Pertaining to Option 2 - Multi-attribute Optimization: "Meet the requirements of the credit above and include furniture and furnishings within the project’s scope of work."
I've reviewed the LEEDv4 ID+C reference guide and cannot find the specific USGBC definitions for "furniture" and "furnishings". What are all the specific product types that should be included (wall panelings, all carpets, loose items) - is there a list of items that should or shouldn't be included?
Paula Melton
Editorial DirectorBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
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October 24, 2016 - 10:19 am
I don't have the ID+C guide handy, but the BD+C guide defines furniture in its glossary for various credits. I would be surprised if there were not also ID+C definitions. Carpet and other finishes are NOT furniture.
furniture and furnishings the stand-alone furniture items purchased for the project, including individual and group seating; open-plan and private-office workstations; desks and tables; storage units, credenzas, bookshelves, filing cabinets, and other case goods; wall-mounted visual-display products (e.g., marker boards and tack boards, excluding electronic displays); and miscellaneous items, such as easels, mobile carts, freestanding screens, installed fabrics, and movable partitions. Hospitality furniture is included as applicable to the project. Office accessories, such as desktop blotters, trays, tape dispensers, waste baskets, and all electrical items, such as lighting and small appliances, are excluded.
Anya Fiechtl
ArchitectBuro Happold
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July 1, 2020 - 5:06 pm
I'm wondering if some division 10 specialties could be excluded from the total materials cost, such as signage and window film/tinting and graphics. These can be high cost, mostly due to the design and customization, whereas the material itself is inexpensive (and less likely to have recycled content). Asking for a CI v4 project, but also assume the response would apply to NC v4.
Edit: Also, The LEEDv4 BPDO calculator includes Div 11 (equipment/appliances), and for ID+C also Div12 (furnishings)... Why is this? Are there exceptions? It seems to me that equipment/appliances should be excluded from the total materials costs, as these are high cost products due to their specialty or customization. Whereas the materials used in these products probably represents a small portion of the cost. And products in these divisions are typically not permanently attached to the building, so what is the intent behind their inclusion?