IF the manufacturer's location is within 500 miles however fabricator's location is not, does it still have contribution to this credit OR not?
In another word, when manufacturer location is within 500 miles, for being eligible to contribute in this credit, should I chose from the local fabricators?
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
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March 15, 2015 - 1:57 pm
Answers to many questions can be found in LEED BC+C Reference Guide. In the MRc5 Chapter, the Implementation section states, “If the material contains components that were sourced from within 500 miles but the final assembly was farther away, the product cannot be counted toward the credit.” The intent of MRc5 is to reduce “the environmental impacts resulting from transportation.” Therefore, any part of production that occurs outside the regional radius disqualifies those goods from MRc5.