The contractor on my project recently provided me with documentation that ~14 tons of concrete and brick that were removed from the site during demolition were used for erosion control. He provided a building permit showing that grading was being done on a separate site and this rubble was used for that purpose.
I don't think this is putting the construction waste to its highest and best use, but will the reviewers accept this as diversion? I think it's more likely that the contractor knows someone who will let people dump rubble on his land for a small fee...which is common in Southern New Mexico, but maybe I'm just being pessimistic.
Anyone have experience with "erosion control" like this?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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June 21, 2012 - 12:55 pm
Josh, I haven't seen LEED set a very high bar for uses like this. I think that documentation would be acceptable.
CHRISTOPHE MATHIEU
Sustainable Design And Construction Consultants, Paris, Francegreenaffair
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January 23, 2013 - 10:14 am
Pretty close to this subject, I often get the same response from haulers regarding mineral wastes (concrete, masonry), claiming they are used as landscaping embankments, especially for quarry filling (which is a solution to erosion, plus it reshapes landscape).
Considering that the raw materials that would otherwise be used have a market value, I would say that this solution is eligible for the credit.
Has anybody already tested it?
Thanks
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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January 24, 2013 - 12:28 pm
Christophe, it is common for masonry from a LEED project to be used in applications like this, and for that to qualify under MRc2. You simply need to document the amount diverted.