

December 19, 2012

In LEED NC there is an option to use default 25% recycled content for steel. Is this not applicabel to CI?

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April Brown

Sustainable Building Consultant

Green Bridge Consulting

LEEDuser Expert

28 thumbs up

Wed, 12/19/2012 - 19:10

This should be acceptable across all LEED rating systems.

LEEDuser Expert

472 thumbs up

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 22:03

Adrienn - May I suggest checking the Reference Guide before posting a question here? Twenty-five percent post-consumer recycled content for steel is spelled out as an acceptable default value on page 246 of the first edition of the LEED Reference Guide for Green Interior Design and Construction.

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